Handy Pallet Wheelbarrow: Affordable 10-Step Garden Tool

Want to add a unique planter to your garden? Well, go beyond the usual by making this wooden wheelbarrow planter out of pallets! If you have a few excess timbers from a previous wood pallet project, you can put them to good use in this DIY project for your garden! This wooden wheelbarrow made from pallets can […]

Cheap No-Weld Drum BBQ Smoker: Delicious BBQ in 9 Steps

No-Weld Drum BBQ Smoker

OK… you like (love?) smoked meat and you want to do it yourself but there’s the budget, right? Then here is a very inexpensive solution that’s easy to make, does not need any welding and the materials are mostly scrap! A no-weld drum BBQ smoker. This drum smoker is very easy to build that it […]

Fun Piggy Bank Made From Used Soda Bottles in 7 Steps

Plastic bottles find their way into just about every aspect of our daily lives. Manufacturers use them for a gamut of products that range from dishwashing fluid to rubbing alcohol to soda.  You’ll likely spot at least one plastic bottle in the room you are sitting in right now. We use so many plastic bottles […]

How to Build a Greenhouse from Old Windows in 14 Easy Steps

Greenhouse from Old Windows

Every day of the week, someone is busy replacing their ‘old’ timber framed windows with ‘whiz-bang, no maintenance’ windows. And every day, thousands of glasshouse kits are sold. DIYer Cheft, made the connection and built a greenhouse from other people’s trash. One of those is showing how to build a greenhouse from old windows. This greenhouse project […]

Gorgeous Succulent Planters in 11 Practical Steps

Wine Bottle Succulent Planter

Do you want some small, easy to make, succulent planters for your home? Empty wine bottles are one of the most elegant materials you can use! The examples you see below show just how perfectly wine bottles and succulents go together. Cutting bottles can be difficult at first. If this is your first time doing a project with […]

Beautiful Stepping Stones: Practical 7-Step Recycling Guide

Stepping Stone from Broken China Main Image

Have you broken a piece of your favorite china? Here’s one way you can still ‘keep’ those precious teacups and saucers – make gorgeous stepping stones! It’s an easy cement project even the big kids can help you with. You can get stepping stone kits from your local hardware store or you can simply use Quikrete (if […]

Turning a Suitcase into a Pet Bed: Cheap 7-Step Project

Some large items are not very easy to dispose of. Instead of throwing them away and adding garbage to our already polluted environment, it’s best to just recycle. What you consider trash can be turned into treasure. We have several pieces of old suitcases sitting in the attic. I came across them again while I […]

Cheap Bike Rack From Recycled Pallets: 7-Step Project

Pallet Bike Rack Featured Image

Here’s an easy recycling idea for the bike enthusiasts… a bike rack from recycled pallets. If you don’t have a bike rack or stand for storing and keeping your bikes organized yet, then build one using pallets! This pallet project is very simple and it doesn’t matter if you’ve got big bikes or kiddie bikes (or both). […]

Speedy Soap Box Derby Cart: Fun 5-Step Project

Plastic Barrel Soap Box Derby

Playing with toy cars builds a child’s fine motor skills. They develop hand-eye coordination and dexterity in both hands. Sometimes, they even learn more by competing and working as a team. Do you have kids who love cars, who want to enter a soapbox derby competition, or just love being active outdoors? Make them happy […]

Fun Kids’ Armoire: Affordable 9-Step Upcycling Project

Old Entertainment Center Kids Armoire Featured Image

Here’s a nice idea for the kids, especially the girls – an old entertainment center turned into a dress up closet! We’ve already featured a DIY play kitchen out of an old entertainment center, but this is a repurposing project you can do if your youngsters enjoy dressing up more than cooking! All you have to do with your […]