Outdoor

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…

I loved making this raised garden bed. Want one for yourself? Here comes the how-to. Note: We partnered with Wood It’s Real for this article….

We chose an elevated planter box, because it is versatile for most spaces and easy-to-use as a garden box or as a spot to keep drinks for a backyard party.

Here’s the how-to for the project that we shared with Habitat for Humanity ReStore’s blog.

So this was a fun discovery: I can sharpen a lawnmower blade with a Dremel tool and metal grinding attachment. Then I can de-gunk the…

There’s never enough space for all the stuff when I cook on the grill, so I set out to build a table to solve that…

Here’s the stain a wood pergola story. We needed to stain our wood pergola. The 8-year-old pergola has seen less than 8 seconds of maintenance,…

If Thor made a croquet set, he’d have this one. Big. Bad. Burned. And ready to bring the thunder. Want one of your own? Here’s how I made this croquet set.

Sara Bendrick has put together one of the most informative, friendly, and deep-dive landscape project books I have seen. Not to be horribly cliche, but…

I love woodworking projects for the yard. This one (two) will get a ton of use from benches to tables to even DIY fitness and…

Creating that perfect backyard grilling experience just takes a little bit of easy prep work. I’m sharing a few essentials with Hoss magazine that will help get you ready before firing up your grill for that next party.