Just a quickie post to show you a very fast, fun, and funky decor fix for my porch. I am still waiting for the storm of pine pollen to end to give it a good cleaning and it needs paint this year too. However, after seeing a few ideas from others, I had the idea to use an old mini-trellis that was almost thrown out to provide a little privacy and beautify the view as well. The neighbors behind me have recently turned their back yard in a plastic junkyard for their toddler, and I really do not like an unnatural view. We bought our home 10 years ago becasue of the natural setting, a nearby pond and its wandering ducks and geese, the quiet neighborhood, the birds, and it seemed perfect. So, to block out the plastic playhouse, two bicycles, 3 plastic push-mobiles, plastic basketball hoop, and plastic sandbox, I grabbed the trellis, slapped some paint (really just using up the paint on the brush, shabby style) and hung it from the braces holding a planter. I wired on a pin-wheel, a prism, and two wire and glass dangles. I can change the objects when the whim takes me. I can use small flower pots or vases, sun-catcher mobiles, small wind chimes, ...really, the ideas are endless. I have two more of these old trellises, which I plan to use, and more ideas for how to make them fun to come soon.
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