Dacha is not only a place for labor service, it is a way of life! And if we talk about summer vacations, then our summer resident has no equal in the invention of creating the appropriate surroundings and decorating his possessions. Today we are happy to share with you interesting dacha ideas for arranging the house and garden, and this will help us, obsolete, wooden old barrels .
Country ideas: crafts from old barrels
I must say that in the dacha economy there are no absolutely unnecessary or unclaimed things. Greenhouses from plastic bottles- please! Flowerbeds and flowerpots from old car tires - just a feast for the eyes! Lamps for giving from tin and glass jars? Yes, there is nothing easier! In addition, the recycling of old or worn-out household items saves our landfills from excess garbage. And our country interiors and cozy corners of the garden are replenished with new and original crafts, the price of which is creative inspiration and our skillful hands!
Old wooden barrels, it would seem, well, what are they good for? While you are thinking about their fate, we will start, perhaps, with the simplest thing - creating flower beds. From one single barrel with a hacksaw, you can organize several wooden tubs at once. Moreover, you can saw the old barrel, both along and across.
We cut the resulting tub in half - and here you have two whole additional containers for planting flowers. They can be placed close to the stone curb or wall of the house, filled with soil and sown with bright fragrant letniki. And, having cut a small barrel in steps and made fences from boards, you will get a multi-tiered flower bed that will decorate the entrance to the terrace.
With the help of old barrels, you can create fabulous compositions in the form of picturesque islands on the lawn, and use small barrels as pots for ampelous plants. The combination of delicate openwork vegetation, old wood and iron hoops, wasted by time and rust, looks almost conceptual: life goes on.
From the inexhaustible floral theme, we smoothly move on to water procedures. Old barrels sawn in half are a great solution for organizing country mini ponds. And those who prefer the sight and sounds of flowing water will surely like country ideas for decorating a pond using wooden barrels.
Or maybe you like a cascading waterfall or a vintage washbasin made from a large oak barrel? For true craftsmen of all trades, nothing is impossible!
Continuing the “wet” theme in the country interior, what can you say, for example, about plumbing “bells and whistles” in the barrel decor? None extra pipes, original, hygienic, and most importantly, your country bathroom - in a fashionable and relevant eco style.
Garden furniture for summer cottages and at home continues our hit parade of crafts from old barrels. Here, as they say, options are possible, and there are an incredible number of them.
Ottomans and armchairs, bedside and coffee tables, bar stools and tables from solid wooden barrels and their halves.
With a certain skill and ability to handle carpentry tools, all these old-new things can easily settle in the interior of your country house and in the area adjacent to it.
If you are not attracted to solid shapes, old barrels can be freed from hoops and bent wooden boards can be used to make garden benches, armchairs, sun loungers and folding portable chairs. The latest model, by the way, is especially convenient in transportation - I threw it in the trunk of a car, and at least for fishing, at least for a picnic.
From the same wooden curved ribs old barrel can be made easy Garden swing, and an incredibly comfortable hammock. Do not forget to sand and sand the boards well before this, and enjoy your summer vacation!
Those who like to gather outside the city with a large and noisy company will surely like the country ideas of mini-bars, solid barbecues and ice containers for cooling strong drinks.
The front wall of the barrel is cut to the size of the door with an electric jigsaw, hung on the hinges and, voila, the original bar table is ready to receive guests. It remains only to provide it with shelves, partitions, glass holders and make sure that your mini-bar is not empty.
The kitchen in the country, as in any home, is a favorite and sacred place for every hostess. Useful household items such as comfortable chairs, trays, baskets and dishes for fruit or suspended structure for different kitchen utensils, maybe they are not essentials, but they create mood and comfort in the female kitchen kingdom. And all this can be done from old barrels, or rather from their wooden planks remaining after the manufacture of furniture.
And finally, a couple more country ideas for transforming old barrels into stylish interior items. Lamps, lampshades and whole chandeliers in medieval style will undoubtedly become an original decoration for the veranda and any room in your country house.
How can we bypass our smaller brothers, lovers of summer vacations and part-time security guards? An old barrel booth is a safe hiding place for a serious watchdog, it looks just fabulous and very cozy. Your Mukhtar will suit you very much!
A booth is a booth, but comfort is also important for a pet. A comfortable bed from the bottom of an old barrel with a soft feather bed will appeal not only to small terriers, but also to large ones. You can immediately see who is the boss in the house!
Whitewash from wooden barrels. A photo
In the landscape of our summer residents, even old, leaky barrels are transformed, becoming unusual flower beds and seats on playgrounds. But even “healthy” barrels, set up specifically to collect rainwater, do not always fit into the landscape, especially if they stand under every eaves and drain. And here summer residents have to make sacrifices: either close their eyes to the unaesthetic “picture”, or remove the barrels away, depriving their beds of life-giving moisture. Yes, only the second option does not suit the owners in any way, on whose site there is no central water supply or well. One thing remains: to decorate the barrels so that they become part of the landscape, and not its “warts”.
