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DIY Yard Decorations

The appearance of a home should be inviting and appealing to the homeowner and visitors. Add attractive year-round or seasonal touches to your home by making do-it-yourself decorations for your yard.
  1. Types

    • Yard decorations add character to a home for curb appeal.

      Do it yourself yard decorations are made from wood, metal, concrete and natural materials.The homeowner is able to sculpt, design, create or plant yard decorations to give the yard a personal touch.

    Features

    • Combine simple assortments of antiques and live plants for yard decor.

      Painted wooden figures, concrete figurines, birdhouses and birdbaths, fencing and water features like ponds, rock waterfalls and fountains are do-it-yourself yard decorations an interested homeowner can make. Displays of collectibles, annual garden plants, arbors, a gazebo and flower beds add to a yard's finished look.

    Seasonal Decorations

    • DIY yard decorations include seasonal holiday scenes.

      Assemble natural or handmade pieces for holiday yard decorations. Pumpkins, cornstalks, foam and wooden figurines, headstones, sleighs, flags, Easter eggs and scarecrow pieces add whimsy to seasonal or patriotic yard decor.