Wednesday 21 April 2010

New Garden Seat


I've not had chance to post for a while cos I've been pretty busy of late with work, but in my spare time one of my projects has been painting our new garden seat!


We were in a garden centre a while ago & saw a beautiful arbour seat & fell in love with it... but not with the price tag!

As the weather has been really nice of late & he was looking for a project my husband offered (yes, offered, no forcing necessary) to build us one as it would be about a quarter of the price and it could be made to a size we wanted...

So the deal was, he would build it and I would paint it :) That lattice was a nightmare to paint so I think the work load was shared equally ;-)

Here it is in various stages of construction ...



And finally...

I found these cushions & although they are a little small, I think the colours work really well so I'm looking for something larger to go with them..

Perfect spot for catching up on my interior mags I reckon...? :)


Now, all we need is for that warm weather to come back ... :)

Hope everyone is having a good week!

x

16 comments:

  1. HELLO,
    WOW WHAT A GREAT JOB YOU AND YOUR HUBBY DID!!! ITS BEAUTIFUL, AND TO THINK HE OFFERED TO BUILD IT :)

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  2. Catherine...this is SO gorgeous!!! I love the colours you chose! And Keith did a fab job on the construction!! You guys are a good team :)
    I love the cushions too....what a perfect match!

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  3. OMG Catherine, your hubby is a true genius! you both did a marvelous job ! what about the colors you chose: caribbean chic ! ;)

    Love it!!
    xx Flaviana

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  4. You've done an incredible job on that garden seat! The colors you chose are beautiful. Terrific work. Welcome to blogland, you're going to fit in perfectly!
    Thanks for stopping by today.
    Lisa

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  5. OMG!! thats a great job! Love Love Love it
    xx
    sahi
    http://barelyvogue.blogspot.com/

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  6. wow! just love it! the color you picked out is perfect! you both did a fine job...injoy~

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  7. Excellent job, dear Lady! Love the finished product. So inviting. Here's wishing you a super gorgeous weekend! xx

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  8. What a sweet seat...I would love to have one of those..great job. Now go enjoy my friend.

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  9. Hi sweetie! Oh what a great little set up. You need to invite me over to try it out! I'll bring a bottle of wine too :-)

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  10. Oh, wow! Your husband rocks! My husband would definitely offer, but then he wouldn't follow through (unless prodded gently!). It came out beautifully, I am following you so I can see more! XO!

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  11. Lovely arbor,I wonder if I showed my hubbie this post,maybe...nahhh!I'll just enjoy yours!!!
    Your selection of cushions and paint colors are beautiful.
    Greetings from Canada

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  12. Catherine darling I must say Mr. H did a fabulous job. I love the shape and the colour. A perfect spot for afternoon tea while drooling over mags. Enjoy it luv.

    Love & Hugs
    Duchess

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  13. Looks great! A very welcome place to sit and chat. Wishing you happiness, Katherine

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  14. You chose a really pretty color for it too!

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  15. no way! You've made it?
    You did a great job!

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