Harry Homeowner

The closing date is fast approaching. I'm starting to realize that we are actually buying a house. We are actually committing to this for the rest of our lives.. or until we sell. :) Does this mean I am officially a grown-up now?

I don't wanna be grown up.

The townhouse needs some work. It has good bones and brand new carpet.. as well as a fresh coat of a beigey builders grade paint on all the walls, which we will change eventually. The hardest part is done... I hope.

Here are a list of things we will be working on after closing and before our current lease is up on March 30th and probably dragging them into the next couple of months.

• Refinish/Paint kitchen cabinets 
• install new hardware
• Buy refrigerator, washer and dryer (the washer and dryer in the house are filled with mold. EW!)
• Install awesome Gothic wrought iron light fixture bought on Ebay in dining room
• Replace/repair leaky valves:
• in kitchen
• in upstairs bathroom
• on water heater
• main water valve in basement
• Install closet doors on all but two closets (or curtains temporarily?)
• repair the only two closet doors we DO have
• clean/replace shower liner in basement shower
• remove hideous faux wood paneling in basement
• drywall drop ceiling in basement-or find alternative solution (any ideas?)
• build Zac's bar in basement- AKA "MAN CAVE"
• find nice furniture on Craigslist/at Goodwill to refinish 
• many other things..

Hopefully these won't drive us too nuts or take up too much time.. but I look forward to sharing everything with you!