How to decorate the backyard
45 Backyard Decorating Ideas - Easy Backyard DIY Projects & Tips
Jessica Bordner; Designer: Ginny Macdonald
After months of entertaining indoors, it's finally time to move the fun outside. If inviting friends over for al fresco parties, lounging by the pool and playing lawn games are top of mind for you as the weather turns warmer, you're probably also wondering how you can make your backyard look as nice as possible this season. But you don't need a huge budget or a professional landscaper to create a beautiful outdoor oasis — all you need is a few creative backyard decorating ideas in your arsenal!
Regardless of how sunny or shady, woodsy or open, large or small your backyard is, ahead you'll find all kinds of smart gardening tips, stylish outdoor furniture finds and DIY inspiration to create cozy gathering spots complete with fire pits, container gardens, tree houses, outdoor dining areas and more. Whether you're after a minimalist look that relies on outdoor cafe lights and clever ways to display plants (you can't go wrong with a vertical garden, for instance!) or you want to test your DIY skills by making a side table crafted from weathered shutters, we have you covered. It's time for your yard to get a whole new look!
Lisa Romerein
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Install a Makeshift Bar
If you're short on space but love to entertain, go for a compact bar setup. A simple fold-out wall shelf, with just enough room for essentials like cutting boards and utensils, is all you need to get the job done, and a barrel can stand in as a cocktail table.
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Hang Plants at Different Heights
Can't get enough of potted plants? Bring order to your ever-growing collection by choosing greenery in varying heights. It's an easy way to boost your outdoor space's visual appeal.
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Craft an Outdoor Living Room
There's no reason why you can't carry the aesthetic of your indoor living room straight outdoors. Comfortable seating, warm lighting and potted plants can do the trick.
Jessica Bordner
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Try a Black and White Palette
Black and white doesn't have to be boring.
Create & Cultivate founder Jaclyn Johnson worked with interior designer Ginny Macdonald to make her outdoor oasis as inviting as possible. Thanks to a sleek fire pit and touches of woven accents, the space is picture-perfect.
RELATED: Tour This Beautiful Home That Embraces the Outdoors
Sara Ligorria-Tramp
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Hang String Lights
Set the mood by draping simple string lights above your outdoor dining table. But don't stop there — add even more warmth with an oversized rug, as seen in the home of Create & Cultivate's Jaclyn Johnson.
Mike Garten
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Pile on the Throw Pillows
You can never have too many throw pillows, especially when it comes to wooden seating. Spruce up yours with an assortment of colorful pillows that embody the beauty of the season.
Mike Garten
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Brighten the Space with a Mirror
Believe it or not, mirrors aren't just for indoors. Dress a bare white wall with a stylish mirror for an instant makeover.
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Use Woven Accessories
The simplest styling trick can add a special touch to your outdoor space. The perfect example? Serve refreshing cocktails and easy desserts on a woven tray to impress guests.
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Hulya Kolabas
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Pick a Coffee Table in an Unexpected Color
Bring your outdoor space to life by designing your space around a coffee table in a non-traditional color (think navy blue).
RELATED: 20 Easy Coffee Table Styling Tricks to Try Now
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Embrace Furniture with a Preppy Twist
Michael Partenio
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Set the Mood with a Hanging Candle Holder
If your outdoor dining table setup is on the minimalist side, amp up the look with a hanging candle holder. All it takes are a few simple votives set on top of faux greenery to complete the look.
Dawn Close, Design by Margie Grace
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Go for Sculptural Furniture
Sometimes less is more, especially when nature acts as a stunning backdrop.
Here, concrete furniture adds visual interest, while letting a striking tree steal the show.
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Upgrade Your Fence
Don't miss the opportunity to deck out a basic backyard fence. An assortment of small potted plants can do the trick.
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Craft a Cozy Dining Space
Love nothing more than dining al fresco? Arrange a comfortable dining spot, complete with soft throws, decorative pillows, and lanterns.
