An Apple Box, Rusted Out Mattress Springs & Solar Lights = Cuteness!!!
by
DJ Designs WA
(IC: homeowner)
$20
1 Hour
Easy
This was a super simple project that turned out so cute! It adds a nice soft glow to our patio space in the evening.
I've had this apple crate around for quite awhile just waiting to get used in some way.
My son and I found this piece on the side of the road. I didn't know what I wanted to do with it when I found it but I knew it held potential!
I purchased some solar lights from Walmart for only 88 cents each & removed the stakes for putting them into soil.
I used the apple crate as the base, topped it with the mattress spring and added the solar lights.
I found these tiny terra cotta pots at the local dollar store and they were either 3/$1 or 4/$1, either way they were cheap! I added the potting soil and some small flowers.
Side view during the day.
Top view at dusk
Side view at dusk. This all came together really easy, the only thing I'll change out next summer will be to use succulents instead of flowers as these dried out so quickly.
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Published September 11th, 2015 5:32 PM
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Claire Thomas on May 22, 2019
Where did you get a small bed springs?
Love this idea.
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Valerie Angel on May 22, 2019
Really awesome. Maybe I will mount the springs on a wall I have and put a flowering vine on it!! Oh and paint it Disneyland green!
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