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Useful tips for home and garden (with your own hands). Tire compost pit

The suburban area is the territory where you can give yourself the freedom to conduct numerous experiments and dream up plenty. This is manifested not only in interior design, but mainly in the design of the garden or vegetable garden. Inquisitive and resourceful owners have not been guided by expensive and standard methods for arranging their sites, since there are a lot alternative solutions virtually all areas of activity.

There are several varieties of vertical beds that allow you to optimize the use of free space. Custom designs are a great opportunity to create interesting design garden, vegetable garden, summer cottage.

This type of beds is in most cases used for growing ornamental plants or herbs.

Materials for manufacturing:


The length of the drainpipes is adjustable in accordance with the wishes of the owner of the site. However, bulky beds should not be made, as they can complicate movement around the territory.

Creating a bed

Stage 1. Create a container. To do this, we take a drainpipe, cut it in two lengthwise and put on special plugs on both sides.

Stage 2. We take the prepared metal holders, put them on the resulting frames for the beds.

Stage 3. We make holes in the pipe. They are made in those places where there will be metal fasteners.

Stage 4. We pass a cable or a strong rope through the holes made.

Stage 5. We fix the cable / rope with fasteners.

Stage 6. We fill the resulting beds with expanded clay and soil.

Stage 7. We plant plants in the beds.

Stage 8. We hang pipes to the chosen place. Sometimes a special wooden crossbar is placed for this, more precisely, a design in the shape of the letter “P”.

Step 9. Alternatively, you can make a special design for the pipes.

Important! A drainpipe bed is not resistant to strong gusty winds, so you should choose a place for it that is not blown from four sides by winds. Otherwise, the frame will quickly collapse, nullifying all your efforts.

A bed made from a plastic bag is another modification of vertical beds. It is extremely compact, functional and interesting in appearance. You can make such a bed in a couple of hours.

Materials for manufacturing:

  • durable polyethylene film;
  • sewing machine;
  • priming;
  • seedling.

In order for the bed to turn out to be strong, it is recommended to pay special attention to the thickness of the plastic film, which in this case will act as the "frame" of the structure. The minimum film thickness is 0.2 mm.

The process of creating a polyethylene bed

Step 1 . We cut out 2 rectangular pieces of film, the size of which corresponds to the size of the created beds. An allowance of one and a half to two centimeters should be left on each side. The recommended diameter of the beds is twenty centimeters.

Step 2. Sew the rectangles together, leaving only unconnected upper part bag.

Step 3. We sew a handle to the future bed, the strength of which will withstand the weight of the bag filled with soil. It should also be noted that when watering, the weight will increase.

Step 4. Fill the bag with fertilized soil.

Step 5. We make horizontal cuts on the bag in increments of twenty centimeters. They are necessary in order to plant seedlings in the garden.

Step 6. We plant seedlings.

Step 7. Water the soil regularly and add the necessary fertilizers.

With these simple steps, you can get a cheap and useful garden bed.

An integral element of each suburban area is a compost heap. This is the place where all kinds of biochemical reactions take place that ensure the creation of fertilizers.

To create fertilizers that will satisfy all the requirements for them, several key steps should be carefully considered: creating a container and directly making the compost itself correctly. Let's talk about each of them in more detail.

Stage 1. We take eight supporting posts of the same length.

Stage 2. We process the lower part of the wooden posts with engine oil or tar.

Stage 3. We dig the posts into the ground so that they are reliable and stable. If the compost bin is located next to the fence, then 4 posts (that is, one side) can be attached to the fence. This will avoid having to dig 4 holes.

Stage 4. Between each two adjacent columns we nail the crossbars in such a way that in the end we get three independent sections. Be sure to leave gaps that will serve as ventilation holes.

Stage 5. In two sections, horizontally nail the boards to half the height of the pillars. In these places, it is planned to create two small doors.

Stage 6. There will be a large door in the remaining section, so only one board should be nailed. It should be located at the very bottom in a horizontal position, that is, like a regular crossbar.

