Today marks the 5th Houseaversary of Winifred Manor! What an adventure it has been! We can't wait to see what the next five years have in store for us. Here is a chronicle of the projects, upgrades and rennovations we have done:
2009
- Painted walls and trim:
- The living room
- dining room
- kitchen
- entryway
- upstairs hallway
- bedroom
- back bedroom
- downstairs bedroom (goodbye scary mural!)
- Evicted 6 mice
- Replaced the moues former home (an ancient gas stove) with a brand new stove
- Purchased an energy efficient furnace
- Fixed the toilet and broke Nick's father's back in the process
- Sold the old shed
- Took down the box elder tree
- excavated the future driveway
- Started the garden
- Got rid of the pea gravel pit and old concrete
2010
- Adopted two yard cats that we found behind our shed
- Built a retaining wall around the driveway
- Re-vented the laundry room and rearranged the washer dryer
- Poured concrete and asphalt for our driveway
- Built a front deck
- Expanded the vegetable garden and moved all the wrought iron
- Upgraded the office
- New back door
2011
- Got married!
- Repainted the upstairs bathroom and added new fixtures
- Re-landscaped the front garden
- Brickwork on front garden sidewalk
- Upgraded our living room furniture
- Stairs to the driveway
- Added heat to the kitchen
2012
- New flooring in the entry way
- New brick patio in the front corner of the lawn
- Landscaped the front corner of the lawn
- Painted and upgraded the mud room
- More gardening!
2013
- Re-mulched EVERYTHING
- Finished the creepy basement and installed a home theater system
- Carpet for the basement
- Celebrated Winifred Manor's 110th birthday
- Got rid of the chain link rusty fence and replaced the front with a no-maintenance, white picket fence
- Re-landscaped the side garden
- Built a cedar planter box for our bean and pea garden
- Upgraded our bedroom furniture
- MORE GARDENING!!!
There is so much more in store! Perhaps we will finally hang the door that goes from the guest bathroom to the guest room?
Our next plans include:
- gutters
- a garage
- tearing up the old sidewalk and laying brick
- Upgrading the kitchen, DIY style
Thanks for following our homeowner journey!
