Do you want an outdoor bench but don’t actually want to purchase or build an outdoor bench? Don’t worry, cinder blocks have you covered. Just throw some pillows on top of some strategically arranged blocks and you have yourself a nice little outdoor bench.

We get it. You want a nightstand but you don’t want to have to assemble anything, visit a store, or actually spend any money. That’s where cinder blocks come in. The little holes in them are like cubbies where you can store your stuff and a lamp and alarm clock can go on top. Bingo bango, you have yourself a night stand.

Futon frames are notoriously flimsy. They will break before the futon mattress does and when that happens, what are you going to do? Well, if you’ve got some cinder blocks you can prop that mattress up on top of them and sleep as comfortably as you did in college.

Did you spend all your money on a big screen TV with a surround sound system and now don’t have any money left over for a stand? As long as you have cinder blocks, you have a solution to this problem. Check out this very creative home theater setup made in part with cinder blocks.

The holes in cinder blocks help add to their usefulness. They can be used as storage space under your bed or even as the bed frame itself. You can prop your mattress up with the blocks and store things in them underneath. This is perfect for people working with less space.

Cement might not be the look you are going for in your garden but cinder blocks can provide a useful alternative to plant holders. If you’ve got cinder blocks laying around but not pots, just work with what you got and your garden can still look nice.

Want to build a fire but don’t have the proper rocks or bricks to build a pit? Cinder blocks can help you out with this problem as well. Just stack them on top of each other and wrap them around your fire and you’ve got yourself a DIY fire pit.

Do you want a bunch of benches for your garden? Do you also not want to have to pay for those benches? It’s cinder blocks to the rescue for this as well. Set them up in your backyard as benches and even a little table for your garden’s guests.

Check out these colorful park benches that have been painted different colors and could create a funky atmosphere in your backyard. The person who took the photo here has also painted the bricks around their fire pit to match but you could even use cinder blocks for that as well.

Installing an outdoor buffet bar can be a costly and time-consuming process. Stacking a bunch of cinder blocks and then putting wood over top to serve as a buffet bar is far less time consuming and far less expensive. What a great setup this person has in their backyard!

Nothing says urban gardener more than flowers sprouting out from cement planter boxes. Check out the setup this person has where the cinder blocks have all been arranged in a little pyramid. Artistic and cost-effective.

Building a bar in your backyard sounds like a great idea. It usually only sounds that way, however. The cost of actually installing one and the time it takes to do so prevent many from actually following through on the idea. Putting a wooden plank on top of some stacked cinder blocks does the same thing in a fraction of the time and at a fraction of the cost.

You can spend more money on your home computer by spending less on the desk you purchase to work on that computer at. Check out this photo here where someone’s home office set up is simply a tabletop over cinder blocks. The little holes in the cinder blocks can serve as desk drawers.

Check out this person who has created a beautiful planter wall with cinder blocks. Just by arranging the cinder blocks to face different directions, you can create the appearance of planter boxes coming out from the wall. This is an urban gardener’s dream.

Fences are very difficult to put up. It is a time-consuming and weekend-ruining task. Cinder blocks can make the job a whole lot easier. Just put a few wooden logs through the cinder block holes and you’ve got yourself a block fence. Now you can spend the rest of the weekend admiring your work.

Placing a nice dining table outdoors can be a risky thing to do. If it rains, that table is ruined. Sometimes you just don’t want to sit at a patio table, however. Well, just put a nice table top on top of some cinder blocks and you can have a nice outdoor dining table whenever you want it. Just bring the tabletop in when it rains.

When you think about cinder blocks you probably don’t think about comfort but this backyard couch for lounging purposes actually looks pretty cozy. Throw some pillows up on that, grab a magazine, kick your feet up and enjoy a nice spring day on your cinder block couch.

Do you enjoy flowers in vases but don’t enjoy paying for expensive vases? Enter cinder blocks, the perfect way for you to showcase flowers without having to spend an arm and a leg on a classy vase. You can paint the cinder blocks any color you want as well.

