DIY: Build Your Own Backyard Games
Lookin’ to spice up your backyard in time for Labor Day?
Let me present the world of backyard games: Whether your passion is sipping a lemonade while playing a casual game of croquet or grabbing the guys to settle that long-running bet on a game of horseshoes, building your own backyard games can be satisfying, rewarding, and fun.
Ed Nance
Today we’re sharing a link from one of our favorite DIY sources, Popular Mechanics. They provide step-by-step plans to build Bocce, Volleyball, Horseshoes, or Croquet game areas in your own backyard with only moderate knowledge on woodworking and masonry.
“The Campagnas’ court goes way beyond a metal stake driven into the dirt. It’s an all-out landscaping feature. Sand pits sit in the center of two raised gravel beds, backed by low walls of pressure-treated lumber.”
Check out their guide to transform your boring backyard into the envy of the neighborhood and get all the tips and plans you need to turn your backyard into the summer paradise you’ve always dreamed of!
