I poured a concrete mix into an old umbrella and let it dry: Forget about fake decorations, you can have this in your garden immediately!

Jan , 26. 12. 2025
I poured a concrete mix into an old umbrella and let it dry: Forget about fake decorations, you can have this in your garden immediately!

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Perfect concrete ideas for every garden. For example, see what a perfect decorative fountain you can make from a concrete mix and an ordinary old umbrella.

Decorative fountain

We layer the concrete mix into the umbrella.

I poured a concrete mix into an old umbrella and let it dry: Forget about fake decorations, you can have this in your garden immediately!

Reinforce the edges

I poured a concrete mix into an old umbrella and let it dry: Forget about fake decorations, you can have this in your garden immediately!

We remove smaller parts from the concrete and layer them into the prepared mold.

I poured a concrete mix into an old umbrella and let it dry: Forget about fake decorations, you can have this in your garden immediately!

We mix the concrete and spread it on a flat surface. We take 3 lids of different sizes. Using them we make 3 tiers of our future fountain.

I poured a concrete mix into an old umbrella and let it dry: Forget about fake decorations, you can have this in your garden immediately!
 
Let it dry, but not completely.
 
I poured a concrete mix into an old umbrella and let it dry: Forget about fake decorations, you can have this in your garden immediately!
 

Make a hole in the center of each part.

I poured a concrete mix into an old umbrella and let it dry: Forget about fake decorations, you can have this in your garden immediately!
 
We start building the structure. PVC pipes will serve to reinforce it.
 
I poured a concrete mix into an old umbrella and let it dry: Forget about fake decorations, you can have this in your garden immediately!

This is what the finished structure looks like.

I poured a concrete mix into an old umbrella and let it dry: Forget about fake decorations, you can have this in your garden immediately!
 

We can decorate it with paints according to our own preferences. Then all that’s left is water.

I poured a concrete mix into an old umbrella and let it dry: Forget about fake decorations, you can have this in your garden immediately!

 
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