DIY Outdoor Patio Ideas

The perfect patio can take your outdoor space from plain to spectacular. Looking for the tips, tricks, and techniques to make your patio yourself? Allow the Hometalk community to help! Learn how to lay pavers without the help of a professional. Ask a question on our question board or find inspiration in our slideshows. Go on in!

Amazing Patio Ideas to Create an Outdoor Paradise

Create a Perfect Patio

Add a fireplace: Add entertainment value to your patio with a fireplace or fire pit. A fire is a great way to add extra light, warmth, and ambience at night.
Create a lookout deck: Create a lookout deck by arranging furniture to face the view. Position the components of your patio with the view as the center.
Hang a hammock: Hammocks provide comfortable alternatives to regular furniture. Choose natural materials and neutral colors.
Keep it simple: Go for a minimalistic design. Leave an open space in the center and position any furniture along the outside perimeter.
Decorate with cushions: Use cushions to add color or a theme. Be bold with bright colors and animal prints or bring a gentle vibe with pastels and linen covers.

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Top DIY Patio Projects

Looking to add a patio to your house? Here are the top outdoor patio projects.

Backyard Makeover: DIY Landscaping Project

Our backyard area was in dire need of help! This is how we transformed our "weed garden" into a more manageable space. You can also check out my blog for the full details: www.alchemy-home.net

Alchemy Home

Front Porch Faux Tile

Last summer, I decided I wanted to give my grungy garage floor a makeover. I "faux tiled" it and it turned out great! This year I decided to do my front porch and add some extra design.

Corey Tays

Garden Mosaics Made From Broken Tiles

332/5000Upgrade your garden by creating mosaics of old broken tiles!Our pool area needed to be fixed and connected to the patio at the house, so I used old, ugly pavers, a couple of cement blocks and some old broken tiles, and with that I created a new staircase and a pair of flower boxes.

Ann-Christin Lövstedt

Modern Patio Diy Inspiration

Two things, many of us have nosy neighbors.....and have need for a patio space that is functional! Well, that was the case for me. So I planned out a design and created a modern outdoor space that addressed both problems! Check it out...

Escagedo Woodworking

Patio Lighting Ideas

Adding lights to your back porch or patio is the perfect way to transform your space into a magical place where you can chill out and relax. There are many different types of patio lights like string lights or solar lights that you can install yourself. The perfect patio light will cast a beautiful glow in the evening and allow you to enjoy your outdoor space for longer hours each night.

Best Of Hometalk

How to Build Cinder Block Steps

I needed some steps going out the back of the garage because the step down was very far. After scouring the internet on how to build regular steps and watching a ton of videos on YouTube, I figured there had to be an easier way.

Craig

DIY City Patio

My downtown condo has a long, narrow patio off of my bedroom that was NEVER used. I wanted to add a lounge and eating area to make it more useful, but many outdoor sectionals were $1500-$3000 from big box stores. I didn't want to spend more than $600 to furnish the entire space.

Ariel Noel

Simple Garden Patio for a Small Space

My daughter did not like to "lay out" in the garden because of the "bugs." So I decided to create a small patio in the back of my garden just for her (lucky girl! :)) There was a small area in front of the raised garden that was just the right size. I decided to make it 6ft. x 10ft. which would be plenty of room for a lounge chair and a small cafe table and chairs that we have.

Ivylore

Faux Flagstone Patio

My sister has a plain, cement slab patio in her backyard and she wanted to give it a new look. She loves flagstone but that wasn't in her budget so I gave her the next best thing - faux flagstone!

Alicia W

How to Build Amazing Patio Furniture on a Budget

Creating a beautiful outdoor space for your home doesn’t have to be expensive. You can build some amazing patio furniture with just a few supplies and a couple of wood pallets... even when you are on the strictest of budgets!

Tim Shaw

Backyard Makeover: DIY Landscaping Project

Our backyard area was in dire need of help! This is how we transformed our "weed garden" into a more manageable space. You can also check out my blog for the full details: www.alchemy-home.net

Alchemy Home

Front Porch Faux Tile

Last summer, I decided I wanted to give my grungy garage floor a makeover. I "faux tiled" it and it turned out great! This year I decided to do my front porch and add some extra design.

Corey Tays

Garden Mosaics Made From Broken Tiles

Ann-Christin Lövstedt

Modern Patio Diy Inspiration

Escagedo Woodworking

Patio Lighting Ideas

Best Of Hometalk

How to Build Cinder Block Steps

Craig

DIY City Patio

Ariel Noel

Simple Garden Patio for a Small Space

Ivylore

Faux Flagstone Patio

My sister has a plain, cement slab patio in her backyard and she wanted to give it a new look. She loves flagstone but that wasn't in her budget so I gave her the next best thing - faux flagstone!

Alicia W

How to Build Amazing Patio Furniture on a Budget

Tim Shaw

Outdoor Patio Videos

Watch DIY outdoor patio videos to get some direction for your own project.

Turning a Bland Concrete Patio Into Something Special

We have a concrete patio off of our deck that was begging for a makeover.

Alicia W

Small Space Garden

Don't have a lot of space but want to try out your green thumb? Here's an idea that makes use of an area that is all too often overlooked.

Michelle Kirstein

DIY Patio With WalkMaker Mold

This is a concrete patio made with individual diy pavers using the walkmaker concrete molds.

