(I think they were originally from IKEA)
If you give a woman bare galvanized steel she will probably need to paint it!!!!
Wait until you see how cool they turned out!!
I used some high heat black paint for the under coat.....
Then I looked through all my cans of spray paint and used a combination of rust and hammered bronze to finish them off!
The finished containers looked great...now where to put them?
Mr. S is always sayin'
"Can't you just leave well enough alone?"
Well.....NO....I CAN'T!
Remember the deck fountain?
See how the GoodWill fountain is copper?
The exact copper of the newly sprayed containers?
Seems pretty obvious they belong TOGETHER!
I dug out the oriental looking fountain from the "Sweetwater Store"
Put the jade pot of basil on the other side....
Stuck the hummingbird in so it looks like he is having a refreshing sip from the fountain!
I didn't plan the color scheme....but I love how all the orange and blues are highlighting the copper!
The other container now sits between the deck chairs....with the $5 hanging basket I scored at a 75% off sale yesterday!
Finally....a little tip...
We filled the planters with mulch instead of all dirt to make them lighter!
All in all....a successful use of those $5 garage sale scores!
Now....out to the garden, it is a gorgeous day!
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18 comments:
Wow, I love how that turned out - the hummingbird placement is a nice touch.
They look splendid. Very high end.
The containers turned out fantastic! And you did an awesome job putting the fountain and plants together; those colors really do work well together. I'd be thrilled if you would link this up to my current link party so everyone can see how great it is! http://practicallyfunctional.net/2012/06/the-fun-in-functional-link-party-4/
Wow, this is beautiful. We are currently working on our front and back yards, I should really check out garage sales, maybe I will find a treasured piece like you did. Thank you for linking up to my Our Favorite Things Link party. Have a great week
You did a great painting job, but the real beauty is in your idea to redo the fountain. I love how it looks, and the hummingbird is the perfect touch.
Of course we can't leave well enough alone! It's a girl thing!! I am your newest follower and off to visit your almost no sew box cushion post.
Hugs,
Susan and Bentley
Beautiful!! Perfect for a deck or patio. I cannot believe you did all that yourself. They look perfect. I am a bit craft challenged over here but they came out wonderfully.
Love your pot/fountain project. I could do this. They look lovely.
Yael from Home Garden Diggers
These came out great, especially that fountain. Too cute! You can also fill the bottom of planters with packing peanuts.
Robin
Robin Flies South
I also did a blog post on my spray painting - I did the galvanized containers too but mine were from the buck store! Love spray paint!!!
hi! found your blog thru katherine's blog hop. really love what you did with the containers! :)
Wow, they look fantastic!!! I'm popping by to visit from Katherine's linky!
Cheers,
Char
http://1epicmom.com
I think you nailed it too! I adore those expensive drippy pots too! Your fountain is gorgeous :)
it looks terrific!!!! thank you for sharing at the Thursday Favorite Things Blog Hop Linky Party. I hope you have a wonderful weekend xo P.S. I'm having a party at Katherines Corner today and just a reminder that the giveaway is ending
That is so pretty--I love how the paint finish turned out! I love spray paint, too--so quick and easy. Thank you for sharing the great garden pictures with us, and have a lovely weekend!
Love how this turned out! Looks like you bought it at a very expensive garden store.
They all turned out great. Love the fountain.
Hi Mary,
This is great. I love this fountain. Thank you so much for sharing with Wednesdays Adorned From Above Link Party last week. This weeks Link Party is opened at
http://www.adornedfromabove.com/2012/09/reeses-smore-brownies-and-wednesdays.html
from Wednesday until Sunday.
Hope to see you there.
Debi Bolocofsky
Adorned From Above
www.adornedfromabove.com
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