If you got time (and who are we kidding, you probably got time around the date of this post) then tinker around in your stuff and find props. Towels, blankets, bins, all those things you put up to store and never really ever use - grab those and put something together to use as a prop.
In the case of this photo I grabbed a galvanized wash bin, some towels and sheets, a curtain hanger, and of course duct tape and put together a boat to use in my shoot. A good rule of thumb is if you think you could throw it in a garden for decoration then you can probably throw it in a photo to use as a prop.
And I really could have grabbed anything, old books, old clothing, pots, etc. The trick is to just figure out what sort of photo you are going for and play to that. Don’t know what sort of photo you are going for? Then start by considering who the photos are for and play to those people (in this case I had grand parents in mind).