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Monday, May 15, 2017

How to Use an Old Trunk in the Garden



Trunks are for storing old quilts and linens right?


Let's have some fun and use it for something else in the garden.....


First,   let's give it some height by screwing some old rusty iron legs to the bottom........


Then,    I made a nest from an old hollowed out piece of a tree by filling it with moss...... Add two sweet birds and my nest is complete.


I propped a mirror up behind the nest and filled in the rest of the trunk with lots of plants and more moss........

I screwed a Potting Bench sign and two bird cages to the trunk  lid.......


Here's the other little bird cage.......
  

All finished!  

  Now I need to do something with that wicker sofa that's on the side of the trunk......


This piece of wicker is in pretty bad shape.....but I love the springs!


While I was working on my trunk,   H was busy hanging a new sign over the studio doors.    When I saw this Farmhouse sign at Home Goods the other day..... I  fell in love with it!


I have had a flower swag over the doors for several years and some birds had made a nest in it.....and.... also made a MESS on the door frame and in the swag.     H put on some rubber gloves and took it to the trash and cleaned  up the wood.


It's about time to add some red, white,  and blue to the garden......Memorial Day is just a couple of weeks away!

29 comments:

  1. Oh my. How precious, Penny. I love the nest out of the hollowed out tree. Darling.

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  2. Love the trunk!!! my husband would have me committed, sigh.

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  3. Love the trunk in the garden, especially with all your cute embellishments! As always, your fun designs are magical.

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  4. The trunk is very pretty. Another great idea!
    Hugs Alessandra

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  5. This is beautiful. I just love how very clever you are when decorating. Blessings, xoxo, Susie

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  6. Penny,
    Love what you did with the trunk!! What a great idea!! And the nest in the tree trunk is such a special touch!!
    Hugs,
    Deb

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  7. The trunk makes an interesting art piece in the garden with all it's treasures spilling out. It's unique and attractive.

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  8. Your garden trunk is so charming. I particularly love the idea of adding the wrought iron legs to the piece--very creative!

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  9. Penny your trunk treasury is wonderful with all the fun additions, the little birds and all. Your yard is wonderful!
    Thank you for sharing on #OMHGFF this week, look to be featured next week!
    Thanks for stopping by!
    Hugs
    Karen

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  10. Oh my gosh Penny you are so creative! This is one of the most unique yard pieces that I have seen. Thank you for sharing with us this week at Celebrate Your Story, and have a great weekend.

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  11. Oh Wow.........love what you did with the trunk, and really love how your new FarmHouse
    sign looks.......Beautiful and clean looking with all that white....love it.
    Blessings,
    Nellie

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  12. Oh yes please Penny, that trunk with the rusty legs is just plain gorgeous. I love everything about it and how you created layers and layers of interest. So lovely

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  13. Penny, this is just gorgeous! I would love to do something like this. I absolutely love the mirror that you incorporated. It's neat to reflect the beautiful outdoors.

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  14. I LOVE this!! Had to pin it and share it with my sister!! Thanks for sharing at the Pleasures of the NW's DIY Party!

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  15. This is such a creative idea!! I like the nest and "potting bench" sign you added, too! Thanks for linking up with Merry Monday last week; I'll be featuring your project at our upcoming party. Hope you'll stop by and link up again!

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  16. Brilliant idea! Love to see those beautiful trunks and accents

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  17. I adore the trunk and how you have used it for planting

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  18. Wow, this is so whimsical and pretty. Its wonderful how you used it for a planter, its such a pretty focal point that way. Really grabbing your attention.

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  19. What a great trunk! I love those legs that you added, they're perfect! The birds' nest is sweet:) I want that Farmhouse sign! Thanks for sharing at Vintage Charm. xo Kathleen|Our Hopeful Home

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  20. I have been wondering what I could do with the claw feet we have from an iron tub! (no tub included) Thanks so much for getting my brain working in a whole 'nother direction! I also love the bird nest you make out of the tree. LOVE this whole idea.
    :) gwingal

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  21. This is absolutely charming and so stunning! What a great idea. I've just planted up an old time bath and it looks divine. I'm so glad I found your blog!

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  22. That is a awesome use of the trunk Penny! Thanks for sharing at Home Sweet Home!

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  23. I'm totally on the hunt now for a trunk! Never would have thought of using it that way. It's so whimsical and lovely!

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  24. Love how you have turned this beautiful piece into a cool piece for your garden Penny!

    Thank you for sharing it with us over at Waste Not Wednesday!

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  25. This is just beautiful! I'll be featuring your pretty trunk at Best of the Weekend tomorrow night!

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  26. Your trunk in the garden is fantastic. I love the vignette you created in it. Thank you for sharing at the Snickerdoodle Create~Bake~Make link party! I am featuring your truck tomorrow at Snickerdoodle.

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  27. I don't know how I missed the trunk idea! I just saw it and now I'm headed to the thrift stores to hunt for an old trunk!! What a great idea!!

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