Outside Studio Construction

by Minnie's Milestones by Jonni

Let me show you how I made a functional outdoor room on a deck.

outside studio construction, decks, doors, mason jars, outdoor living, repurposing upcycling

Construction always goes through the ugly stage, and this is the ugly stage!

The screen door was salvaged, rescreened and painted pink. I cut templates and painted my studio name, a vine and a bird on the screen. We (hubby and me) painted the 1" x 4" lumber and then framed the boards for the screen door and wall.

I should mention that the open studio is below and upper deck and my inside studio opens onto the outside studio on the lower deck. This made it easier to construct the frame. A repurposed daybed rail was added to the top of the frame and hung with hooks from the top deck.

The white picket boards were nailed onto the frame.

Then for the illusion or feel of walls for the other two sides? A little eccentric, but I love the way these mason jars look. I painted the inside of the jars, make sure you let them dry completely. Poked a hole in the lids, put barbed wire into the hole with a knot in the end and then sealed them with caulking. They are all hanging at different lengths and now almost a year later, are still looking beautiful.

This picture was taken in July (2014). The room gets a breeze, shade and the enjoyment of being outside. The perfect place to teach my granddaughters mixed media art.

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Hannah V on Jan 26, 2015
This is awesome! The hanging mason jars are too cute.

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- Minnie's Milestones by Jonni on Jan 26, 2015
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Deezie on Jan 26, 2015
can't wait to see Minnie

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