Outdoor Side Table
Make your own outdoor side table with cinder blocks toupgrade your patio furniture.
Stack the blocks to create a sturdy base for your table, then top with a concrete slab.
Store extra utensils, napkins, or party supplies in the blocks hollow compartments.
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Add some pillows to your bench to help you relax and enjoy your backyard plantings.
Raised Garden Bed
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Lay cinder blocks together to create an easy, inexpensiveraised garden bed.
Furniture with Built-in Planters
Level up yourpatio spacewith multi-purpose cinder block furniture.
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Toss outdoor pillows made with colorful fabric remnants on top to make a cozy seating area.
One way to make your cinder block structures stand out is to paint them with outdoor paint.
Outdoor Living Room
Create your ownoutdoor living roomwith new or used cinder blocks.
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Garden Privacy Wall
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Create a simple cinder block wall toadd privacy to your backyard.
As thedrought-tolerant plantsgrow in the planter boxes, theyll trail over the blocks with their beautiful flowers and foliage.
Here, several blocks are stacked to create a modern tiered planter.
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Tryplanting a container gardenwith matching painted planters to echo the color around your yard for a cohesive feel.
Raised Bed Planters
Keep your flower garden organized and elevated with cinder blocks.
Simply fill blocks with soil and planteasy-growing flowersinside.
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Paint the wall to add fun color to the garden.
Outdoor Bar
Transform your backyard into the ultimate hangout bybuilding an outdoor bar from concrete blocks.
Garden Risers
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Elevate a collection of plants with cinder block garden risers.
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Cinder Block Pedestal
Use cinder blocks toelevate your plantings.
Complement your DIY pedestal withaffordable concrete accentssuch as concrete orbs.
There’s even room for lush plantings near your supplies.
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