Whether you use your backyard for entertaining, gardening, playing with the kids, relaxing, or a little bit of all of those, it’s a much more enjoyable space when it’s organized. Toys laying all over the place make it hard to mow the lawn, gardening tools without a place to live tend to get ruined in the rain or lost forever. Save your money and your sanity with these genius ideas for making your backyard into a place you can truly sit back and enjoy!
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1. Covered Kiddie Parking Garage by MomEndeavors.com
I just love this idea! As cute as these kid-sized “vehicles” are, they can quickly become an eyesore when left strewn about the back (or front) yards.
2. Poolside Storage by HowToDecorate.com
Think outside the planter box! These versatile containers can be used for much more than just plants. Here they make great poolside towel storage.
3. Outdoor Feet-Washing Station by HGTV
This is a great idea even if you don’t live by the beach. As someone who tends to spend a lot of time barefoot in the backyard, I’m often wishing I had a way to clean my feet off before going back inside. This is such a simple, and attractive option.
4. Backyard Hand-Washing Station
Another simple but smart idea! Create a backyard “sink” by hanging a galvanized bucket from an outdoor faucet to turn it into a hand-washing station. Much better than bringing the dirt inside to wash off. Add a soap dish and a hand towel and you’re ready to go!
5. Outdoor Four-Panel Screen
This is something I’m definitely going to be looking into either making or buying! Right now our big, ugly trash container is on the side of our house for everyone to see. I can’t believe I never thought of this!
6. DIY Garden Shed by A Cultivated Nest
This is one of the cutest DIY garden sheds I have ever seen! Made entirely from discarded doors and windows, it’s just the right size for a small to medium sized garden. Not to mention adorable! :-)
7. Metal Bucket Outdoor Coffee Table by A Place to Nest via Remodelaholic
Love this smart and attractive storage solution. A simple galvanized bucket becomes functional and beautiful backyard furniture.
8. Broken Rake Tool Holder by DIY How To
A seemingly worthless broken rake becomes handy backyard gardening tool storage. Just big enough for the essentials. To build this simple tool hanger, all you need is an old garden rake, a little time, and a big nail or screw to hang it on the wall. I love a great recycling project! :-)
9. DIY Cinder Block Bench by Goods Home Design
Using cinderblocks to make a backyard bench?! Pure genius! I love a project that I can figure out how to do without ever having to read one line of instructions!
10. DIY Cinder Block Potting Bench by Home.work
Another brilliant cinder block proj ect! Potting flowers can be back-breaking work if you don’t have a potting bench, and this one couldn’t be easier to make! All you need are boards and cinderblocks! Perfect for an herb garden.
11. DIY Grill Cart by The Virtual Weber Gas Grill
You can usually find old gas grills for cheap at garage sales. All you need is some some paint and some scrap wood to make your own movable cart to organize all your summer grilling stuff.
12. Outdoor Toy Organization by Domestic Charm
Once again it’s galvanized buckets for the win! “A place for everything and everything in its place” is the concept behind this brilliantly simple organization system for backyard toys. I just love the oversized chalkboard stickers too. No excuse for kids (that can read) not to put their toys away. :-)
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13. Perfect Hose Holder by Red Farmhouse
If you’re looking for a hose (and sprinkler) holder, a smaller galvanized bucket turned on its side and attached to a wall, or a larger one simply sitting on the ground near the spigot are both nice ways to deal with this backyard necessity! I really hate having a garden hose just laying out on the ground, so I love this idea.
14. Outdoor Storage Bench
There’s no better way to add storage and seating for guests at the same time than a storage bench. There are lots of DIY projects you can find on doing a simple Pinterest search (if you’re handy like that!) but I really love this bench I found on Amazon.
How do you stay organized in the backyard?
Keep up the great ideas I just love reading about all your super ideas.
Please log in or create a free account to comment.Thanks Mary Ann!
Please log in or create a free account to comment.I really liked these ideas for an organized backyard. Thanks a lot for sharing this post.
