How to Make Outdoor & Garden Furniture

How to Make Outdoor & Garden Furniture
Author: Randy Johnson
Publisher: Fox Chapel Publishing
Total Pages: 427
Release: 2018-12-01
Genre: House & Home
ISBN: 1607654814

Enjoy outdoor living to the fullest with these 22 functional and decorative furniture projects. Superb step-by-step photographs and excellent working drawings help ensure success. The time to complete each project ranges from a few hours to a couple of weekends, making this book an ideal resource for transforming your backyard or deck. From Adirondack chairs, patio bars, and picnic tables to showcase Victorian trellises and planters, these attractive pieces will beautify your outdoor space.

Young House Love

Young House Love
Author: Sherry Petersik
Publisher: Artisan
Total Pages: 337
Release: 2015-07-14
Genre: House & Home
ISBN: 1579656765

This New York Times bestselling book is filled with hundreds of fun, deceptively simple, budget-friendly ideas for sprucing up your home. With two home renovations under their (tool) belts and millions of hits per month on their blog YoungHouseLove.com, Sherry and John Petersik are home-improvement enthusiasts primed to pass on a slew of projects, tricks, and techniques to do-it-yourselfers of all levels. Packed with 243 tips and ideas—both classic and unexpected—and more than 400 photographs and illustrations, this is a book that readers will return to again and again for the creative projects and easy-to-follow instructions in the relatable voice the Petersiks are known for. Learn to trick out a thrift-store mirror, spice up plain old roller shades, "hack" your Ikea table to create three distinct looks, and so much more.

Hand-Built Outdoor Furniture

Hand-Built Outdoor Furniture
Author: Katie Jackson
Publisher: Timber Press
Total Pages: 265
Release: 2016-05-04
Genre: Crafts & Hobbies
ISBN: 1604695838

Selected as a Gardens Illustrated Recommended Read Hand-Built Outdoor Furniture covers twenty step-by-step, fully illustrated projects with hundreds of clear and easy-to-follow photographs. Finished pieces include simple items include a trellis, a flower box, and a plant stand and more complicated projects include a chaise lounge, a sectional with built-in storage, and a slat bench. Katie Jackson's projects are simple, clean, and timeless and work well within a wide variety of styles. Hand-Built Outdoor Furniture is the perfect primer for people new to woodworking, DIYers, and homeowners looking for a simple and affordable to decorate their space.

The Backyard Homestead Book of Building Projects

The Backyard Homestead Book of Building Projects
Author: Spike Carlsen
Publisher: Storey Publishing, LLC
Total Pages: 297
Release: 2014-03-14
Genre: House & Home
ISBN: 1603428461

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.

Trellises, Planters & Raised Beds

Trellises, Planters & Raised Beds
Author: Editors of Cool Springs Press
Publisher: Cool Springs Press
Total Pages: 176
Release: 2013-04-15
Genre: Gardening
ISBN: 1610587405

A step-by-step guide that gives any gardener all the information needed to make garden furnishings that are both simple and beautiful. This book includes 50 complete plans for trellises, raised beds, planters, window boxes, and just about any imaginable project you can make to train and display plants in your garden and around your home. Featured projects are created using a host of easily found materials, including wood, metal, hypertufa, upcycled barrels, clay pots, sticks, latticework, copper tubing, re-rod, wire, landscape timbers, retaining wall block, and natural stone. Each plan includes photographs, a scaled plan drawing, cutting and shopping lists, and thorough step-by-step instructions.

Outdoor Furniture

Outdoor Furniture
Author: Skills Institute Press
Publisher: Fox Chapel Publishing Company Incorporated
Total Pages: 143
Release: 2011
Genre: Crafts & Hobbies
ISBN: 9781565235007

By the nature of where it spends its life, outdoor furniture has to be designed, first and foremost, to withstand its toughest enemy--the elements. This book includes projects for durable outdoor chairs, benches, tables, swings, gliders, and other garden structures.

Garden Builder

Garden Builder
Author: JoAnn Moser
Publisher:
Total Pages: 195
Release: 2018-02-06
Genre: Architecture
ISBN: 076035393X

Garden Builder is a treasure trove of lovely yard, patio, and garden projects you can build yourself! Perfect for any gardener or outdoor enthusiast with a few basic DIY skills, it is packed with 35 complete project plans, each one featuring finished photos of the project along with cut lists and shopping lists, a construction diagram, and step-by-step instructions (complete with photos) show exactly how to build every project. Most projects are made from durable exterior-rated wood and can be created with basic carpentry skills. But several of these highly desirable garden accessories are made with materials like concrete, metal, and wire. Garden Builder is positively loaded with projects, a few you can look forward to building include: -Trellises -Raised beds -Harvest boxes -Garden benches -Planters -Garden art Simply follow the clear and comprehensive instructions, and you'll have a garden that's rich in design elements, useful aids, and practical furnishings.

Backyard Builder's Bonanza

Backyard Builder's Bonanza
Author: Percy W. Blandford
Publisher:
Total Pages: 224
Release: 1989
Genre: Gardening
ISBN: 9780830631742

Offers easy step-by-step instructions for building 52 projects, from fences, decks, and walkways to outdoor furniture.

Backyard Play Areas You Can Make

Backyard Play Areas You Can Make
Author: Paul Gerhards
Publisher:
Total Pages: 166
Release: 1995
Genre: Crafts & Hobbies
ISBN: 9780811730884

15 projects (from simple to complex) to create an assortment of play areas.