Back in spring, when we started cleaning the former goats and lambs' area in our property, I saw a this very heavy and very dirty wood goat feeder. The wheels inside my head started spinning! I knew i have to keep it and repurpose it into something useful for the veggie garden we are building. My dear poor hubby just stared and me and said : "Really? This? You know how dirty it is right?" I did not answer his questions but my smile and the twinkle in my eyes {as if I've seen a treasure} said it all!
Cleaning it was not a joke! It took several power washing, serious scrubbing, sanding and staining before I can finally say "That is what I want!". Thanks to my hubby who did 60% of the work :-)
It is so heavy that it took us several minutes to move it {we were literally moving it inch by inch because I can't lift my side of the bench and there's no way hubby can carry it by himself}. The perfect place for it is under the huge maple trees where there is abundant shade in the middle of the day and the perfrect vantage point when the sun is setting in the early evenings
Again keeping with the rustic theme of our veggie garden, we used whatever we have in the house to embellish our little nook under the maple trees. Hubby laid some broken stepping stones from previous project, while I took some throw pillows from the main house. We also planted some hostas on both sides of the bench and added a splash of color by placing an old water can which I got for a garage sale.
From trash to treasure .....
You can just imagine how thankful we are when admiring gorgeous sunset like this while sitting on our wooden bench that once a upon a time was a goat feeder to rescued goats.
Life is good!
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I love it Mei Ann! How neat that you saw it was a treasure! You and your hubby have created such a beautiful area with it.
ReplyDeleteThanks Lori for dropping by! It sure was a fun project for my hubby and I. BTW, I can't get enough of your new chickens. They have gown so fast, aren't they?
DeleteHi, I'm visiting from Treasure Hunt Thursday. Wow, you two did a wonderful job transforming your diamond in the rough. Your picture of the sunset is absolutely gorgeous. I hope you enjoy many of them from your new bench.
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