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Privacy Planter
A 6-foot-tall fence-picket privacy screen with a built-in planter base — the soil is the anchor, so it stands without posts, concrete, or holes in the patio.
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- $$$
- 4–6 hrs

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Portable Two-Piece Beach Chair

A knock-down beach chair from one cedar fence picket and a couple of furring strips. The seat slides through the back to lock together — no hardware, no hinges.

Easy
$
2–3 hrs

A square wood planter box on 2x2 legs with a slatted bottom

Pocket Hole Planters

A simple square planter box on 2x2 legs, built entirely with pocket holes and a slatted bottom, sized shorter or taller with the same basic construction.

Easy
$
1.5–2.5 hrs

Bolted 4x4 swing set frame attached beside a playhouse porch

Playhouse Swing Set Attachment

A freestanding bolted 4x4 A-frame with a 4x6 header, sized to attach alongside a playhouse porch rather than stand as its own play structure.

Intermediate
$$$
4–6 hrs

Raised 8x8 wooden deck platform on 4x4 posts, framed for a playhouse

Simple Playhouse Deck

The 8x8 raised deck platform that playhouses get built on — 4x4 posts, 2x6 framing, real joists. Build it dead level and everything on top of it goes up easy.

Easy
$$$
5–8 hrs

Low platform outdoor sectional module with slatted seat and solid back

Platform Outdoor Sectional

A low, modular 2x6-decked sectional piece with a slatted seat surface and a solid back, built to combine with matching units into a full sectional.

Intermediate
$$$
6–9 hrs

Outdoor cooler stand clad in reclaimed pallet boards with a hinged wood-framed lid

Pallet Cooler Stand

A 2x4-framed cooler housing clad in reclaimed pallet boards, with a hinged, glued-on cooler lid built into the top.

Intermediate
$$
6–8 hrs

Outdoor package delivery drop box with cedar-skinned panels and a hinged lid

Package Delivery Drop Box

A cedar-picket-skinned box on a 2x2 frame with a hinged waterproof lid — sized to swallow a real delivery, not just look like it could.

Easy
$$$
4–6 hrs

Outdoor dining table with a crossing X-shaped base

Outdoor X Base Table

A gap-top outdoor dining table on a pair of crossing X-shaped legs joined by a center stretcher — simple joinery, built for weather.

Intermediate
$$$
5–7 hrs

Slatted outdoor storage bench with a lift-off lid

Outdoor Wall Panel Storage Bench

A slatted storage bench with a lift-off lid, sized to set on top of a matching outdoor wall panel system or stand on its own.

Intermediate
$$
6–9 hrs

Outdoor storage bench with vertical-slat sides and a hinged lid

Outdoor Storage Bench — Vertical Slat Design

A weatherproof storage bench with vertical-slat sides and a hinged lid — deck-box storage for cushions and toys that looks like furniture, not a plastic tub.

Intermediate
$$
6–9 hrs

Modern wood outdoor sofa with reclined slat back and deep cushions

Outdoor Sofa — Modern Comfort Collection

A full-size outdoor sofa with a real reclined back — the backrest is a separate slatted panel that leans into the frame, so it's comfortable before the cushions even arrive.

Easy
$$
5–8 hrs

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