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While the focus of Designed Outdoors helping others learn to build outdoor furniture, the tips and tutorials could apply to a variety of DIY projects. There are two categories of topics we cover. Feature Projects will take a deep dive into how something is built, while DIY Tips & Tricks are helpful how-to guides and tutorials. We’d appreciate your feedback! Help us improve by adding a comment to our posts, letting us know your thoughts!

A DIY Pallet Project: Create a Plant Ledge!
Are you the type of person that looks at things a little differently? Me too! One day my new bedroom set arrived on a large

A Proper Screw: The Basics Of Using A Drill
So, of course, I have used a drill plenty of times – taking outlet cover plates off the walls before painting, hanging curtain rods or

DIY: Modern Outdoor Chaise Lounge
This beauty is the very first outdoor furniture that I designed and built (with my father’s help) for my back porch. My husband and I

DIY: A Modern Scandinavian Chair
This is the first patio chair I designed and built (with my father’s assistance) with the bare minimum of tools: drill, miter saw, sander, and a ton

Chopping Wood: Miter Saw Basics
Have you never used a miter saw before, but want to plunge into the world of DIY? Well I’ll tell you a secret: I’d never