Do-It-Yourself Home Projects
Yankee ingenuity is alive and well. Here are five clever home projects to inspire the do-it-yourselfer in all of us. This rooftop pergola (pictured), for instance. “It divides things up,” says the home owner. “You have a choice: You can either sit with the flowers and vegetables or sit under the shade in the pergola.” […]
Yankee ingenuity is alive and well. Here are five clever home projects to inspire the do-it-yourselfer in all of us.
This rooftop pergola (pictured), for instance. “It divides things up,” says the home owner. “You have a choice: You can either sit with the flowers and vegetables or sit under the shade in the pergola.”
Inside, outside, all around the house — add a roof, porch, pergola, coat rack, even a covered bridge.
Click on “home projects” at the end of this list for more do-it-yourself ideas.
Ian Aldrich
Ian Aldrich is the Senior Features Editor at Yankee magazine, where he has worked for more for nearly two decades. As the magazine’s staff feature writer, he writes stories that delve deep into issues facing communities throughout New England. In 2019 he received gold in the reporting category at the annual City-Regional Magazine conference for his story on New England’s opioid crisis. Ian’s work has been recognized by both the Best American Sports and Best American Travel Writing anthologies. He lives with his family in Dublin, New Hampshire.
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