TV Dish Eyesore Update!
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Last year I posted a project that I did to help our TV dish blend in more with my garden flower and shrub border. It really made me grit my teeth every time I looked at it sticking out like a sore thumb in my hydrangeas and late summer/fall flowers. To see the original post click on this link. http://www.hometalk.com/diy/outdoor/garden/tv-dish-a-garden-eyesore-21060962.All of the information about how I did the original makeover is in that post.
I recently did some additional decorative painting to make it even a little less obtrusive and thought I'd share the results. The original paint has held up great for more than a year and it hasn't interfered with our TV reception at all. We own the dish so there's no issues about problems with the satellite company , in case you wondered.
My late summer/fall border is just ramping up
Instead of finding Waldo I want you to find the TV dish! 
There it is! I wiped down the dish with a wet cloth and dried well. The old paint was still in very good condition.
I used some different shades of green that I had on hand to paint the dish surface last year. In retrospect, I wish I had bought a "leafier" color instead of the blue-green that it turned out but it's OK. The old garden gate hides the pole and mandevilla vine and moonflower vine climb up to offer more coverage.
I added some abstract hydrangea blooms to the surface to echo the blooms on the adjacent shrub. They were painted using a sponge stencil brush to make the circles and a permanent paint pen to make the dots. It's not a Monet but I'm satisfied with it.
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Great ideal, I need to do something similar to the one at my Florida home! Thanks for sharing!
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Great idea! And you have such a beautiful piece of property. Love NC! Thanks for sharing. ❤
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