Tuesday, 9 July 2013

Family Living: 9 Backyard DIY's

Guest post by Lily Ellis of Birch + Bird.

1. Build a table:

The summer weekends are slowly ticking away and I don't know about you, but we haven't checked off nearly as many little projects around the house as we had planned! We've got a lot on the go for the next few weeks too so I have a feeling that we'll just have to save them for the fall (or next summer!) but here are some great outdoor DIY's that I would love to accomplish at some point in time...

2: Plant a fairy garden:

3. Build a fort for the kids:

4. Make stump stools:
Photo by Tonya McCahon for Natural Home and Garden 

5. Build a half pipe: (my husband actually built one for our last house but it didn't come with us)
Photo by Prue Ruscoe of Inside Out

6. Pretty up the driveway:

7: Host a movie night:

9. Hang a hammock: (ok, so not exactly a DIY but this is one project that we actually did do!)

You might remember one of my earlier guest posts featuring hammocks so I thought you might like to see the one I chose and also get a little sneak peak of our backyard. While not much of a DIY, it has been the perfect place to rest and daydream about the next projects on our list! What outdoor plans do you have in the works?
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Lily co-writes with Rachel over at Birch + Bird. Together they organize local handmade + vintage markets and run a small Etsy shop. Lily is also opening a new storefront in Abbotsford later this Fall. You can follow Birch + Bird on Facebook and Twitter.

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