Double Duty Plant Stand/ Bird Bath From Repurposed Junk
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She2485545
(IC: homeowner)
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I took some old junk and look how awesome a little imagination turned it into a beautiful multipurpose piece.
I had some junk pieces laying aroung in my garage and I got a brilliant idea. I had some top post pieces from my old 4 poster bed, an old wooden plate I picked up from a thrift store some years ago, and an old outdoor utility light shade.
Next I decided to use up some old dollar store marble gems to make a mosaic on the lamp shade. I decided to use clear silicone sealant to glue the gems on. I began by just laying out a pattern filling in as I go.
Laying out a flower pattern first
Filling in like a puzzle.
Here is the finished result of that step.
I then painted the post and wooden plate with the grey primer, then lightly brushed a exterior flat white paint to get a distressed look once the primer dried.
Here's the plate.
I then glued and screwed the two post together, screwed the plate onto one end and gave the whole peice a coat of weatherproof matte clear coat.
After the silicone glue dried, I grouted the marbled shade, sanded and polished everything, then sealed with grout sealant. I then painted inside a pretty blue shade.
Afterwards I screwed the marbled base to the other end using a screw and washers painted blue to match,then put clear silicone sealant around washer to make it have a seal.
And viola, a plant stand one way, flip it to a bird bath. So beautiful. Love the way it turned out.
Bird bath.
Plant stand.
Paints and grout sealer used.
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Suggested materials:
- Spray paints, grey primer, blue, and clear coat. Silicone sealant, grout, and grout sealer. Three wa (Got all materials at lowes)
Published April 12th, 2016 9:48 AM
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Pamela on Apr 22, 2019
Most birds like a shallow bath. Maybe you can fill it with rocks or sand for the birds to stand on, otherwise, they will probably only use the "bath" to get a quick drink.
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Nana J. on Sep 08, 2019
I would hunt for unusual river rock, just enough too have something for the birds to stand on. We lived on the shores of Lake Michigan, and found many unusual rocks. The one I have in our current birdbath is almost heart shaped, and because of erosion, the rock has little steps. 🤗
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