Wooden planter boxes add style and elegance to your home. They're versatile and look great mounted under windows or sitting on a porch or balcony. You can even use planter boxes to create a simple ...

Gardening can get pretty expensive if you head to home improvement stores to buy plants, seeds, planters, soil, fertilizer, and well, you get the idea. But there are so many ways that you can cut ...

Not surprisingly, an entire cottage industry has sprung up in recent years to re-purpose all those pallets, turning the wood into fences, decking material, shoe racks, and fine furniture. Making a ...

With the British weather brightening up in lockdown, people are turning to their garden to keep themselves preoccupied. Whether you're transforming your garden into a football pitch like one man, or ...

One of my life goals is to be as creative as those who can tastefully re-purpose and up-cycle disposable materials. I’m a big fan of creating planters out of junk, as it adds a pop of personality to a ...

As we near the end of 2023, let’s wrap up the year by crafting with purpose! In this season of gifting, let’s make a change from buying to making, embracing the art of crafting with our own two hands ...

More often seen in warehouses and depots, the humble wooden pallet is an upcycler's best friend; cheap, readily available and eco-friendly. Turning these simple wood frames into awesome pallet ...

Making furniture from wood pallets is trending nowadays and very cheap. Pallets have been around for decades as mechanisms ...

Typically used when shipping large items, wooden pallets (sometimes called skids) also make for great DIY projects as their sturdy wood can be broken down and repurposed in numerous ways. Depending on ...

April 4, 2015 — Patrick Brannon (left) and Greg Kogler plant vegetables in one of the larger pallet gardens they have designed out of mostly recycled lumber to grow fresh veggies, herbs, and spices ...