The Garden Bench Takes Shape

Remember what it looked like? That old art board? And those bits and pieces from a discarded garden bench found waiting for trash pickup?

Well, they are kind of pathetic looking still but any day now, they'll be recycled and reused in the garden areas outside my home.

After removing as much of the grit and grime and pieces of wallpaper covering as possible, I used some left-over Christmas project red paint to cover the drawing board another friend was discarding.

Unfortunately, the screws and bolts didn't quite fit in all the right places, probably because the original bench was made with slats of wood and the way the armatures are set up, they didn't like one big piece of flat board. But I worked around it, using wood screws in places where the original bolt-type screws didn't work.

They are refurbishing a place just a short block away from me so I'm off to see if I can find a piece of wood to use as a back for my new garden bench. As soon as I do, I will attach it and put the project to use.

Wish me luck.