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Old Posted: 09-09-2014 , 07:04 AM #1
narki
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A friend gave me an old set of garden furniture she no longer wanted. I started to sand them down for a fresh coat of varnish and all was going good until I got to the table and realised that half of the slats were rotten beyond repair and the legs were rotten half way up.. I was just going to give up and bin it but decided to try and salvage it somehow.

I removed all the slates and chopped the bottom off the legs. I then found some old board which I screwed to the bottom of the table and using some left over tiles and a few slats that were not rotten, I tiled the top, separating each tile with a slat of wood. I then found a small biscuit tin, planted a plant in it and screwed it to the bottom of the table so that it could grow through the umbrella hole. I now have a lovely new coffee table and matching benches that is just perfect for relaxing on the decking.
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Old Posted: 09-09-2014 , 08:00 AM #2
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wow ! this looks like something out of a gardening magazine im surprised it got no comments .. lovely decking too !
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Old Posted: 09-09-2014 , 11:01 AM #3
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I love the plant idea!
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Old Posted: 09-09-2014 , 05:20 PM #4
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Brilliant job. very different. looks really lovely, you should be so proud......a few garden parties just to show it off.....
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Old Posted: 10-09-2014 , 11:58 AM #5
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Great job, well done.
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Old Posted: 16-09-2014 , 08:24 PM #6
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Wow that's class, lovely.
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Old Posted: 17-11-2014 , 10:20 PM #7
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Absolutely fabulous. Love the tile design and the colour. The plant was ingenious!! You have a great eye to see potential in things and a lot of patience too I reckon.
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Old Posted: 18-11-2014 , 12:04 AM #8
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Thank you everyone for your great comments, they are really appreciated :)
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Old Posted: 01-01-2015 , 10:03 PM #9
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Fabulous work. Don't know how I missed this. I love the plant idea. And the wood between tiles is a great idea especially if you want to use different oddments. Well done.
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Old Posted: 07-01-2015 , 06:34 PM #10
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That looks amazing!!! great job :)
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Old Posted: 10-01-2015 , 04:41 PM #11
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Fantastic job, bet the friend is amazed ;)
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