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Upcycling project: a new bench for free

30th May 2016 by shoestringjane@outlook.com 4 Comments

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upcyclingWe have finally got round to putting the last coat of paint on our rescued garden bench. You may remember that we came across this bench outside a neighbour’s house a few months ago. The frame seemed quite sturdy but some of the slats on the seat had broken.

upcyclingMr S is pretty handy and always saves bits of wood in case he needs them so it was easy to repair. I gave it a good rub down and found some undercoat in the shed. I did have to buy the top coat: I decided on some Homebase paint in a lovely pale green for £12 and, two coats later, it has come up a treat!
Ok, so it wasn’t quite free, but £12 for a very nice, solid piece of furniture is pretty good value.
I am now debating whether to paint my charity shop wooden table and chairs the same colour. These cost me £30, which I thought was pretty good, although two of the chairs need some repair and I am waiting for Mr S to work his magic on them.

Reusing my old wellies

upcyclingI am pretty pleased with the garden at the moment, although as ever there is so much to do! I have re-used my willies as a planter and I think they look cute.

We are away this week, house and dog sitting for friends, so won’t be able to do much gardening. It feels like a holiday as it is a beautiful big house with a hot tub. Sadly I will still have to go to work this week so perhaps not quite a holiday, but I will use that tub! We spent the morning at home in the garden then came over to walk the dog and chill in the tub and it was very relaxing! I’m not sure I would use it enough to justify buying one but it is fun for a change.

Whatever you were up to I hope you had a lovely bank holiday Monday!

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  1. Sandy Brunton-Shiels says

    1st June 2016 at 11:58

    Love the new to you bench and the cat! I have two benches near to back of my house and two cats so they usually have one each to sunbathe on! God forbid they should share one and leave the other for me!

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  2. Mrs LH says

    2nd June 2016 at 08:41

    What a transformation. Looks lovely! The slats look nicely close together – this is good as our old cat once slipped through our bench and got her back leg stuck. Luckily I was around to help but she was firmly stuck and in agony. As in your photo, we always have a blanket on there now.

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  3. Joy says

    2nd January 2017 at 18:25

    The bench is BEAUTIFUL! Good job!

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    • shoestringjane@outlook.com says

      2nd January 2017 at 19:35

      Thanks

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