~Ohio Thoughts~: Hillside Sidewalk and Stairs. We have a slope on one end of our ranch style home.
Our garage is under the dining room on that end of the house. There wasn't a patio here when we purchased our house 2 years ago. And no walk from the back door down to the garage. Nothing but a worn path through the grass, which has mostly turned into DIRT. Ugh! Last year we had a stamped concrete patio installed, but that still did not solve the problem of a walk and stairs down to the garage. 1000+ images about LD: Backyard on Pinterest. 40 Really Clever DIY Garden Path Ideas. Garden paths not only mark the safe places in your garden to walk, they give your garden a sense of completeness, dimension, and charm.
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The obvious thing that everyone know is the fact that plants need sunlight to grow. They can’t grow or develop properly without the right amount of sunlight. So what would you do if you have windows in your home or office that are small or directed north or if you want to grow plants in your living room, dining room or bathroom? DIY How To Build A Shed - FREECYCLE. Start building amazing sheds the easier way with a collection of 12,000 shed plans!
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Gather These Supplies. Williams Sonoma inspired DIY outdoor bench. Every porch needs a DIY outdoor bench, at least that’s what Steve and I decided the other day.
Actually Steve has had the concept for this bench in his head for awhile. He wanted to make something without screws and hardware . . . completely with adhesive. Yet he had some other qualifications as well – the bench had to be modern, inexpensive, load bearing (no falling apart please), and look great. DIY AC Unit Cover. Disclosure: This post is in partnership with True Value.
I don’t know about you, but I think the outside of your home is just as important as the inside. I’m talking about curb appeal. I feel like I’m still trying to get the inside of our home just right. But when you live in Seattle and it’s actually nice out, you get outside! Now is the time to tackle all of those exterior projects. Last spring we installed an HVAC system in our home (Best decision ever. How to Build a DIY Backyard Chicken Tunnel - Chicken like to eat plants and dig dirt to find worms.
If you don’t put them in cages or chicken coops, your backyard will be very messy. If you have a bigger yard and would like your chicken to have more space, then these chicken tunnels are a great idea. The tunnel is designed to allow the chickens to walk through certain parts and to help in keeping the garden healthy without destroying the flower beds and vegetable patches.
TOP 10 Plants and Ground Cover for Your Paths and Walkways. 25 Creative Ways to Use Concrete Blocks in Your Home and Garden - LittlePieceOfMe. Concrete blocks are a construction material, they are cheap, easy to get and easy to handle. They can be used for decorating in the garden and courtyard, even as furniture elements! Their standard gray color can be easily changed in the color of your choice. Combination of concrete blocks and wood can give great results, and also it is possible combination with metal, plastic, glass, fabric. For your inspiration take a look some interesting concrete blocks ideas and make something interesting and useful. Image credit. Anyone Can Make These 10 Beautiful and Useful DIY Accessories for a Garden Outdoors - Diy & Crafts Ideas Magazine. Gardens can be small to large piece of land just outside your home or as part of a park or vast landscape and it’s a wonderful place to take a break from the daily grind.
Gardens, great and small, are abound around the world: The Garden of the Taj Mahal, a Kaiyu-Shiki Garden of Japan or even your own personal botanical garden filled with gorgeous wonders. There are plenty of types and purposes of gardens. 7 DIY Easy to Make Wooden Benches. What's stopping you from making your very own bench? With the tutorials we're about to show you, there really is no excuse. From super simple (hello, cinder blocks!) To salvaged furniture, these seven solutions offer a variety of styles to fit any garden, entryway or porch. 1. Use an Old Headboard What Makes It Stand Out: It’s made from a bed. 2. What Makes It Stand Out: The legs are made of pipe. 3. Bottle Tree, Bottletree, Wine Bottle Tree.
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When my husband and I purchased our first house, we quickly realized how few tools we owned. Erik’s recycled wine bottle torch. Straw Bale Greenhouses. Biointensive Passive Solar Straw Bale Greenhouse A winter greenhouse also used as a summer harvest dehydrator. Via ourhandmadelife.com.
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