Backyard
57 Entries, 23 Prizes
Your backyard is more than just an outdoor space, it’s a place to build, experiment, relax, and create. Whether it’s a small patio, a shared courtyard, or a wide open yard, there’s always an opportunity to make it more functional, fun, or beautiful. That’s where the Backyard Contest comes in.
We’re looking for projects that transform outdoor spaces into something special. That could be a DIY garden upgrade, outdoor furniture, lighting, cooking setups, decorative features, games, shelters, or clever solutions that make backyard life better. From simple weekend builds to more ambitious constructions, all skill levels and styles are welcome.
This contest celebrates creativity in the open air. Show us how you’ve improved your backyard space, solved a problem, or built something that brings people outside. Whether your project is practical, playful, or purely aesthetic, we want to see how you’ve made the outdoors your own.
So head outside, take a look around, and start building.
We have four total judges' prizes: Autodesk Design & Make Award for best use of Autodesk software in the creation of your project, and three Student Judges’ Prizes for the best Instructables made by actively enrolled students.
Hydroponics - Farm That Drinks Sunlight and Texts Us Its Feelings
by Hrishikesh pange in Backyard
1321 Views
Biophilic Backyard: Designing a Living Space for People and Nature
by Yuran Han in Architecture
743 Views
From Weeds to Wonderland: a DIY Backyard Makeover Using Recycled Materials
by forevercraft in Backyard
209 Views
Launchpad : Build a Wireless Model Rocket Launching System
by The Uncertified Engineer in Rockets
280 Views
Project P.U.S.H.: Pneumatic Urban Speed Harness – Compact Coaster Engineering
by disha_pure123 in Backyard
192 Views
The Secret Garden Gnome: Hidden Storage for Keys, Seeds & Garden Essentials
by SUCHIR2004 in Backyard
950 Views
A Peacock That Is a Bird Feeder/bird Caller/camera to Take Videos and Take Pictures of the Birds/lawn Ornament and Glows Up at Night.
by The tiger 1st in Backyard
146 Views
From Scrap to Self-Sustaining Rooftop Backyard: Chicken Coop, Fruit Garden & Recycled Planters
by noyon2004mia in Gardening
486 Views
Chicken Shed to Electronics Lab: My Backyard DIY Studio Build
by HumanixTechLab in Backyard
525 Views
Bloom Shields- an Adaptive, Upcycled Sculptural Rabbit's "No-Sit" Zone
by xX_christopher_Xx in Backyard
652 Views
