Repurposed Garden Trellis

Curbside Overhaul
by Curbside Overhaul
10 Materials
$70
4 Hours
Medium
A garden trellis is required to complete any garden. Many vegetables including peas, cucumbers, tomatoes, luffas, and many others, require a trellis to grow to their fullest ability. Sometimes buying a trellis can be expensive, but the garden is a great place to use repurposed items to keep inline with a natural look. With that thinking in mind, we knew when we found this screen door, it would make a perfect trellis and complete our garden.
When you have a lifestyle centered around repurposing items, some times it requires a bit of hunting to find that perfect item. However, occasionally, the perfect item finds you. It requires a different mindset and appreciation, but it brings in such a feeling of blessing. So often we’re obsessed with everything being new and shiny, but the biggest blessings in life are often free and it’s up to us see it’s worth.
As you can tell from the picture, there was a screen attached to the door. What we didn’t show, was how unsightly it was tacked on. The first step was obviously to remove the screen. Your screen might be different, so do what you need to clean it up and take it down the bones you need for the trellis.
After adding some extra screws for reinforcement, we added some details.
Someone gave us an old changing table and though the structure couldn’t be used as is, the rail was still usable and fit perfectly in the middle space. At this step, feel free to add your own details to make the garden trellis personal to you and fit your needs.
To fit our garden theme, we decided to use Lime Lime One-Step Paint from Amy Howard at Home.


You can pick any color of Amy Howard’s One-Step paint to paint your garden trellis and scrap wood for the stand. Here’s what you need to know about using one-step paint.


Here is our completed project a few months later. We're extremely please with how the One-Step paint and structure has held up. See the full tutorial for the repurposed garden trellis.



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  • Kjr15544752 Kjr15544752 on Jul 16, 2017

    What was used to make the door stand with hang in plant which has weight?

  • Marie Clouser Marie Clouser on Jul 17, 2017

    If this is to be used for Zucchinni or the like? Isn't the greens too heavy, climbing up, rather than spread out in a dirt box?


    Thank you,

    Marie from California

  • Carolyn rogers Carolyn rogers on Dec 13, 2017

    Is the paint safe to use with vegetables??

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