Stage 7. Install the covers. To do this, you can use one large solid board.

Stage 8. We install the doors prepared in advance.

Stage 9. We provide doors with handles and latches.

Stage 10. We process wood using special impregnations.

Stage 11. We paint the box in any color that matches the preferences.

Many gardeners mistakenly believe that any components can be dumped into the compost heap. In fact, in order to create the right biofertilizer, the “ingredients” must be carefully selected.

Among the mandatory components of the compost heap are the following components:

  • peat;
  • ash;
  • needles;
  • tree branches;
  • leaves;
  • hay or grass;
  • wood ash;
  • plant roots;
  • raw vegetables and fruits, etc.

All elements are randomly mixed in the heap. To speed up chemical reactions it is recommended to cover the pile with a tarp (this is especially true in the absence of a box).

Trips to the country with the family suggest the presence of entertainment elements on the site that will delight children. The most common way to occupy young summer residents is a swing.

Building a swing yourself is not an easy task, but quite doable. Of course, you can always take a stick, tie it with a rope and hang the structure on a tree, but this can hardly be called a full-fledged swing. Real craftsmen prefer to build comfortable structures with a comfortable seating area.

Structural components:

  • two logs;
  • strong rope.

Indicators:

  • log diameter - 85 mm;
  • log length - 700 mm;
  • the distance between the ropes is 500 mm.

Making a swing

Stage 1. We stretch the ropes between the logs.

Stage 2. We wrap each log with ropes.

Stage 3. We release the ropes out.

Stage 4. We tighten the ropes by 3 knots.

Stage 5. We fix the swing on the tree.

Important: such a swing is designed for only one person.

Garden path from improvised materials

There are several types of garden paths that you can easily do with your own hands.

Step 1. Remove the sidewall from the tire using a knife or saw.

Step 2. Cut the tires.

Step 3. We line the space with corrugated stripes.

Step 4. Paint the track with paint.

Step 5. Sprinkle with stone chips.

This is an economical option for those who do not want to rack their brains and spend time on a full-fledged garden path. Tire track is usually used for vegetable gardens, as it easily fits into the ground.

Stage 1. We paint the corks in different colors.

Stage 2. We dig a small trench.

Stage 3. We drive in supports to strengthen the future track.

Stage 4. We construct formwork using boards.

Stage 5. We install spacers along the edges of the trench.

Stage 6. We place crushed stone deep into the trench and carefully tamp it down.

Stage 7. We make a solution of sand, cement, glue and water.

Stage 8. Pour the solution into the trench.

Stage 9. We press the plugs in random order. Smooth multi-colored stripes look interesting.

These are the simplest and quick ways make a garden path without purchasing expensive materials.

DIY tools

The expression “everything will come in handy in the household” turns out to be as relevant as possible when we are talking about canisters. From this plastic container you can make a large number of indispensable tools that are actively used in the process of dacha work.

To make this tool, we only need a sharp knife and a container directly.

Stage 1. Cut off the bottom of the canister.

Stage 2. We mark the cut line for the scoop on the container so that the handle from the canister is the handle of the future tool.

Stage 3. Cut off excess material.

As a result of these simple steps, we get an excellent scoop with a comfortable handle.

Materials:

Manufacturing

Step 1. Thoroughly wash the canister so that no odor remains in it.

Stage 2. We cut the canister vertically into two parts.

Stage 3. We make a groove on the plank using a woodworking machine.

Stage 4. We apply glue to the plywood and insert it into the bottom of the canister.

Stage 5. We paint the resulting shelf with a can.

Of course, this design will not withstand a lot of weight, but it is quite suitable for storing small parts.

Materials:

  • 40 canisters;
  • scissors;
  • rope;
  • paper;
  • marker.

Stage 1. We pierce the top of the cans with a knife.

Stage 2. We make a stencil out of paper.

Stage 3. We apply it to the canister, circle it with a marker.

Stage 4. Cut out large holes with scissors.

