Re-Think What You Have

If you have an old desk, dressing table, chair or tablecenter" in the garage. Use it to plan your new garden
and don't know what to do with it, why not use itand store some small tools or favorite seed packets
differently? If an upholstered chair was an old favorite,and catalogs; and don't forget a calendar for keeping
but more recently has been abandoned, why not sliptrack of your garden feeding schedule. You can go
cover it and make it a favorite again? If your officewild with color and let your imagination soar.
has a corner that can accommodate the chair, youKeep your disparate collections of stools and wooden
may give an "old friend" a new place to live. Baby'schairs together; paint them all different colors and set
room needs a comfortable place for those late nightthem out in the garden for a rest stop; add an old end
feedings or just comforting.table with a tile on top for a place to set down a cool
An old dressing table can be painted, fitted with newdrink. An old chair with a cane seat that has bottomed
hardware and placed in an entry creating a good placeout can be a great place for a pot of your favorite
for keys and mail. Make it welcoming with a favoriteannuals to fill the opening--a great way to add
photo or vase of fresh flowers.personality to your outdoor room, using what you
An old desk might be a good place for a "gardenalready have.