Potting Table Before / After

Greetings and apologies my sweet friends!

I am so sorry to have been so long absent!

Life has been busy and I have been busy living it!

We've been doing lots of entertaining,  

home improving and have been doing

a lot of working - all keeping me away 

from Blogland, the place I want to be the most!

Today I have a simple before and after for you.

Our potting table gets a lot of use and it was looking kinda bleh.

Forgive it's state as is, but I'm keeping it real.

Usually it also has plants on it but on this day

I was ready to plant so the vessels are there.

As you can see it has no sides, back or front 

to hide all the icky bits and to keep stuff from falling when

I get rambunctious and push too far.

Hated stuff falling behind, because this bench table

is all wood and really heavy to move!

Here is the before:

This potting bench was stained to match our hot tub

 which we sold years ago.

It was looking shabby, faded and worn... 

and since we ("we" meaning my husband) were painting the entire

outside of the house I thought it time to spruce up the table, too.

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Here is that wonderful man on a super hot day

preparing the new sides after he had painted them!

He wanted something that could vent,

because sometimes we use chemicals

(nutrients and occassionally organic disease help for the roses)

and he didn't want anything to combust getting too hot.

The back of the house is full west and gets HOT!

Here is the prettier after:

She is still a busy working horse, not just decorative

But I love love love her new sides and back wooden lattice work!

I am contemplating a skirt in front but it gets wet and gets moldy that would be gross - 

so I think I may leave as is.

Doors that open and close could be nice, though....but 
I don't want warping, either.

Maybe wood and chicken wire? But will that be too busy

with the latticework?

I can't decide, so left like this, but do invite opinions. 

(Even you, Vee!)

During:

Sometimes the little things

really kinda feel like big things.

(Thanks, husband!)

As always, thank you for your visit!

I promise I will  be catching up

 on all my missed blog reading this week!

Hugs and prayers!

♥

~Michele

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