2014 Home Goals, Part 3

I have had a running list for some time now but I thought it would be nice to add it to the blog along with some links to a few things that we've already done! I think I will make it a tradition to update this list at the beginning of each year. The Etc. sections just include all the things I would like to do at some point but that likely won't happen this year. This post includes the outdoor areas, including the garage.

Garage:
Completed:

• Add SO MUCH SHELVING
• Add a (painted!) peg board or similar system with hooks for large tools & power equipment
• Replace the garage door opener
• Remove the extension cord powering the opener & instead replace with an outlet using the same power source as the lights

2014 To-Do:

• Add a clothes rod or clotheslines for drying things
• Hang the bikes
• Always add more storage

Etc.:

• Close off the laundry/storage area with a wall so it's more like a room and less like the garage
• Get stacking laundry machines to save space
• Get a tank-less water heater

Front Yard/Outside of the House:
Completed:

• Plant something besides weeds in the front flower bed
• Hang some plants
• Add a plant bed around the entry walkway
• Cover the Longhorns-themed house number on the curb with something more our style
• Replace the useless gutters with seamless gutters & downspouts
• Replace the rusty old outdoor light with a motion-activated light combined with an outdoor outlet

2014 To-Do:

• Add more flower beds & various xeriscaped areas
• Replace the leaning, beat-up mailbox
• Replace the privacy fence & gate that are falling over

Etc.:

• Add a paved driveway extension to the left of the driveway & continuing to the backyard for the boat and/or additional parking
• Paint the garage door
• Paint the brown trim
• Paint the house siding, maybe light green

Back Yard:
Completed:

• Get a hammock
• Get a grill
• Replace the pool ladder
• Get a picnic table -- Still need to stain and/or seal it
• Plant more things! -- But this is never-ending
• Get a two-seat bistro set for outside the living room
• Clear out all the overgrown nonsense -- Nick and several friends have been making great progress here!

2014 To-Do:

• Hang string lights EVERYWHERE
• Fill the super-old brick grill pit with flowers
• Build a raised vegetable bed
• Start a compost pile
• Replace the old non-weatherproof shed with one that is weatherproof and put it in a different part of the property
• Add a seating area on the concrete pad where the shed currently is

Etc.:

• Add a non-privacy fence across the entire back part of the property along the creek (this will be about 240 feet of fence!!!)
• Remove the chain-link fence in the middle of the property
• Get a large patio dining set (seating for 8+) maybe with an umbrella
• Get chaise lounge chairs for the pool area
• Remove the peeling "greige" paint from the deck
• Repaint or re-stain the deck
• Add a terraced garden on the slope
• Add a pergola somewhere
• Add a retractable awning over the pool side of the deck
• Start rainwater collection?
• Landscape everything!!