Shedcropolis: A Garden Shed Made From (Mostly) Salvaged Materials

...large, fake barn-like sheds available at the big box stores so I vowed to build my own. In a September blog post I wrote about my eccentric design process. Today, I’m declaring the world’s most pretentious garden shed, a.k.a. “Shedcropolis,” finished. For materials, I sourced salvaged 2x4s and a window from the ReUse People of America. I finished the interior wall with pegboard from the Habitat for Humanity ReStore. Two doors found on the street...

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Saturday Tweets: Post Halloween Edition

...ttps://t.co/AZCTB7ezIs — Root Simple (@rootsimple) November 2, 2016 How to Build a Circle Cutting Jig for Your Router https://t.co/zsQRMJtUep — Root Simple (@rootsimple) November 1, 2016 Here’s everything you always wanted to know about the corpse flower but were too disgusted to ask https://t.co/nTmdyGlFdi — Root Simple (@rootsimple) November 1, 2016 Good eats or evil spirits: Origins of the pumpkins we eat and the ones we don't https://t.co/...

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Saturday Tweets: DIY WiFi Antennas, Cardboard Drones and Giant Crabs

...num https://t.co/p8KPpoZLcL — Root Simple (@rootsimple) February 2, 2017 Rebuilding, Testing and Documenting Self-Made Wi-Fi Antennas https://t.co/fdXIr2eUyj pic.twitter.com/b9yObicrLF — lowtechmagazine (@lowtechmagazine) February 1, 2017 Parks Without Borders: Creating a Seamless Public Realm https://t.co/dPTRd1ReyK — Thomas Rainer (@ThomasRainerDC) February 1, 2017 A residential contractor shares what's in his tool belt https://t.co/IYNGyS2h...

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Saturday Tweets: Mini Boats!

...ttps://t.co/sn1LseA7of — Root Simple (@rootsimple) January 29, 2018 How to Build a Customized Astrolabe Using a Laser Cutter https://t.co/osLrVKgRKi — Root Simple (@rootsimple) January 29, 2018 Punxsutawney Phil emerged from his hole and got hit by a car so there will be six more weeks of yelling about bike lanes. — Bicycle Lobby (@BicycleLobby) February 2, 2018 L.A. faces skyrocketing costs for lawsuits over bike crashes https://t.co/dJ9kDCASRv p...

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