Stage 5. We put the prepared canisters in several rows, tying each row by hooking the rope under the handles of the containers.

Stage 6. We tie the entire rows around the perimeter for greater strength.

Stage 7. If the cabinet is planned to be leaned against the wall, then we drill it to the surface.

Stage 8. We put heavy objects in the bottom row - stones or bricks.

The result is a fairly roomy and functional rack that will help get rid of the issue of storing many small parts.

Be resourceful and bold in implementing your ideas. Good luck!

Video - Do-it-yourself homemade products for summer cottages

Video - Do it yourself for a summer residence

All the owners of a summer house once think about decorating it, bringing something special into the atmosphere. Of course, you can go to specialized stores and buy whatever your heart desires. But if summer residents want their place of rest to be unique and inimitable, then it will be much more interesting to make decorations with their own hands. Jewelry made by yourself will give the owners both a creative mood and aesthetic pleasure.

We choose original ideas for giving

Each owner of a summer residence, if desired, can find a lot of the most different ideas to decorate your site. For the manufacture of most of the scenery, it will be enough only improvised means and minimal cost. And old, unnecessary furniture and interior items will inspire creativity even more. Often, seemingly completely useless and forgotten things can come in handy. Country designers use in their work everything that comes to hand: a broken old furniture, unnecessary toys, various bottles and dishes, car tires, remaining building materials and much more.

Not a single summer cottage is complete without intricate interesting flower beds. Uniqueness flower arrangements can be added by planting them in old containers. It can be barrels, pots, and even carts. Many summer residents build various fences for flower beds.

Cosiness will always be added by original paths at their summer cottage. They are made from timber or stone. And the rest of the materials can always be used for the construction of the next composition.

Bottles and plastic jars are especially popular with country designers. From them it is easy and simple to build a lot of interesting sculptures, decorations for flower beds, borders. There are no limits for imagination here.

Be sure to place a bird feeder in the country. Children usually love to watch birds. And with a bird feeder, birds will be a frequent guest at their summer cottage. It can be made from a plastic bottle, and from an unnecessary block of wood, and from twigs.

Without much difficulty, you can make a variety of figures that will bring comfort and individuality to the country atmosphere. For their manufacture, you can use a variety of design solutions and materials. For example, polymer clay, residuals polyurethane foam, gypsum and other building materials. Just gotta start creative work and it will immediately become clear that nothing is impossible.

Crafts from improvised means

The most popular among improvised materials for crafts are bottles, various plastic jars and boxes. Before starting work, you should definitely think over the details so that the result is really beautiful, and does not resemble a bunch of plastic waste.

Plastic bottles are easy to cut, it is easy to give them the desired shape. And if you cover the result of the work with suitable paints, you get bright, unique decorations for giving. For example, you can make animal figures (pigs, cows, bees) or fairytale heroes. By making such decorations, you can unleash your creative potential, and each time the crafts will be more and more perfect. At in large numbers unnecessary plastic, not only crafts are made from it, but also pieces of furniture.

If there is a glass cutter among the tools, then you can make original pots from glass bottles. Such crafts look very stylish and easily fit into any design. Candle holders can be made in the same way.

Bottle caps can also be useful for decorating furniture, decorative fences, creating compositions and even curtains. You can also use chocolate egg toy containers.

Remains natural stone perfect for decorating a pond in the country. A small pond will bring a unique comfort to the atmosphere of the cottage. Around will look good flower beds, crafts or a recreation area. If the pond turns out to be large enough, then it can be decorated with an interesting bridge.

Every motorist will always have old tires. You can simply paint them and make bright bases for a flower bed out of them, or you can show your imagination and cut out various shapes.

Arrangement of a play area in the country

While landscaping and decorating a summer cottage, do not forget about the children. They need their own territory for games and entertainment. Children of all ages love swings. They can be made from ordinary boards and ropes, or you can use metal chains and old tires painted in bright colours. From improvised materials it is easy to build slides, swings, rocking chairs. The main thing is that everything is strong and reliable.

