Renovations that never end......

12 months ago we started renovating.... We decided that the kids needed extra space because you couldn't move in their bedrooms, and when they dragged toys out into the loungeroom to play, you couldn't move in there either.... and no matter how many times we asked them to pack EVERYTHING away, things always ended up hiding under the couch, or the table, or just being left out.

So the master bedroom became the playroom, and we built a new master bedroom with ensuite and walk in robe - more room for us!

In the process we had to halve the existing bathroom - to make a hallway through to the new bedroom...... So lots of fun plumbing work too!

The whole process was not particularly overwhelming, but our original builder was found to be unreliable at the 11th hour - uncontactable the day before we'd arranged for an excavator to dig the new footings.... panic ensued, but we found a new builder very quickly - very very luckily. It's amazing how friends turn up when you need them at the right time, and know someone that can help!

One of the unforeseen $$$$ grabbers that we found out after we had started (and had arranged out loan) was that because we wanted to put a Tastic in the new bathroom the whole house needed rewiring, because the wiring in the house was so old...... Not too much of a drama considering our new neighbour was an electrician and happy to help out! But in rewiring, we did some moving and remodelling - putting double powerpoints in instead of 2 singles, and turning 3 separate light switches into one double light switch! But that left holes in the walls and the architraves.......

Well it's been about 6 months since we've finished our reno... it took about 6 months to complete from start to finish - not too bad, considering that the thing that really took us the longest was the painting inside - lack of motivation on my part was the cause for that.

But we still have holes in the walls where power points used to be - UNTIL TODAY!!! It's amazing how a public holiday can spur you into action. We now no longer have holes, we have patches! The kitchen and the laundry still need repainting (I started painting the house when I moved in 4 years ago - OMG I really can't believe that it's been that long since I started that project!).

Walking around Bunnings this morning we were pointing out things that we still 'need' for the other 'projects' that we are doing - it's amazing what we start, but haven't quite finished, or things that do NEED to be done....

So what needs to be finished:
* Painting kids bathroom
* Painting kitchen and laundry (can't do this until the next project is completed)
* Put new benchtops on in kitchen
* Paint and put new handles on kitchen cupboards.
* Buy a new back flyscreen door - it was patched today, so that will do for the moment.
* Finish painting lattice work outside - I started that the other month..... did a bit but then again the enthusiasm wained....
* Finish putting shelf and drawer liners in (I've done the laundry, have to do the kitchen)
* Replace roof on back porch - the green stuff is loose, broken and flaps around.

But somehow I have managed to agree to paint one of the rooms in my brothers house - I think it's the room for their new addition :-) It's amazing how I can do things for others, but doing things for 'us' takes forever!

The problem with projects is that there are not just the house ones to be done, I have my own personal projects - knitting and cross-stitching to be done... but because something new comes up, other things get put on the backburner for another day... and things build up and up.....

Off to try to get some things under control!