Projects to Tackle Over Memorial Day Weekend

My springtime project list has reached an epic length. Maybe you can relate. I always find myself most enthused about home improvement in the springtime, those few weeks squeezed between winter hibernation and “OMG-it’s-so-hot-I’m-never-moving-again.” Memorial Day weekend is kind of the best time to get cracking on those projects for many reasons (3-days at home, hardware store sales, getting your home dressed to impress for a busy summer).

• Pressure wash the exterior of your home
• Clean screens (or repair them!)
• Refresh the edging of your garden beds and make some friendly pinwheels, like those shown above stain an existing fence
• Plant container garden annuals
• Clean the grill (and stock up for summer with an extra propane tank or charcoal – look for charcoal deals at stores)
• Paint all of the things you’ve been putting off (paint is often on sale Memorial Day weekend too)
• Swap your storm door glass panes for screens build yourself a tiki bar
• Install new house numbers
• Build a sandbox
• Chop wood, learn how to store and season it, and build a firewood storage container

• Plant flowering bulbs–yes, planting bulbs in the spring!
• Clean and repair the gutters (and clean the downspouts, those get clogged too)
• Hook up a new garden hose
• Cut a Swedish torch for the ultimate campfire experience
• Replace the doorbell
• Screen in your porch
• Build and install a bat house
• Embrace your boho side and redecorate your patio
• Make a tripod trellis from PVC pipes for your garden

• Create shade for your deck or patio
• Upgrade your entryway lighting (we love this sconce!)
• Mulch. Learn which product might be best for your landscape.
• Stain the deck
• Refinish your garage floor
• Build a fire pit
• Make an outdoor swing for the kids (or learn how to hang a tire swing in a tree)
• Reglaze window panes
• Build a garbage can screen