[0:00] so what are the best budget ideas for
this season we're going to go over the
[0:03] top tens right now you're gonna love it
all the best ideas right now and it's
[0:07] going to be on a budget here we go so
you might think hearing the word budget
[0:11] that that means cheap or that you can't
do a lot in your backyard space we're
[0:15] gonna really show you in this video that
we want to give you multiple
[0:18] destinations I say that on this channel
all the time you have to have multiple
[0:22] reasons to go outside we're going to
show you how to do that on a budget you
[0:25] want to focus on how we can get outdoors
with what we can afford with what our
[0:29] budget allows so your destination your
covered structure has to be your first
[0:33] thought and it doesn't have to be a lot
of money like I just said it could be
[0:37] four posts with a shade cell we're
talking hundreds of dollars here but it
[0:41] has to Anchor the space you have to have
somewhere to go to protect yourself from
[0:47] the Sun or the rain it could even be a
Pergola now we're only talking four
[0:51] posts with a very simple structure on
top depending on your ability to to
[0:56] build this this could be very
inexpensive now if you add a shade sell
[1:00] to that or some of these awnings that is
very inexpensive again but now you've
[1:05] really have a beautiful formal structure
to go to next level up would be a lean
[1:11] to style structure because it's just a
Pergola it could be corrugated metal it
[1:16] could be polycarbonate there's a lot of
different covers that you could get for
[1:20] that pergola and it'll just add the next
level to that cover structure you could
[1:24] do a store-bought pergola they're great
they're inexpensive and they add that
[1:28] wonderful anchor to your outdoor space
okay budget friendly item number two is
[1:33] a fire feature you need another
destination you got one The Anchor You
[1:37] Got number two the fire feature I'm
telling you fire will pull you outside
[1:42] and your friends and your family
Outdoors it can be as simple as a
[1:45] store-bought option I use the solo stove
a lot and there's a lot of different
[1:50] price options for those the any hardware
store has a fire feature and you can
[1:54] just buy whatever you like but if you
want to build it yourself there's also
[1:58] very easy and very inexpensive a little
bit of do it yourself I usually use
[2:04] concrete block and I want you to know
that if I am at Home Depot or Lowe's
[2:07] they're very inexpensive we're talking
two and three dollar blocks here build
[2:12] the fire feature yourself it could be
wood burning or gas you might need some
[2:16] help from a gas guy to be able to
install the gas line but or you can use
[2:20] propane and this is not a lot of money
and you have a lot of different options
[2:24] choose the one that makes the most sense
for you from not only a look perspective
[2:28] but a budget level
station item number three is another
[2:31] must-have and of course it is outdoor
cooking lots of different budget items
[2:36] that you can have here you can do the
grill do the pizza oven on the table top
[2:40] you can do these at so many different
budget levels in fact in New Zealand we
[2:46] were there traveling I met some clients
there they even did a traditional this
[2:50] is a tribal thing that's been going on
for centuries and they would make food
[2:55] just in the ground they dug a hole in a
backyard and they were able to feed a
[3:00] lot of people with this traditional
method very inexpensive talk about
[3:04] budget but amazing food amazing people
you can really do food on a budget and
[3:10] just get creative with what you want to
do all right so we just talked a lot
[3:14] about destination but now I want to
think about what is the foundation that
[3:18] you're walking on that is so important
because it has to be more than just lawn
[3:22] although lawn is an option but the next
level up from a lawn would be gravel and
[3:27] I just want you to understand how in
nice of a foundation that can be so if
[3:32] you don't like gravel or if it's not
available in your local area think about
[3:35] decompose Granite that's another option
it's very much like gravel I think it's
[3:40] almost the exact same price and we're
talking very low we're talking thirty
[3:46] dollars per truckload very inexpensive
next level up from that would be a paver
[3:52] or you can even do a synthetic lawn now
these are a little bit more expensive
[3:56] you have to put a geofabric underneath
you have to put a gravel base underneath
[4:00] that oh by the way if you put the gravel
patio and your budget didn't quite allow
[4:05] it that's still the base for pavers for
the future so you can think about that
[4:08] you could even do a patio in
multi-phased approach by starting with
[4:13] gravel
of course you could do concrete concrete
[4:17] to me is something that is not the
longevity as a paver or synthetic lawn
[4:21] but concrete can definitely be a low
cost or inexpensive option depending on
[4:27] the size of the patio one thing about
concrete I just want to say is you can
[4:30] segment the concrete so you can actually
build the concrete patio in in segments
[4:35] so squares circles and then you could do
softening around that gravel synthetic
[4:41] lawn or even lawn to really expand the
concrete to expand the patio itself and
[4:47] to make a full destination out of that
patio it and it is beautiful it's
[4:52] stylistic and it adds a lot to the space
so patios are really important to think
[4:57] about always start with your foundations
your your destinations it's not only the
[5:02] patio itself it's how you get to the
patio so Pathways Stepping Stones things
[5:07] like these will enhance the whole space
and we're not talking a lot of money
[5:12] we're talking budgets for these things
it could be stepping stone pathways it
[5:16] could be hard gravel Pathways lots of
different ways but think about patio and
[5:20] Pathways our next budget item that we're
going to talk about is lighting I think
[5:24] it's critical for every space even on a
budget and you can do this on an extreme
[5:29] budget we're talking string lights very
inexpensive but really add a lot to the
[5:34] space in fact you could even add the
string lights as an anchor Point add
