Outdoor rooms, fountains, and resort-style living at home. Pick a section below.

DIY 64x32 stamped concrete patio, finished

Stamped Concrete Patio

The 64×32 build that started it all — base, drainage, rebar, stamping, color, and sealing.

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  • DIY Outdoor Kitchen: How I Turned a Sam’s Club Gazebo Into a Backyard Paradise 3x Its Size

Outdoor Kitchen

Full outdoor kitchen build — gazebo expansion, cooking stations, countertops.

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Gold painted pizza oven with red Mediterranean scrolls and dots and a stainless chimney flue under a timber gazebo

Painted Gold Pizza Oven

Skipped the mosaic tile — stucco, metallic gold paint, a hand-cut red Mediterranean scroll. Paint codes included.

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  • DIY Composite Deck Rebuild with Glass Railings + LED Lighting

Deck

Composite deck rebuild — glass railing, hidden fasteners, LED lighting.

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LED cafe lights strung across a 55-foot patio on a stainless steel cable

Cafe Lights on a Cable

6-inch LED globes on a 55-foot stainless cable — hardware, tensioning, smart control.

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DIY retractable patio shade extended over the rock waterfall, outdoor kitchen, dining table and lounge chairs

Retractable Patio Shade

55 feet of shade on demand — stainless cables, no posts, no roof, built solo in an afternoon.

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  • How I Built a Floating Outdoor Photo Gallery on My Patio Wall

Outdoor Gallery

Floating aluminum photo prints with stand-off mounts.

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  • How to Anchor Artificial Palm Trees in Planters (So They Won’t Tip Over)

Artificial Palms

Faux palms, tropical decor, anchoring techniques.

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  • DIY Patio Room with Outdoor TV, Home Bar & Modern Fireplace

Covered Porch Room

Framing, ceilings, lighting, and full-room build-outs.

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  • I Built an 8-Foot Concrete Fountain on My Patio With Zero Experience — Here’s How It Went

Fountain

9-foot concrete signature piece — design, forms, plumbing, finish.

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  • DIY Patio Bar in 40 Inches: How I Built an Enclosed Outdoor Coffee + Cocktail Room

Outdoor Coffee & Bar Room

Open build log — cabinets, plumbing, finishes.

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