You can make a garden path, steps, country furniture, a firebox from an old tree. See how to use unnecessary boards for your gardening tools. It's nice when order reigns in the country. All things will be in their place, thanks to the embodiment of interesting ideas. At the same time, you can get rid of old boards, trees, PVC pipe scraps.
Many people are familiar with this picture, when you enter a country shed, a shovel strives to fall, and if you step on a rake, hit on the head. Sometimes it is so difficult to find the right tool, so you need to make an organizer for your summer cottage inventory. Here is another problem regarding where to put the old tree, or rather, the boards, will be resolved.
Organizer for garden tools from PVC pipe scraps
It is convenient when each garden tool is in its place. In addition, it is good when the organizer looks beautiful for him, but is made of the remnants of old material.
If you made a water supply for a summer residence, you probably left PVC pipe scraps. They come in handy for the next idea. For such an organizer, take:
- narrow thick boards;
- self-tapping screws;
- PVC pipes or trimming them;
- hacksaw;
- screwdriver;
- level;
- saw for wood.
The pipes need to be sawed off at an angle, from which it will be more convenient to get the tool.
Use a hacksaw, miter saw, plastic pipe cutter, or special cutter to cut the PVC off. Make a markup, helping yourself with a level, draw three horizontal lines on the wall on which the boards will be fixed. Measure the length of the boards, saw them off. Using self-tapping screws, attach two to the wall. The lower one is needed for support so that the garden tools do not touch the ground. We fix it with a small bar.
On other boards, mark out the lines at the same distance. Attach the PVC pipes with the cut side up.
If you have a straight wall in the barn, then look at what other crafts for the summer cottage are intended to store manual garden tools in them.
For such an organizer you will need:
- PVC pipes;
- double-sided assembly tape;
- hacksaw;
- scissors;
- roulette;
- pencil;
- soft cloth.
Saw off PVC pipes obliquely so that the larger side has a height of 12-15 cm and the smaller one 7-10 cm. If the pipes are not clean, wash and dry them first. If dusty, wipe with a soft dry cloth. Also clean the wall and, if necessary, degrease the surfaces.
Use a tape measure and a pencil to mark the wall. Cut the pieces of the mounting tape to the desired length. After removing the protective layer from one side, attach it to the PVC, then remove the second protective layer to attach to the wall.
To make the tape stronger adhered, avoid getting dust, dirt on it during installation, do not touch the sticky surface with your hands.
Once you've secured the pieces of PVC to the wall, put away your gardening tools in the section for easy storage.
Attach the wood varnished plank to the wall, PVC pipe cuttings. This will solve the problem of storing extension cords. And the brushes can be hung on nails nailed to another wooden board.
If you have pallets in your country house, they can also be adapted for storing garden tools by attaching them to the wall.
Boards and small glass jars turn into a storage system for nails, screws and other small metal items that are needed in the country.
To implement this interesting idea, take:
- small plank;
- nail;
- hammer;
- self-tapping screws;
- screwdriver;
- small jars with screw caps.
Manufacturing instruction:
- First you need to make holes in the covers. To do this, turn them over, placing them on a plank. Make three holes at the same distance using a nail and hammer.
- Attach the cover to the bottom of the wooden shelf, attach with self-tapping screws.
- Place in a jar all sorts of small items for needlework in the country. You just need to screw it to the lid.
Such transparent containers are convenient, you can always see where what is needed at the moment is. By the way, you can use plastic bottles for this. Holes are cut in them, which must be processed with a burner. This must be done, because the edges of plastic bottles can cut off your hand.
Old wood shoe organizer
Another problem that they face in the country concerns shoes. There is not always enough space to place rubber boots, slates, slippers of all households. Interesting ideas will help with this.
If you have an old hanger with hooks, don't throw it away. It is enough to paint it, nail it at the desired height, after which the problem of storing shoes will be solved.
If you have a wooden pallet, you can do it like this: cut it into several parts so that a transverse bar remains in each. The bottom of such sections does not need to be done. It is enough to cover the shelves with wood varnish, place shoes in them. Teenagers and adults will hold up well.
If desired, wooden boxes in which fruits and vegetables are stored will turn into original crafts for a summer residence, for example, a shoe organizer.
To do this, take:
- wooden boxes;
- impregnation for wood;
- self-tapping screws;
- dostochki.
In each box, you will need to make a shelf in the middle. To do this, use the planks that are in the country or disassemble some wooden boxes so that you have parts for the chopsticks. We fix them on one side and on the other, screwing them to small blocks with self-tapping screws.
Find the middle on the small sidewalls, attach the blocks here that hold the shelf. Now connect the sections together as shown in the photo. That is, first, they are fixed in pairs, then in rows, slightly shifting those in one direction or the other.
But what other interesting ideas can be implemented using such boxes.
For the first, you first need to paint them, when they dry, arrange them vertically and horizontally. For the second, you don't even need to spend money on paint. These elements are connected to each other using large paper clips.
