From the category archives:

Outdoor Projects

Protecting Outdoor Furniture – Audio Q&A Day

March 22, 2010

Here’s the question:
I’ve done a lot of research but can’t find an answer to my question. We just ordered some solid wood (chinese ash) patio furniture. Our
patio surface is crushed gravel for now.
I’m afraid that simple, round rubber soles might not be enough to protect the legs of the furniture against the rough [...]

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A Bamboo Backyard Shed

March 14, 2010

Yesterday, I threw a shed together with materials I had laying around. I used a raised planter box as the foundation and made pretty quick work out of it, breaking most of the rules of good construction as I went along. You can see the wrong way to build a shed quick here.
I [...]

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How-To Build A Picket Fence – The Fast And Easy Way

January 22, 2010

I’m going to show you in some very short, basic steps how to build a white picket fence (my very fast and easy way, of course…other ways do exist).
This method will result in the posts being visible between sections of fencing. This looks great when you add some character to the top of the post [...]

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A Tiki Bar for Christmas?

December 9, 2009

This post was originally posted at a slightly more appropriate time of year! But I’m moving some posts around to help improve the site overall and I can’t wait ’til spring! So, maybe it’s a Christmas Tiki Bar! Aloha!

Do you have a place for an incredible outdoor project next spring? If so, I have a [...]

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Beautiful Decks — The Least Expensive Living Space You Can Buy

July 28, 2009

Howdy!
Let’s continue our look at some beautiful deck photos emailed to me by BHG.com.

Creativity Rules
Yesterday, in the first of a series of posts about decks, I showed you a photograph and did a little “Thumbs-Up” / “Thumbs-Down” thing where I pointed out what I liked and didn’t so-much like about the deck in the picture. [...]

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