This video by thefrugalfilmmaker walks you through the process of making one light stand in great detail. To begin, you need 10 feet of three-quarter-inch PVC pipe, four end caps, three T-joints ...

Then, put the pole in the PVC pipe in the planter, and hang your string lights from the hook at the top. Make a few more poles for the other DIY bases to complete a setup circling your hangout area.

When TV just gets too boring, there's little else you can do to entertain yourself while on your exercise equipment. Reader Andy decided to stick it to boredom and build a laptop stand out of just ...