One of the problems
with unemployment is that you have all the time in the world to do those things
you want to do, but no money to actually do them. Unless of course, you have a
stack of wood left over from your house renovation...
Inspired way back in
August last year by this post Measure
Twice, Cut Once, but having no time to do anything but
talk about it, SP’s period of unemployment has given him the time he needed to
build our own.
Except for the two slats
that form the back, the wood is all recycled, and was once part of the pergola
that shaded our pre-renovation backdoor. The instructions were a free download,
so for the cost of one piece of wood, some paint and nails, we now have a garden
bench.
This is the finished project in all its glory.
The back garden, where the bench will be placed, is mainly native plants, so greys and greens are dominant for much of the year. The idea behind the colour, is that it will add a punch of brightness that recalls the colours of the roses that will eventually be planted in the front garden.
I thought I might have a go at making a futon-like cushion that can be rolled up and brought inside during wet weather. It would also need to be washable as the cats will no doubt make it their own, so I am leaning towards thick wool wadding like this Super Puff Wool Wadding, sandwiched between two pieces of upholstery strength fabric, that will be tied not quilted. For now though, we're enjoying the bench as is.