[5:38] some posts and all of a sudden you form
an outdoor room with string lights we
[5:42] have an less expensive option with tiki
torches now tiki torches add that
[5:47] Ambiance that you get in Hawaii or you
get in a tropical area but they are very
[5:52] effective for lighting up the space
think about lighting up a long pathway
[5:56] is that you can add citronella to the
space and they will help a lot with
[6:00] keeping the bugs at Bay for dining and
hanging out in your backyard one other
[6:05] budget option for lighting is candles
and lanterns we use them at our house
[6:09] every night we love candles we love
lanterns and they're very inexpensive
[6:15] and I love just the the dancing of the
flame now a Next Level Up of course is
[6:20] going to be some of the outdoor lighting
options out there you can get these at
[6:23] different budget levels as well but
lighting is so important the next budget
[6:28] item I want you to strongly consider if
not for sure do is design because you're
[6:33] investing money in your backyard it's
very important to get things right why
[6:38] not get a designer to help you let me
help you I can do it at lots of
[6:41] different budget levels in fact I can do
the design course it's super inexpensive
[6:46] there's a link below you can meet with
me one-on-one and we can talk about your
[6:50] whole Space together or we can do a 3D
design for you where you see your whole
[6:54] backyard space designed for all the
items that you would like and that link
[6:59] is also below now it's time to talk
about what to do when we're outside at a
[7:03] budget level you need entertainment just
like the inside of the house what are we
[7:07] going to do we turn the TV on you can do
the same thing in the outside you don't
[7:11] even need an outdoor TV grab an indoor
TV you can bring It Outdoors but you
[7:16] need to be able to watch the game you
need to be able to watch movies you can
[7:20] do this with a TV you can do this with
an outdoor theater you'd be surprised
[7:24] shockingly how inexpensive it is to do
an outdoor movie theater I love them
[7:29] I've been using them for many years and
they're very very inexpensive
[7:34] so along with the theater along with the
TV add some speakers you probably even
[7:39] have them on the inside of your house
grab them and bring them Outdoors for
[7:42] those movie Nights
[Music]
[7:47] so another budget friendly item for your
backyard space is water features now
[7:52] think about all the different water
feature options for your backyard you
[7:55] could do a simple water feature for
sound just a little gurgle of a of a
[8:00] flower pot that could be a water feature
you could do something that has more of
[8:04] a creek style water feature down to a
pond beautiful add some Goldfish to that
[8:09] because you have a great backyard
feature these are water feature items
[8:12] that are going to enhance the backyard
space I just love the sound of moving
[8:16] water and the beauty of that water
feature too is it can drown out the
[8:20] noise of the city and it's wonderful
just the gurgle that soft moving water
[8:25] and give you that peaceful element that
you need in the city so water in your
[8:30] backyard space cannot be overstated and
it cannot be overused okay our next
[8:35] budget item that we have to talk about
is privacy we all live in neighborhoods
[8:40] with people looking into our space so
it's very important to talk about
[8:45] privacy now let's talk about some of the
different budget items for privacy
[8:48] number one it's plants you can create
beautiful privacy at a very inexpensive
[8:54] price with properly planted plants think
about Hedges bamboo is a great budget
[9:01] item you can plant it very small very
inexpensively but it grows up very fast
[9:06] to create a very nice privacy screen so
other than plants I would definitely
[9:11] recommend store-bought privacy screens
or build privacy screens store bought
[9:16] are great they're inexpensive usually
metal and they're very nice they usually
[9:20] attach to a deck or a structure of some
kind or you could do a built privacy
[9:24] screen if you're a do-it-yourselfer
these are really nice because it's just
[9:28] the material of the lumber or some
strategically placed privacy screens can
[9:32] go a long way make sure they block where
people are looking into of course
[9:37] windows or patios or even decks of your
neighbors if you can kind of block them
[9:42] out for your space that's where these
privacy screens are really going to be
[9:45] useful make your space private so the
next budget friendly idea is something
[9:49] we could all benefit from in a little
backyard garden have a little raised
[9:53] garden bed and you can grow your produce
there for your barbecues and your
[9:57] evening dinners or you can just Garden
for therapy for yourself add some plants
[10:02] add some color bring them into your
house show them off gardening is a
[10:07] classic way for you to get that therapy
to touch the Earth to get outside but it
[10:12] also adds so much to your life so much
fragrance it brings animals and insects
[10:17] into your yard different ways we can
bring gardening into our lives on a
[10:21] budget the biggest budget item I want to
talk to you about is Decor when you get
[10:25] your space figured out I want you to
remember that Decor brings the life to
[10:30] the space so think of outdoor decor
Outdoor Living is so trending that you
[10:35] can get the best deals at the midpoint
of the Season go and check them out and
[10:41] grab what you need for decor and it can
be a lot of different things it could be
[10:45] the pillows it could be the rugs it
could be the blankets it could be swings
[10:48] All These Little Things add so much
character to your outdoor space you will
[10:54] absolutely love it because it's going to
bring life to your outdoor living space
[10:58] if the sales happen they happen Midway
through the spring season and then June
[11:03] June is always a good time to buy
outdoor decor so those are the two times
[11:07] to make sure you get out and check for
the sales for your outdoor living space
[11:12] the budget things figured out I want you
to see this video it's all about not
[11:16] making backyard mistakes so watch this
video I know you're going to benefit
[11:20] from it enjoy