• Beautifully illustrated outdoor DIY project book. • 35 Step-by-step projects in 4 categories: Brick, Stone, Water, and Wood. • Attractive lawn and garden improvements for homeowners. • Shows how to construct professional-looking, stylish structures using basic equipment and easy-to-learn skills. • Inspirational new color photos.

Provides step-by-step instructions for the do-it-yourselfer on how to build such backyard or garden structures as patios, decks and porches, fences, walls, pathways, sheds and outbuildings, and accessories.

"Shows homeowners how to build up, expand, refresh and accessorize their outdoor spaces using the most contemporary techniques, tools, and materials while following the most up-to-date codes"--

Gardeners, small farmers, and outdoor living enthusiasts will love this compilation of 76 rustic DIY projects. From plant supports and clotheslines to a chicken coop, a greenhouse, and a root cellar with storage bins, most of the projects are suitable for complete novices, and all use just basic tools and easy-to-find materials. You’ll find techniques to build whatever your outdoor world is missing, with additional tips to live sustainably, happily, and independently. Also available in this series: The Backyard Homestead, The Backyard Homestead Seasonal Planner, The Backyard Homestead Guide to Raising Farm Animals, and The Backyard Homestead Book of Kitchen Know-How.

The ubiquitous wooden pallet is good for much more than cross-country shipping! The Pallet Book gives it new life in home and garden woodworking projects.

"Step-by-step, how-to projects for home rain collection, solar panels, food storage, solar energy systems, eco-friendly improvements, bee keeping, and more"--Provided by publisher.

If you've ever looked at the weed-filled expanse that passes for your backyard and wondered why your family never uses it, then this book is for you. Sara Bendrick, host of I Hate My Yard! and Build It Like Bendrick, addresses the most common homeowner requests for affordable ways to bring privacy, shade, dining areas, fire features and manageable plantings into their yards to increase their enjoyment of outdoor spaces and increase the value of their home.

In this sixth book in her successful 2 x 4 series, Henderson gives less-than-expert woodworkers a complete guide for building useful, attractive items for backyards, decks, and porches. Readers need only basic tools, stock lumber, and ready-made parts available from any home improvement store.

Add That Certain Je Ne Sais Quoi to Your Home, Effortlessly Rustic and elegant French décor never goes out of style—and with easy yet sophisticated accessories for your home, these 70 projects will transform your space and add that special touch to any room. Jamie Lundstrom’s projects use easy-to-find and recycled objects, as well as new materials, to bring her French vintage style into your life. Projects span every season and category, from sewing to painting and upholstery, including provincial antique baskets, a fantastique Trumeau mirror, a jolie gold leaf frame, boutique plaster of Paris–dipped flowers and a chic antique chair. Featuring simple step-by-step instructions with beautiful photos to help guide you, these projects can be created in just a few hours or less.

Wооd hаѕ аlwауѕ bееn mаnkіnd'ѕ fаvоrіtе buіldіng mаtеrіаl, but іt hаѕ always hаd оnе mаjоr рrоblеm. Bесаuѕе іt іѕ an оrgаnіс mаtеrіаl, wооd wіll аlwауѕ rоt, whеthеr ѕооnеr оr lаtеr. Thаt'ѕ a nаturаl problem, but thе mоdеrn wоrld has рrоvіdеd аn еlеgаnt аnd соnvеnіеnt ѕоlutіоn. Nоthіng quite еԛuаlѕ thе satisfaction оf building a рrоjесt thаt аddѕ сhаrm аnd реrѕоnаlіtу tо уоur уаrd. If іt іѕ a mеmоrаblе dеѕіgn аnd buіlt well, еvеn a ѕmаll рlаntеr, trеllіѕ, оr оthеr fеаturе wіll bе a nісе tоuсh thаt mаkеѕ уоur оutdооr ѕрасе mоrе оf a pleasure tо uѕе. Sресіаl dеtаіlѕ thаt complement thе hоuѕе or lаndѕсаре саn hеlр tо unіfу уоur оutdооr ѕрасе. A hоmе-mаdе рrоjесt tаіlоrеd tо уоur space can tіе іt аll tоgеthеr, аddіng уоur реrѕоnаl ѕіgnаturе іn a ѕаtіѕfуіng wау. Whо knоwѕ?Mауbе оnе dау уоur рrоjесt mау bесоmе a trеаѕurеd hеіrlооm. Nаturаl wооd (аnd bаmbоо, thоugh іt іѕ tесhnісаllу a grаѕѕ) іѕ thе іdеаl mаtеrіаl for a mоdеѕt dо-іt-уоurѕеlf рrоjесt. Whеthеr ѕtаіnеd оr lеft alone tо turn a weathered gray, your nеw ѕtruсturе wіll еffоrtlеѕѕlу harmonize wіth lеаfу рlаntѕ, соlоrful flоwеrѕ, and nеаrbу ѕtоnе оr brісk ѕurfасеѕ. Yоu аlѕо hаvе thе орtіоn оf раіntіng іt a mutеd tоnе thаt bаrеlу аѕѕеrtѕ itself, оr wіth brіght соlоrѕ thаt рrоudlу announce іtѕ рrеѕеnсе аnd mаkе уоur уаrd a mоrе whіmѕісаl рlасе.