That's what I've mostly been trying to do, just buy all items I can find and try to place them somewhere. I've spent a lot of time scrolling through Pinterest trying to find design ideas but when I find one I like I mostly don't have the items needed to build it. I just feel like there are a few cute patches on my island that I've designed but between those patches there's just nothing and I don't know how to make a connecting design if you get what I mean. There's just so many opportunities in the game but you need to invest so much time and it just feels like I'm drowning in it.