Toddlers will definitely need a sandbox. Her borders will look interesting from colorful bottles or wooden log cabins. The sandbox in the form of a ship or car will look original. It is recommended to make an awning over the sand to protect from the bright sun.

Children will certainly enjoy having their own playhouse in the allotment. Benches, a table or other furniture can be placed inside. Everything depends on fantasy. The house can be decorated with a bright flower bed or homemade decorations. Usually the guys themselves are happy to take part in decorating their territory.

Ideas for decorating a fence in the country

The fencing will best emphasize the uniqueness of the suburban area. The fence is not only the protection of the territory, but also the so-called business card hosts.

A simple wooden or iron fence is commonplace. It must be decorated. You can decorate the fence with the most different materials: flower pots, crafts in the form of animals, painted landscapes and everything that is enough for imagination. For example, unnecessary bright-colored rubber boots will look original as pots.

You can decorate the fence with old disks. They reflect sunlight and look interesting in any light. Different patterns can also be applied to the discs.

The fence made of wooden round timber, painted “under colored pencils”, looks impressive. With such a fence, you can also fence off the children's territory in the country.

Any fence will look cozier if some climbing plants grow along it. There is different kinds which are growing very fast. For example, decorative beans or morning glory. You can plant vines. They grow much slower, but also look more expensive. Beyond comparison in this case, wild grapes. Grape leaves gradually change their color and retain their beauty until the frost. It looks original when the "grape fence" turns into a canopy. This design gives the fence an old look.

Flowering shrubs planted along it will become beautiful decorations for a low fence. You can combine plants with different colors and flowering time.

In the evening, different lanterns on the fence look beautiful. It is also possible to make them yourself from improvised materials. Or maybe just painted glass jars attached to the fence, place candles. The main thing is that the flame does not fall on the fence.

A lot of room for imagination will open up to those who like to draw. You can draw anything on the surface of the fence: nature, plots, cartoon characters, ornament, small patterns in the form of flowers, butterflies, ladybugs. It is easy to draw on any fence, but it is easier on a corrugated fence.

Compositions of caps, shells, stones, dishes look original. It is easy to make plastic flowers from the bottoms of bottles and paint them in rich colors - they will look beautiful on a wooden fence.

We make flower beds and flower beds

Transform country cottage area and flower beds will help to bring color to its atmosphere. When choosing plants, be sure to take into account their individual characteristics. First of all, it is worth deciding on the flowers "soloists", that is, the main plants in the flower bed. The choice can be stopped at three or four types.

The design of flowers with ornamental herbs and leaves of an interesting shape looks beautiful. With them, the flower bed will be original, even when the flowers do not bloom. But do not try to place a lot of different plants in the country. The territory of the site should look holistically and harmoniously.

Of course, it’s not enough just to plant flowers beautifully. The flower beds also decorated around look more original. The composition must be complete.

Flower beds can be decorated using any unnecessary items. The article has already said that it is easy to make small flower beds from old tires painted in bright colors. You can use a wheelbarrow, a cart, an unnecessary beehive, or even an old car. The main thing is that everything is done neatly and aesthetically. If desired, you can add decorations to the flower garden in the form of homemade bees, butterflies, interesting stuffed animals.

You can make a small fence around the flower bed. For its manufacture, it is possible to use plastic bottles or cups, a fence made of tyn, stones. The flowerbed smoothly turning into a lawn looks beautiful.

Setting up a recreation area

At the cottage, a comfortable place to relax on fresh air. This issue must be approached very responsibly. It all depends on the preferences and desires of the owners. It can be just a laid out area with a table and comfortable chairs or hammocks placed in the shade.

At any summer cottage, a gazebo will look spectacular, which can be made from the remaining building materials. Arbors look beautiful, the walls of which are decorated climbing plants. Bright soft pillows or blankets look cozy as decorations.

Swings can be not only for children, but also for adults. It will not be difficult to build a wide wooden swing for relaxation or make hinged ones somewhere in the shade of trees. For convenience, they can be decorated with soft pillows.

