DIY Crate Side Table...

 Take one old crate and paint it white

(or whatever colour takes your fancy!)

In a previous life this crate was purple and was a storage box for children's story books.

I inserted a new piece of wood to the table top.

Then painted it.

 You'll need a set of four swivel castors...

These quality mini industrial look castors are from Bunnings, 

and unbelievably were cheaper than the cheap looking  plastic model!

 Use a pen to mark the screw holes at each corner of your crate.

 Then hammer a slim nail a way into the marks.

This makes it easier to get the screw started and screwed on.

 Attach each caster this way.

Now your crate has four wheels.

How cool is that?

Use as a portable drinks table, a display table, in the home or on the porch

- you can tuck some magazines in the cubby.

Another idea is to use the crate table as a games table, using the cubby as a games storage shelf.  Perfect for the summer deck!

I've used mine as a lamp table/art book storage table in the art studio.

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Kowhai Flowers....

This sprig of Kowhai flowers was left on the mantel above the last of the winter fires.

Even though the flowers have dried they are still beautiful...

 Beautiful enough to share with you all today.

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The Orchid House...

At last, I am re-purposing the old unused aviary into an orchid shade house to house some of the orchids in my collection.

 The first step was to clean it out, remove the old bird toys and perches.

 Place planks in position, ready to make into a bench for the pots to sit on.

 Isn't the patina of this old wood gorgeous?

 This is actually an old fence that was in a skip at a new build site, waiting to be dumped!

I am quite impressed with my rescue skills!

The tradesmen, however, thought I was absolutely bonkers!
But I was super excited with my find, and had enough wood for the orchid house as well as for 

  a potting bench in the garden shed.

'Jade', the Indian Ringneck parrot who resides in the next-door aviary, was not too impressed by all the banging in the construction process.

But it turned out FABULOUS!

Now I just need to increase my orchid collection to fill all the empty pots!

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