2020-03-01_Do_It_Yourself

BHG.COM/DIYMAGAZINE DO IT YOURSELF Summer 2020 79 BLOOMS AND BIRDS Embrace all that the outdoors offers when you surround yourse ...

1 2 3 THOUGH SHE HAD ZERO EXPERIENCE, JODI MOCKABEE HUNG NEARLY EVERY LIGHT FIXTURE IN THE HOME, LEARNING THE ELECTRICAL INS AND ...

BHG.COM/DIYMAGAZINE DO IT YOURSELF Summer 2020 81 IF THERE WAS A DO-IT-YOURSELF HALL OF FAME, JODI AND JASON MOCKABEE WOULD BE S ...

82 DO IT YOURSELF Summer 2020 BEFORE 6 80-89_Mockabee.indd 82 FINAL 2/27/20 12:13 PM ...

BHG.COM/DIYMAGAZINE 4 The Mockabees sought an alternative to covering the cinder- block walls with drywall, which would be too e ...

84 DO IT YOURSELF Summer 2020 9 An important part of Jodi’s DIY education has been learning to leave well enough alone. Case in ...

11 Jodi gave the former fl oating stairs more presence by adding stair risers and chunky stained treads. “I love how they are we ...

86 DO IT YOURSELF Summer 2020 GET IT DONE! Jodi Mockabee, homeowner and mother of five, shares her tips for sticking to a (tight ...

BHG.COM/DIYMA G A Z I N E DO IT YOURSELF Summer 2020 87 14 The white painted fl oors in one of the bedrooms serve up cottagey ap ...

BEFORE “IT’S BEEN NOTHING SHORT OF MAGICAL HOW THIS HOUSE THAT NO ONE WANTED HAS CONTINUED TO ACCOMMODATE OUR GROWING FAMILY.” J ...

BHG.COM/DIYMA G A Z I N E DO IT YOURSELF Summer 2020 89 19 No side table? No problem. Jodi fabricated a fl oating one using (sur ...

Go vertical—and delicious! Check out our clever containers for edible plants. PROJECTS SCOTT J. JOHNSON PHOTOGRAPHS MARTY BALDWI ...

BHG.COM/DIYMAGAZINE DO IT YOURSELF Summer 2020 91 MATERIALS Three 8-foot 1×4 cedar boards for vertical side pieces Chop saw Eig ...

GET PACKING To make the most of your vertical garden, load it! Many vertical gardens are too small or sparsely planted to be pra ...

BHG.COM/DIYMAGAZINE DO IT YOURSELF Summer 2020 93 MATERIALS Eight 8-foot red cedar decking planks Saw Bar clamps Twelve 81/2-in ...

94 DO IT YOURSELF Summer 2020 MATERIALS Two 30×8×8-inch teak window boxes Drill Twelve 5/16-inch screw pin shackles Twelve 1/4- ...

FOR RESOURCES SEE PAGE 101. DO IT BETTER THE WATERING NEEDS MAY VARY BETWEEN THE TWO BOXES. THE LOWER BOX MAY RECEIVE SOME RUNOF ...

A woman’s place is in the shed—especially when she builds it as a tiny getaway in her own backyard. WORDS LACEY HOWARD PHOTOGRAP ...

BHG.COM/DIYMA G A Z I N E DO IT YOURSELF Summer 2020 97 “I GUESS I WAS BORED AND NEEDED A PROJECT,” KAREN ZIMMERMAN, A SELF-DIAG ...

98 DO IT YOURSELF Summer 2020 GUEST SPACE A loft that extends above the 2×8- foot outdoor-access closet at the back of the shed ...