Upcycling Outdoors: 20 Creative Garden Projects Made from Reclaimed Materials Hardcover – April 19, 2018

good reference book with lots of great photos! bought the book used and was very happy with condition and speed of shipping.

Loved the book.

With all of the unnecessary items going to the landfill, it is helpful to have books like Upscaling Outdoors: 20 Creative Garden Projects Made from Reclaimed Materialsto help you repurpose some of those items.There are several introductions to this book starting with For The Love Of Design. Here the author wants to encourage people to reuse, repair, or recycle the items they have before they forever condemn them to the landfill.Next comes Why Upcycle Outdoors? Here the author discusses how natural it is to upcycle your items for the great outdoors. Working Outdoors covers what needs to be considered when making a project that will be exposed to the weather 24/7.Finally, Scavenge Like A Pro – offers tips and ideas regarding the best options and tips for upcycling.Project chapters include:Planters & ContainersOutdoor StructuresEating & EntertainingFurnitureLighting & AccessoriesTools & TechniquesEach chapter includes four projects, with the Tools & Techniques chapter offering information you will need to create projects. It includes information like what to keep in your toolbox, tricks and techniques for outdoor upcycling, shortcuts, tips, measuring, cutting, marking, finishes, varnishes, weatherproofing, fixing, and joining.Too SpecificThe book does have some lovely little items to create if you have the required materials on hand. Otherwise, one would have to go out and purchase the materials, which defeats the entire purpose of the book.These are very specific projects for very specific materials. I would prefer a general “how to take something and make it something else” kind of inspiration. Few people will have the same materials on hand lying around that he has. It is unlikely that these projects will work for most people. Unless you buy the materials.Overall the projects are excellent and worth the time to create. A more general “How To” guide would have been more helpful.Reviewed for LnkToMi iRead in response to a complimentary copy of the book provided by the publisher in hopes of an honest review.

Nice variety of projects, but the one on the cover sold me..... seriously cool.

There are two or three projects that I will do but only once I have completed projects in motion at present. Will post pics as projects are completed. Love the book

This was a gift for my daugter. She absolutely likes the book. Her passion is upcyling.

Nice book. Gave as a gift.

These all looked “junky” to me and I realize this is an up cycling book but none except the door potting shed (and I thought it was too small and confined) would I consider attractive and something I’d want in my yard.So I wasn’t impressed with it and very glad I bought used (which I understand why the original owner sold it) and it will go in the donate or sell pile for sure.