16 Inspiring DIY Garden Decoration Ideas

by Paul Ciocoiu · March 23, 2016

Gardens are the ideal retreat for those who want to lose the stress accumulated during the day. With a little imagination we can enrich the natural look of this place so to diversify the landscape and bring extra freshness and originality. Homemade decorations are among these options, accessories generally easy to make, but which impart captivating accents to the green space, making it more attractive. Here are some DIY garden decoration ideas in this next article.

We really liked this first idea, simple and original, but very effective. One can reproduce it in different colors and place in several corners of the garden. A lantern placed on top of two overturned ceramic pots leave the impression of a small lighthouse in your garden.

A somewhat similar idea, which makes an old tea set that you wanted to throw away anyway turn into a beautiful garden ornament that will attract small birds.

A more skilled gardener has crafted a these customized pots using old milk cartons as mold patterns. The pots come in different forms and, along some beautiful flowers, bring out of obscurity any inert corner of a terrace or garden.

We’ve never thought hubcaps can take these colorful and vibrant forms, easily spotted during a walk through the gardens.

Parts falling prey to rust and old pieces of metal sheet arranged in a beautiful and original garden accessory. A few wood sticks, some paint and you get yourselves some year-round flowers that will not ever wilt, regardless of the weather outside.

Never ignore the potential of a decorative flower basket hanging from the eaves of a house. Easy to put together, possibly using an old wooden crate, but with a rich ornamentation role that breathes life into a gazebo or a pergola in the garden.

And because the images tell us more than a few words can manage to convey, we’ll let the following suggestions to inspire you so your gardens receive colorful accents and contrast full of energy to reawaken appetite for life in those who admire them. So here are more DIY garden decoration ideas accessible to anyone looking for a subtle change.