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Have you accumulated in your shed, or in the garden many classic fired bricks and don’t know what to do with them? Definitely don’t throw them away. We have several useful tips for you that can easily inspire you regarding their use.
Inspiration for creatives: These methods will make your garden original
If you have a larger number of classic bricks available, you can be inspired by these tips:
- Create a brick pathway: everyone will envy you for it. Besides, it looks nice. To build it you only need a bit of patience and skill.
- Border your terrace with bricks: if you have an area on your property used as a terrace, it can be bordered with bricks. There’s no limit to imagination, so you can create waves, circles, squares and similar patterns.
- Build an unconventional rock garden from bricks: typically a rock garden in the garden is made from stones, but it will look perfect made from bricks as well. If you stack the bricks into a sort of spiral, you’ll create space for planting various kinds of plants. You’ll enliven your garden.
- Create spacious planters: from old bricks and cement it’s possible to build very nice outdoor planters for flowers.
An unusual bird feeder, fire pit, or grill
Enthusiastic DIYers can also take on more complex constructions. A bird feeder, for example, will look interesting. You ask how to build it. Create a medium-height column from bricks and cement and place a bowl of suet or grain on it. The birds will take care of the food. A fire pit will also look very nice, bordered by bricks in cascading layers. For the truly patient and skilled individuals, building a brick grill is suitable, which will look simply splendid.
Separating individual beds in the garden and building seating around the fire pit
For passionate gardeners it is suitable to use individual bricks to divide beds. The garden will thus be more organized. Brick fire pits also suit stylish seating in a similar spirit. From old bricks you can also create circular seating with backrests, which you then simply finish off with padding and enjoy a cozy homey atmosphere.
