Sunnyside from the Side

I took this photo this morning while cleaning up the property. I didn't realize that so much debris had been strewn about by the wind! The upper windows and the lower center window need to be trimmed out. Just imagine this house a soft yellow color with bright white trim, where you now see the red (shutters included). It will really be charming. The second floor deck will go over the first floor addition and will be quite commodious.

Ok, well that was fast. The second floor windows have been trimmed out and await a coat of paint. We kept the old trim boards and just put them back around the new windows...I want to try and use as much original material we can. Oh, and yeah, I know about the porch support that is leaning a bit. We realized there was a small river that runs underground here before we bid on the house. Note the rock wall in the lower right of the photo.

Here is where the river runs through it, you can see where water has pushed the rock wall down on the right. It's actually fine since this is about where I want to put in three steps or so down to the garage. I also want to take up the walkway and handrail up to the house, and move the stairs up to the porch over to the right, more towards the new door.
The flat grass area would make a perfect terrace with a picnic table or a dining table and chairs.

This is the view from "the terrace" area where a picnic table and grill might go.