Decor from shovels and a rake: the best ideas of metal crafts for giving
In sheds, in attics and in the basements of village houses, obsolete or broken metal objects can be found. It’s worth taking a look at these things - in the heads of home craftsmen they will wake up original ideas for creating spectacular crafts that will make the design of the site more memorable and extraordinary almost free, and life in the country will be convenient.
Obsolete gardening equipment, household containers, idle equipment or finds during the improvement of the garden at the cottage - all this can become interesting material in the hands of the master to create decorative elements of the landscape or useful devices.
From old shovels, a rake, a pitchfork, axes and armature it is possible to make wonderful figurines for lawn decoration, paths or a fence. Children will be happy to participate in the development of design of expressive images.
If you clean and paint the surface, the product will be more elegant and will last longer.
From summer cottage utensils you can make an interesting mobile flowerbed, in which the teeth of the old rake will serve as hooks for flower containers.
The appearance of flower gardens decorated with products of home artists will immediately change and will delight the hosts and guests.
Homemade metal crafts in combination with natural stone favorably emphasize the advantages of garden rutaria.
From outdated garden tools you can build a spectacular gate that will surprise your visitors.
To prevent nails from damaging the trees, birdhouses can be installed on shovels stuck in the ground, which are very easy to move to any chosen place.
An interesting material for creating homemade products is unsuitable bench tools, bolts, nuts and springs.
A little imagination - and even from the found cobblestones you will get something special. The sculptural images of animals and birds will look very naturalistic.
A broken garden wheelbarrow is traditionally used to create flower arrangements. But professionals offer other applications. Looks impressive, for example, a garden sculpture, designed to store firewood near the recreation area.
Leaky barrels, basins, pans and buckets can be painted, filled with earth and decorated with flowers. The design of the flowerbed and the choice of plantings depend on the imagination of gardeners.
If you pour water into a spacious container, arrange it with suitable plants, decorate with stones or a spectacular waterfall, you will get a small but colorful pond.
It is very unusual to use garden watering in a summer cottage. From them you can make decorative elements or practical devices.
Waterfalls from improvised means you can arrange a fence or staircase.
From metal cutlery, you can make a voiced oriental style weather vane. It is not difficult to make such a decor, and its melodic sound will always attract close attention.
Decorations made of shiny spoons will catch reflections and sun glare, so the lawn or flowerbed will become brighter.
Antiques or parts of them fit perfectly into the landscape design of a modern infield. For the manufacture of brazier, which can be ordered from professionals or made independently, a forged bed of a sewing machine from the time of our grandmothers is suitable.
Two children's baths can be adapted to create a large smokehouse, and a convenient trolley on wheels - for a barbecue.
Creating metal structures is not an easy task.Some elements can be assembled with standard fixtures (hardware), while other parts are connected only using welding equipment. Getting started, evaluate your strengths and capabilities of a country electrical wiring. Use the tips in the photo and make the right choice.