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Build a Tree House
Delight your kids — and create visual interest — with a tree house that they'll want to hide out in all summer long.
DAVID TSAY
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All-White Furniture
Perfect for minimalist lovers, all-white furniture can give your outdoor space a timeless look. Start with a white lounge chair, and finish the look by topping a rustic table with loads of greenery.
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Install a Window Ledge
With the help of a simple wood board and shelf brackets, a backyard-facing window can serve as your very own at-home-bar.
Just make sure you ledge is equal to or wider than the window itself.
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Turn a Shed Into a Dining Room
An open shed can be turned into a fabulous dinner party space with the addition of vibrant chairs, a table, and some flowers.
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Brian Woodcock
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Cut Bandanas Into Swags
All you need to do is cut a square bandana into a triangle, and hot glue it onto some twine. Pick any color you like and repeat until you get the perfect length.
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Pick Double-Duty Furniture
What might seem like an unassuming, functional piece of furniture, a traditional potting bench with multiple levels is actually an ideal piece of storage for any outdoor space. Use it to water plants one day, and serve of cold beverages the next!
I Spy DIY
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Dress Up a Doormat
A doormat is just a doormat until you use your favorite spray paint to elevate its look.
What's great about this DIY is, you can buy an inexpensive one and turn it into something that only looks like it was big bucks.
Get the tutorial from I Spy DIY »
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Flip a Side Table
Turn over an oversized bucket (you may already have one buried in your garage!) and plop it down on your front porch to use as a little table to display flowers or hold a drink.
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Turn a Ladder Into a Garden
Not enough room to grow veggies? Try stacking your container garden on a painted wooden ladder.
Get the tutorial »
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Build a Fire Pit
Construct a fire pit by arranging curved paving stones in a circle. It's tip-proof, even without mortar, and the entire undertaking takes just 20 minutes from start to finish.
Buff Strickland
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Hang a Pocket Planter
Hang an over-the-door shoe holder on the fence, tucking herbs into the compartments for a fun twist on a vertical planter.
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Float a Flower Arrangement
Before guests come over, pop some floating candles and zinnias in a birdbath for an instant water feature.
Get the tutorial »
Mike Garten
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Make a Magical Fairy Garden
The "fairy dust" may be just fun glitter but don't tell the kids. You can also mix up the theme of your planter by making a mermaid version instead.
Get the tutorial »
Michael Partenio
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Turn a Wood Rake Into a Display
Mounting a wooden-toothed rake by the back door provides a handy spot for both hats and snapdragons.
Get the tutorial »
Buff Strickland
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Lean a Vertical Herb Garden
Keep your basil close at hand by screwing hose clamps onto a freebie wood pallet.
The backboard leans against a railing, so you can keep fresh herbs right on the deck.
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Make Your Own Citronella Candle
70 Best Backyard Ideas - Easy DIY Backyard Design Tips
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There's no retreat you can get to quicker than your own backyard, so why not make it a more serene, welcoming spot? Springtime and autumn will beg for you to be out in it as long as it's not raining, and cool summer evenings and sunny winter days will invite you back too. The good news is that you don't need to spend a lot of money or hire a landscape designer to get your backyard to a dreamier state. Here we share 70 easy ideas to create a restful oasis for you and your entire family (pets included).
Whether your space is larger or small, wooded or open, sunny or shady, dive into this list for DIY inspiration to create unique garden containers for your favorite plants, serene gathering areas (think fire pits and Adirondacks!), cozy lounging spots, pergolas, and even a unique and easy-to-install pool.
Whether you are into gardening or reading in a hammock, filling your yard with kids and adults for outdoor fun or reserving it for a quiet alone time, you're sure to fall in love with at least a few of these ideas that will keep you on budget and give you a creative outlet too. So pick one or two to start with, gather your supplies, roll up your sleeves, and refresh your backyard for a brand new look this year. It's time to hang the string lights—backyard games, movie nights, and cookouts await!
