What types of projects are you doing this summer to add value to your home?

I am landscaping around my brand new deck and adding new flower beds on 3 sides of my house. Also putting in granite counter tops in the kitchen, ripping up the carpet in the living room and putting in wood floor, putting built-in cabinets in the living room and installing a system of cubbies/storage cabinets in the mudroom. Not sure it adds any tangible value, but am moving my laundry room upstairs (where the bedrooms are) for easier usage and I built a loft in my garage too.

Next steps: finishing the basement (winter?) and putting in crown molding throughout the ground floor (fall/winter?).

This summer is totally devoted to landscaping. Now that my dogs have a large yard all their own, I get mine. I've been gardening like a madwoman on a mission of lush colors and an incredible amount of roses. I already had 8, now I have 10, and I'm expecting 4 more soon.

I'm also building a covered patio and a box turtle habitat for my 7 year old.

hehe we are hanging up new curtains that we have had for ages =P. and we have already started to get our house painted to add some more color if you know what i saying =D. Yesterday we rented a rug doctor to get out those nasty little stains in our carpet. Maybe next year we are thinking of putting in some hardwood floors. Thats what i doing

I live in rent apt downtown close to uni and like it but for few weeks now i'm considering to add a removable security 'smoked' glass door - something with pin access - just after the small entree corridor. it is fancy but price is above affordable. could be a good investment though, it is relatively easy to move it to my next apt. We'll see.

investing in several Mr. Clean magic erasers...little ones can be so abusive to walls lol