Create a sculpture, a bird bath or just a lovely piece of art for your garden with items found around the house or at yard sales. This adorable bird bath was made from plates, a lamp base and a ceramic bird box.
Find odd pieces or long forgotten items and fit them together in different configurations until you find a design you like. Going a step further, you can use damaged or chipped items (broken into small pieces) to create a mosaic as well.
Note: you'll need silicone glue to attach the pieces, but not before you sand them down to "rough up" the glazed finish.
Take a good look. Did you realize that this is an outdoor space? Outdoor living spaces are all the rage. It's a place where we can entertain or just hang out and enjoy the gorgeous weather. More and more, these spaces are becoming as dressed up as the rest of our homes. Why not have comfortable and beautiful seating, furnishings and accessories? Revamp your patio or other outdoor area to resemble a room in your home. Those who are lucky enough to live in a climate where the weather is lovely more than three months of the year (unlike me here in the northeast!), can really benefit from the extra square footage.
I love the look of this space for so many reasons. The ceiling fan is one. Why not use a ceiling fan for those days when it's even a little warm to sit outside? And the sheer draperies... so light and flowy. I love the carpet, not only for the geometric pattern, but because it's used as it would be used inside, to define a seating area. Who says you can't put carpeting outside? How about that mirror? What a clever way to reflect the sunlight as well as give a blank wall an interesting artistic look.
Get creative, even if it is for just a few short months.
If you're in need of another table surface outdoors, place a piece of plywood over your wheelbarrow. No plywood around? If you have an old door you've stored away, use that instead. It makes an interesting and creative table for your outdoor get-together!
*I would suggest placing a few heavy rocks in the wheelbarrow to stabilize it.
Having an outdoor party? Put that birdbath to use. The birds won't come around if your yard is filled with guests anyway. Fill a birdbath with water and add some close cut flowers from your garden and a few floating candles. It's a simple but elegant way to add some color and a little soft light to an outdoor gathering that continues after the sun sets.
Bird cages come in all shapes and sizes and can be used for so much more than housing birds. Another creative way to put them to use is to place some pillar candles inside and use them as a lovely centerpiece for your outdoor table. Use several candles of different sizes to create interest or just one extra-large candle.
If you don't want to use lit candles, you can add some interesting trinkets or make a themed centerpiece. For example, a nautical theme with rocks, shells and starfish with clear lights inside or strung around the outside of the cage would be an extra-sparkly addition to your nighttime outdoor tablescape.
This is a wonderful idea for an outdoor centerpiece that will never get knocked off your table. Drill a hole in the bottom of a bowl, planter or platter. Be sure that the hole is aligned with and equal to the umbrella hole in your table. Place your bowl over the hole in the table and insert your umbrella. You can fill the bowl with a small garden, rocks, shells or any number of things that make an interesting centerpiece.
Is it too early to think about gardening? I guess we can think about preparing the garden even if the ground isn't quite ready to accept our bulbs. An adorable, decorative addition to the garden are these little ladybugs made from old candlepin bowling balls. With a little paint and some antennae made from copper wire and wooden beads, you can repurpose those old bowling balls into some very low cost garden ornaments.
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