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Update with Pops of Bright Color
Take your backyard from bland to bright! Dress up your deck, patio, or balcony with a simple display of colorful pots and birdhouses. Choose vibrantly colored flowers that complement the color of the pots. Use acrylic craft paints or spray paint to make inexpensive clay pots any color you like.
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Upcycle Unique Containers
If your favorite gardening wellies have sprung a leak, don't toss them! Turn them into cute planters that fit well on the steps to your deck or by a sunny back door.
This is also a sweet way to upcycle your child's old wellies that have been outgrown.
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Julie Blanner
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Build a DIY Window Box
Why spend all that money on window boxes when they're not difficult to make? These pretty boxes offer a simple, elegant look for any style house.
Get the tutorial at Julie Blanner.
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DAVID TSAY
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Install a Fire Pit
Heat things up this summer with a fire pit—either one you DIY or purchase. And don't forget to stock up on tons of s'mores fixings!
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Welcome Hummingbirds to Your Garden
We promise: It's so worth it! These little gems will make you smile as the zoom by and perform amazing aerial acrobatics! They beat their wings 50 times per minute and need to eat every 10 to 15 minutes, so providing them with a feeder helps supplement their diets. You can even make your own nectar for them too.
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Julie Blanner
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Hang a Tree Swing
A tree swing just says summertime! Watch how often you'll want to swing on it yourself!
Get the tutorial at Julie Blanner.
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James Merrell
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Add Adirondack Chairs
When it comes to lounging around, there's no better place to do it than in an Adirondack chair. That might be why we instantly equate the timeless accessory with summertime. Fill your patio or backyard up with multiple chairs, add some cozy blankets, and you'll be crowned the hostess of the year in no time.
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DAVID TSAY
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Recycle Vintage Tins
Trade your go-to terracotta pots and deck your front porch out in a much more original alternative—old potato chip tins. Scour spots like Etsy and eBay to complete your collection, then pot your favorite blooms for the best porch-worthy touch.
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BRIAN WOODCOCK
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Camp Out Under the Stars
This summer just begs for a campout, and why not in your own backyard? It's inexpensive and easy! Map out a designated corner, roll out your sleeping bags, set the mood with string lights, and gather around the fire pit for roasting hot dogs and marshmallows.
Even the grownups will have fun with this idea!
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Breathe New Life Into Old Pots
Repurpose chipped or unused decorative dishes into mosaic tile pieces, which you can easily affix to plain terracotta pots.
Get the tutorial at The Vintage Butterfly.
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Establish an Outdoor Movie Spot
Set up shop in the backyard, whether for sunbathing or an outdoor movie party, while cozied up against one of these handmade chairs.
Get the tutorial at Not Just A Housewife.
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Julie Blanner
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Use an Outdoor Rug to Define a Space
To make an outdoor space truly livable, you want to make it feel cozy and inviting. Add an outdoor rug to your deck or patio, a couple of throws, and some throw pillows so it will feel just as comfy as your living room sofa.
Get the tutorial at Julie Blanner.
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Fantabulosity
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Shake Up the Neighborhood Lemonade Stand
With a DIY lemonade stand this well-decorated, you can safely bet your backyard will be the most popular one on the block. Your kiddos can man this adorable station for years to come.
Get the tutorial at Fantabulosity.
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Plant a Thicket of Shrubs
Need some privacy? Plant a thicket of fast-growing shrubs to screen a view or offer privacy to your deck or patio. Instead of planting one type of plant in a row (which leaves a hole if one suddenly dies!), plant different sizes and types of shrubs in a triangular pattern. It looks more natural and provides better overall coverage anyhow.
Get the tutorial.
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Hold a High Tea Party
Who says dining al fresco has to be all hot dogs and potato salad? Channel your inner royalty and serve a formal tea worthy of the Queen.
