How about that for a post title!
Well folks, it’s been seven weeks since we started on our Grand Plans! I can’t believe how quickly the time has gone. We still have a few small projects left on our list, but here’s what we’ve accomplished to date…
1. Add chair rail molding to vestibule (how-to post here and odd angles post here)
2. Enhancing our crown molding
3. Caulking and filling nail holes
4. Painting, painting, painting (Vestibule, Family Room, Morning Room and Kitchen)
5. Adding hardwood floors to our living room (post 1 and post 2) and family room
we’ve since added to the list…
6. Paint the Dining Room
We realize that we should probably add some sort of home tour and maybe a layout so you can see where these rooms are with respect to the house. We promise to post one soon. As far as the dining room goes, we’ve decided to do some exciting work in here… that’s all I’m saying for now. You’ll see next month! We’re not starting any new projects until after our daughter’s birthday party. We added this room to the paint list because it looked too bare compared to the adjacent rooms.
We also finally got around to running a hose from our water supply to our fridge’s icemaker. Can’t believe we waited this long. Already. love. it.
This little water outlet thing was behind our fridge. We never actually ordered this, but our builder put it in anyway. We think they goofed. If they hadn’t put it in, we would’ve probably never added one ourselves. It’s not difficult to do, it’s just that… Lisa and I aren’t icemaker people. This is our second side by side fridge with the water and ice dispenser and up until now, we’ve never even thought about adding it. Frankly, we’re bottled water people. Not just plain bottled water, but bottled, purified water. We don’t go with that hippie, crunchy, spring water stuff. We prefer the taste. Consequently, we have about ten empty plastic bottles throughout the house at any given time. The water line changes everything. Now, that it’s there, we use it constantly. Major paradigm shift.
We actually hooked up the hose because we thought it would be convenient when we have company. We didn’t realize we’d use it for the tea kettle, the dog bowl, washing my hands, filling up water balloons… Ok, so I don’t wash my hands with it… but I could.
Making the connection was as simple as pulling out the fridge and attaching the line to the fridge and the wall valve. It’s also a great opportunity to clean the floor under the fridge. It’s pretty much a lost city of gold/dog treats for Finnie.
Once the hose was in, Finnie checked for leaks.
The only annoying thing about hooking up this line is the cleansing. We had to flush the system, by running about 4-5 gallons of water and then dumping it out. I also threw out the first two trays of ice. Still beats Brita.
Have you added something minor to your routine that changes everything?
