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    Home » Easy DIY

    May 12, 2016 | By Jami

    15 Upcycled Garden Ideas Anyone Can Do

    Create unique, useful, and eco-friendly items with these upcycled garden ideas - everything from outdoor lighting to furniture and planters.

    15 incredibly creative upcycled garden ideas anyone can do!

    Are you ready for some amazing upcycled garden ideas from some talented bloggers? Reusing things and making them into useful and beautiful objects are one of my favorite things, ever. In fact, I have an ebook and a section of the blog dedicated to Thrift Store Transformations! They're good for the environment, good for the pocketbook, and create unique items that aren't just the same cookie-cutter, what-everyone-else-has things.

    And of course when you gift one of these creations, it just gets even better in my mind - blessing others with unique, lovingly made things is so much more meaningful than just running to the store and grabbing something off the shelf (not that there's anything wrong with that, if that's what you can do!).

    So how about seeing what we can upcycle for the garden? I've gathered some really creative ideas for you that use a lot of common things that are easy to find, some that solve problems (need for light or furniture, what to do with a rusty old grill frame), and all that are super inspiring! Even if I don't have the exact items, I'm always inspired by lists like these that make me look at the stuff I do have with new eyes - aren't you?

    Fifteen Upcyled Garden Ideas

    Upcycled garden: DIY Reclaimed Wood Box-Mason Jar Gift
    I've got to start with one of mine, right? DIY Reclaimed Mason Jar Wood Box

    Upcycled Garden Bench Planter

    Upcycled bench planter @ My Creative Days

    Upcycled garden: DIY wind chime and decor from upcycled bottles

    DIY wind chime and decor from upcycled spice bottles @ Little Free Monkeys

    Upcycled garden: Lamp to side table upcycle project

    Lamp to side table upcycle project @ The Shabby Creek Cottage

    Vintage Upcycled Garden Caddy

    Upcycled vintage garden caddy @ Satori Design For Living

    Upcycled garden: DIY Drawer Pull Hose Guard

    DIY drawer pull hose guard-garden art @ Empress of Dirt

    Upcycled garden: Grill Frame to Patio-Cart

    Upcycled grill frame to patio-cart @ Small Home Soul

    Upcycled garden: DIY Ashtray Birdbath

    DIY ashtray birdbath @ Here Comes the Sun

    DIY Hanging Planter

    DIY hanging planter from an embroidery hoop @ Northstory

    Upcycled garden: Repurposed Hanging Baskets Decor

    Repurposed hanging baskets decor @ Ribbons & Glue

    Upcycled garden: Anthropologie Inspired Salvaged Outdoor Lantern

    Anthropologie inspired salvaged outdoor lantern @ Sadie Seasongoods

    Upcycled garden vintage window herb planter

    Upcycled vintage window herb planter @ Pillar Box Blue

    Upcycled garden: DIY tin can outdoor pendant lighting tutorial

    DIY tin can outdoor pendant lighting tutorial @ The Heathered Nest

    Upcycled garden: Rusty bedspring sweet pea garden

    Rusty bedspring sweet pea garden @ Raggedy Bits

    Upcycled garden: tin herb garden

    Recycled tin cans turned into herb planters @ Rae Ann Kelly

    NOTE: Thanks to each of the amazing bloggers featured in this collection. Please pin responsibly and share directly from their sites.

    About Jami

    Since 2009 Jami Boys has been helping readers live a simple homemade life through whole food recipes, doable gardening, and easy DIY projects on An Oregon Cottage. From baking bread, to creating a floor from paper, to growing and preserving food, Jami shares the easiest ways to get things done. She's been featured in Cottages and Bungalows, Old House Journal, and First for Women magazines as well as numerous sites like Good Housekeeping, Huffington Post, and Apartment Therapy.

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    1. Holly Gagnon says

      May 15, 2016 at 6:19 pm

      Thanks for sharing my garden baskets!

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      • Jami says

        May 16, 2016 at 2:45 pm

        Happy to - so cute!

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    2. Anika says

      May 12, 2016 at 8:30 pm

      Thank you for including my project! All of these upcycles are so creative!

      Reply

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