Itching for some home improvement

It is with fond farewell that I bid adieu to the 7 FOOT HIGH snow banks that lived in our little courtyard for so long. There is no longer any trace of snow around any piece of property that's 'ours'.

Of course, in its place are neglected patches of (crab) grass and we're itching to do a little home improvement, both outdoors and in. As inspiration, I recently found "This Young House".

I love old 50s era houses (in their post-war mass-produced housing kind of way), and seeing what people do to them to make them right for today. Our house is a 70s era townhouse, so it's a little younger, but still needing some help in the updating department.

I've already wasted a good 20 minutes looking through their Flickr photos. (I'm really liking what they did to their master bedroom). Might as well share the procrastination ;)

Better get to work!