Every English Country Garden has to have an amazing gate or arbor entry...It also needs a white picket fence, but the pickets will just have to come later since they are just not in the budget right now....
The gate and arbor however did fit in the budget, using my imagination and husbands skills they came to under $30 to create.
The second I laid eyes on this old broken scrolled metal stand, I just knew exactly how I could use it to make our garden gate more "English Garden".
Here it is again, pulled apart and hubby welded two of the pieces together to create the large piece in the top of the photo.
Once painted it was added to the top of the gate arbor to add the perfect touch of embellishment to take 3 pieces of wood to the next level to FABULOUS!!..Couple of hanging baskets are the last touch. (well until I can locate the perfect mini ships bell)
And I know you all remember this piece...It started it's life as one end of Lil Sara's crib...I got many great suggestions on what it could be or become, but the correct answer was...
A GATE...Hubby trimmed the legs at the bottom and painted it with an outdoor paint...Little secret, I knew when we purchased the crib that I would one day use the ends for gates :)
Ta-Da...Our pretty English Garden Gate Arbor..Cost Break Down:
Lumber for frame $7 each
Hinges and Latch $8
Scroll Work $1
Re-purposed Crib end FREE...
Total Cost = $29
Various paints used to paint and prim pieces we had on hand from other projects.
I am sure you are all enjoying looking at our lovely white builders sand in all the photos too....We have one more section of wire fence to go up to keep the chickens out and then we can FINALLY seed the front yard...YAY.
And just because..Our very first rose bud, it is supposed to be a Blue Lady...hmmmmmm I guess it will change color at some point?
Well I still have about a thousand or so seeds to get planted, so better go make the most of my afternoon...Hope you are all having a wonderful weekend.
Blessings Kelsie
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Kelsie, it couldn’t have turned out better! It’s beautiful. You and your hubs make a GREAT team :) Well Done!
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ReplyDeleteI love it! I would like that for a gate into my sheep paddock.
ReplyDeleteI will be searching for a wooden crib now!
We have a rose here called Blue Girl,it is the same colour more of a lilac colour then blue.
What a great idea!
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Really nice! Such foresight to buy a crib you were planning to use as a gate.
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I love that her crib has been incorporated into an ongoing design portion of your home. How special that is.
Very nicely done! I love how many different pieces you incorporated to make this.
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Under $30!!! That's fantastic! :-)
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I love it! I once made an arbor entirely made of scrap wood (some pieces glued together to make them longer!) Picture here...
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I must say though, yours looks somewhat prettier than mine turned out!
I then proceeded to make an entire picket fence from scrap wood too! Amazing what you can do with some imagination and patience!
Kelsie,
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Hi! I love the idea of turning one portion of a crib to a gate. It's so creative and resourceful.
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