2013 Top DIY & Gardening Projects

Here we are at the end of another year - can you believe it? One of the things I enjoy about the turn of another calendar year is looking back at the previous year to see what's been accomplished, what I learned, and what I still have (actually would like) to do.

So this week on AOC is all that: looking at the top posts here in 2013, revisiting the goals I made last January and then looking forward to 2014.

And if you're reading a lot of blogs and seeing a lot of lists like this, you might wonder what's in it for you - so here is what I hope you might enjoy about this end-of-year ritual (which we've done in 2010, 2011, 2012 & 2013):

• Find some popular articles here that you might have missed
• Be inspired to make or do something that I've posted (always one of my biggest motivations for writing!)
• Be inspired to make goals & dream
• Realize it's okay to not meet all those goals, ha!

So, today I'm sharing our most popular diy & gardening related posts written in 2013 (you can find 2012's most popular diy posts here, 2011's here, and 2010's here). I'm starting with number 10 and working my way to the biggest diy post of the year - I hope you will chime in by letting me know which of these where your favorites in the comments - or if yours didn't make the list!

An Oregon Cottage's 2013 Top DIY & Gardening Posts:

10. How to Easily Ripen Tomatoes at the End of the Season

9. Burlap, White & Gold Fall Mantel

8. DIY Thrifted Canvas Word Art

7. Easy DIY Antique Dresser Restoration

6. The Master Bedroom One Room Challenge

5. DIY Tiered Vintage Pie Tin Stand

4. The Easiest No-Fail Tried-and-True Shrubs and Perennials

3. Ikea Butcher Block Counter Cutting Technique {Video}

2. How to Turn a Vintage Window Into a Mirror

And the #1 DIY post for 2013 was....

1. How to Make a Desk with Ikea Trestle Legs and A Salvaged Wood Top