These planter boxes are just one small DIY step as we’ve begun taking on some much-needed landscaping projects around our house. One of our biggest goals is to eliminate high maintenance plants and transition to more native plants and ones that require much less care. Out the front door of our house, along the driveway […]
Composting is good for the environment, great for your garden, and it will save you money: Soil amendments can be very expensive to purchase at the garden store. There are lots and lots of ways to make a compost bin but I based mine on Kristopher’s three-stage bin and designed this one to be a project that anyone can […]
I got the idea for this project from Ryan Borger back in 2013, who sent me a picture of a serving tray he made. I stuck it in my idea file and, well, it took me three years, but I finally got to make it! The most important feature of this tray is the simple weight […]
It’s kind of neat to own an antique truck, but they certainly didn’t make them back in 1976 the way they do now. The comfort of the driver seemed to have been of little interest: aside from the glove compartment, there is no storage in the cab. Especially egregious is the lack of cup holders! […]
In June 2014 I made this patio table and finished it with Spar Urethane. Two years later, it looked like this: The finish failed within a year and mold grew all over the table! I can only attribute this mess to the finish because I made this planter box two years before the table and, as […]
We recently bought a new gas grill to replace our old cheapie one that rusted out. It’s a small model that requires a tabletop or a stand. Unfortunately the Weber barbecue grill cart sold separately for this grill is $100. I knew I could make something nicer for half that price. This barbecue grill cart is beg enough to […]
Summertime! Well, okay. Technically summer doesn’t begin for another month, but in the U.S., Memorial Day Weekend is considered the unofficial start of summer! Naturally, I wanted to make an outdoor project. But I also wanted it to be simple enough that you can make it in one day so you can spend the rest […]
This is a project I’ve been meaning to make for years, ever since I first spotted Disney’s version in A Bug’s Land at The California Adventure Park , where everything is scaled to appear as though you are the size of a bug. This Popsicle stick bench is easy to make, but the angled back is a […]
Outdoor fall displays are fun to make. They put me in the mindset of autumn and anticipate the coming holidays. Last year I made a wooden pumpkin yard display out of pallet wood, a project you can make with just a jigsaw in an hour. This year I thought it would be fun to attempt […]
This bird feeder idea came to me from Bill Wilson, who has helped me out with many projects over the years. The concept is similar to those automated pet food bowls that drop food as it is eaten. It’s very convenient to have a small feeding tray without the need to fill it every day. I […]
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