Whether collected on your travels or bought at the dollar store, rocks are one natural element that is cheap to obtain but helps you to bring a summertime vibe to your décor.

Here are a few ideas for decorating with rocks and stones using dollar store finds.

Rock Your Summer by Decorating with Stones

Idea 1: Rock Your Door Stop

 

Make a sturdy doorstop with a mason jar or any appropriately-sized jar with a lid. All we’ve done here is layer three different shades of stones to make a doorstop that can be used inside or out.

Try this with coloured glass stones or gems, either in all one colour or by layering different colours.

Idea 2: Rock Your Fresh Florals

 

We used a tall cylinder vase, some white stones and some fragrant lily-of-the-valley to create this display. Since lily-of-the-valley only graces our gardens for a short time in the spring, try this idea with other types of small, long-stemmed flowers.

Vary the length of the stems slightly so that the space within the vase is sufficiently filled.

Idea 3: Rock Glow-in-the-Dark

 

These glow-in-the-dark stones come in a package of 70. In the absence of light, they glow a soft green. The obvious use for these is to spread them in your outdoor flower pots.

For indoor use, spread them on a long narrow tray to maximize light absorption and nestle three small candles, like these floating floral ones, among them. In a darkened corner, the stones produce a calming pale green light.

Idea 4: Rock Outdoor Entertaining

 

Large smooth stones can be used to anchor napkins when dining outdoors. You can leave them plain or write place names or other messages on them using a coloured permanent marker.

Here, we’ve painted one in a solid colour and added a place name using a gold marker.

Idea 5: Rock a Mushroom Terrarium

 

Three small ceramic mushrooms are anchored in some river rocks and a bit of Spanish moss for a new take on a terrarium. If you can’t find these mushrooms, try an arrangement of faux flowers.

I’ve seen this idea done beautifully using a round vase with rocks and air plants.

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