The Great Outdoors!

Today (since it is a LOVELY 65 degrees here), we're touring the exterior of the house.

 Somehow I failed to mention that our Master Bedroom has a DECK! (That we don't use, yet). Here is Jet, my photography assistant for the day. I decided I would show off the deck first, and then move to the front door. :)

 I'm not digging the red shutters and they'll have to be repainted anyway (next year, when we do the wood trim around the house as well). I'm learning towards a navy blue color.

It is REALLY hard to get a shot without the neighbor's houses in it. I'll figure it out one day.  Also there are "No Trespassing" and "Beware of Dog" signs screwed into the fence. I don't like them, and will eventually take them down.

 Our flower beds need to be re-graded and re planted. :(

 Here is the left side of the house, you can see our fancy master bedroom deck and the doors that go into the eat-in kitchen area.

 Here's a zoom-in of our dirty garage door and siding. We're going to power-wash EVERYTHING come spring time. EVERYTHING.

Here is the view looking along the back of the house.
What's the floating box out of the back of our house you ask? Why it's the weird fireplace hole that they build in. Clearly necessary.  Previous seller also left us a broken tub of water with an electric power washer in it.

Here is the second deck and the other side of the yard. I'm planning on planting a vegetable garden here in the spring. ( on the left side, along the fence, I believe)

 There you can see the gate into the backyard (that's the right side of house). This is the stairs to the basement door. Also our radon system is sticking out there on the right.

 Here is my photography assistant bringing me a tennis ball. He is absolutely in LOVE with our yard. He zooms back and forth all the time.  You can see our Den door there that has a mini wood deck and stairs down to the patio.

 Directly behind where I was standing in the last shot is a creepy container, it is home to spiders currently. I would like to throw it out.

Another major outdoor project to do is to cut off the old foam sealant, re-seal and then put the concrete caulking on top of it so it is a bit less noticeable.




To-Do Outside:
repaint the white wood trim (hire out)
repaint the red shutters and top of bay window to a navy blue
Mow
Build elevated garden plot (to keep out Jet) to plant some veggies and fruit!
POWERWASH (so dirty outside, ew)
Cut the foam sealant and re-seal!


This concludes our ENTIRE house tour! Crazy! Stay tuned for progress updates!  (Soon: Christmas Decorations!)