A thing of brauty

摘要

You may have heard of Karen Bertelsen. She's a television host, the author behind the humorous blog The Art of Doing Stuff and a DIYer extraordinaire. Added to the list? Backyard warrior. To get exactly what she wanted - and, let's face it, stay within a tight budget - Karen took on her small but mighty and not-so-attractive-anymore Dundas, Ontario, backyard and transformed it into a head-turner of a retreat with her own bare hands. Here, she walks us through the process from start to finish.