If you are a little bit artsy, creative, and good with candles then you can have a nice outdoor lighting display like the person in this photo has. What a gorgeous setup this is for Halloween as well. The hollowed out insides of cinder blocks make for perfect little candle holders.

Birds really aren’t picky about their houses. They are more into what food is placed inside. In lieu of spending the time to actually build a birdhouse, you can just put a whole bunch of bird seed inside a cinder block. The birds still show up and after all, they are the real fun part about having a birdhouse.

Barbecues can be expensive but you can create your own barbecue grill with a little know-how and a whole bunch of cinder blocks. Just throw some rocks in a pit, put a grate over top, and have yourself a cookout.

Cinder blocks can be used as an excellent tool for creating more room in your home. By lining them up against the wall and using them to prop up shelves you have a completely removable way to store items efficiently in your house or apartment.

Check out this setup of a patio bench propped up with cinder blocks. It sure beats the patio furniture that they had previously. Throw on some colorful pillows and you’ve got yourself some backyard furniture you can be proud of.

Not only can cinder blocks be used as planter boxes, they can be also used to create a little table to show off your planter boxes. You could even take this one a step further and use cinder blocks to build a little table to hold cinder blocks that hold plants.

As we’ve discussed throughout this slideshow, cinder blocks and plants can be the best of friends. This is sort of an opposites attracts type of deal. Plants are organic matter that come from the earth whereas cinder blocks are constructed materials made by humans. Yet these two items from vastly different backgrounds go together like peas and carrots. Check out this succulent plant box that has a growing plant inside ready to come out.

Cinder blocks can also be used to create a raised plant bed for anyone interested in creating their own little garden. You can even paint the cinder blocks to create whatever kind of atmosphere you want to with your garden. You will stub your toe, though, that will happen.

This photo demonstrates an excellent way to store your firewood using cinder blocks. It’s actually quite ingenious. Just by placing in a few slabs of wood to create an area for which the firewood can be placed, this is a cheap and easy storage device.

The person who owns this backyard has certainly taken the idea of using cinder blocks as furniture to another level. They have couches, chairs, and what looks to be either a little fire pit or a coffee table all from cinder blocks. It’s an all-cement furniture party in this backyard.

If you want to make sure that what is in your compost bin stays in your compost bin, then cinder blocks might be your best friend here. This post comes from a person named “Chris the Worm Farmer.” Worms can often be used in compost but you don’t exactly want them getting out of your bin. The cinder blocks will prevent this.

Here is another example of how cinder blocks can be used to create a grill. In this case however, there is no grate put over top of the rocks and the person is just grilling kabobs straight over top of them. If you really want some grilled kabobs and you don’t have a barbecue, don’t fret, cinder blocks can help.

Why spend a bunch of money on a desk and then spend hours having to assemble it? Cinder blocks don’t require any assembly. Just stack them up, put a wooden tabletop over the blocks and you’ve got yourself a study desk. The hollowed out cinder blocks can serve as cubby holes.

This entertainment rack isn’t just cost-efficient and easy to assemble, it actually looks really cool. The cement blocks really add to the silver and gray color scheme this person has in the room. We can imagine there are quite a few people who wouldn’t mind playing video games with such a setup.

You can spend more money on shoes and less money on furniture if you simply stop buying furniture and use cinder blocks instead. Check out this indoor storage/shoe rack that has been constructed just using cinder blocks and wood. Easy to assemble and easy to disassemble when no longer needed.

You don’t necessarily need to use cinder blocks for any functional purpose. You can just make colorful looking blocks with them like this person has. Paint a nice landscape, butterfly, or put a bird on that cinder block and you’ve got yourself some art.

This is actually a very useful way to use cinder blocks. The cement slabs will prevent mounds of dirt from eroding. They are an unpenetrable cement wall that will keep soil in place better than any other substance possibly could.