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

Cool upcycled projects for outdoor living…

Reclaimed fence post pergola

Not all this wood is reclaimed. When we moved house I found behind the shed some large fence posts. Fence posts have proven useful before when I’ve made tables and even a fort! I’ve always wanted a porch, and having reroofed and insulated our shed, I felt a nice addition might be a pergola to…

Scaffolding board planters

Having had two garden tables and only one now required it left some scaffolding boards for screwing together by my new pergola. I plan on growing some grapes vines the wooden stakes. The great thing about up-cycling is there are no limits. I no longer needed two tables and that wood has now been used…

Fort and club house – reclaimed and up-cycled!

This was an inspired build! I’ve always wanted to make a tree house or fort. My packing crate I used for storing cushions in, a bit more up-cycling and some of the wood from a spare garden table made for a rather simple and affective fort. The sides are left over wood from my shed…

Scaffolding plank garden table

Look familiar? Almost… when I left our last house we had two rectangular garden tables made out of scaffolding planks. The downside was the weight. I dismantled for moving and used the parts from one to make some planters and a fort and clubhouse for my children. It’s really very simple. Four scaffolding planks, I…

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