09 June

My favorite season is summer. When I was young, we were outside all summer and had so much fun making mud pies, playing hide and go seek, riding our bikes, and when we got a little bit older, we went for walks and sat in the yard talking about boys... just enjoying the sunshine.

Nowadays every year as soon as the weather starts getting nice, I start sprucing up my backyard.

I'm sharing some of the ideas I've used over the years. They are easy and don't cost much money. I hope you're inspired.

15 Ideas to Decorate Your Backyard

Plant Some Flowers

It always adds so much color and interest when you can plant some flowers or vegetables.

If you don't have a lot of space, try this idea: DIY Raised Garden Bed from a Galvanized Stock Tank

Small planters grouped together add interest too. The little man planter tutorial is here: How to Make a Terracotta Flower Pot Man

You can even use found objects like rusty paint cans for cute hanging planters like these Rusty Paint Can Planters.

Or a wheelbarrow.

Or use an old ladder for plant shelves.

Add Decor

Add unexpected decor items like a chandelier hanging in a tree. This one is made with an upcycled indoor chandelier. The electrical components were removed and pretty solar lights were added where the light bulbs used to be!

This stack of rocks sculpture was purchased on Amazon, they have a piece of rebar that each rock slides onto but you can just stack some rocks for the same look.

Be creative and work with what you have. This inexpensive blue gazing ball was purchased and I used an old bird bath stand flipped upside down to hold it.

You can paint some outdoor signs with scrap wood. The tutorial for these is here: DIY Outdoor Signs.

Make a garden totem from repurposed lamps.

Even a simple fence board and some large letters from Hobby Lobby can be transformed.

The cute little mushrooms made from tree stumps and thrifted wood bowls can be seen here: Upcycled Wooden Bowl Mushrooms.

Add Useful Pieces

You'll need some tables on which to set drinks and your phone. See how I made these with some ugly little tables: DIY Boho Patio Side Table Makeover.

Let's talk patio umbrellas. Instead of settling for a boring umbrella, how about using vintage sheets to make a pretty one to provide shade: How to DIY a Patio Umbrella Cover.

The table is also a DIY made from a free pallet: Recycled Pallet Outdoor Dining Table

You'll need a place to store the garden tools you use with your newly planted flowers!

Here's an idea that is not only handy but adds that cute factor: DIY Mailbox Garden Tool Storage.

Add a Water Feature

You can install your own fountain for not much money, check out this tutorial: Patio Refresh With a New Fountain.

If you're like me and want to be able to enjoy your outdoor spaces just as much as the indoors, then these ideas are for you, I hope you were inspired to try some of these ideas out. There are many more ideas on the blog here: Outdoor Decor.

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Comments by Blogger

ChristineJune 10, 2017
omg that chandelier on the tree is genius!!! WOWSERS you are making me want to get straight to the backyard and start decorating. SUPER picS!
TaniaJune 10, 2017
Thanks, I made it from a repurposed chandelier and some pretty glass solar lights... the kind that usually poke into the ground... just took the pokey part off. I had a tutorial post at one time but I lost it along with some other posts... I should try and recreate that!

Tania
Thrifty Mom In BoiseJune 11, 2017
I want it to quit raining so I can work in my yard. Yours looks so nice and the patio looks really cozy.
TaniaJune 12, 2017
Thank you! The wind has been blowing here with intermittent rain since I wrote that post practically :o(