In the recreation area, you will definitely need a barbecue. It can be made, for example, from an old barrel. Flashlights can be provided for the evening and night time.

When making and decorating a summer cottage, it is worth remembering that a summer cottage is a place of rest from everyday life and bustle of the city. It should be comfortable and calm, and the environment should be pleasing to the eye. It is important not to overload the territory with crafts or some kind of design solutions, everything should be in moderation. Imagine, create, surprise!

Summer is the time when most people, escaping from the bustle of the city, want to go to nature. Probably every resident of a stuffy metropolis is familiar with the picture, when train stations and commuter trains are packed to capacity with people who want to get out of the stuffy city closer to nature, to their country estates, where they can rest their soul and body, and also do useful work. For most people, a dacha is not just a place to relax, because it is here that you can do gardening, grow vegetables and other crops, and also realize your potential as a landscape designer! And, do-it-yourself homemade products for home and summer cottages on our website will help you with this.


Thus, it becomes clear that a dacha is not an easy place to relax from the bustle of the city, because for an experienced summer resident there will always be some interesting activity, for example: do-it-yourself crafts for giving. Among creative, enterprising and resourceful people, there is an opinion that sitting around is a waste of time. It is for this category of "workaholics" that do-it-yourself homemade products for summer cottages and gardens are not only a way to pass the time and improve your own site at no extra cost, but also an excellent method of realizing your hidden potential.


The section “do-it-yourself crafts for giving and gardening” is intended for people who believe that the cottage is intended not only for recreation, but also for active and generally useful work. Crafts for home and summer cottages, which are presented in this section of our portal, are easily made by hand from improvised means that are present in the arsenal of each experienced summer resident. Who would have imagined that even ordinary country garbage could turn out to be a real masterpiece of modern "country" culture!


In order to make the homemade products presented from the section for giving and gardening, it is enough to have a standard set of tools and non-standard thinking, a desire to do something useful, as well as minimal skills in reading blueprints and following instructions. Country crafts from improvised materials and construction waste are one of the most tempting options for saving extra money that can be spent on something more substantial. Moreover, the money saved can be spent on landscaping a suburban area or arranging a workplace to create new crafts.


Thus, it becomes clear that with a minimum ability to work with hands and understand the drawings, everyone can afford to create anything for a summer residence: build and decorate the house itself or a change house, develop their own unique interior elements or ennoble old furniture, make an impromptu bath or steam room . And with a well-functioning imagination, you can create decorations for a garden or vegetable garden, organize a home-made automatic watering system for the same garden, and also protect vegetables growing on it from pests. And all this, do-it-yourself homemade products for summer cottages.


Thus, you can be sure that the cottage, in itself, is a blank canvas on which a skilled worker, like a real artist, can realize a huge number of useful things and creative ideas. Moreover, if "dacha" creativity and physical labor with the use of brains brings pleasure, a special pleasure. Yes, and the realization that this or that functional device is made by hand, at minimal monetary cost, you see, cannot but warm the soul.


In fact, a dacha is a piece of personal space where you can safely try to realize your most daring and extraordinary ideas, without fear of getting into an awkward situation. And the very fact that such crafts can save you from extra costs for the purchase of expensive garden equipment or expensive decorations for the site simply cannot but warm the soul. In the section "useful homemade products for giving with your own hands", the editors of our portal have collected the most daring and unusual design solutions and functional ideas that can form the basis for the unique and inimitable development of this or that addition to the site with the help of their own ingenuity. Build a playground? Easily! Do you need a greenhouse or a greenhouse to grow vegetables, but do not have extra funds? You can assemble them yourself! Expensive fencing can harm the family budget? No problem! Via interesting ideas, posted on our portal, these problems can be solved absolutely free of charge!


Thus, the old motivating slogan "If you want to do something well - do it yourself" is gaining more and more relevance. After all, if you can do something with your own hands, then why go to the store for it and spend extra money that may come in handy in the future? If you have a certain amount of knowledge, unnecessary trash will turn into a multifunctional device or an excellent addition to country interior or garden design.


