DIY Under Deck Transformation Cozy Sitting Area Functional Potting Space Under Deck Patio Makeover.

In today's video we're going to be working on fixing up the space underneath the deck getting it ready for the spring and summer season and honestly I haven't had that much mood to work outside as far as fixing up our outdoor spaces simply because our weather has been sort of chilly and rainy recently but it's high time to get to it so let's get started. Here's a clip of what it looks like underneath here basically just clearing things out making room so that we can add some new peat gravel that will really freshen up the space. I think we had some wood stored underneath here that I moved down to the fire pit area. I didn't get a video of that but that's gone and I do want to clean out this closet. This has been a really convenient space. I know it doesn't you know just look pretty but it's so nice to store some of my gardening things in here. We're planning on removing this big old barn door that's against this one side of the the deck or underneath the deck here. I had my little sink my antique sink here. I still want this. I love my sink but we're planning on moving it over against the brick like against the house. I have mixed feelings about removing this old barn door. We had picked it off of somebody's trash pile years ago and it served as an awesome backdrop for my sink and just kind of created a cozy space underneath here but sometimes I'm ready to just open things up and allow us to kind of see beyond you know into the woods and I know I'll probably have to touch up some things like paint the railing and the post. I think those had not been painted because of the door being there and then also looking beyond that little red shed. It definitely has to be painted because that's in full view now of this space underneath here. Maybe that will prompt me to get it done. We didn't get a video of all of this being filled in but I can't believe how great it looks since it's more level. I can't believe how unlevel it was before but he put in a lot of gravel in this area and then just you know kind of a fresh coat through here. Now the fun part of fixing it up. I can't believe I'm doing this but I'm actually removing the porch swing this year from the front porch. It's been here for years and for those of you that have been following along for a while probably know that this used to be a glider rocker seat and I just cut off the the frame part and basically hung the seat part you know using it as a porch swing. I have used it a lot of times like I sit out here a lot especially during you know the summer spring and summer fall months. When I did all of my own editing I would do most of it out here if the weather permitted and it's just a nice comfortable place to sit but I'm kind of ready for some wicker furniture. I just have my eyes set on beautiful wicker furniture with cozy pillows and I think we even use that more like that is even more comfortable than a porch swing and I think the swing would look great underneath the deck so I'm just kind of shuffling things around. Later on I'll have a full video of the front porch then what I plan to do with it but for now let's move the swing underneath the deck. I'm going to interrupt my video for just a bit and show you a new product that we have. I'm so excited about it guys check it out. On the wall behind me there's some more. This beautiful wall art is created by a local company. I'm so excited to be working with them. They have tons of other products but we're going to start out with this wall art. I absolutely love the top and bottom pieces you know the wood pieces and then the natural canvas in the middle and this canvas even has crushed cotton seeds showing. Try to get a close-up for you to see but it's so pretty so pleasing to the eye. I love this natural color and then they also have some black pieces which are also so beautiful. Again just loving the the natural wood and these are these wood pieces are made locally as well and guys in case you're not familiar with the area that we live in maybe you're new here we're in Holmes County Ohio which is the nation's one of the nation's largest Amish settlements and also known to be probably one of the nation's best shopping areas if you're looking for high quality handmade goods and I realize that might not matter to everyone but for those of you that like the high quality the handmade authentic pieces you're going to love these. I can't wait to hang one or two in the house and they have I think over 50 available options. I'll have them all listed on the website and the one I really have my eye on to hang in our house is one with some sheep grazing and a beautiful scripture. It's just so fitting for the summer season and I'm sure I'm going to be switching some around because I love these pieces. I think they go with any style of decor. I love when I'm in my home and I can see something in front of me all the time just reminding me of God's goodness or just a good quote from someone is just very inspiring and for a very limited amount of time I'm going to offer free shipping on them just because I'm so excited about it. Now of course I can't do that forever so make sure to head on over to my website and check out all the pretty designs. Now let's get back to the video. So I need a few flowers for the space underneath the deck and decided to go to the flower patch and if you're local or if you're in the area you should definitely check out this place. This is what used to be Mary's Flower Patch. I had talked about it before here on my channel but it switched owners and they're now called the Flower Patch but the same amazing blooms as you can see and I love how they did the same thing as the previous owners did