Get ready to relax with a DIY lounge chair, with storage for cushions or other pool items. Build your own reclining deck lounger for under $100 each with these woodworking plans. Complete your outdoor oasis with a patio table with drink coolers, outdoor farmhouse coffee table, or built-in deck benches. Hi it’s Amy from Hertoolbelt […]
Modern Outdoor DIY Concrete Bench with Redwood Seat
Build your own modern outdoor bench from concrete and redwood following this DIY concrete bench tutorial and woodworking plan! We show you how to make a DIY concrete bench form, then build a redwood bench seat for durable outdoor seating. We’ve done a decent amount concrete work over the past few years, like our huge DIY […]
27 Beautiful Garden Edging Ideas
Garden edging is a great way to make your yard look beautiful and keep flower beds contained. Try one of these garden edging ideas to update your curb appeal. Increase the beauty of your lawn by adding edging that works well with the style and feel of your home. Whether you opt for a modern […]
How to Build a DIY Outdoor Octagon Coffee Table with Lattice Legs
Build an octagon outdoor coffee table with lattice X legs. This DIY woodworking plan is made beginner friendly by simplifying the round coffee table shape and traditional interlocking farmhouse X legs into a octagon table top and criss-cross legs. As you spruce up your outdoor spaces, don’t miss how to paint a concrete patio or […]
Best DIY Outdoor Project Plans & Tutorials
It’s spring and soon will be summer! Get your yard ready with our top picks for DIY outdoor projects, woodworking plans, and tutorials. Includes arbors, benches, and outdoor furniture for the patio. In our very own backyards, we’ve built some amazing outdoor woodworking projects we’re very proud of. Garden arbors, patio furniture, and pergolas — […]
Lawn Maintenance: Trim and Edge Your Yard Like a Pro
Come learn how to achieve professional-looking results when doing your own lawn maintenance. To go along with your beautifully manicured yard, see 8 Giant Yard Games to Play, 20 Amazing Backyard Lighting Ideas, and Outdoor Projects to Build this Summer. This post, Trim and Edge Your Yard Like a Pro, is made in partnership with […]
14 Tips for In-Ground Trampoline Installation
Ever wondered how to dig a trampoline hole? See what we learned and watch our tips for a successful in-ground trampoline installation. We love our backyards and having a great place for our kids to play and work alongside us. My kids are begging for a trampoline, so when my buddy Sam from TrampolineHoles.com was […]
Friday Favorites: Spring and Outdoor Projects
Hello Friday! We are so glad you are here again. Warm weather + the weekend = lots of fun DIY outdoor projects. If you don’t have any planned your better get planning. This week we are sharing useful and pretty outdoor projects. Outdoor spaces are some of our favorites and we love to spruce them […]
DIY Giant Lighted Star for Outdoor Christmas Light Display
Looking for something different this year for your outdoor holiday light display? We’ve got something for you today… and it’s not a little something. We’re talking a BIG something: a giant lighted star. And when we say giant, we mean GIANT: 16 feet tall! We’ve done this for a couple years now and we love […]
DIY Large Pallet Planters
Hi there everyone! Its me, Sara from Twelve On Main, and I am so very excited to be here with you today to show you how I made these amazing DIY large pallet planters. Now, you are in luck! It has been years in the making to get these finished! About 2 years ago, I […]
How to Build an Easy DIY Wall Planter Ladder
Outdoor planters make such a difference to a yard or exterior by adding color and texture with the plants, and today’s outdoor wall plant ladder is the perfect solution for those who want to add flowers and plants without a large planter “footprint” in the yard. This hanging wall planter is affordable to build and […]
Budget-Friendly Outdoor Dining Space with IKEA Furniture
This post is sponsored by our very favorite budget-saving brand ever: IKEA. All opinions are our own. I don’t know about you, but I am ready for summer to begin! It’s funny, we had REALLY mild weather til the end of February. About that time, we started feeling like, yes, winter is over. Psych… it […]
Get Out! The Best Outdoor DIY Projects + Tutorials
It’s May, and to celebrate, we’re hosting an outdoor DIY challenge with some of our favorite bloggers. The challenge: build, update, or DIY an outdoor project. Big or small, from porch updates to patio renovations, we have outdoor DIY projects for all budgets and skill levels that will make your yard and garden amazing! Our […]
Pallet Wood Yard Dominoes + Printable Scorecard and Game Instructions
It’s finally warming up here in Utah, so we are dreaming of sun and family vacations and playing games outside in our beautiful yard. Awhile back we made a YARDZEE yard dice set that we’ve really enjoyed (and it makes a great easy gift idea, too!) and today we’re adding to our favorite yard games list […]
15 Outdoor DIY Projects for a Summer-Ready Yard
Summer will be here before we know it and the best part of summer (and our favorite part of our house!) is lounging and playing in the yard. So to get you and your yard ready for summer, we’ve gathered 15 of our favorite outdoor DIY projects, from outdoor seating and patio tables to pergola […]
