“Our deck is truly a multi-functional space,” Emma said. “As a family, we love to be outdoors. The neighborhood is lovely – there’s a reason we bought a home in Framingham! – and we want to be able to enjoy it. My daughter paints. Right now she’s doing a landscape of the side yard over here, by where the forsythia bushes grow. It’s very pretty, and as a Mom, I’ve got to say I get a kick out of seeing her out there on the deck with her easel and paints.”
“Our youngest child is a bookworm. He’s transformed one edge of the deck into his own personal reading nook. We had the Framingham deck builders build storage into the deck benches. I’d been thinking we would use them as toy boxes, maybe some garden storage, but no, Ethan has one filled with books. He has all his favorite ones out there and he’ll happily just hang out there, reading them over and over.”
“My husband loves the grill. All winter long, he’s watching Food TV. All of these barbecue competitions and brisket cookoffs and all of that? Steven is the one sitting in front of the screen, taking notes. You don’t even want to know all the spices and rubs and whatnot he’s got in the kitchen. As soon as the snow stops falling, he’s out here cooking. Our creative deck design includes a nice elevated area, where Steven has his grill. There’s a sink built in up there, and a small refrigerator unit – he really loves it, and there’s plenty of room for all our friends to gather around and enjoy his cooking!”
“One of the things I really love about our deck is how it’s big enough that we can all be together without being right on top of each other. When we first started talking about a deck, and our Framingham deck designer started talking about dimensions, I was hesitant. It all sounded really big. But then when you start actually living with your new deck and using it as part of your home, it turns out that you use every inch of that space. I even think if we had to have a new deck built, I might even go a little bit bigger!”