Industrial Holiday Decorating...with Whimsy

This year, I wanted to think outside the window box. So, I took a stroll down the industrial aisles of Home Depot. You know the aisles I’m talking about, the ones in the way back of the store....the ones you never go down! Carefully looking at each and every item, I found myself imagining the limitless combinations and possibilities for all this “stuff”. 

Here is what I came home with

Although I could not tell you the intended use for most of this stuff….I will show you how I intend on using it...

First, spray prime all of it with this

Next, inspired by the peacock

 Here is my color pallet

After everything is primed, start painting….and have fun! Remember, there are no rules in whimsy

Shape the objects to your liking

...paint some more

Once everything is to your satisfaction, give it a quick couple of coats 

Spray glitter & sealer

To assemble the industrial ornaments, pre-drill the dowel 

...and sheet metal

Attach everything with screws

Then, style your window boxes

They are more "glittery" in person! Hope you have an Industrial Holiday Season! 


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Adding Whimsy

A Garden Visitor

A while back I shared with you my admiration for a book about a home enveloped in a story – a whimsical story told through tromp l’oiel.

Throughout this house  were images that told the story of Delphine.

The Illustrated Cottage was a 

dream fulfilled for Nina Williams.

I have thoroughly enjoyed the story and the lovely Delphine that I have invited her to my garden to visit.

Where you can find Delphine is in an odd – out of the way place.

I have painted her strolling through our garden on the inside door to what we – tongue in cheek call our Indoor Outhouse.

On the side porch of our 1914 Craftsman house is a very small bathroom – just big enough for the toilet.

There’s also a sink on the porch alongside a side stairwell that leads to the upstairs. We surmise that this was the way allowed for the servants to travel from the kitchen to the upstairs without disturbing the former owners.

It is purely a guess.

I wanted to make this spot interesting – with its high ceilings and narrow space I put wallpaper giving the impression of an outdoor room. And stenciled grapevines climbing over the top of the walls.

But, I also hung a lovely piece of artwork, a gift to me years back from my mother.

On the inside of the door you’ll find my

tromp l’oiel

of

Delphine strolling through our gardens.

I hope to add more interesting images throughout my home – not so much to the extent of Nina – but… well who knows?

Do you add touches of whimsy to your home?

I do appreciate your visit.

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Walled Gardens and Whimsy

Hidden Blessings

 

And

Fairy Tales

I have shared with you my  lovely, large

Roses that tumble over the wall in front of

our house. I was enchanted by the gardens when we looked at our old Craftsman house and

especially by the lovely roses in the front.

Flanking the steps from the street are

Two very old and large Rosemary bushes.

the rosemary before

This past spring I gave them a much needed

Pruning. They too were hanging over the wall,

But there was a lot of dead growth underneath.

They rewarded me with a lot of blooms this spring.

the rosemary today

We cleaned the roses to the left (if you’re facing the house) they had a lot of weeds growing underneath

and a lot of dead growth as well. Between the roses

are several Mexican Sage that will bloom in September

until frost.

eary spring

It is wonderful to see their long purple

blossoms swaying in the breeze and the yellow butterflies the attract.

this photo was taken last September

To the right of the steps is what I call our Volkswagon

Rose. I didn’t know its name and its sprawling and

Mounding shape reminded me of a small Volkswagon.

this picture was taken this past spring - you can see we've been painting the house

I loved the numerous open-faced red roses it produced.

Unfortunately, these beds are along the city’s sidewalks and occasionally as if on a whim they’ll send someone to clear the beds either by weedeating or by spraying weed killer.

This time they sprayed the stems of the ‘Volkswagon’ that draped down the wall. This killed the branches and as we cleaned them out – we found it killed their plant. Fortunately we discovered that this rose bush was several – 4 to five roses.

this is today. Our dear roses look drastically different, but I know they'll bounce back with beautiful growth and blooms

 We now have three that I have given a good pruning and while we were cleaning I discovered the tag to the roses.

Red Meidiland Rose!

Happiness!!!

I know its name!

My husband made the comment – that what man may have meant for evil – God used for good. I cleared the

Lantana as well and will feed them and the roses

To promote good growth.

On the whimsy side –
the scavengers that we are –

We found this old mirrored medicine cabinet that

One of our neighbors threw out.

My husband graciously stopped and picked it up for me. I have now decided what to do with it.

I have detached the medicine cabinet and have hung it

Where the winter blooming jasmine climbs amidst the

Oak leaf Hydrangea.

Just like mirror in Snow White.

I already have several

Columbine planted near – which to me look like

Little fairies floating above the plants.

A Fairy Tale Garden is beginning to take shape!
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