This backyard vertical planter is quite a bit different than the regular DIY pallet planter boxes we see online. It’s designed to add color to the dark and boring corner of a run-of-the-mill fence. If you have a boring run-down looking piece of fence that needs something, try this DIY project. It will also work…
An Easy Scrap Wood Project for the Back Yard It’s a little bit early to use these, the inexpensive herbs and last of the season florals are thankfully three months away. These little herb and flower drying racks began as simple scrap wood projects but were too clunky and boring, so I added the feminine…
The outside of our home is two-tone cream with sand coloured rocks. Here’s an old picture of the front of our home, see how the exterior lights just don’t fit in, and they are dirty with very faded black paint. An afternoon of outdoor light painting is going to fix all that. I think its…
DIY Hanging Planter We have a very large wood stash taking up the rafters, and two corners of the garage. I have decided to use some of the wood for simple projects that I can do myself. I let my outside projects be much more rustic than the indoor projects. The outside projects don’t need…
DIY Ironing Board Hanger for the Laundry Room A couple of weeks ago I finally made a pretty DIY wire laundry basket, so today’s post is about a matching DIY Ironing Board Hanger that matches it. I was actually willing to purchase a simple ironing board hanger but they wouldn’t mount on our walls correctly,…
How to Make a DIY Window Valance Our two bedroom windows are long and narrow. They have wood blinds for privacy and I like them because they work well and look clean a crisp. Our master room bedding is turquoise for the summer, I considered painting one wall in an ombre effect, but changed my…
Terra Cotta Clay Pot Painting Projects Terra cotta pots have been around for as long as I can remember. And no wonder, there are so many things you can do with them, and they are affordable. I was surprised to learn that terra cotta has existed as a pottery material since 3000 B.C. I bet…
DIY Floating Bathroom Shelves and Glass Boxes for Storage Our master bathroom is one of my favorite places in our home, it’s my first master bathroom and this one has a jacuzzi, yeah. Unfortunately, like most newer bathrooms it doesn’t have a medicine cabinet, just a long cupboard. We need more storage space so I…
