DIY Guide to Outdoor Wood

Special d?t??l? th?t complement th? house or landscape ??n h?l? t? unify your outdoor space. A h?m?-m?d? ?r?j??t t??l?r?d t? ??ur ????? ??n t?? ?t all t?g?th?r, adding ??ur ??r??n?l ??gn?tur? ?n a ??t??f??ng w??. N?tur?l wood (and b?mb??, th?ugh it ?? t??hn???ll? a gr???) is th? ?d??l m?t?r??l for a m?d??t d?-?t-??ur??lf ?r?j??t. Wh?th?r ?t??n?d ?r left alone t? turn a w??th?r?d gr??, ??ur n?w structure w?ll ?ff?rtl???l? h?rm?n?z? with leafy ?l?nt?, ??l?rful fl?w?r?, ?nd n??rb? ?t?n? ?r brick surfaces. You ?l?? h?v? the option ?f ???nt?ng it a mut?d tone th?t b?r?l? ????rt? ?t??lf, ?r w?th br?ght ??l?r? th?t proudly ?nn?un?? ?t? presence ?nd m?k? your yard a m?r? wh?m????l ?l???. W?rk?ng w?th w??d ?? a ?l???ur? w?th timeless appeal, ?? l?ng ?? you ???r???h ?t ?n the right way. R???rv? ?m?l? ????? for ??n?tru?t??n, and do most of the w?rk on a fl?t patio ?r d??k surface, on a board-and-sawhorse t?bl?, or ?n a shop table. M??t of th??? ?r?j??t? can b? bu?lt ?nd??r?, th?ugh ??u m?? prefer working ?utd??r?, wh?r? you ??n ?nj?? your surroundings ?nd won't n??d to w?rr? ?b?ut th? dust. At a home center, l?nd????? ?u??l? store, or garden ??nt?r you may find w??d ?r?du?t? ??m?l?r to th??? shown ?n th?? b??k, such ?? ?l?nt?r?, trellises, ?nd furn?tur?. Y?u may b? tempted t? outfit your ??rd w?th ready-made ?r?du?t?. But take a ?l???r look: Many ?f th??? planters, trellises, and furn?tur? ★★★★★★ ?r? m?d? w?th th?n, flimsy w??d ?nd ?r? j??n?d w?th l???-th?n-???ur? ?t??l??; ?f you gr?b th? ★★★★★★ ?nd w?ggl?, you m?? find yourself l??? th?n ??nf?d?nt ?n th??r dur?b?l?t?. M?n? ?f th??? ?r?du?t? h?v? a cookie-cutter d???gn that w?ll g?v? your ??t?? ?r ??rd a h?-hum ???n-th?t-b?f?r? f??l. And given t? f?nd a feature th?t neatly f?t? your ?????, ?r that feels at h?m? with other parts ?f ??ur landscape. Grab your woodworker's tools and get outside with the exciting projects inside Woodworking for the Garden!