heres 20 cheap and extremely easy ways to revamp your backyard for hosting parties or even a calm and serene place for yourself, a garden, a child’s backyard, or a romantic getaway. Theres some amazing ideas here that will have you dubbed the “best backyard” at the next block party.
1. replace lightbulbs in chandeliers with solar lightbulbs and hang from outside tree. youll have awesome lighting and a super plus is, no electricity!
2. 2. you can hang mirrors on the fence to make the backyard look bigger. you can also upcycle old wooden frames!
3. Upcycle an old wood chair into a tire swing chair. Paint any color you wish, bright colors make your backyard look more vibrant, use an outdoor weatherproof spray paint. Also for us artistic ones, we could paint a design in a dark color for an awesome contrast!
4. A painted pallet with a cushion padding and memory foam topper with a fitted sheet around the bottom corners of the pallet to make a romantic love seat tire swing or a perfect outdoor swing for babies and small children.
5. Coat outdoor planters with neon glow in the dark paint for an instant night lighting ambiance.
6. Make a huge outdoor waterbed for the kids, or even us! The link to a website with a how-to is here.
7. Use glow stick necklaces and bracelets for a game of nighttime ring toss. Turned into a drinking game; Every 5 missed throws is a shot!
8. Glow stick bowling: 2 liters filled with water and a couple glow sticks. make it real fun and paint a bowling ball in glow in the dark paint. pick up an old bowling ball from a thrift shop.
9. Paint stones in your garden different designs. make sure to use weatherproof paint or outdoor paint. the m and m’s are such a cute idea, like completely awesome!
10. Tie vases to the fence and fill with fake flowers and wrap with some ribbon for an instantaneous upgrade to your outside. perfect for baby showers, weddings, etc.. And plus you can get all the items needed at a dollar store!
11. Spray paint old metal chairs for a revamped hosting necessity; seating. thats everyone’s fear, do we have enough room. and these chairs fold nice and flat next to each other for maximum storage. a small shed in the backyard, or even in the garage will suffice.
12. ADD THE new fabricated PADDING; here’s how.
13. Don’t own a grill, use a camping stove as an inexpensive bbq pit!
14. Use latex floor paint to color cement tiles on an outdoor patio.
15. have a backyard drive in for the kids with revamped cardboard boxes and a white sheet and a projector. this is perfect!
16. Use rope lighting to line the garden. its waterproof and cheap. you can also have a border of rocks separating the walkway and grass, always an option are solar lights lighting the walkway.
17. Pool noodle floating cooler; $2. need i say more? Use waterproof bonding glue to glue noodles on.
18. Use a hula hoop and a fancy curtain for an upgraded outdoor canopy, use as a tent for children playing outside or hang above the pallet tire swing for a romantic feel.
19. Make a cinder block bench along the length of your outside wall. paint cinder blocks with latex paint for a colorful base, or even putty back splash tiles to complete the look completely. add decorative pillows sprayed with weather guard and you’ve got yourself a masterpiece. could also use outdoor pillows; they sell at Target or Wal-Mart.
20. Make a garden umbrella stand out of a barrel used as a planter. Tip: Put a diaper at the bottom of the barrel with every soil change to soak up extra moisture to minimize the muddy mess.
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