Saturday, July 11, 2009

Cheap Facelift in a Difficult Economy

Flowers - hey, it's what country folk do to old, dilapidated
farm buildings and antique cream separators.

I'll take another pic in a few weeks when the
morning glories
start to bloom!



Isn't my steer pot the coolest?! Hubby got it for me. :)

30 comments:

Sara G said...

WOW, Just beautiful. Love tht steer pot. What a sweet hubby to get that for you!!
Awesome photos.

Stepping Thru said...

I love the color of the gray wall. Did you use a wash on it or is it authentic? I do love the steer pot too!

Flat Creek Farm said...

Sweet!! Love the gray building, cream separator, bird houses, the flowers, the pots... and especially the steer pot. AND the dog, of course! Awesome. Thank you for sharing! -Tammy

Mary said...

Very pretty. I planted morning glories to climb my garden fence about 14 years ago. I still can't get rid of them. They come up all over the lawn and garden. They were very beautiful though. We used them for a backdrop and took lots of pictures.

Brit Gal Sarah said...

Oh very cute and the perfect solution as you say.

Pony Girl said...

I love it!! It's perfect. I just did some flower pots, too. Wanted to find some old galvanized milk buckets and didn't find any....maybe at the flea market I'm going to next weekend.

TCKK said...

Love the flowers and I can't wait to see the morning glories. They are my favorite flower!!!

midlife slices said...

Awww...I love all the pretties but I especially love the steer pot. If it's missing some night.....don't come looking for it at my place. :) I'm sure my sister will be the one who got it. yep....not me.

Laughing Orca Ranch said...

That steer pot rocks! Your flower colors just pop against the grey wall. You took some lovely photos, too.

Nice looking blog lay out and colors now, too.

~Lisa

Pseudonymous High School Teacher said...

I love flower pots...

Paint Girl said...

I love the steer pot! So cool! Where did your husband find that?

Tony Letts said...

Yep that building needed a woman's touch. Looks much better now!

Mary said...

This a new interpretation of "garden wall".

demainca said...

Face Lift well done!! Nothing like dressing up an old building,watch the morning glories, you will have a field of them and I mean they will be every where but thats ok where you live. I think you should take more photos as the summer goes on and let us see how much the flowers grow and cover the wall.
Our hubby's must be a lot alike,girl, mine does things like that too! Keep the photos coming!
Bobbie

Sandy said...

Wow, looks great! Yes, I love the steer pot. Like the colors of the birdhouses.

Martha said...

It looks gorgeous! What a great job! :-)

Cindy Beck said...

Very creative! Love what you've done with the flowers and pots (and old equipment).

Slamdunk said...

Wonderful look!

Alicia @ boylerpf said...

It's called shabby chic, darlin'..Love it..& what a great hubby!

Life With Dogs said...

That is easily the best use of an antique cream separator I have ever witnessed! :)

Sandra said...

Nothing does the trick like pots of flowers. You spruced that up nicely, I like it!

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Smart Mouth Broad said...

You are so clever! and I love the steer pot! Very very cool!

Martha Basset said...

That all looks very cool to us - introducing colour and cheer!
We stopped by your post before and there was nothing there!
Not sure why but happy to see your pictures now.
We look forward to seeing the planters again in a couple of weeks - they will be even more stunning!
xxx

jane augenstein said...

Wow, beautiful! Can't wait to see more pictures of the flowers as they come along.
~Jane and Gilly~

Midlife Jobhunter said...

I love Morning Glories. And I love the white Alysum growing in one of the pots. Okay, so I love all flowers.

from our front porch... said...

Susan, I have awarded you the "Honest Scrap" token! Go to my blog, read the post (it is long!!) and proceed! You so deserve this :)
Misha

Andrea said...

I love this look! Beautiful!!!

Chester said...

Great decorating-just the kind Mom likes.
The flowers are beautiful but the piece of Chocolate is what puts the finishing touch on it.
Chester ;0=)

Miss Eve said...

So colorful and beautiful photos Susan...your dog is oh so adorable :-)

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