Outdoors
Whether you are planting flowers in the garden, adding a water feature to the yard or just need to mow the grass, Family Handyman covers all your outdoor needs.
10 Best Outdoor Lounge Chairs
Summer 2020: The summer of staying at home. Kick back on the patio or deck with one of these inviting outdoor lounge chairs.
How to Build a Portable Prep Table for Your RV Road Trip
Running water and a work surface for convenient outdoor cooking.
How to Build a Modern Rustic Wall Planter
Learn how to bring a stylish splash of green to any wall in your home.
How to Build a Compost Bin
This 'log cabin' bin will keep your compost pile from becoming an eyesore. These compost bin plans will give you...
How to Build a Garden Shed Addition
Plenty of storage for outdoor tools and toys, only a step away from your back door
How to Build an A-Frame Picnic Table
Learn how to make a picnic table you can build in a day
How to Build an Outdoor Storage Bench
At first glance, this bench may look like a complex project. But take a closer look and you’ll see that...
Perfect Patio Combo: Wooden Bench Plans With Built-in End Table
This patio bench offers comfortable seating with built-in end tables to set your drinks at parties and barbecues.
How to Build Cornhole Boards
Looking for a reason to get out of the house and play some lawn games? This classic backyard game is...
Saturday Morning Workshop: How To Build A Folding Stool
Build a few of these small folding stools in an afternoon, and take them out camping or to sit around...
10 Easy Wooden Lawn Chairs & Benches to Build
These amazing wooden lawn chairs and benches may look difficult to build, but they're actually really easy—even for a beginner!...
This is Why Using a Push Stick with Your Table Saw is So Important
Table saw kickback happens when a board trapped between the blade and the fence gets flung back at you after...
Saturday Morning Workshop: Outdoor Trestle Bench
Beautify your patio, deck or porch this summer with this attractive, easy-to-construct outdoor trestle bench.
How to Build a Multi-Level Indoor Plant Stand
With its multiple levels, you can get a lot of greenery into a conveniently small space.
How to Build a Backyard Beverage Stand That Doubles as a Lawn Ornament
Take your backyard beverages to the next level with this super-simple DIY drink stand.
How to Build a Post and Beam Pavilion
Does it seem like whenever you want to spend your day off outside, the weather foils your plans? Rain and...
How to Build a Garden Arbor
Make a sturdy place to relax or a dramatic garden entrance in a weekend with this amazing garden arbor.
Recipes for Perfect Flower Containers
Surefire combinations with great curb appeal
Sturdy Deck Planter
This easy-to-make flower box sits on almost any deck rail … or can even stand alone
1-in. Stop Block for Multiple Cutoffs
When you have to crosscut a whole pile of short pieces to the same length, clamp a specially dedicated block...
16 Reader Projects from The Family Handyman
We love seeing your versions of projects from The Family Handyman—so we’re showing them off! The following 16 reader projects...
Reader Project: North Woods Bench
When reader Keith Simpson saw plans for the North Woods Bench, originally published in the May 2014 issue of The
Reader Project: Classic Garden Bench
Dan Kemper sent us a photo of his version of the Classic Garden Bench, originally published in the April 2016...
How to Build a Timber Frame Garden Arbor
You can cut perfect, old-style joints with standard tools...and keep all the fasteners out of sight
Build a Classic Garden DIY Bench with Dowel Construction
Dowel construction makes it solid-and surprisingly simple.
DIY Bench, North Woods Style
An inexpensive, easy-to-build classic
How to Build a Garden Bench
Make this attractive, comfortable garden bench. We show you how to build it with simple biscuit joinery.