Bring out the linens and vintage china, because what are you saving it for?
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Plant Some Edibles
There's absolutely no reason you can't use at least a little of your backyard to plant easy-to-grow edibles such as greens, cherry tomatoes, or climbing beans. Make the most of your space, and enjoy food fresh from your own mini-farm!
Get the tutorial.
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An Oregon Cottage
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Add Elegant Seating
No need to splurge on a pricey French-style backyard bench when you can easily craft your own. Scout out two identical chairs (the prettier, the better!) from thrift stores, remove the seats and replace with a handmade rectangular base.
Get the tutorial at An Oregon Cottage.
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The Merrythought
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Make an Outdoor Bed Swing
Has anything ever sounded more divine than an afternoon nap in the beauty of the outdoors? Make this pallet swing bed, and dream on!
Get the tutorial at The Merrythought.
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Build a Backyard Bar
Meet the most organized DIY storage unit ever. With more than enough room for outdoor treats and summer beverages, you have no excuse to not take advantage of your backyard space. It can even double as a potting bench!
Get the tutorial at A Burst of Beautiful.
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Julie Blanner
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Update Your Outdoor Lighting
Just like anything else around the house, worn, dated outdoor lights don't make your yard feel homey. If it's been a while since you upgraded your outdoor fixtures, it's probably time for an update!
Get the tutorial at Julie Blanner.
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Stacy Risenmay
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Cozy Up Your Fire Pit
No more dragging your kitchen chairs in and out. These backyard-worthy seats can hold up to the elements and look good, too!
Get the tutorial at Not Just A Housewife.
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Table and Hearth
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Maintain Some Privacy
An easy DIY privacy wall will make your deck or patio oh-so-cozy and out of the neighbor's view.
Get the tutorial at Table and Hearth.
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Brian Woodcock
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Repurpose a Stock Tank As a Pool
The stock tank pool is the perfect way to cool off without the sweat (and expense) of an in-ground pool installation.
Get the tutorial.
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Lisa Romerein/Otto
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Build a Treehouse
For those who would rather enjoy the backyard from a higher altitude, Treehouse Supplies offers easy building plans and materials. Come on, you know you want one!
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Set Up a Potting Station
Two metal trash cans and an old door make an inexpensive but totally functional (and adorable!) potting station.
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Brian Woodcock
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Decorate a Chic Shed
You can easily transform a basic backyard shed into a gorgeous space—complete with a barn quilt—in just 48 hours. Start by hanging checkered fabric by installing a rope across the peak of the shed and draping the fabric over using a staple gun to attach fabric to the walls (this shed required about 30 yard of fabric). Then hang an upholstered blue couch to create a unique seating area. And finish the shed by accessorizing with a bar cart, rug, and decorative baskets and plants.
Heartland Estate shed available at heartlandind.com and exclusively at Lowe’s.
Old World Garden Farms
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Warm Up the Yard With a DIY Fire Pit
Who doesn't love gathering around a warm fire on a summer night? Pits can be pretty pricey, but this one is a budget-priced solution with plenty of rustic charm.
Get the tutorial at Old World Garden Farms.
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The Created Home
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Make Your Own Pergola
A pretty pergola seems like an expensive endeavor, but you can easily build one on a budget.
This idea can be adapted to any size space.
Get the tutorial at The Created Home.
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Liz Marie Blog
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Create an Outdoor Lounge
A pretty gazebo purchased from a home store and updated thrift store furniture makes this cozy patio lounge. And how cute is that coffee table made from a galvanized tub and a wire spool?
Get the tutorial at Liz Marie Blog.
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Design Dining and Diapers
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DIY Sandbox
A sandbox is a great place for kids of all ages to play. You can make one inexpensively with basic supplies from the hardware store!
Get the tutorial at Design Dining and Diapers.
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How to decorate the yard with your own hands using improvised materials: photos and ideas
Hello, dear friends!