Doing something with your own hands is not only pleasant, but also extremely useful, because, as you know, a developed person must be developed in everything. And when work brings pleasure, then doing something will not be difficult! Have a nice and productive holiday, summer residents! We hope that our homemade products for summer cottages and at home will help you in the household.

Today, a dacha is not just a garden with a house. Nowadays, the dacha becomes a place of summer recreation. And any vacation implies a beautiful and cozy environment, so that everything around us pleases our eyes.

Therefore, in last years more and more, the fashion for the creative design of your summer cottage is gaining momentum. Moreover, decorating flower beds is not the only possible direction for ennobling your dacha. There are a huge number of photos with ideas for giving. But the M.Art company offers only modern types of landscaping using the latest technologies.

It is possible and necessary to decorate the territory of the dacha with improvised means: old things, unused furniture, parts from cars, and the like.

Thus, you will not only get rid of trash and decorate the cottage, but also enjoy and satisfaction from the work done.

We describe in detail below best ideas to give their own hands.

craft ideas

In the decor of the site from improvised means, your main assistant should be your imagination. For example, plastic bottles can become both an original flower bed and guiding paths.

In addition, it is easy to create animals and birds from bottles and decorate your territory with them. Ordinary stones are also a good material for decoration. They are often used to frame their own pond.

Car tires have long been the best flower beds, but now they have learned to make swans and other animals from them.

Ideas for children's play areas

Dacha is a family place, and if so, then it is necessary to provide rest not only for adults, but also for children. And best of all, children will have their own play area.

If you have large trees growing on your site, they are well suited for creating a swing. Creating sandboxes, treehouses and slides: here is an incomplete list of interesting ideas for giving in a children's play area.

original fence

If a person is first evaluated by clothes, then dachas are judged by a fence. And than more unusual idea decorating the fence, the more impressive the guests will be.

You don't need anything supernatural to give your fence its own face: just paint and imagination.

By cutting out stencils of pictures, and then transferring them to the fence, you can achieve impressive results. Any picture made to scale can become a stencil, it's just up to your taste and patience in coloring.

Flowerbed - the best decoration for a summer residence

One of the oldest, but never out of fashion solutions country decor, are the flower beds. The original flower bed contains not only an unusual containing vessel (be it a tire, a cart wheel, a jug or a home-made container of a non-standard shape), but also the flowers that grow on it.

Therefore, it is necessary that the coloring of the flower bed is one composition with the planted flowers.

In addition, the flowers themselves show how they are looked after, and serve as an indicator of the diligence of the summer resident and his love for his garden.

Scarecrows are an original idea for giving. They are used by very few summer residents due to the stereotype of their use as a scarecrow. However, if used in the creation of a scarecrow original decor and not be limited to the standard scarecrow figure, you get a very unusual and eye-catching country decoration.

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Decoration of the place of rest

In the summer, coming to the dacha, you want not to hump in the garden, but to relax in the fresh air. Therefore, the more comfortable and beautiful you arrange a place for rest on the site, the more pleasant it will be there.

You can place a lot of things in the recreation area, for example, your own pond. It is not difficult to make it, it is enough to dig a hole in size, cover it with a material that does not allow water to pass through (polyethylene will do), and decorate it beautifully with stones on the sides, then fill it with water - the pond is ready!

Also now they often arrange a barbecue area, gazebos in summer cottages, you can hang a hammock from a tree. Garden tiles for transitions greatly change the impression of ordinary walks around the site.

Some people prefer leisure. For them, the installation of sports equipment in the country will be very to their liking - you can put a horizontal bar, bars and rings - we get a mini-gym in the fresh air.

How to decorate your site is up to you. With great imagination and due perseverance, the summer cottage is quite capable of even becoming John Tolkien's "hobby hole"! Or another fabulous corner, good luck!

Photo ideas for a summer cottage with your own hands

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