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SPRING PROJECTS BEGIN! — Cleaning Up the Backyard & Getting the House Ready | Living the Dream

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Channel: Mike Martins · 2017 · Howto & Style

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“The snow is receding. I’m so happy—summer’s here!”

Another project day here at the new house in Merritt, BC! The weather is finally warming up, the snow is disappearing fast, and I'm getting outside to start tackling all the little jobs that need to be done around the property.

The backyard is finally cleaned up, and Antonio is outside with me breaking in his brand-new cowboy boots. It's around 13–14°C, and after all that winter weather, it finally feels like spring is arriving.

Today's project is getting silicone down along the back of the house while the temperature is right. I'm also looking over the foundation, checking everything around the property, and making plans for what comes next.

There's a LOT I want to do back here.

I'm planning to remove the old satellite dishes, clean everything up, sand down the stairs with my Ryobi sander, repaint the concrete, and eventually change the exterior colour scheme. I'm thinking white with beige trim instead of the darker brown that's currently around the house.

And then there's that garden!

As the snow keeps melting, I'm finally getting a better look at just how much gardening space I've got. It's enormous, and I'm already thinking ahead to what I'm going to plant and how I'm going to transform this backyard over the spring and summer.

This is what the Living the Dream series is all about: leaving Vancouver, buying a house in a smaller town, and slowly turning the property into exactly what we want.

More projects coming!

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