There’s so much to love about the thrifty aesthetic. This trend strongly aligns with the ‘maximalist’ design trend. The ‘thrifty’ and ‘maximalist’ styles call for creative and expressive pieces. The thrift look also aligns perfectly with sustainable design choices. Repurposed items are central to the thrift design look. With the sustainability trend here to stay, the thrift design is expected to become only more popular with time.
As suggested by the name, the thrifty patio design is also easy on the wallet. With repurposed items and thrift store buys, patio owners can redesign their patio without breaking the bank, or hurting the environment!
So how can you get on board with the thrifty patio makeover? Read on to learn how to give your patio the ‘thrifty’ look.
Incorporate Metal Accents In Your Patio Design
The rustic, thrifty look that comes with metal accents instantly invigorates an otherwise bland space. To incorporate this patio design trend into your yard, place brass, copper, or iron metal items throughout your patio. Bonus points if you can get a bit creative and mix and match colours. Plus, instead of buying new pieces, you can mimic the metal look with metallic spray paint from your arts and craft store. Easy, cheap – and you can reuse instead of buying new!
Place Toy Decorations In The Garden
Cute toys like vintage cars or bus toys look adorable when dotted throughout a garden bed. You can fill these construction toys with soil, flowers and any plants you like. They’re a great conversation starter, and a nostalgic thrift piece to add to the yard.
Use Wine Boxes As Planters
Sourced either from the thrift store or your post-Christmas cleanup, sturdy wood wine boxes can be turned into gorgeous planters you can pop in the garden, your patio table or next to furniture. These boxes add an inviting, cozy feel to your patio.
Add Texture To Your Backyard Patio
The thrifty look calls for comfort, ease and coziness. That’s where textures come into the picture. Adding different textures like DIY throw pillows, vintage faux fur, thrift fabrics and blankets (in winter) makes for a welcoming, thrift style patio.
Add Some Colour
Sure, lighter colours can make spaces feel bright and open, but they lack the character demanded by the thrift look. Adding vibrant colours into the patio design works hand in hand with the thrifted patio design. Thrifting furniture is a great way to add a pop of colour to your patio. You may choose a vibrant piece, or alternatively, paint a quirky piece of furniture you find at the thrift shop.
Incorporate Natural Materials In the Patio
Synthetic ‘natural’ look materials have been idolised over the past few decades, with these items seen as longer-lasting. But genuine natural materials like wood and bamboo are in style – and for good reason. The real thing adds a comforting, earthy feel to your patio design. Next time you’re at the thrift store, keep your eyes peeled for genuine natural materials; perhaps tables, chairs or any other natural-look items you see.
Bike Planters
An old bike from a thrift store, complete with the comfy spring seat and the big basket on the handles adds instant thrifty nostalgia to your backyard. Place the vintage bike in a bare spot in the yard, then fill the basket with soil and fresh flowers. But don’t stop there. You can pop flowers in the handlebars, on the wheels, on the pedals – get as creative as you want!
Lamps
Lamps from a thrift store add a quirky feel to your patio design that goes hand in hand with the thrifty style. You may choose to opt for a plain lampshade and dress it up. You might choose to use embroidery floss, felt, flower decals, rope and other crafting supplies to transform your thrift lamp. On the other hand, you may find a unique, quirky lamp that’s perfect as-is from the thrift store.
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