Before choosing a way to decorate a barrel, you need to consider the overall design of the place where the containers are installed. If flower beds are broken there, then it is worth looking for design options that will be most harmonious surrounded by flowers. If the containers are near a playground or a recreation area, the decor can be completely different: bright, defiant, eye-catching.
Even the most unsightly barrel can fit into the landscape by choosing the decor in accordance with the style and color scheme of the yard
Consider which optionThe design of the barrels looks good in the flowerbed area.
Plant decoration
So that ugly metal barrels do not catch the eye, the easiest way is to “dissolve” them in the landscape, making them as invisible as possible. You can simply dig the container up to half into the soil, and plant bushes densely in front of the upper part. They will create a green wall by hiding the old metal. But when digging the container into the ground, it is necessary to wrap the lower part in several layers of film so that moisture from the soil does not accelerate the corrosion of the walls.
Packing in moss
Decorating the barrel with moss can be an original design option. To do this, you need forest, well-dried in the shade of moss and twine. Starting from the bottom, moss is applied in layers to the barrel and fixed with twine. One cannot cope with such work, since one person will hold the moss on the wall of the container, and the second will wrap the twine in a circle.
Vine decoration
Most often, decorative fences or baskets are woven from vines and other flexible trees. But in our case, this method can be used to decorate barrels. A container hidden in a willow basket will look impressive both against the background of flower beds and in a recreation area.
Hidden inside a wicker basket, the barrel seems to dissolve into the general landscape, and this decor looks most impressive on rustic-style plots.
Instructions for creating a willow box:
- In winter, in January, it is necessary to prepare branches. You can use willow, dogwood and other shrubs that grow in your forests. Try to be in time before February, so as not to weaken the tree with late pruning.
- The length of the branches should be enough to braid your barrel (this is about 1.7-2 meters).
- For the base of the basket, cut thick and even branches, 2-3 cm in diameter. For 1 barrel, 7-8 pieces are enough. Their height should be 25-30 cm more than the height of the container (to drive the branches into the ground).
- Fold the prepared material until spring under a canopy or in a cold utility room.
- When the soil thaws, you can start creating decor. 2-3 days before, throw all branches (except 8 thick ones) into a container of water so that they are completely submerged. Soaked stems bend well and take the desired shape.
- Sharpen 1 end of the supporting branches with a knife and drive them into the ground in a circle so that the barrel fits freely inside. Those. the diameter of the base of the basket should be 10 cm larger than the diameter of the bottom of the barrel.
- The container may already be inside (if it is bulky), or it may be inserted after the weaving is completed.
- Weaving starts from the back, invisible to the eye. The ends of thin branches are nailed to the supporting branches with small carnations.
- The essence of weaving: it is necessary to pass each twig between vertically driven branches so that it passes either in front or behind the pegs.
- To make the twigs sit tighter, tap them on top with a wooden mallet.
Targeting camouflage
If the barrel needs to be hidden in the shortest possible time - paint it in dark green or spotted (camouflage) color. Against the background of plants, such a barrel is almost invisible.
Sometimes it is enough to paint the barrel in shades of green foliage or camouflage - and it will be transformed into fashion element landscape design
Spectacular ways to paint barrels
It happens that the barrels are in a place where there are no green spaces, flower beds, and therefore immediately attract attention. In this case, it is necessary to turn the old container into a spectacular landscape element that complements the overall picture.
In the playground area
It is advisable not to put such barrels in the children's area at all, because, filled with water, they are a danger to curious mischief-makers. IN without fail such containers are covered with tight lids that a child cannot tear off. cut through round hole in the lid so that during your absence rainwater flows into the barrel. But in this case, the container should always stand in one place, exactly under the drain of water from the drain.
You can paint barrels with the brightest and most cheerful colors. The easiest way to depict funny faces is to cover the entire barrel with one color and draw eyes, a nose and a smile against its background. Kids especially like the images of ladybugs, butterflies, frogs. If you cut out a stencil (and there are many of them on children's sites in the coloring section), then you can print entire cartoon scenes with a sponge.
The bright and playful design on the barrel will attract the attention of the little ones, so do not forget to strengthen it properly and cover it with a lid for safety.
In the seating area or patio
Children's drawings on barrels are not suitable for adult recreation. They will be too ridiculous against the background of the barbecue, hammocks or outdoor furniture. In this zone, the barrels are best painted with cans of paint, creating something like graffiti on them. It just seems that learning to draw is difficult. In fact, it all depends on the technique and accuracy of execution.
