This is my initial list...possibly boring to read (but exciting to me).
It is only preliminary, will take suggestions (especially to recreate the old house).
I love the idea of oak kitchen cabinets with the oak grain. Some old 1920s kitchens had those (though I am not sure of the original kitchen in the Ridge Road house when the Day family had it), the 1960s kitchen Harry Cooley put in did have a darker stain wood cabinet. His kitchen also had light countertop. Instead of subway tiles though I am thinking of white shiplap to have an older look instead of shiny new. Here's the idea of oak drawers below, light countertop, shelving above rather than cupboards.
Materials list:
Ridge Road, Randolph Center, VT, Cape Cod style house with front large upside down V dormer
Siding- Hardie plank smooth white
Window trim white, 3 ½” wide, flat
No shutters
Retain molding details on front dormer of house and all along edge
Roof- metal standing seam, medium gray
Windows- Double hung, aluminum-clad wood outside, wood painted white inside
Grill type- two over one, as realistic as possible (not pop-out grill or encased in glass grill)
High quality in terms of energy efficiency
Woodwork interior, all painted white wood, semi-gloss enamel paint
5 ½” flatboard baseboards with flat edge
3 ½” flatboard trim around interior windows
All interior doors, solid wood, painted same white as woodwork
3-panel Shaker doors for all doors
Except I have two old doors to use from the original house for the upstairs two bedrooms (do not repaint)
I have one old closet door should be used in mudroom (do not repaint)
I have one old very small door which should be used to recreate the secret passageway in upstairs hallway (do not repaint)
All doorknobs needed- white porcelain
All ceilings & walls sheetrock
White ceilings
Slightly off white (grayish tone) walls
All floors wide board pine with square nails (except kitchen, mudroom, bathrooms)
Kitchen, mudroom, and both bathrooms- solid sheet vinyl (pattern looks a little like concrete, a tannish/grayish mottled pattern)
Armstrong CushionStep B3252 “Ancient Fury Vinyl Sheet- Spitfire Shot” 12’ wide, low gloss (cannot install kitchen cabinets on top of this)
Kitchen bases- medium stain oak (like old 1920s kitchens) with obvious grain pattern
Mostly drawers on bases (no cupboards) except one tall ‘pantry’ cabinet
Either slab style or full inset (I like the simple plain look of these)
Open upper shelving of either same oak wood or white boards, no cupboards up
Kitchen cabinet pulls- antique brass or bronze bin pulls
Backsplash in kitchen- white shiplap boards
Countertop quartz, white or off-white, simple infrequent pattern either lines or flecks
Squared off front edges of countertop, slightly rounded corners
Island between kitchen and dining room, use same oak kitchen cabinet bases with simple, attractive back (viewed from dining room), drawers on kitchen side, same countertop as kitchen
Sink, white single large basin (double wide with no separation), drop down type
White appliances in kitchen- refrigerator (bottom pull-out freezer), dishwasher, induction stove top, microwave. As simply designed appearance as possible but energy efficient. Consumer Reports Best Buy appliances.
White washer/dryer in mudroom, energy efficient, Consumer Reports Best Buy appliances.
White wooden shelving in mudroom, hooks, bench? cupboards? small closet?
Vermont Castings Encore black enamel wood stove in living room
Slate (or plain granite) stone base in one piece if possible
Possibly naturally found rounded stones creating interesting wall behind stove?
Bathrooms-
Double sinks white, squared shape, drop down type
Quartz countertops same as kitchen
Bases- oak, same as kitchen
One small closet in each bathroom
White tub with shower in both bathrooms
Large tiled walls inside shower enclosures, similar to countertop color
Mitsubishi mini splits for AC upstairs and downstairs
Electric hot water heater
But maybe makes more sense to have forced air AC/heat furnace/hot water source?
Need advice on this
Ceiling fans in living room, and in each bedroom
Ceiling light (simple chandelier type) over dining room table
Lights drop-down over kitchen island
Light over kitchen sink
Entryway mudroom light in ceiling
Lighting and outlets in screened in porch
Lighting above each bathroom sink
Lighting outside at each entry door and along the side of house with deck
Lighting outside garage with switch in mudroom
Ring doorbell cameras at each entry