Upgrade your yard or patio with DIY outdoor decor that can be created in less than an hour.
Adam Albright
Add personality and style to your backyard or patio with these DIYoutdoor decorating ideas.
Utilize wood boards to create the base, cutting a hole to account for the light fixture.
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Once mounted, set up the mailbox and planter.
Vertical Succulent Garden
Carson Downing
A freestanding frame makes succulents look like a work of art.
Once secured, fill the duct elbows with soil or gravel and your favorite combinations of succulents.
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House Number Container
Jay Wilde
This DIY outdoor project doubles as house numbers and a planter.
Paint a pot white, and use a brighter color to stencil on your house numbers.
Then fill the pot with your favorite blooms for a fresh take on traditional house numbers.
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Using a concrete stepping stone and mortar, arrange the pebbles in a design of your choice.
Leave the mortar to cure for 48 hours before placing the stones on your lawn.
Welcoming Wreath
Give your guests a warm welcome by hanging ahomemade wreathon your front door.
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Consider sticking with a green magnolia leaf base so that your wreath can stay up year-round.
Continue until your wreath is your desired size.
Attach ribbon or contrasting flowers to match the season’s colors.
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Hanging Planter Platform
Display small potted plants on a hanging platform.
Determine the hanging height, then double it and add about a foot.
Cut three pieces of twine to this length.
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Thread the other end of the twine through the opposite hole, add a bead, and knot.
Repeat with the two remaining strands and use an S hook to hang the platform, adjusting for height.
DIY Outdoor Candle
Upcycle an old terra-cotta pot into a DIYoutdoor candle.
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DIY Outdoor Candleholders
Light up your porch or patio with stylish outdoor candleholders.
Screw or glue together two square wood bases, one slightly smaller than the other.
Cut wood garden stakes to sizethese lanterns are 12 inches and 14 inches highremoving the pointed ends.
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Measure and cut pieces to fit between the taller stakes, then glue them together.
Once dry, drill or glue the vertical uprights to the base.
Finish by adding a glass votive and candle to each.
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Outdoor Planter Boxes
Fashion 6-foot cedar fence boards into plant pot slipcovers.
After trimming off dog-eared ends from the boards, cut into 1-foot-long pieces.
You will need 12 for the tall pot and eight for the shorter pot.
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Weigh the slabs down to keep them flat while they’re drying.
For the vertical corner boards, cut eight 12-inch pieces from 12 cedar boards.
DIY Garden Obelisk
Create vertical interest with this DIY outdoor project.
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Make an obeliskover vines or other climbing plantsby gathering bamboo stakes and twine from a garden or home center.
Stick seven stakes in the ground around your plant.
Wrap twine near the top of the bamboo to stabilize the arrangement.
Weave more twine around the middle and bottom of the structure to further secure the stakes.
Color-Block Concrete Planter
Give basic concrete containers a colorful update.
Let it dry, thenfill with your favorite flowers or plants.
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Colorful Rope-Wrapped Pots
Add texture and color to a plain terra-cotta pot with this DIY project.
Paint designs on the rope with colorful latex paint.
Fabric-Covered Stepping-Stones
Bring your favorite fabric outdoors to enhance yourstepping stones.
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Not counting the drying time, this outdoor craft takes only 30 minutes to put together.
Simply attach a fabric cutout to pavers with polyurethane seal and let everything dry.
Then sit back, relax, and get ready to watch your feathered friends.
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No-Sew Burlap Wrap
Use no-sew burlap wraps to cover basic plastic pots housing large shrubs and plants.
Secure the fabric with hot glue, then embellish it with painted patterns.
If your front door is far from the street, mount a set near your walkway.
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Mini Succulent Garden
Thisminiature succulent container gardentakes only a few minutes to assemble.
Finish with colorful tumbled glass, lava rock, and white pumice to incorporate a variety of textures.
Quick Outdoor Pillow Updates
Upgrade outdoor pillows with a few easy embellishments.
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Add pom-poms to each corner, or create an eye-catching pattern with a painted design.
Use stamps or stencils to achieve crisp lines and even shapes.
Wine Bottle Chimes
Save a few empty wine bottles to repurpose asDIY outdoor decor.
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Start by filling three plastic tubs with water.
Use the other two buckets to rinse the mats, and allow them to dry.
If you have no outdoor outlets, opt for battery-operated string lights.
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Add personality toyour outdoor lightingwith simple DIY updates, like colorful paper shades.
Apply equal parts bleach and water using a stencil to create a subtle, yet graphic design.
Remember towash the bleached towelsbefore you spread them out on lawn chairs or pack them for the pool.
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DIY Welcome Mat
Greet guests with a summery DIY doormat.
you could quickly create a custom design on a plain mat using painters tape and spray paint.
Key Wind Chime
Give new life to old keys with this simple wind chime.
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Wrap a tree branch with colorful shades of embroidery floss, then hang old keys at different lengths.
Wildflower Outdoor Centerpiece
you’re able to make a sweetcenterpiece for your outdoor tablein five minutes.
Simply arrange Mason jars of varying sizes on the tabletop and fill them halfway with water.
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Gather freshly cut wildflowers to arrange inside.