Here's how to make a floral pattern on a barrel. They buy several cans of paint (the most reliable ones are for painting cars), rubber gloves and goggles so that during painting the smallest particles of paint do not get into the eyes with the wind. One spray can should be with the lightest possible paint (white, pale blue, etc.). Cutting branches in the garden different size and a species with beautifully shaped leaves.
Look for trees and shrubs with a carved leaf shape, as it gives a beautiful pattern when painted and makes the barrel a true artistic masterpiece.
With sandpaper or a metal brush, they clean all the corrosion-damaged places on the barrel. Treat the entire surface with an anti-corrosion compound and allow to dry.
The final step is staining:
- The barrels are turned upside down and placed on a raised platform (chair, table, etc.).
- The base paint (the lightest one) is applied to the entire outer surface of the container, evenly covering the walls with it.
- When the paint dries, over it vertical stripes blow out a contrasting background.
- A branch is applied to the wall and the darkest paint is applied on top of it. It will form a contour around the leaves, and a lighter color will remain in the middle.
- Thus, the entire outer surface of the container is formed.
- You can apply the leaves in one layer, or you can apply the next one on top of one (when the first batch of patterns dries).
- After complete drying, the barrel is turned over and the inner surface is painted (about 20-30 cm from the edge). Then the old metal will not rush into the eyes, which reduces the visual effect of the picture.
In addition to a floral pattern, barrels can be decorated with inscriptions, wise sayings, printing each word on a printer and cutting out the letters to make a stencil.
Layered compositions look richer, but they take more time to create, since each layer of paint must be allowed to dry.
You can create a landscape from any season on the surface of the barrel if you choose the right colors: green for summer, yellow for autumn, etc.
Luxurious decor options
If the landscape near the house is solid, with sculptures, fountains and other paraphernalia, then the painted barrel will look a bit dull. Here it is worth using materials that are already found in the decor of the territory. For example, overlay the container with stone, pebbles or mosaics. Only when using mosaics or small pebbles, choose the right adhesive mixture. It must be frost-resistant and suitable for metal (if the barrel is metal). Good feedback summer residents also received liquid nails. Otherwise, the technology is ordinary, as when laying any mosaic decor.
Some gardeners so skillfully hide the walls of the barrel under mosaics or polyurethane foam that the product takes on the features of an antique and expensive item.
From a barrel, you can make an excellent pedestal for garden sculpture by covering the top with a half-cut lid. This is enough to put a gnome or a frog, and there will be a hole for a stack of water. The main decorative material will be polyurethane foam. Any form of pedestal can be blown out of it: like a slide and a column, with an extension from below or from above. It all depends on your imagination.
Main design points:
- For a strong hitch with metal, wrap the barrel with a sickle net, and blow foam over it.
- To make extensions, tie plastic bottles to the barrel, and tape a sheet on top thin insulation like isolon.
- The foam is applied in one layer over the sickle and isolon, evenly covering the barrel.
- Wait 4-5 days for complete drying.
- The excess is cut off.
- They coat the finished pedestal with a primer, and on top with paint for outdoor use.
If at least one of our ideas has awakened your imagination, try restoring your old barrels. You will see what a spectacular element an old container can be, while retaining the main function of collecting water.
Barrels of various sizes are an indispensable attribute of a summer residence. Often they serve as a reservoir for storing water, a place for a flower bed is another popular role of a container. Regardless of purpose, aesthetic appearance barrels testify to the thriftiness of the owner. To interestingly paint barrels for a summer residence, an art education is not required. A creative approach will allow you to solve the problem with minimal cost.
Ideas for coloring
A beautifully painted container does not need to be hidden away from prying eyes, it will harmoniously fit into the landscape design of the cottage. The choice of location depends on its purpose and the theme of the picture. If children are resting in the country, images of fairy-tale characters will organically complement the playground, especially if the painted barrel is used as a flower bed. Floral themes, butterflies or other representatives of flora and fauna as a pattern that can decorate the front garden, vegetable beds or a barbecue area. This is very practical in terms of the proximity of water for irrigation.
There are several options for painting a barrel:
- The presence of artistic skills allows you to choose the right image, and then transfer it to the barrel.
- Lack of creativity is not a barrier to creative design dachas. All kinds of stencils will allow you to transform the barrel in accordance with your own ideas about beauty.
- The painted barrel looks original, where all family members left handprints as a decor.
Having stopped the choice on the first method of decoration, the theme of the image may be different:
- The presence of children in the country obliges to take care of their aesthetic perception. Heroes of fairy tales and cartoons, funny animals or insects are the most popular version of a painted barrel. If you want to combine relaxation in the country with unobtrusive activities - put multi-colored letters and numbers on the container.
