Entertain children and teens over the school holidays with these handy ideas for indoor and outdoor activities: they’re affordable, easy to organise and, most importantly, fun for all ages. Here are 10 adventures to enjoy with your family…
Outdoor spaces needn’t be summer‑only areas. With durable structures, protective shelters & comfort features, gardens & patios can become year‑round extensions of the home. Here’s how thoughtful design helps you enjoy nature in every season…
This is a fun idea for your next party – painting pots and planting them up with pretty plugs! Here’s how to plan and prepare for a birthday gathering with your friends or family, from the youngest children to grown-up gardening fans…
When you’re not spending as much time in the garden during the autumn and winter, it’s the ideal opportunity to give your outdoor furniture a revamp, ready for next spring. Here’s how to upcycle cast iron bench ends…
If your patio chairs or garden benches are looking a little worse for wear after years in your backyard, why not give them a fresh makeover with some seaside-inspired stripes? Here’s a step-by-step video to show you how I upcycled my Adirondack seats for summer…
If you’ve got an open porch, why not consider enclosing it to create extra storage space in your home? Here I’m sharing photos of my DIY makeover project to show you how we’ve upgraded an outdoor porch into an indoor boot room…
Playing in the garden and getting really messy is one of the joys of childhood. So why not help your children to enjoy playing with sand, mud and water outside by constructing this DIY ‘mud kitchen’ from old pallet wood…
I want to make the most of the warm autumn days by getting outside and relaxing in my garden, so I’ve created a copy spot for a cuppa on my decking with a DIY living coffee table planter…
Late summer/early autumn is a lovely time of year – the weather is still warm (but not too hot) and there’s plenty of plants still blooming in the garden. This combination makes it an ideal time for outdoor entertaining so here are some tips to make sure your gathering is cosy and fun…
Here’s a quick DIY video that shows you how to upcycle scaffold boards and offcuts of pressure-treated timber to create your own outdoor bench seat for your garden. Using scaffolding is a low-cost source of timber and you can upcycle old planks too…
Welcome to my festive pallet project! I’ve DIYed a friendly freestanding snowman to adorn your lawn and the best part is that he doubles-up as a family game. I’ve teamed up with DIY website ManoMano to show you how to make this dapper snowman for yourself.
If you’ve spotted my pallet bar around the internet (and on the TV now, thanks to Kirstie Allsopp!) you may be interested to see today’s pallet project – a Spanish-style wine tavern pallet bar with summery stenciled pattern…
When I found a few brick pallets in a building site skip (and asked if it would be okay to re-use them!) my mind starting whirring at the possible projects they could be used for. The result is this kids’ mud kitchen and I thought I’d share the step-by-step project with you today…
If you want to create an outdoor kitchen in your garden, it’s easy to DIY it with just a few pallets, a scaffold board & a ceramic sink. Here’s how I made a handy kitchen cabinet & worktop for my deck from scrap wood…
Hosting a big outdoor party is what summer is all about for many people and I can’t wait to get into the garden this year.
For many people, their special day is all about being with friends and family in familiar surroundings, having a celebration to remember. With Pinterest taking
Outdoor summer parties are often easier to host than indoor parties, and the casual atmosphere of entertaining al fresco means you can get away with
After finishing our patio terrace, it seemed appropriate that the next area of the garden that we should work on was the veggie patch. The
Last week I showed you some plans for the garden and how we needed to move the caravan into a new position to make the
