outdoor

Outdoor living… an upcycler’s dream. Endless practical and enjoyable options for projects .

Cool upcycled projects for outdoor living…

Plant pot markers

It was birthday season in our house, just a week between the two. As is tradition, we marked the occasion with a bit of guerrilla tree planting, using saplings we’ve nurtured from seeds collected over the past year. This time, we were lucky to be gifted a couple of ash saplings especially for the birthdays.…

Kids outdoor play area water toy

Upgraded the outdoor kids’ play area with a DIY water feature for the pallet den! My toddler’s a water fanatic, so he wasted no time testing it out—even if it was a bit high. No problem for him: he dragged over the slide, climbed up, poured water, and whooshed right down. (Don’t tell his mother!)…

Oak Child’s chair

When my son was born, I crafted an oak chair for him—a solid piece of furniture to last a lifetime. However, he was a robust and energetic boy, and the chair bore the marks of his enthusiasm. For my daughter’s first birthday, I decided to make another chair, this time from the same piece of…

Kids outdoor play area

After making my pergola out of reclaimed fence posts, one night my wife said, you know, one of these would be good outside the house for the kids to play under in winter… ignoring the fact I had suggested that for the one we were now sitting under at the other ending the garden. So…

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