Outdoor
There are so many reasons why you may need to know how to build a gate for a deck. While a gate might not have…
For a handy DIYer, a privacy screen is an easy-ish addition to a backyard patio. Why build a privacy screen? Privacy in a backyard space–even…
For a frequent and handy DIYer with typical home improvement tools, it can be way easier and so much less expensive to make a custom…
Shed with window flower boxes and pine shiplap. Watertight and ready ?
Whether you are building a new mailbox, or replacing an old one because it’s been damaged by a snow plow or other unawesome event, building…
Adding a dog gate to a deck can be a DIY project if you’ve had some successful experience building a deck or fence. If you…
We wanted to stain our pergola, but before we could, we needed to clean the wood pergola. Here’s how we cleaned ours. Build a wood…
Painting plastic furniture is an easy way to update your backyard oasis. You may want to reach for a bucket of paint to refresh plastic…
Here’s how to fix a loose capstone. I use a wire brush to knock down the existing glue on the concrete retaining wall.
While I’ve loved our house numbers, I have never been quite satisfied with the lack-of-background to make the numbers pop against the yellow house paint. So I decided to make a little flower box to display the house numbers.
When you build a pergola into a deck design, it’s a “gateway to awesome,” adding design and functional features that are endlessly beautiful. A deck…
Make a happy little succulent planter from a little $1 birdhouse. Birdhouse planters make me smile. And, succulents have been so popular for several years. They…
