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A-Frame Lounge Swing
A freestanding swing you can put anywhere in the yard: a braced A-frame stand and a deep, laid-back cedar seat.
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Fourteen stacked cedar courses, each turned a few degrees, for a planter that spirals like a sculpture.
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This planter is built like a log cabin: square courses of flat 2x4s stacked one on top of the next. The trick is that every course is turned 6° from the one below, so by the top it has made almost a quarter turn and the whole tower twists. It looks like it came from a design shop, but it is a pile of identical boards.
Each course is a pinwheel of four 16-1/2" pieces, and the pinwheel flips direction every other course so no joint sits over another, just like staggered bricks. The round opening inside stays a full 13" wide from top to bottom, so a 12" nursery pot or a fabric grow bag drops straight in.
No Porch Needed
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A freestanding swing you can put anywhere in the yard: a braced A-frame stand and a deep, laid-back cedar seat.
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Backyard Classic
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The lakeside icon with a deep reclined seat and wide arms that hold a plate and a drink.
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Seats 8
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A 7-foot plank-top table with breadboard ends and chunky 4x4 legs. Seats six along the sides and two at the ends.
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