This great collection of cheap and DIY exterior decorating ideas can help you turn your patio, porch, or yard into a beautiful extension of your home, providing extra space to entertain or unwind in a personalized setting.

Creative Exterior Style
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Outdoor living spaces don’t need to be restricted to a comprehensive dining table and chair set placed on a deck or patio. Creating an outdoor room can mean a seating area under a favorite tree, a bistro dining table, and chairs nestled in the garden, or a lounge set by the fire pit. Look around your lawn and find an area that seems cozy or pretty, basically an area which you would like to invest time in, and then think creatively when it comes to decor.

Budget Outdoor Furnishings
Outdoor furniture can get very costly, particularly when you’re looking at lounge sets composed of chairs and sofas. But there are methods to locate cheap patio furniture you will love, such as scouring estate sales, consignment stores, and antique stores. Also check out your regional online tax revenue (via Facebook or another app), eBay, and Craigslist. And remember that plastic and metal furniture can be spray painted fresh new colors and covered with fresh cushions and throw pillows, bringing old, tired pieces to life.

Creative Outside Decorating
Sometimes it is the little touches that produce a room–regardless of if that room is indoors or out. Charming accents such as flameless candlelight, planters, and small furniture can take an area from bland to beautiful very quickly. But that does not mean the items need to come in the luxury outdoor design shop–there are in fact several projects you can do to make high-end looking decor!

Do not toss those wine bottles–they could be sophisticated tiki torches. And before you give away that wire ​wastebasket, spray paint it a coordinating color, flip it on, and put in a surface (such as around cutting boards) to create a cute side table. You can also add character to a terra cotta pot by mixing it with rope.