- Favorite flowers and ornaments are quite a favorite theme for decorating a barrel in the country.
- A painted container can depict funny, mischievous and loving faces.
The use of a stencil also gives free rein to the imagination. You can make it yourself or buy ready-made. Stars, flowers and other vegetation - suitable option receive an ATTRACTIVELY PAINTED BARREL. Using live tree leaves as stencils for decoration is a favorite technique of many novice garden designers. Next photos will help to get an idea of the originality of the painted barrels:
Preparatory stage
Large painted barrels with a volume of 200 liters look most advantageous. Depending on the material from which the vessel is made, and the method of applying the pattern, to work in the country, you will need to prepare the following items:
- clean containers;
- sandpaper and brush for metal;
- paints for external works;
- brush and solvent;
- a simple pencil or stencil.
The preparation of a plastic barrel is considered less troublesome, the vessel must be thoroughly washed and dried. Before painting metal barrel, it is necessary to remove all rust deposits with sandpaper or a special brush for metal. At the next stage, the surface is degreased by wiping with a rag soaked in an alcohol solution.
Advice! If you want to paint a wooden barrel in the country, it is pre-washed from any plaque, and after complete drying, varnished.
Creative process options
Coloring barrels in the country is practical acrylic paints which have the following advantages:
- resistance to atmospheric precipitation and other negative natural influences;
- easy to apply to the surface and easily washed off the hands;
- do not pose a danger to the health of the child when he participates in coloring;
- a painted barrel will have a bright pattern.
Working with a stencil
To paint a container with a stencil, you need to choose a dense and flexible product. If the finished copy has an adhesive base, the decoration process consists of the following steps:
- The future painted barrel should be given a plain background. The hue is selected depending on the color palette of the future drawing. If you plan to paint the barrel with vegetation, avoid the green tone so that the image does not blend.
- The adhesive base of the stencil is removed, the template is fixed on the barrel and carefully smoothed out.
- Free places are painted with a brush, spray paints or by tamponing using a sponge.
- Painted containers look spectacular, where the shades smoothly transition into each other.
Comment! In the absence of a sticky base, the glue is independently applied to the stencil, after which it is attached to the barrel.
You can paint a barrel in the country with a stencil of your own making:
- A suitable image is selected and printed on paper. If desired, apply your own drawing.
- The paper is compacted by any convenient way: pasted on cardboard or covered with adhesive tape. It is permissible to use plastic containers as the basis for a small stencil.
- With the help of a clerical knife, contours are cut out; it is better to do this on an old table.
The stencil is ready for use in the country as a template for a painted barrel. Several templates are shown in the photo below:
Another simple way to paint a container with natural foliage:
- To begin with, you should take care of your own protection and the landscape of the cottage. Personal equipment includes gloves, if necessary, a headgear, a respirator and an apron. In order not to spoil the vegetation of the dacha, the surface is covered with polyethylene.
- The background for the future drawing is being drawn up. In addition to the traditional plain surface, painted barrels with smooth white-green transitions applied diagonally with spray paint look original.
- After the base has dried, large foliage with different outlines is fixed on the surface of the barrel, and its edges are emphasized with spray paint.
The procedure for applying an individual drawing
Barrels in the country are a great way to show creativity by turning them into an organic element of landscape design through painting. The painting process contains the following steps:
- Clean containers are cleaned of rust with sandpaper or a metal brush.
- A primer is applied.
- Depending on the future appearance of the image on the painted vessel, the background surface is formed.
- With a thin brush, the contours of the image are applied in accordance with the selected sketch. Use solvent if necessary.
- Then proceed to painting the inside of the picture. At large sizes a wide brush will help.
Advice! It is desirable that the dimensions of the pattern correspond to the dimensions of the barrel.
When installing several painted containers side by side, it is better to paint them in different colors, giving the cottage design more bright touches. Admire photo examples of how cheerful the painted barrels look in the country.
Non-standard ways of decorating
In addition to coloring, you can decorate containers in the country in other ways:
- One of the easiest tricks is to cut out multi-colored figures from plastic bottles and glue them onto a painted barrel. Most often they stop at the variant of butterflies.
- Possession of the technique of weaving allows you to decorate the barrel with a vine. Such a decor will organically fit into the design of the cottage, and periodically there will be no need to paint the container.
- With the help of small pebbles on the container, they create a kind of mosaic. In this case, it is important to choose the right frost-resistant glue; liquid nails are used as a replacement.
- Decorating a barrel with forest moss using twine is a rather original replacement for a decorated container.
Conclusion
Involving all family members in the barrel design process will reveal hidden talents. Creativity and a little free time can transform the design of a summer house with the help of simple painted containers.
