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Cheap Backyard Retreat

jubilant — Wed, 29 Apr 2020 15:59:24 GMT

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threecees — Wed, 29 Apr 2020 16:13:39 GMT

Turned out cute, love the flowers. I would take down the Junk Sign and

look for something like this.

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haddon9 — Wed, 29 Apr 2020 16:16:35 GMT

@threecees wrote:
Turned out cute, love the flowers. I would take down the Junk Sign and
look for something like this.

@threecees I agree. It's cute but I don't care for the junk sign. I would have decorated it a bit differently.

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queendiva — Wed, 29 Apr 2020 16:23:17 GMT

Love the upcycling!

A huge difference would be made by replacing and refreshing the flowers in the planters. They look as if they, too were retrieved from the trash. Tired flowers are sad.

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godi — Wed, 29 Apr 2020 16:35:17 GMT

So charming and unique.

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SurferWife — Wed, 29 Apr 2020 16:45:13 GMT

It's a real she-shack! I want one!

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wilma — Wed, 29 Apr 2020 16:51:55 GMT

I like the idea of repurposing old materials, but for me it still looks too much like the original junk. I would prefer the old materials be “spruced” up a bit by adding, reshaping, painting, etc. Just painting the grey flower bins would help a lot. I really dislike the “junk” sign.

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Peaches McPhee — Wed, 29 Apr 2020 16:54:55 GMT

The gazebo itself was in the trash?

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kittyloo — Wed, 29 Apr 2020 16:57:06 GMT

very cute idea. like the look of it, but not too fuctional. the only thing you can use it for is to sit.

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vsm — Wed, 29 Apr 2020 16:59:21 GMT

I like shabby chic, but this strikes me as tacky and uncomfortable.

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Nightowlz — Wed, 29 Apr 2020 17:06:33 GMT

It's ok. I don't want what the sign says in the pic Junk in my yard.

A nice gazebo is one thing this I could not deal with. Looks like some krap the neighbors would install. LOL!!!

To each their own.

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spiderw — Wed, 29 Apr 2020 17:11:32 GMT

I have always loved gazebos. This is a retreat I could be comfortable at and make much use of. I think it is wonderful the owner recycled this gazebo, great idea which turned out to be a winner!

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Kitlynn — Wed, 29 Apr 2020 18:24:48 GMT

I would give the entire thing a new coat of paint. Make the roof bright red. Also take away the junk sign and door. Put really nice big colorful pots with flowers instead of those old dented metal ones. Put in a couple of comfy chairs with throws on them and nice Ottoman in the middle to prop feet on and just enjoy.

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lynnie61 — Wed, 29 Apr 2020 18:26:20 GMT

😂😂. I really have more than enough junk I’m trying to declutter and purge, I certainly don’t want a sign ever, that would say JUNK, especially on this cute idea. Looks a little too cramped but the idea is cute.

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CANDLEQUEEN — Wed, 29 Apr 2020 20:54:14 GMT

I would take the Junk sign down, and replace all of the flowers with bright new flowers, and also it looks like there is some landscaping that needs to be done. I bet after all of that it would look rather cute........But it definitely needs some sprucing up! Also I would add a cute colorful outdoor rug.....It would take some work, but it could definitely be spruced up!

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Kachina624 — Wed, 29 Apr 2020 19:33:12 GMT

@vsm wrote:
I like shabby chic, but this strikes me as tacky and uncomfortable.

@vsm I agree; it looks more shabby than chic, like a heap of rubbish. Not in my backyard.

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jubilant — Wed, 29 Apr 2020 19:49:05 GMT

@Peaches McPhee wrote:
The gazebo itself was in the trash?

https://www.countryliving.com/diy-crafts/g30932979/gazebo-ideas/

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kitcat51 — Wed, 29 Apr 2020 19:55:11 GMT

Love it because it's perfectly imperfect...a nice place to sit with an ice tea & enjoy.

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BlueFinch — Wed, 29 Apr 2020 19:55:46 GMT

It's definitely shabby, but I'm on the fence about the chic part. It could be a cute with a few, no a lot, of refinements.

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shoptilyadropagain — Wed, 29 Apr 2020 20:20:55 GMT

I'm not a fan of the shabbychic style. The first thing I saw was the "junk" sign and that's pretty much my opi ion of the gazebo.