So, this happened (thanks Uncle Tim)...
Which led to this...
After a few weeks of tree parts sitting around in our yard, we decided to put them to work.
We cut, measured and pencil lined...
Cut some more and paint lined...
And colored/painted...
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Yes, it is sitting on our bed. I finished it during the kids' nap time one day. |
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I take full credit for the really creative design. |
We made chairs for the kids out of leftover stumps and wood, too. Once the wood was cut, the kids were ready to stain their chairs...
Then we set it all up using the large base of the tree we cut as the table. If you look in the video, you'll notice a pond/sludge factory right under the tree. The previous homeowners had given up on it a few years before we moved in and we haven't done anything with is since we moved in last year...wait, 8 1/2 years ago. Yikes.
We decided to get rid of the "pond" and use the stones in and around it for the new outdoor game table area. The kids couldn't wait for us to finish putting it all together before trying out several dozen rounds of stones vs. acorns tic-tac-toe.
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They're wet and barefoot because |
(P.S. - If you're ever looking for a good gift for someone, the Black & Decker Matrix Drill is great. It, along with all its cool attachments, made things much easier for the project. It was really nice to be able to switch from drill to trim saw to sander to jig saw all in the same tool.)
3 comments:
What an fun idea. Great job!
This is awesome! I don't know if you have plans for the rest of the wood back there, but I have been looking into making a path from our deck to our swingset. I found a few amazing look things on Pinterest like the link below. You may not need a path anywhere, but if you do those logs you have look perfect for something like this!
http://domesticatednomad.blogspot.com/2011/07/garden-path.html
Thanks for the idea and link Jana! We're thinking of doing a fire pit area and using some of the wood for burning, but we have a ton of it so this would be great for the extra. Thanks again!
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