DIY swings: 12 proposals to decorate your garden with panache and creativity

There is something eternally entertaining about swinging on a swing. The little ones are perhaps more daring and want to swing very high and fast - for adults it becomes a sort of relaxing rocking, which they can indulge in gently to enjoy a moment of peace outdoors. So why not consider putting a swing in your garden?

You can hang them from tree branches, or from the ceiling of a patio / porch, or you can build special support structures. When it comes to seats, the choice is huge: old chairs, armchairs, sofas, and more. The limit is only the imagination and the desire to try out an original project! Take a look at the ideas proposed below!:

If you have a tree with strong and level branches, there is nothing better than putting up a simple tree swing - one made with only rope and a wooden board. And if you happen to use the garden for a special occasion, just decorate the ropes with flowers, lights or ribbons for a memorable photo.

Do you have sturdy trees, but no branches big enough, or positioned in the right way to hang a swing from them? Use solid wood planks that are weatherproofed to join the trunks of two neighboring trees together to form a cross-beam for putting up a swing.

Or you can use the celiling of a patio, with retaining brackets mounted into the masonary.

There is also an even simpler swing model you can make: it is the one made with a round seat, and a single rope that passes through it, secured with a large knot underneath.

In the absence of natural or architectural supports, you can build a stand-along supporting structure for the swing, and you can go wild with the type of seats to use with this.

Do you have an old metal swing set? Repaint it and use some armchairs as seats!

Wood frame, hanging wicker armchairs and lights: a lovely corner for many evenings spent outdoors.

And instead of two single seats, you could hang up a sofa for two. Don't forget that the strings of LED lights to make everything look magical and pleasant during the evenings spent in the garden!

Hanging sofas are a great way to decorate porches.

A bed suspended between from a tree: among the many ways to create one with DIY project, there is also idea of recycling an old trampoline!

And there are no shortage of ideas when it comes to recycling pallets for this purpose.

In short, if you didn't know where to put an armchair in the home, as a swing's seat in some sheltered spot in the garden could be the solution for you!

Would you like to decorate your garden with ideas like these?