00:00Here are 19 ways Dollar Store items can upgrade your outdoor spaces and increase curb appeal.
00:06House numbers are hard to see at night.
00:08Fix it by grabbing a solar light and metal stand from Dollar Tree.
00:12Attach your house numbers to a wood fence picket.
00:15Then take your metal stand, flex it back and forth to isolate the U-shape, and clip it right off.
00:21Drill a hole in the bottom of the solar light just big enough for the metal stand to pop into
00:26place.
00:26Mix concrete in a planter pot to a consistency where your post sits firmly inside,
00:31drill drain holes in the bottom, and fill with potting soil and flowers.
00:36Top it off with the solar light to instantly solve your nighttime exterior lighting issue.
00:40Boring, low-profile outdoor planners leave your garden arrangement looking flat and cheap.
00:45Pick up two matching plastic pots from Dollar Tree.
00:48Drill drainage holes into the bottom of each pot, then use hot glue to attach their bases together.
00:53Bare, cold, outdoor surfaces feel incomplete without a cozy accent piece.
00:58Solve this by picking up some jute rope and hot-gluing it into a coil.
01:02Choose an oval or circle pattern to fit your space to quickly create a durable, custom mat.
01:07Hard-to-read house numbers make your entryway look outdated.
01:11To fix this, grab a basket and 10 small wooden pieces from Dollar Tree, then stain them.
01:16Once dry, set two wooden pieces vertically and arrange the remaining pieces horizontally across them, securing everything in place with
01:231-inch nails.
01:24Nail 4-inch house numbers onto the front and finish the build by adding pretty flowers inside the basket.
01:31Generic pathway lighting looks flimsy and easily blows over.
01:34Grab a Dollar Tree solar light and a tall glass vase.
01:37Set the base of the solar light inside the vase and fill in the surrounding space with decorative stones to
01:42keep it grounded and stylish.
01:44Flat plant displays lack depth and visual interest.
01:48Build an easy custom display by picking up a tumbling tower game from the Dollar Tree toy section.
01:53Then glue four blocks together using wood glue to form a flat face.
01:58Attach additional blocks along the outside edges to create legs at varying heights for a sturdy, elevated plant stand.
02:05Create soft, ambiance-boosting decor by removing the top of a solar light and wrapping floral wire around it to
02:11fashion a small swing hanger.
02:13Place this light assembly inside a paper lantern to complete your custom fixture.
02:18Large planter pots require massive amounts of soil, making them excessively heavy and expensive to fill.
02:24To solve this, take an old, large flower pot and give it a fresh look with Rust-Oleum spray paint
02:30and cement, adding a gingham ribbon for detail.
02:33Cut Dollar Tree pool noodles into small sections and arrange them closely inside the bottom of the pot.
02:38Place a metal pizza pan over the pool noodles so water can drain around the edges, add a layer of
02:43soil on top, and plant your flowers.
02:47Standard outdoor garden lights look plain and lack artistic flair.
02:51Upgrade your yard by blowing up a Dollar Store beach ball and mixing Portland cement.
02:55Grab about 100 feet of nylon rope from the hardware store, coat it in the cement, and wrap it all
03:01the way around the beach ball.
03:02Puncture the ball with a knife once dry and pull it out through a gap in the structure.
03:07Stake a Dollar Store solar light directly into the ground, then place your newly formed string orb right over top.
03:14Basic garden lights look cheap when hung individually.
03:16To create a high-end hanging chandelier, pick up a couple of Dollar Store solar lights and mask off both
03:21the bottom bulb and top solar panel.
03:23Take a 7-inch embroidery hoop and give both it and the lights a few coats of matte black spray
03:29paint.
03:30Once dry, wrap floral wire around the clips on the clear plastic part of each light.
03:35Screw the black tops back on with the wire extending out and wrap the wire around the hoop.
03:40Thread a hanging chain through the hoop screw, place the smaller hoop inside the larger one, and tighten the screw
03:47to hold everything together.
03:50Outdoor utility pipes ruin the look of your landscaping.
03:53To hide them, place a Dollar Tree bowl upside down over the pipe to test the size.
03:58Then place the bowl on top of a large garbage back.
04:01Take the spray foam and start covering it.
04:03Build up the layers of spray foam over the bowl, allowing time to dry between layers.
04:08I used about 3 cans.
04:10After letting it cure for 24 hours, carve and shape the foam into a rock formation.
