if you could be granted 3 home improvement wishes to your home what would they be?

3 car garage
New siding
New lawn
 
New flooring downstairs, remodel main bathroom, new rugs upstairs
 

2 car attached garage w/extra space for "stuff"
Kitchen remodel
Rebuild deck
 
Re-paint exterior - actually would be even better if we re-sided with cement siding like we just did the garage, plus we'd never need to re-paint
de-junk - I can't think of a room that wouldn't be improved just by having...less.

And a lot less important;
replace the normal sink with an apron sink. we wanted to do this in our remodel and the cabinet designer talked us out of it. We've regretted it ever since, but we'd also have to re-do the whole thing to accommodate the apron sink. Really pricey - not any added value but we'd be happier, sooo...
 
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Kitchen floor (replace tile with hardwoods to match the rest of the main floor)
Primary bath redo
Screen porch
I’ve actually got the first 2 jobs setup with local contractors and am just waiting for my jobs to come first on their schedule - should be started sometime late Oct or early Nov. Screen porch I had priced out but it’s just too much $$$$$.
 
Completely new driveway (not just seal or resurface)

Replace the cement steps going up to front door

Replace rusted iron railings on the same steps
 
Can I just have one wish and knock it down and build an entirely new house?

Cant say I have too many other wishes - I was lucky enough to rebuild this house 5 years ago to my specs before I moved in so not much Id change - there are things Id do differently though.

But if I had to pick three things:
1 - put in several larger picture windows - I may do this myself anyway.
2 - turn the garage into a finished room and replace the garage door with French doors or some sort of double doors - also something I may do myself but you need a permit to replace the doors and that is a PITA
3 - add a second floor - would be nice - but not really needed.
 
1 the interior repainted.....it will eventually get done, but by someone. Too much work for us.
2 yards landscaped. We are getting the front done next week, but just what is needed. I would like to start all over.
3 storage space added to the garage number 1 ( 2 is DH's shop and I don't really know what it looks like inside)
 
*New flooring in the bedrooms
*Kitchen Remodel (new cabinets/counters/add a French door to the backyard)
*Bigger garage so we can fit both cards and the yard stuff in there.
 
Remodel of backyard/outdoor living: Pool house (tear down old, build new), new patio, refinish inground pool (it's all connected). Can't do one without the other.
New roof/exterior paint.
 
I would add 16“ to our primary bedroom.
I would somehow magically add some space into the laundry room.
And, i would have a craft room in the basement…that would rival anything I’ve seen in YouTube videos.
 
Extend the kitchen into the dining room adding a large island with a wall of cabinets instead of the dining room furniture we have now.

Replace all flooring downstairs.

That's about it. We've done everything else on our list. Any other 'wish' would be major additions that I don't want to deal with.
 





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