Today we will share with you a lot of interesting ideas for decorating the local area in the garden. And first of all, we will talk, of course, about simple budget solutions using affordable, and sometimes completely junk materials that can be found in any summer cottage.
How can you decorate the yard with your own hands? Yes, just be creative, and with examples for inspiration, we will help you! nine0003
Contents
- Interesting handicrafts from improvised materials
- Tires: 15 ideas for a country yard
- Pallets: how to assemble garden furniture quickly and inexpensively
- Wooden boxes - looking for a use!
- Glass and plastic bottles: collecting empty containers!
- Cinder blocks: mobile and laconic solutions
- Gabions in summer cottage decorations - aesthetics and style
- Interior items and country utensils in flower arrangements
- Just tough!
- Old trees: do not rush to cut for firewood!
- Guests are coming: festive illuminations
Interesting DIY crafts from improvised materials
Decorating the entrance area of a private house and the yard itself is a creative and extremely exciting thing.
Depending on the area of the site, the courtyard itself can be divided into several functional zones.
In the backyard, it is appropriate to organize a cozy relaxation area with a barbecue for receiving guests, a cozy patio or a playground. The front part of the house with the territory adjacent to it suggests a lot of options, and you can decorate it to your own taste with the most modest budget using inexpensive improvised materials. nine0003
For example, take garden paths, the main criterion of which is not only their functionality. The aesthetic side of the issue also plays an important role here.
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Cobbled with wild stone and concreted using ready-made concrete path forms, mosaic, wooden or decorated with river pebbles - whichever style of decoration you choose, this is your personal contribution to the arrangement of your own possessions.
So, let's start our photo excursion dedicated to the man-made design of the yard in the territory entrusted to us.
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Tires: 15 Ideas for Your Patio
If you think that old tires are only good for creating flower beds and flowerpots, then this is not true. And we will start, perhaps, with garden furniture.
The versatile shape of tires and their resilient material are perfect for making improvised upholstered furniture. Comfortable stools, bar stools and sofas, original armchairs and cozy pouffes are great for seasonal use in the yard of a private house. nine0003
Modular rubber kits are easy to assemble and dismantle, and getting enough seats for the arrival of guests will not be a big deal. Just create a small strategic stock of tires, and store it in the attic.
Garage style - for connoisseurs of functional minimalism, giving a lot of opportunities to unleash your creative potential!
In addition to furniture fantasies, it also inspires numerous playground ideas. For example, a swing, which will certainly delight the underage population in the summer cottage. nine0003
Pallets: how to assemble garden furniture quickly and inexpensively
In our dacha blog, we have already published a separate post on a very unusual area of application of building pallets. Here you can enjoy bright non-standard solutions and an inspiring scope of design ideas. Would you like to be armed? Yes, to health!
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Needless to say, wooden pallets are a convenient, inexpensive and practical material! With it, you can quickly and easily assemble any modular set of garden furniture, which is easily transformed and installed in the right place in a matter of minutes. An excellent choice for decorating the yard and organizing a comfortable recreation area at minimal cost. nine0003
Wooden boxes - looking for a use!
It would seem that what ordinary wooden boxes can do, except for storing apples and potatoes? This is an amateurish view of a city dweller, but not our resourceful and jack-of-all-trades master brother-dacha resident!
If you leave aside the utilitarian purpose of these ordinary structures and apply a little imagination, you can build a lot of things out of them.
For example, here are some cute crafts that you will not be ashamed to decorate your garden and yard with. nine0003
Glass and plastic bottles: collecting empty containers!
This more than affordable material is the absolute champion in its use in summer cottages. With a certain ingenuity, empty plastic containers can serve not only for growing seedlings and drip irrigation devices, but also for decorative purposes.
Glass bottles can be used to decorate the borders of flower beds, flower beds and garden paths. Or here is such an airy impromptu screen that delimits the recreation area in the courtyard of the house. nine0003
And with a little work and glasswork skills, you will get wonderful lamps, bird feeders and original hanging vessels for growing flowers.
