Build It Simple

Discover 50 simple, thrifty, low-tech projects that you can build for your home and garden!



With simple tools and materials and just basic building skills, you can make exactly what you need for all of your backyard and gardening projects, from a tool shed and storage bins to lawn chairs, fences, plant supports, and feeders for your chickens. These sustainable, timeless designs, paired with step-by-step instructions and resourceful tips, provide a wealth of ideas for a practical and purposeful garden and home Storey Publishing, located in North Adams, Massachusetts, specializes in books on natural health and wellness, farming, sustainability, food, gardening, crafts, nature, and children's activities.  Sawhorse

Carpenter's Tool Box

Workbench

Basement Closet

Potting Bench

Brush Cleaner

Wood Stove Heater

Firewood Brace

Sawhorse

Fuel Sled

Stovewood Holder

Wood Box

Fireplace Front

Window Greenhouse

Outdoor Storage Bins

Indoor Storage Bins

Tomato Ripening Unit

Solar Drier

Smokehouse

Picnic Bench

Lawn Chair

Bootjack

Mailbox Holder

Hanging Planters

Macramé Hanger

Fluorescent Light

Plant Stand

Tool Shed

Tool Storage

Tool Sharpening

Tool Cleaner

Tool Finder

Hose Storage

Handy Box

Compost Tea

Compost Materials

Compost Piles

Two-Bin Composting

New Zealand Compost Box

Handy Composter

Simple Compost Bin

Cold Frames

Hotbeds

Soil Sifters

Seedling Containers

Plant Protectors

Planting Tray

Garden Layout Stakes

Berry Box

Strawberry Pyramid

Massive Pots

Baling Hay

Plant Supports

Tomato Supports

Garden Fences

Setting Posts

Tight Fence

Corner Posts

Foot-Operated Gate

Stone Fence Gate

Gate Hinge

Gate Latches

Stiles

Garden Bench

Light Bench

Folding Bench

Growing Grapes

Grapevine Building

Birdhouse

Easy Birdhouse

Robin's Shelf

Bird Feeders

Goat Milking Stand

Poultry House

Chicken Feeders

Waterers

Brooder

Nests

Egg Candling Light

Incubator