Having several PVC pipe planters on the patio provides points for putting poles that can carry string lights around the area. At the same time, you'll have more spots to place umbrellas.

The perfect backyard dinner party simply isn't the same without a string of fairy lights to softly illuminate ... in this DIY hack is using PVC pipe to hold the poles in place.

DIY for outdoor string lights from blogger Caitlin ... cost a mere $4 — amazing! The poles are essentially three 10-foot pieces of electrical conduit with pipe straps attached as hooks and ...