Cinder blocks: mobile and uncluttered solutions
A few extra cinder blocks left after building a garage? Yes, it's just luck! Take a look at the photo, there is a reason to build a light garden bench or a comfortable ottoman for a summer cottage.
All you need is a few rocks and wooden slats to sit on, while foam mats and soft cushions help soften the hard surface. nine0003
How to create a spectacular flower arrangement out of the blue? Elementary! Located near the fence in the yard or a free-standing cinder block structure is a great solution for those who prefer strict laconicism in the design of the surrounding space.
Gabions in country decorations - aesthetics and style
We will not talk about the decorative role of gabions in modern landscape design for a long time - I wrote a separate article about this, and in general there is more than enough information on this subject on the Internet. nine0003
The use of these mesh structures, filled with a wide variety of materials - pebbles, rubble, crushed stone and even glass bottles, allows you to create a lot of useful and decorative structures on the garden plot.
Gabions are used for fast construction of fences and partitions, decoration of reservoirs, flower beds and various architectural elements. In the courtyard of the house with the help of this design, you can equip a recreation area with a barbecue grill or a cozy place for relaxation with a small pond or fountain. nine0003
Furnishings and garden utensils in floral arrangements
A shady landscaped garden and a rustic-style house require appropriate decoration. Cute and original floral arrangements using old baguette frames, a wooden stepladder and even chairs that have come out of circulation will organically fit into a given theme.
An old wooden barrel as a planter, a birdcage with textured succulents planted in it, or improvised ampel structures can transform your yard in the most unexpected way. nine0003
Just tough!
And a few more touches to the portrait of your country house. Do not rush to scrap leaky tin troughs, watering cans, basins and buckets, they will still serve you!
With a little creative effort, your yard can have a retro fountain or an unusual accent that draws attention to a flower bed set up in the front garden.
Old trees: do not rush to cut for firewood!
It doesn't always make sense to get rid of an old tree on a property. Give it a second chance and it can become quite a living character in your garden decoration! nine0003
Look, even the most ordinary stump, surrounded by bright, frivolous petunias, seems to take on a new life!
Guests are coming: festive illuminations
And finally, a few more bright ideas for decorating the yard in case of a celebration - for a wedding or birthday. After all, the feeling of a holiday is not only a generously laid table in the company of a pleasant company of friends and relatives, but also the organization of a cozy, inviting atmosphere, which is accompanied by well-chosen lighting. nine0003
Electric garlands, candles in glass jars hung over the table, simple illuminated wire structures - all this can decorate your yard for receiving guests. And impress, of course.
We wish you creative inspiration and successful design experiments! Feel free to share your successes with us, and we will be happy to tell you about them on the pages of our country blog.
Tatyana Soboleva
20 simple ideas how to decorate the yard. Improvement of the courtyard of a private house
When a private house is already built, it remains only to ennoble the territory itself. We will give you ideas on how to improve the courtyard of a private house and arrange a suburban area in an interesting, beautiful and at no extra cost.
How to create a beautiful yard with flower arrangements
Who among us will remain indifferent to flowers? Flowers are one of the simplest ways to give the yard bright colors and at the same time coziness. When it comes to decorating a yard, flowers are simply irreplaceable.
Everyone can plant flowers, making a bright composition out of them, but to make something more original, you need to show imagination. nine0003
A floral motorcycle or a bicycle will look very unusual. I think for those who used to have such a "friend" problems with this should arise. There are two ways to make a flowerbed out of a bicycle:
We take this “miracle of technology” as a basis and cover horizontal and partially vertical surfaces with a mesh filled with nutrient soil.