04:15Mix cement all to a clay-like consistency and smooth it over the foam until it's covered.
04:20Once dry, apply a slightly runnier second layer and smooth it with a wet chip brush.
04:25When it dries, wash over the faux rock with watered-down black and brown paint to make it look realistic.
04:31Take it back out to your yard and use it to cover the pipe seamlessly.
04:35Most outdoor patio lighting lacks personality.
04:38Solve this by grabbing rope, clear glass bottles, and solar lights from Dollar Tree.
04:43Remove the hook, bulb, and electronic light mechanism from each light.
04:46Paint the plastic cover and remove the cork from the bottle.
04:50Use a bottle cutter to score the glass, then dip the bottle in boiling water for 30 seconds,
04:55followed by icy water to snap it cleanly along the score line.
04:58Feed the lights back through the painted cover and into the bottle.
05:02Secure them inside the bottle with E-6000 glue.
05:05Use hot glue to attach rope around the bottleneck and run the extra twine through the hook so you have
05:10a place to hang it.
05:11Hang them in your yard and enjoy.
05:13Lacking convenient outdoor side tables for drinks and decor?
05:17Fix it on a budget by picking up two large plastic planter pots and a round clear tray from Dollar
05:22Tree.
05:22Flip one pot upside down and hot glue its bottom directly to the bottom of the second pot.
05:28Then top with the tray for a sturdy hourglass table.
05:31Plain outdoor walls look bare without lighting fixtures.
05:34Detach the wooden handle from a Dollar Store plunger, then turn the rubber cap inside out.
05:38Cut a trimmed circle out of the top and spray paint it black.
05:42Cut and sand with planks.
05:44Then secure the painted plunger piece to the wood using four black screws.
05:47Trim the plunger handle, screw it into the rubber base, and attach a funnel to the top of the handle.
05:53Hot glue a battery-operated puck light inside and enjoy your new lighting.
05:58Standard outdoor tables lack warmth and cozy ambiance.
06:02Build a compact tabletop fire pit by grabbing a bowl from Home Depot along with sand, rubbing alcohol, and glass
06:08beads from Dollar Tree.
06:10Pour sand into the base of the main bowl until a smaller metal insert sits level and secure inside.
06:16Fill around the metal bowl with extra sand to keep it steady.
06:19Pour the glass beads into the surrounding space.
06:22Add rubbing alcohol inside the central metal bowl and light it for an instant flame.
06:28Unfinished tomato cages look messy and clutter up the garden area.
06:32Repurpose one into a tiered chandelier by drilling clean holes through the thick ends of wooden shims and wiping them
06:38down with wood stain.
06:39Snap off the bottom ground spikes of the tomato cage, then use copper wire-like twist ties to secure the
06:46shims through their holes you drilled.
06:48Repeat for a second layer of shims, then remove the stake from a Dollar Tree solar light and let it
06:53rest right in the center of the structure.
06:56No bird-friendly features in your garden?
06:58Grab a pot trolley from the Dollar Store, a tomato cage from the Hardware Store, and a large planter for
07:04the base.
07:05Plant some pretty black-eyed Susans inside the main planter, then pack heavy garden rocks around them to weigh down
07:11the base so it won't tip over.
07:13Cut off the upper rung of the tomato cage and gently work the legs down into the soil around the
07:18flowers.
07:18Place the pot trolley right on top of the cage.
07:21Add a small decorative piece in the center to weigh down the trolley and keep it firmly in place.
07:26And finish by pouring in water for an instantly charming birdbath feature.
07:31Generic solar lights look flimsy and awkward when set directly into patio displays.
07:36Upgrade them by picking up Dollar Store pool noodles and a heavy metal candle holder.
07:40Cut the pool noodle into small 1-inch sections, then take 3 of those sections and paint them black.
07:46Pull the bottom stakes off your solar lights, you won't need those, and glue each light directly into the center
07:51of a painted pool noodle section.
07:53Set the foam-sleeved lights into your thrifted candle holder for a high-end look.
07:58Beautiful gardens lose their charm at night.
08:00Pick up a plastic garden border from your local Dollar Tree and snip off the bottom spike bases.
08:05Secure a wreath form to the top of the border fence using small black zip ties.
08:10Wrap small twinkle lights all the way around the entire fence frame.
08:13Then use hot glue to attach your greenery of choice along the top edge for a cozy, festive finish.
