Outdoor
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…
Here’s how to build a wood deck video series. I’ve been building decks for a few decades, and developed a wood deck installation system: top-down framing.
I love how this pergola makeover came out. Clean, pretty, and a LOT better than before. We made the base out of wood and we…
My own memories of living through several terrible storms wasn’t enough to push me to buy a portable generator. So what tipped the scale? Simple…
Raised garden bed stain tips: Some simple tools, tips and techniques to minimize frustration and get the coverage that makes you happy.
If you have a backyard wood playset that needs some stripping, cleaning, staining, and sealing, this how-to is for you.
Tool review in two-sentences: I found the Briggs & Stratton pressure washer, Model 20569, effective and really well-designed for a tool that is notoriously hard…
