Easy Early-Fall Projects to Extend the Outdoor Season

These easy outdoor projects will help you enjoy your yard longer...into this cooler season.
Build a fire pit. You'll be melt marshmallows and nibble s'mores while you lounge in an Adirondack chair, feet propped up on the rock ledge. All it takes is a few days to build your very own ring of fire. Don't have time to build? Compare Portable Fire Pits. See how features stack up for high- and low-ticket copper models

Steal screened-porch design ideas from this gallery of inspirational spaces that take indoor comforts outside.

Make an old-fashioned tree swing with this family-friendly step-by-step project.

Add a charming walkway in a weekend and create a safe gravel path to guide guests through your gardens.

Build a small deck now that the heat of summer has passed and milder weather allows for comfortable outdoor DIY.

Put in a handsome stone sitting wall and create a border that does double-duty as a place to perch.



More Early Fall projects on thisoldhouse.com:

Create an Ornamental Garden Light.
Use beautiful salvage parts for this simple 6-step project.


Install a Garage Floodlight.
A motion sensor model that will welcome you home after dark.


Put in a Tree Bench.
This addition seat might just become your favorite outdoor spot.


Check Out These Big Ideas for a Small Yard.
See how one homeowner packed a dining patio, water feature, and loads of plants into a small lot.


Build and Hang a Porch Swing.
Get yourself the best seat not in the house.


Build a Fort.
Create a versatile backyard play area in just 3 hours


Lay a Bluestone Patio.
Provide the perfect outdoor flooring for al fresco dining on cool nights


TOH Tested Leaf Blowers
Check out these high-powered yard-clearing tools to turn that age-old chore into, well, less of one.