Sammy Pampani

Small Rental Balcony Makeover: Before and After

When I moved to LA from the East coast, I was determined to make the most out of my small balcony to enjoy the beautiful weather year round, even though I'm renting. It was a lot of work but it was well worth it: not only has it given me more usable square footage, it's also provided a much better view to look at from the inside of my apartment!

Engineer Your Space

Hometalkers' Favorite DIY Outdoor Patio Projects

Here you'll find the best DIY outdoor patio projects on the web today.

From a Tired Old Looking Yard Island to a Patio

We moved to our new home back about 5 years ago. It was a forest in my backyard, trees everywhere, lots of island. There was a huge Saga plant in the middle of the yard in that unkept island. House had been bankruptcy home so lots of work to do.

Anna Ibarra

Updating Our Front Porch

Our small front porch in the front of the house needed some serious TLC :) so we set out to make it definitely more homey!

Dessya Palit

Porch Remodel With Curtains, Lights & Landscaping

Cement porch completely redone & what a transformation! Cement floor repainted, canvas drop cloths for curtains, bamboo light strings hung, landscaping finished. Check out the before and after!

Wenhorse

Our Pre-Reno Renovation

In my previous post "A New Exterior on an Old House", I was asked a few times how I chose the classic burgundy for the color. Here's what I did to make sure it was the right color!

Kendall K.

Outside Trash Storage and Walkway

A few years ago, I built a "Blind" for the outside Trash, Recycling, and Yard waste. In a rush to finish... I laid down some square paver squares right over the dirt. It worked for a while...

David McIntosh

Episode 4: Turning a Run-down Patio Into a Paradise

< Previous episode | Next episode >Living in Brooklyn, NY, it can be difficult to create your own, personalized space. That's why New Yorker Stephanie really wanted to turn her fenced-off outdoor patio into a mini paradise. She knew she needed help to make a plan and get started, so she brought in Hometalk DIYer Amy to show her how to use the tools she needed and guide her through designing and building a space that really spoke to her.

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From a Tired Old Looking Yard Island to a Patio

Anna Ibarra

Updating Our Front Porch

Our small front porch in the front of the house needed some serious TLC :) so we set out to make it definitely more homey!

Dessya Palit

Porch Remodel With Curtains, Lights & Landscaping

Cement porch completely redone & what a transformation! Cement floor repainted, canvas drop cloths for curtains, bamboo light strings hung, landscaping finished. Check out the before and after!

Wenhorse

Our Pre-Reno Renovation

In my previous post "A New Exterior on an Old House", I was asked a few times how I chose the classic burgundy for the color. Here's what I did to make sure it was the right color!

Kendall K.

Outside Trash Storage and Walkway

A few years ago, I built a "Blind" for the outside Trash, Recycling, and Yard waste. In a rush to finish... I laid down some square paver squares right over the dirt. It worked for a while...

David McIntosh

Episode 4: Turning a Run-down Patio Into a Paradise

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Popular Outdoor Patio Discussions

Here are the popular discussions happening right now on the topic of outdoor patios.

How difficult is it to lay a flagstone patio?

/> Ellen Davis Dameron

I have a gravelled area that I want to make a little more stable

How difficult is it to lay a flagstone patio?

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How do I build a cover for my small patio??

/> Doris Thompson

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Any ideas on how I can fix a patio swing?

/> Shelly C

The material that holds the cushions and that you sit on is weathered and torn. There is now nothing stable there to hold you up! I don't have the money to have it professionally fixed, but want to do something so I can keep using it! My husband wants to throw it out! Any ideas? Thanks!

Any ideas on how I can fix a patio swing?

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Replacing patio furniture cushions

/> Cheryl

I haven't been able to find any to replace my current ones, or they are way too expensive! The Colorado weather ripped them up in one season! I need ideas!

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New Outdoor Patio Projects

Searching for what's hot and trending in outdoor patios? Look no further.

Patio Area Needs Help! Get Ready to Gasp!

We put the patio in about 30+ years ago. It was looking beautiful with white rock in between the slabs, but as years went by we began to have grass & weeds growing up through the rock, so OUT went the rock & then we tried QUICK CRETE which is pictured in the BEFORE picture

Kay Haynes

Easy Painted Concrete Rug

This is an easy tutorial that leaves you with a beautifully painted patio you'll enjoy for years to come!

Tania // Run to Radiance

Patio Furniture Update

My patio furniture started to look a little weathered after last summer. I wanted to do something different, but didn't want to spend money purchasing new furniture. I saw some adorable turquoise chairs at Target and decided I could just spray paint the patio furniture I already had.

The Blue Eyed Dove

Mosaic Catio (Cat Patio) Project

The bricked-in area outside of our master bath will be a great place to design a patio for our cats...otherwise known as a catio. We started with a brainstorming session on ways to improve and transform the area and decided on a mosaic pattern for the concrete floor. (Our next project will be whitewashing the brick walls as you can tell they're very moldy and dirty). Update: We're using pool shock in water mixture for bleaching brick walls and it's working...still in progress, and they aren't yet perfect, but you can see pics if you scroll down.

Gail bixler

Solid Granite Landscape Paver Patio - Before & After Pictures.

Our customer had an old outdated concrete patio slab behind their house. They decided to use our light blend 3 piece recycled granite pavers for the overlay. Our granite pavers are only 1 1/4" thick so they are thin enough for a concrete overlay yet strong enough for driveways. What do you think?