Small deck ideas

I thought moving out of the city would mean we would have this huge backyard and deck area to entertain, but of course the house we landed on has a back deck that is no bigger than our old balcony. The one big difference is that this time around we can have a grill, and I can't wait to grill up some veggies this summer.

Warmer weather has been on my mind as I am both writing summer knit patterns , and knitting the first few pieces. It's cold, and wet here in Syracuse today; and I can't wait to sit out on my deck and knit in the warm sunshine. Stay dry CNY!

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Line the deck with lettuce/kale
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I'll be stacking my herbs and plants like this
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Home office and playroom

I have a small space that will need to function as Christians playroom, my office, and my crafting room ;and I have some ideas for how that will work. The room that is going to serve this purpose is  a sunroom, which means lots of natural light. It is about 11' x 8', which is not huge, but I think big enough for my needs.

On one end of the room I am going to hang his swing from the ceiling, and place his toy baskets on the ground with his sheepskin. On the other end of the room will be my desk,  and my new hanging planter from the ceiling. I will install some floating shelves to place photos, my design magazines and books and maybe another plant. Next to the shelves beside the doorway out, will be my pie cabinet, which is currently housing Christians clothes, and cloth diapers while we use his dresser. There is also a door leading outside above the garage, flanking the doorway I'll place my two large plants that need plenty of light, and between his play area ,and my workspace will be the vintage rug I brought home from Morocco.

So Excited to start taking some before and after photos this spring.

My Portica desk from Room and Board

Wearing many hats

   Life has been busy recently and I'm not complaining. I'm one of those people who is most productive, and happiest when I have about 17 things going on at once. When we moved to Syracuse I had to give up my dream job as a Buyer at a luxury modern furniture company, and have been struggling with what to do outside of the home since then.

    I am in the process of registering a freelance business in order to be able to do design work on a consultant basis for interior designers, and private clients in the Syracuse area; as well as provide buying advice for small shops in the area who can not afford a full time buying team. In addition I am  working on more knitting patterns (knitting with a broken finger is much harder than I thought) for my etsy shop for the summer in soft and breathable cotton. The last project in the works is working on ideas for some small swap outs, and updates on the house we are buying, to make it more modern and cozy for my family.

 Now I just need to figure out how to get Central New York on board with Danish modern design.