We install ready-made planters. If you chose hanging planters for flowers with coconut flakes, then below, you can put a baby diaper so that the water does not immediately flow out when watering, but remains inside. nine0003
Next, we start decorating. In order to make the creation look more original, it is best to decorate it with climbing annuals, low ground cover flowers. In such bicycle beds live well:
- petunias,
- marigolds,
- viola,
- geranium.
If you are preparing for a flower show, you can cover the whole body of the bike with garden flowers. A flower arrangement will look very impressive if the flowers are of the same color. nine0003
It is very good to decorate a country house with curly flowers. To do this, you can use both the simplest, unpretentious plants, for example, morning glory or parthenocissus, as well as more noble flowers - climbing roses or clematis. These plants are able to create a real paradise in the suburban area.
Climbing roses can decorate the yard so that it will simply be full of flowers, especially if you pick climbing roses that bloom all summer. nine0003
Do not forget that even unwanted old shoes can become an original decoration of the site. Take a pair of brightly colored children's rubber boots, make holes in the soles, fill them with drainage, then soil and plant flowers. You will get excellent garden pots for outdoor flowers. And it is especially pleasant that we decorate the yard with our own hands at no extra cost.
To make an original garden flower pot, you can use not only shoes, but also old broken jugs, garden watering cans, old kitchen utensils, basins, buckets, tubs, wheelbarrows, bathtubs, barrels. nine0003
You can also make beautiful garden beds with your own hands in old stumps. They are very simple and elegant. Such decoration of the yard with your own hands can be seasonal if you plant tulips in stumps
Old logs will help us a lot to decorate the patio in the country.
If there are rotten logs, then you can gouge a hole in them, lay the ground and create a beautiful flower arrangement.
Trimming
Another good way to make a beautiful yard and spice up your yard is to give your bushes an unusual shape. This technique is very often used by experienced owners of country houses, creating stunning topiaries and a beautiful courtyard of a private house. nine0003
Some of them even manage to turn their yard into a real zoo by cutting out the figures of various animals with pruning shears that enliven the yard of a private house.
For beginners to master this art, we advise you to start with something simpler first.
A waterfall, a fountain, a pool are the main decorations of the yard in the summer season
If you are thinking about how to improve the yard of a private house with your own hands, then be sure to create a fountain or a pond in a suburban area. How nice it will be to be near the water in the summer heat.
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Splashes of water from the fountain will protect the plants from dryness, and the pool will become a real salvation from the sun's rays, especially for children who love to splash in the water.
Looking at the waterfall, you imagine yourself somewhere far from home. Landscaping the courtyard of a private house with even the smallest fountain is very relaxing.
It is very easy to make such beauty your own. Surely, after construction, many will find pieces of tiles, tiles, stones. River stones will look more realistic. nine0003
A fountain installed deep in the garden will look very harmonious. You can also put benches and swings for children there. Thus, the garden will turn into a real park where the whole family can relax and the arrangement of the yard will be completed.
Stone garden - beautiful and mysterious
For those who want to stand out, we offer you to make a stone garden on your backyard. It can consist only of stones and sand, but it is better to dilute it with different flowers, green plants, as well as a small pond or waterfall.
This is a very unusual yard decoration. nine0003
Stone elements can become a decoration for the walkway. Stones or bricks can be used to make incredibly cozy recreation areas - patios that can decorate any courtyard of a private house.
From all this, we can conclude that if you have at least some skills in working on the ground and show imagination, you can turn an ordinary yard into a work of art!
Arbor in the courtyard of a private house
One of the most essential things in decorating the yard of a private house with your own hands is a gazebo. Arbors can be different - open, closed, attached to the house. It can be awnings and tents, tents. nine0003
The most practical do-it-yourself gazebos in the yard of a private house are made of polycarbonate.
The most romantic pavilions in the yard are tents with fluttering fabrics and a lot of beautiful garden furniture. Landscaping the courtyard of a private house with such a tent is one of the most enjoyable activities!
The classic layout of the courtyard of a private house usually includes a wooden gazebo, with carved elements.