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Please log in or create a free account to comment.Lots of good ideas here.
Please log in or create a free account to comment.The Weber grill link is in Spanish and for another project. Can you post correct link? I would love to make that!
Please log in or create a free account to comment.Hi Renee, it’s been updated :-) Thank you!
Please log in or create a free account to comment.Always enjoy reading OGT I always find a new way to use something
Please log in or create a free account to comment.Thanks Kathy!
Please log in or create a free account to comment.Love a lot of these ideas but I’d think twice about that foot wash station because it would be a magnet for roaches & mosquitos. Same thing with all the cute bins. Living in Az our roaches are big enough to ride on & they love hiding in places like that. I’ve learned providing hiding places for critters is a no-no.
Please log in or create a free account to comment.But refurbishing that old grill cart? LOVE LOVE LOVE!
Not to mention, the scorpions, which seem to love our yard!
Please log in or create a free account to comment.My brother recommended I might like this blog.
He was totally right. This post actually made my day.
Please log in or create a free account to comment.Youu can not imagine just how much time I had spent for this info!
Thanks!
Get out your drill! I have learned to drill holes in the bottom of backyard riding toys and any open storage containers that might collect rain in the bottom. Also, I like to attach inexpensive plastic-coated metal shower caddies to the fence in my backyard for small items, like bubbles for the kids or extra balls for the dogs.
Please log in or create a free account to comment.Love these ideas, thanks Lori!
Please log in or create a free account to comment.We just got a storage bench this year, and it has been great for keeping the kid’s toys where they can easily get them, but also keep them out of site. All of their bigger toys (like ride in cars) have to be put back on the patio when they are done playing with them. That way, when I look out the window, all I see is uncluttered grass.
Please log in or create a free account to comment.I keep chairs out for us to enjoy in the evenings.
Please log in or create a free account to comment.We have a shoe problem in my house. So I got a basket and all shoes go in the basket! Kids come in the house and put them in the basket so I don’t have to search the house for that missing shoe every time we leave.
Please log in or create a free account to comment.The garden shed is something I just have to make next spring, so cute. I use a heavy duty garden cart to transport everything back and forth. Especially my newly potted plants from planting table to destination, they get very heavy when filled.
Please log in or create a free account to comment.We use a storage bench to store the pool toys. Thanks for the great suggestions this week!
Please log in or create a free account to comment.Lots of useful ideas…thanks
Please log in or create a free account to comment.In the front of our house we have a nicely covered open air porch. On the inside of the porch rail I mounted a 6 hook coat rack. It holds my garden crocs, DH’s mowing shoes and the dog’s leash & grooming tool. They are out of sight, yet handy. The best part is that our dirtiest shoes never enter the house.
Please log in or create a free account to comment.What a great idea!
Please log in or create a free account to comment.I love all these ideas. I am in need of ideas to keep the shed clutter free! I have a storage bench and I do love that!
Please log in or create a free account to comment.You are coming out with the best ideas!! I have a couple of those metal buckets that will be filled with hoses tomorrow!!! Thank you :)
Please log in or create a free account to comment.Thank you for all of the tips! I just wanted to comment and add a tip for your lawn. Epsom salts are great for a lawn; I use them instead of fertilizer that can seep into the ground water. I just sprinkle them on the whole lawn (much as you would grass seed) before the first snow. After doing this last fall, my lawn looks beautiful!
Please log in or create a free account to comment.I had no idea, JoAnne! Thank you :-)
Please log in or create a free account to comment.This was our first summer in new house with a small back yard, so I didn’t get the organizing done. Some good ideas here, that I hope to use. Our porch and patio are nice, but could certainly use the cooking area shelves pictured above. Ideas for finding the wooden crates???
Please log in or create a free account to comment.We have a small yard but keep our backyard things in a dedicated area of the garage, with large bins for bird seed storage and fertilizers, etc.
Please log in or create a free account to comment.My only organization in the backyard is my husband’s shed. I am definitely gong to start implementing some of these.
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