Memorial Day weekend Todd and I turned my plain terrace into a beautiful extra room. I already had the furniture, but wanted lots of plants and decorations. Todd did what every user experience designer should do: he started with research and then moved into problem exploration. First he asked me about what I wanted; he also observed my lack of every-day care to my existing plants. He also looked at how much sun the terrace got etc, and finally he talked to me about some ideas he had to expand what I was thinking. Then we went shopping together.
We ended up getting three large planters and two window boxes. I wanted a lemon tree (because I literally live on them) and we put it in the sunniest corner. We chose lots of hardy plants that might stand up to little water, as I sometimes go out of town.
We kept to a pink/purple/white color theme, and found some really sweet lanterns and lights. I found an old rug too, to put under my feet as I work outside. (My wifi works outside!)
We also planted some fresh herbs: cilantro, parsley, chives & mint. All I need is a muddler and fresh mojitos are next!
