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Post by ladybird on Jun 26, 2015 15:01:54 GMT
My daughter is doing up one of the bedrooms for herself, now that one son has moved out. Everything must go , the old fashioned second hand chest of drawers we have had since we married (cost £8 ) and the bent metal bed . I have been holding off phoning the council to collect it all , I see potential here . Those bed ends are crying out to be part of garden seats , here`s a pic what do you think? would it be practical to have a wooden seat with bed ends for the back ? they do look rather nice I think
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Post by Lou78W on Jun 26, 2015 15:03:46 GMT
What a good idea!!!
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Post by ladybird on Jun 26, 2015 15:16:15 GMT
Thanks Lou, that`s what I thought . I just have to figure out how to connect pieces of wood to the metal now
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Post by Lou78W on Jun 26, 2015 18:30:31 GMT
I'm sure you will think of something!!
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Post by daitheplant on Jun 26, 2015 19:48:00 GMT
LB, make a couple of basic wooden bench`s then add the backs to them.
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Post by grindle on Jun 27, 2015 4:47:06 GMT
I love that idea, never would have thought of it, look forward to seeing what you do
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Post by ladybird on Jun 28, 2015 1:58:17 GMT
LB, make a couple of basic wooden bench`s then add the backs to them. I was thinking of a wooden seat with wooden front legs and the metal as back legs daitheplant. Just trying to figure out how to attach the seat to the metal , before or after I so the front legs ? or do I make a frame first add the legs, then the actual seat . There are holes all the way through the metal where it was bolted to the base but what would I bolt the frame too . I have thought of have one of them as two seats back to back one facing onto the patio and the other side facing beside the pond . Maybe that`s to adventurous and it might look odd .
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Post by daitheplant on Jun 28, 2015 18:18:49 GMT
To do it that way LB you could use a couple of small L brackets bolted to the metal frames then bolt your wooden seat to them.
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Post by Cherry on Jun 28, 2015 19:45:42 GMT
That will be a beautiful garden seat ladybird. You are so clever.
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Post by ladybird on Jun 29, 2015 8:00:06 GMT
That will be a beautiful garden seat ladybird. You are so clever. shucks thanks Cherry
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Post by ladybird on Jun 29, 2015 9:15:50 GMT
To do it that way LB you could use a couple of small L brackets bolted to the metal frames then bolt your wooden seat to them. Never thought of brackets . The hole in the bed frame is a lot larger than the hole in metal brackets, wonder if that will be a problem ?
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Post by daitheplant on Jun 29, 2015 18:38:05 GMT
To do it that way LB you could use a couple of small L brackets bolted to the metal frames then bolt your wooden seat to them. Never thought of brackets . The hole in the bed frame is a lot larger than the hole in metal brackets, wonder if that will be a problem ? You could always drill new holes, LB.
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Post by Rosie on Jul 1, 2015 12:18:50 GMT
What an ace idea ladybird. I love how you think of ways to use what would normally be chucked out. I'll speak to Graham tonight to see if he can think of anything.
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Post by roofgardener on Jul 7, 2015 21:02:52 GMT
Sounds like a wonderful idea, Ladybird.
Alternatively, you could stick them straight into the soil. When asked by visitors, you just give them a deadpan expression, and say "They are my flowerbeds, of course ! "
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Post by libralady on Jul 21, 2015 6:55:44 GMT
Advice needed please. I wish to lay a rustic brick edging around my lawn so that I can run the mower over it to keep the edges tidy. What is the best way of doing this ?
1. Do I put a sand and cement mix on the levelled soil, putting it on dry and hoping that any dampness in the soil will set it ?
2. Once the bricks are levelled and in place, will I need to put some dry sand and cement mix brushed in between the joints to secure them.
Everything I do in the garden is trial and error and I've not done anything like this before but will give it a go.
Hope someone 'in the know' can show me the way.
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