Although the good weather continues to be a long time coming, the presence of Spring is already visible. The horizon continues to be tinged with bright colors and the flowers are reborn with cheerful tones and sweet aromas. Life springs up all around and the desire to enjoy the outdoors is uncontrollable. In order to enjoy the garden with a renewed decoration we have been writing down some recycling ideas for its ornamentation that we add to our decotips to give a spring touch to the terrace.
If you are an advocate of the ‘Do it yourself’ (DIY) culture, it is not necessary to spend too much to give a different look to your garden, terrace or balcony. It will be enough to ‘metamorphose’ everyday objects or old furniture to reuse them, so that instead of fitting in the trash they fit in the outdoor decoration.
With this idea, we have compiled 10 everyday objects that will help you to give a different look to your garden or terrace after recycling:
Used tires
Outdoor decoration can go on wheels by recycling recycled tires, given their multiple possibilities. Thus, the old wheels can be transformed into virtually any piece of furniture or ornament you can imagine: from a table to a fountain. The most common, and simplest, is to use them to create flower pots, planters or swings. In Info Jardin you will find plenty of videos to decorate by recycling old tires.
They are also frequently used as seats. To ‘manufacture’ them you will need upholstery and fabrics suitable for outdoors that allow you to cover them and some kind of filling, such as the puff filling we use in Fiaka Ambient, expanded polystyrene balls with immediate volume recovery memory that increase the feeling of comfort.
2. Old ladders
The old ladders can be transformed into theStairway To Heaven that Led Zeppelin talked about in their song, at least as far as outdoor decoration is concerned. After a coat of sandpaper and paint (sometimes it is not even necessary), its shelves can be used as ‘shelves’ on which we can place different details, such as plants to highlight the beauty of the garden.
3. Glass jars, bottles and cans
Glass jars, bottles and cans can illuminate your terrace or garden by transforming them into unique lamps. They also offer multiple possibilities as original planters.
4. The feet of an antique sewing machine
The beauty of the feet of antique sewing machines is indisputable. If you no longer use them, do not hesitate to convert them into a garden table because the results can be surprising.
5. Pallets
The versatility of pallets for the ‘manufacture’ of recycled furniture is well known to all. Every day we see a multitude of designs based on pallets that surprise us and make us fall in love. Needless to say, its possibilities are also manifold outdoors. We can make anything from a table to a lounger or a bed, similar to Balinese beds, from pallets. They are increasingly used to create comfortable sofas on terraces.
For this purpose, you will need made-to-measure mats, made of materials that do not get damaged outdoors -either by the sun or rain- and that are easy to clean. Personalized cushions, also adapted to the inclement weather and the friction typical of outdoor spaces, will complete the decoration of these comfortable seats.
They are very useful, on the other hand, to create vertical gardens on balconies or terraces of reduced dimensions. In this post from Madera y Zinc they explain step by step how to create them.
6. Wooden and plastic boxes
Whether alone or stacked, plastic or wooden boxes, such as those commonly used for storing and ‘displaying’ fruits and vegetables, can be used to lift virtually any terrace furniture. From the basics – tables and seating – to shelving where you can store your own garden tools. It is also common to adapt them for use as planters.
7. Untreated wood
Since carving the wood is complex, the logs can be used to create seats, small tables, a beautiful ornamental detail or a swing. If we take the complexity up a notch, we can create beautiful planters, too.
Log trails to mark a path in the garden are very inspiring, on the other hand. In this practical post from Decoideas they explain how to build them.
8. The old shoes
It is not necessary to walk with lead feet to make of the old boots – we recommend you to use the water ones – an original flowerpot.
9. Kitchenware
Cups, teapots and pots can also become flowerpots, but also unique outdoor lamps. In addition to these items, other household appliances, such as watering cans or clothespins, can serve the same purpose.
10. Broken and ‘untied
If any of your furniture is broken or outdated think twice before throwing it away. Imagination has no limits and neither does recycling. We show it to you with these visual examples, because, as the popular saying goes, a picture is worth a thousand words.
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