Bench Ideas, Tips & Guides

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Romanticize the idea where you are spending time with your loved one in your garden, stargazing at the sky, and sipping a glass of wine? If you do, then you are in for a treat! We have some fantastic DIY Outdoor Bed Projects & Ideas that you cannot miss!

Have an empty spot in your yard that you want to fill up? Well, pick one from these DIY Front Yard Garden Bench Ideas!

“If you look the right way, you can see that the whole world is a garden.”― Frances Hodgson Burnett, The Secret Garden

Whether you’re still finishing spring cleaning or preparing your backyard for summer, Wayfair’s annual two-day Way Day sale is the perfect time to save big on home essentials. Outdoor furniture, patio essentials, kitchen appliances, bedding, and more are marked down up to 50 percent so you can prepare for summer barbecues, outdoor celebrations, dinner parties, and so much more. 

In this modern day of decks and patios, many of us have gotten away from sitting in, or even near, our gardens, close to the flowers and the birds and butterflies that make their homes here.We link to vendors to help you find

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The long, hot days of summer always seem to evoke a bit of childhood nostalgia – like memories of gently swinging in the shade to catch a cool breeze.A throwback to simpler times, rocking on a swing

As your outdoor space gets used more often, especially during the summer months when you're hosting friends and family or lounging outdoors, it's important to properly maintain it. From landscaping to cleaning up any debris or garbage, we've asked experts to give their insights on how to keep outdoor living spaces clean and tidy.

Prepare for summer entertaining with these amazing Memorial Day deals on everything from patio dining sets to outdoor sofas and more. Whether you have a tiny balcony or a large backyard, there's something on sale now to help spruce up your space just in time for summer.

Everyone needs a patio umbrella to shade their outdoor space. We found 7 cool canopies to shield any type of open air grouping, from small conversation spots to alfresco dining areas. We even recommend a unique half-canopy for decks, and a

One especially hot summer afternoon I sought refuge in the A/C, where I caught a crazy old movie called “The Gazebo.” And while Glenn Ford sweated out the discovery of a corpse in its foundation, all I could think of was how nice it would be to have one in my backyard – a gazebo, that is!You know, the whimsical, open-air shelter that’

Prepare for cooler autumn weather with a porch makeover that will allow you to spend more time outdoors. With our list, you'll discover modern fall porch decor that you'll love, such as simple planters, organic textures and gold accents, as well as rustic spaces full of festive fall signs, hay bales and pumpkins galore. If you’re looking for budget-friendly inspiration, we’ve included a number of creative fall crafts and DIY fall decor ideas.

Last Mother’s Day my husband Dave did something extraordinary! He built me a potting bench! :-) While this may not sound like an extraordinary gesture to some of you, to me it was truly a red-letter day because it was the first thing he’s ever built for me. You see, building stuff is not his thing, but in a true gesture of sacrifice, he built me a potting bench because he knew how much I wanted one. Now THAT’S true love in my book. :-)

Whether you use your backyard for entertaining, gardening, playing with the kids, relaxing, or a little bit of all of those, it’s a much more enjoyable space when it’s organized. Toys laying all over the place make it hard to mow the lawn, gardening tools without a place to live tend to get ruined in the rain or lost forever. Save your money and your sanity with these genius ideas for making your backyard into a place you can truly sit back and enjoy!

Home is where the heart is, but it can give you heartache when unwanted pests and bugs infest your abode. As summer approaches, garden bugs, ants, flies, fleas, and roaches become super active and start feeding on your plants, your pets as well as you.

Outdoor tools, cushions for chairs, and your garden supplies can easily turn into a disorganized mountain of stuff that’s ready to spill over into your yard at any time.But there is a solution to your woes:The deck box.

Did you just sit on the bench and got a wad of bubblegum stuck on your new pair of jeans? This is, unfortunately, a very sticky situation. And as you rub the gum to scrape it off, it stretches and sticks to another part of your jeans or even onto your hands.

People put a lot of effort into creating a functional, comfortable home, with every room set up for their particular needs. An outdoor living room is the perfect space to lounge and entertain, which is why it's essential to curate a space that you and your family love.

You may think you don’t have enough space to create an outdoor oasis, but, trust me, you do. I’ve created beautiful, Zen-like spots in everything from a tiny deck to the patio of a small cottage garden.Having even a sliver of a spot to get out of the house and b