If I owned the house, and money/time wasn't an issue
Ok, so if we owned the house and time and money were not an issue this is what I would do to the place and this is just for the
Outside, I have not even considered what I would inside apart from let the dogs in sometimes and use command strips!!
Yard Improvement.
Out the back.
- Tear out the exsisting lawn. Seriously its the worst turf ever, full of weeds and crap :(
- Level the back yard, properly, making it all flat, would involve digging out soil in the back to get it flat (keep the soil for later) , pick out all the stone s and cement chunks, prepare the soil to plant, WEED SPRAY.
- Sew a lawn, something hardy that doesn't grow crazy fast, hard wearing for dogs and doesn't require heaps of watering.
- Rip out wooden fences, replace with colour-bond, and add a gate that WORKS!
- Pave side of house where pebbles are, extend out to back fence in line from house, cover the whole area with shadecloth as a entertainment/patio area
- Thin path of pavement across back of fence to clothesline, paved area there, as the dogs hang out there and lawn would just die there.
- Place small gate between house and fence on paved area for dog free zone
- Maybe add garden bed/ garden troughs along back of house.
Out the Front.
- Tear out gardens & lawn
- Use soill from back to create a level garden out front with retaining walls since the yard is sloped
- Level remaining area to have lawn, again remove stones, cement, prepare and spay for weeks before sewing a lawn, same grass as back
- Possibly re-plant garden, although I do like the natives out there. Have a weed sheet installed, because lets face it, I don't garden.
Thats pretty much what I would do to this places yard, if we owned, money & time not an issue. lol
I think I have put too much thought into this, but the mind wanders..... and that is what I would do.