My grandmother used to collect the fallen branches and dead limbs of trees from her yard every other day or so. She put them in a collection bin. If we helped, we sometimes earned a little bit of ...

There’s nothing quite like spending time outdoors with your kids, especially when you can turn your backyard into a place for ...

Timber is a natural, renewable material, easy to fabricate, and with low-carbon emissions. As a construction material, however, when put under enough directional force along its grain, sawn timber is ...

Educational and cultural centers serve as pivotal spaces where communities engage with knowledge, creativity, and shared experiences. As architectural programs, they offer unique opportunities to ...

The “Fragrance with Lotus Flowers” installation by Nakamura Kazunobu Design-Works uses scrap wood to create an entrancing space for Japanese dance. The designers’ manipulation of space through light ...

Itching for summer to arrive, when you can get out and enjoy your yard? Why not plan a DIY project to improve your outdoor space, while encouraging everyone in the family to get outside and have fun ...

In this backyard, an area typically used for playgrounds and clutter, the yard artist has pushed the limits of available materials and skill level to create a yard-art assemblage that is so bad that ...

Whether it’s a patio or a deck, relaxing outside on a nice day is easily twice as good as relaxing inside. Grill a steak, bake a pizza, watch a movie. It’s all good. Here’s the gear you need. If you ...

OCONTO – A 22-year-old who repurposes wood, antiques and heirlooms into something useful has now also revived a vacant building. Bryce Hearley opened Scrap Yard Industrial Works, 1010 Pecor St., with ...