On such a staircase, many pairs of shoes will be placed at once. It is only necessary to nail boards horizontally to the steps. If desired, you can fill the corner space by attaching rectangular shelves here with self-tapping screws.
Beautifully folded firewood in the country
It is easy to put things in order not only in the barn, in the country house, but also on the street. Such wood boxes will not only become a place for firewood, but also add zest to the site. Heat the oven well with brushwood. Make bundles, put them in the firebox. To make it you need so little:
- boards;
- self-tapping screws;
- paint for wood.
Such a building is not difficult to create. The basis is four vertical pillars, which can be made from narrow wide planks or bars. They are fastened with horizontal planks, which are at the same time the bottom shelf. Make another one in the center. The roof is gable. Do not forget to cover all items with antiseptic impregnation.
If you have an old rack, stacked firewood can also be placed on it. But first you need to paint it with an antiseptic so that the wooden elements last as long as possible. Place a firebox near the wall, then it will take up little space, and precipitation will not get here.
The following firebeds will decorate the old fence if placed in front of it.
For one such structure, you will need:
- four bars with a cross section of 50 or 40 cm;
- nails;
- self-tapping screws;
- planks of the same width;
- metal ridge;
- impregnation for wood;
- saw;
- roulette.
Manufacturing instruction:
- Knock down the bars in pairs in the form of the letter L, attaching to the transverse bar.
- Measure the distance between the two posts, cut the boards of this length. Nail them starting from the bottom. In this case, each upper one should go slightly to the lower one.
- From below, nail two bars horizontally across, attach boards to them, on which beautifully folded firewood will lie. Attach the skate.
You can also use unnecessary pallets to organize firewood. It is necessary to nail three vertical boards to one from two sides, attach one horizontally so that it connects these two elements.
If you want to decorate the firebox, then nail a board under the upper "leg" of the pallet. Put a film in the resulting box, sprinkle the earth, plant flowers or greenery. A place for beautifully folded firewood can simultaneously become a bench for rest, see how easy it is to make one. This idea will also show you how to save space.
Place the wood near the fireplace under the bench. When the weather is dry, place decorative pillows on which to sit comfortably.
Sawed birch firewood can be decorated in an original way. Place thick and thin branches of this tree in the center, fragments of trunks around, fix everything with a rope rope. A pair of flower pots and a lantern will complete the natural picture.
Where to put the old tree?
If you got an area where several trees grow, or maybe there are some that were broken by a storm. So that you do not spend money on the export of this natural material, see how many interesting things you can do from it.
To set up such a garden path, you will need:
- old tree;
- electric or chainsaw;
- antiseptic;
- geotextile;
- brush;
- crushed stone;
- sand.
Mark the track. First pour a layer of gravel 5 cm high here, on it - the same amount of sand. Lay geotextiles on top.
Take a high density geotextile so that it lasts as long as possible, and weeds cannot germinate through it. Saw the tree into 4–5 cm round pieces. Cover them with antiseptic on all sides. If you want to give these elements a shine, then after the last layer of impregnation has dried, paint with wood varnish intended for outdoor use.
On the marked and prepared area, first put wide chocks, place the smaller ones between them. You can use a wooden or rubber mallet to help yourself by tapping on the workpieces to better adhere to the surface.
If you do not have enough of these elements, place them less often or pour a layer of rubble on the soil, and put wooden chocks on top in a pattern.
If you have a hilly area, convert an old tree, but in good condition, into steps. To do this, the chocks must be 10-15 cm high. Photo 27 photo 28
Another idea for using a log.
Place two blocks of wood at such a distance from each other that you can, after making holes in them, put a board here, fix it, use this bench for its intended purpose.
It can be like that.
For her you will need:
- wood;
- saw;
- bit;
- corners;
- self-tapping screws;
- screwdriver;
- boards.
Place the two halves of a thick log some distance apart. Draw where the slots for the board they sit on will be. Saw out these holes, take out the pulp with a chisel. Place the board here, attach it with corners and self-tapping screws.
Using the same technology, secure the second board at the top so that you can lean on your back while sitting.
If you own the work of an electric or chainsaw, then you can make such a street chair.
If you're looking for simpler ideas for where to put an old tree, then check out these.
Lumps need to be treated with wood varnish, they will become pots or other room decor items.
An old tree, its branches can turn into such a stylish mirror, for this you will need:
- plywood;
- dye;
- primer;
- wood;
- jigsaw;
- round mirror;
- liquid Nails;
- glue for wood.
Attach the mirror to the plywood, sketch it out. Step back from this outline on all sides by 10 cm, outline this outer circle already, cut out along this marking.
Apply a primer to the frame, and when dry, paint over the area. Glue the mirror in the center, "planting" it on liquid nails. Apply glue to the wooden circles, fix them to the frame. You can pre-coat them with wood varnish, then glue them to the plywood.
Here's how many useful things can be made from wood, the remains of a PVC pipe. If you are interested in ideas on how to make a shoe organizer, watch the following video.
The second plot will teach you how to make a bench from a log without a single nail.
