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Hit The Deck

Projects perfect for your patio, deck, or balcony.
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Raising the Bar: Restyling Yard Sale Patio Furniture

A little spray paint and oil cloth can give a piece of backyard furniture a new life.
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Build a 2x4 Chair

An industrial designer by trade, Sander Viegers wanted to design contemporary outdoor...
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Garden Challenge: Rain Barrel

The building that houses Robert Rausch’s GAS Design Center provides a home to design interns...
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Garden Challenge: AstroTurf Couch

Christina Amini and her wife, Elspeth Stowell, wanted to enjoy their patio area more, but as...
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Shanty Cap Bird Feeder

From hardware-store goods, the stage for a feeding frenzy is fashioned. A duct cap becomes a...
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Tennis Racket Trellis

A wooden tennis racket may be a clunker by today's standards, but when we came across one in...
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Paving the Way: Build a Cement Tile Patio

The high-traffic zone in our backyard was looking more shabby than chic. The grass wasn’t...
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The Refined Pallet: Lounge Chair

I’ve always wanted a weathered wooden lawn chair in my backyard, but a fine woodworker I’m...
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How To Make an Adirondack Chair

Like many Southern Californians in the 1970s, my parents took their tans seriously. And they...
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