DIY Projects
DIY Delight: Unlocking the Potential of Southern Yellow Pine for Your Next Project!
Southern Yellow Pine proves to be a DIY enthusiast’s dream, offering a perfect blend of versatility and durability for a myriad of projects. Whether you’re crafting custom furniture, building a deck, or embarking on a home improvement venture, Southern Yellow Pine stands out as a top choice.
An Easy – and Cheap! – Garden Bench from Ugly Duckling House
This bench is the perfect little project to use up some of that scrap wood you have lying around from your last project to create a simple seating option.
A Latticed Privacy Fence with Pretty Handy Girl
It’s really not all that hard to have fun with a fence build and making it a beautiful focal point of your yard. Click here to see how simple it can be.
Let’s Get Creative With Southern Yellow Pine
We all know Southern Yellow Pine (SYP) is a great option for big projects, but it’s also great for smaller projects. Here’s some ideas to get you started.
How Pretty: SYP Baluster Railing
Saving Etta Wood. It’s Real. was delighted to help Brittany Bailey of Pretty Handy Girl with her big ol’ building project: Saving Etta. She purchased this charming home, in need of some major rehab, and brought her back to life. We followed her…
DIY Floating Deck, Part 4: Trimming Deck Boards and Rounding the Edges
We had such a fun time working with Sarah from Ugly Duckling House. She had a goal of transforming her backyard from a big piece of blah into something truly amazing. We’re happy to share the journey with you. In this post, Sarah finishes up the…
DIY Floating Deck, Part 3: Diagonal Decking
We had such a fun time working with Sarah from Ugly Duckling House. She had a goal of transforming her backyard from a big piece of blah into something truly amazing. We’re happy to share the journey with you. In this post, Sarah has already…
DIY Floating Deck, Part 2: Frame & Waterproofing
We had such a fun time working with Sarah from Ugly Duckling House. She had a goal of transforming her backyard from a big piece of blah into something truly amazing. We’re happy to share the journey with you. The biggest thing Sarah learned…
DIY Floating Deck, Part 1: Planning and Layout
We had such a fun time working with Sarah from Ugly Duckling House. She had a goal of transforming her backyard from a big piece of blah into something truly amazing. We’re happy to share the journey with you. We especially love how she explains…
Build It: Awesome Little Side Table
How to Choose the Right Materials for Building Raised Garden Beds
Build It: Mix and Match Vertical Garden
Build a Smaller Porch Bed Swing: Plans and Video How-To
Imagine swinging in the warm breeze, head propped on a pillow and a cool glass of sweet tea in your hand. Learn how to make this daydream a reality.
5 Amazing Raised Garden Beds
Get Inspired With These Southern Yellow Pine Chicken Coops
Build It: A Lovely Loveseat
A DIY Loveseat for Valentine’s Day (or any day) For Valentine’s Day, we came up with a weekend project built with decking boards and 2×4’s: a Love Seat. Get it? It’s a great bench style for instigating communication because folks are led to face…
Build It: Handcrafted Garden Bench
Slow Down and Take a Seat In hectic times – even in relaxed times – it’s nice to have a place to sit and just be. Here are plans for a comfortable and sturdy garden bench originally from Southern Living. It’s made from pressure-treated Southern…
Build It: Let It Snow(flake)
HANDMADE HOLIDAY Here’s a way to bring something extra to your winter decor: build a simple, yet stunning snowflake. Keeping with the simple theme: The main material used here is decking boards. You’ll only need to pick up five boards, which…
Paint, Stain or Seal: Tips for Finishing Outdoor Wood Projects
Adding a Deck to Your Home Adding a deck to your home is a great way to boost your quality of life and your enjoyment of the great outdoors. While Southern Yellow Pine looks beautiful on its own, you can also customize your deck to make it any…
Holiday Decoration Idea: Light the Night with a Yard Pyramid
We all need holiday decoration ideas. And as much as I love stringing garland (I don’t) I’m more at home making stuff with tools. If you are too, I hope you’ll like and
Better DIY: Practice Makes (Almost) Perfect
By Mark Clement, WIR Contributor DIY Projects Take Practice For something I think is kind of important, DIY gets the short end of the stick in our minds. A lot of other activities we engage in, we practice as a matter of course: road races,…