being really creative when fixing up their planters like using old containers and just putting pretty blooms in there. It looks so beautiful and right now it's so much fun to visit a greenhouse of course you know we're so in the mood for this just the smell and of course you know taking in all the beautiful blooms. I was looking for some petunias to put in that raised bed that is close to the space where I'm working at underneath the deck and I found some really pretty ones. I'm going with this kind of butterscotch color and then mixing some whites in. I also ended up getting a large fern and another house plant that is really variegated not sure of the name so make sure to visit the flower patch this year I'm sure you won't be disappointed. They also focus a lot on the little fairy gardens they have some that are fixed up and then they also have little items that you can buy to fix up your own and then they have you know larger pots and other decoration pieces you can use in your garden along with a few little water features all just really unique and beautiful items. I'll have their address down below in the description box. I have a hanging lantern I want to put this plant in and while I like the container that it's in I have to put it into another one that will fit you know into my lantern. So every year I put these same tulips in this bed they're from my mom on their white and yellow ones and I store them in brown paper bags in kind of a dark corner in our basement and they seem to do well you know keep well there until the following fall when I plant them again. I'm also putting in some topsoil at the one end where it kind of settled I'm just filling that in. I hope you guys enjoyed this video I had fun fixing up that space underneath the deck and for me it's always kind of a challenge to know you know what to put under there. I like that I was able to again you know create a little sitting area just a place to chill and take in nature and then also still have my workspace you know with the potting bench and the sink just a great place to repot plants. Hopefully I gave you some inspiration to maybe fix up a space of your own on the outside. It's finally warm here in Ohio in fact today I think it's supposed to reach 90 degrees. I love hot weather so I'm looking forward to that. I can't wait to go outside and get some work done in fact I made a whole list of things I want to get done in the next few weeks here. I feel like I have a build up you know with some of the weather we had I wasn't able to go outside so now I have this long list of things I want to do. I was showing it to John earlier today and he kind of freaked out but I'm the type that I put every little thing down because it's so much fun to cross things off then so I plan to work outside this afternoon and with so many projects going on I'll probably be publishing a video every other week instead of weekly at least until I'm caught up so if you don't see me next week that's why. I'm going to be filming everything though so I can eventually you know share it with you. We also have tons of new products we plan to add to the website I think there's seven or eight new ones that are coming up so watch for those and if you aren't subscribed to my email list make sure to do that I'll have that link down below in the description box and if you go on my website it's one of the first things you see but we plan to have we still want to have a May wood drop it's running a little bit late but maybe later this week we'll be able to release that. I'm really excited about some of the new products we have and I hope you will be as well in fact I'll give you a little teaser one of my favorite things that I use here in the kitchen is my wooden cutting board in fact I'm going to get it really quick and show you. One of you guys had actually given this to me as a gift years ago and it is like I mentioned one of my favorite things I almost use it daily and it's so pretty you know on this side I never use it to cut anything on this side but this side gets used a lot and I love that it has this dip along the edge to collect you know any moisture and it's just that perfect size perfect color I love to display it on my countertop I'm sure you guys have seen it many times and you're able to customize some of the designs you know with the name and then I have some other designs that I just think would look pretty in a kitchen so looking forward to that and it's not quite ready to be released yet I just thought I'd mention it and the other thing that is coming up possibly this week is my new flower press I have always wanted a flower press in fact this year one of my hobbies like I need another one but one of them is collecting wildflowers I have collected a lot of them this year and I so far just haven't pressed you know in books or whatever I can find to kind of press them underneath and I have been wanting to have a flower press to do this with I think it would be so convenient and plus it looks really pretty so watch for that if you're into that sort of thing and that's just a few of the products we have some more new ones coming up and I also listed some soap yesterday there's some lily of the valley on the website so make sure to check that out and I have some great smelling lilac blossom but it's not curing for me like I feel it should be so I'm going to sell it as second soap so if you're looking for a less expensive bar of soap that still you know works great just a little bit softer didn't harden quite as nicely make sure to check out that listing and then if you're over there anyway that wall art will be on a listing as well can't wait to see what you guys think about that so I hope your day is going great thanks for watching and I'll see you next time bye