So impressed! What a fun way to see how Houzz can help one person transform a whole space. Loved the progress photos along the way! This transformation is an elegant and charming update!! A standout from the rest of the neighborhood, I'm sure. Well done, everyone!

I was in the industrial cleaning biz for 15 years and hired a service to clean some of the most important windows at the GM Tech Center. He used Dawn and a squeegee. The rags were only used to dry his squeegee. Sadly, my own windows are a mess from years of bug spray which they claim will rinse off with a power washer. Nope. It doesn't. We quit the service 5 years ago and the windows are all still hazy. It's something to do with the pyrethrum and I've asked around - yep, it's bad for windows but you can't help to get the overspray when they spray your entire house. When I clean my windows I use Dawn, cleaning vinegar, and a nice squeegee and only a towel to dry my squeegee. You don't go up and down or from one side to the other. You go in a big hairpin turn type of swiping with the squeegee. It's hard to describe, but, it's how it's done. Yes, it's time. I haven't cleaned mine since spring, mostly because I haven't been here much. Our windows at our vacation home are bad as well, right now. I've been there as much as I've been here.

Regarding the comment by HU-923902369, please don't waste money on a recirculating ventilation system. It will do absolutely nothing for smoke , odors and very little for grease. Many people spend thousands on venting hoods, and downdrafts, most do not work well for many reasons. Mainly incorrect sized blowers ,or too long duct runs, too small diameter ducting. Hoods installed too far above the range, or too far back from the front of the range make performance so poor that most people don't even bother tuning them on unless they've burnt something and the smoke alarm is chirping. Most people want eye candy, trendy things , they don't care if it only catches 50% or 75% of smoke and grease . They mostly care what their friends and co-workers will think of their choices of decor and appliances, and hopefully not judge them for a home that smells like a rancid steamy seafood buffet. I've seen so many homes where people paid $3500.00 + for a ventilator , and never use it.

"Does something look missing to you?" Yes, the left half of the building. I understand the purpose of the open patio so I'm not suggest you close it in, but I think it would benefit from feeling more like an extension of the main building. We sell at farmer's markets, and always wrap our stand in shade cloth: https://www.homedepot.ca/en/home/p.1001018763.html?eid=PS_GOOGLE_HD+%7C+PLAs_Shopping+%7C+Outdoor+Storage_Outdoor+Storage_pla-78917758832&gclid=Cj0KEQjw1ufKBRDYrqLzrY3dy88BEiQAPI_r4RqFv0l0wFcnvqJpqbxQZl4wziJmoe1bX-PVTzGMqxgaAptJ8P8HAQ It makes everything look more contained and cozy. That would be a non-permanent option for you, or you could put up fabric screens, the kind with velcro in the middle so you could get through any side: On yours, I wouldn't do the front unless mosquitoes are a big problem, only the back and side.