Ladder Inspirations. Yesterday I finished up my series of posts about using ladders in decor.
There are so many wonderful ideas out there that it is easy to get the creative juices flowing just by studying the vast variety. I look for commonalities for posting and then collate the collection here in an overview page to provide a quick resource for you in the future. Visit regularly and link through to the various posts looking for ideas, and then create! Be sure to send me photos of your projects involving ladders. I'd love to do a post showing what this has inspired. A collection of project using both handmade and vintage ladders to display family photos Originally posted May 3, 2012 Suspended over islands as pot racks or for holding dishes, check out various kitchen applications. Originally posted May 7, 2012 Works wonderfully as a towel rack. Originally posted May 8, 2010 Works just as well outside, in the garden. Originally posted May 2, 2012 Originally Posted May 16, 2012 Originally posted April 29, 2012.
A Ladder of Branches. I have a tall, dark corner in my portico.
It is a space calling for a decorative touch and I have shared with you a variety for different seasons. But spring is here and it is time for a new idea so I went to work. My requirements were that it be tall and skinny, and not require sunlight (north side of the house). I also wanted it to be natural and not cutesy. I am surprised at how long it took me to think of a ladder as the perfect solution, (especially since I have a board dedicated to ladder ideas over in Pinterest) but once I thought of it, the design fell into place.
I built the ladder from natural saplings (gray birch I think) and from each rung I hung a bright yellow begonia planted in an IKEA pail. How I Made it: This was very easy to make, required no power tools or extra hands and all combined took only about 3 hours. David and I hike this path everyday as part of our 3-4 mile woodland loop. I brought with me a buck saw and a pair of branch clippers, plus my camera. These Definitely Says A lot About Trees. Here are some trees which we don't come across very often; if you do, then perhaps its worth to take a snapshot of them.
Here the tree used to be behind the statue, with the passage of time the statue became the part of the tree itself. Some kid left his bicycle leaning against the tree and over sometime, the tree kept growing and now it lifts the bicycle seven feet off the ground. (Image credit: Credit).This tree has pieces of metal, including a bicycle, a ship's anchor and chain, and a bridle bit. The sycamore tree, from the 1800s, stands in the yard of an old smithy in the Trossachs, now part of Loch Lomond and the Trossachs national park. Richard Reames is an arborsculptor. Treehouses. Awesome tree houses I could live in. Follow Bob on Tapiture The day I lose my sanity completely I will go off the grid and live in a tree-house just like these ones.
And it will be GREAT. Branch Inspirations. I have shared with you many different ways to incorporate the branch theme in decor.
I am combining links to all of those posts into one resource below for you to easily link to and use for future reference. I am also starting a page on the blog that lists the themes I have delved into. You can access this by clicking on the Themes link in the top navigation area. I will be adding other themes but Branches has been my most extensive to date.
I hope it gives you wonderful inspirations for your future projects. Winter Branches • A Source of Inspiration A collection of photographs by me sharing the beauty of winter branches.Originally posted 1/22/2012 Some thoughts on different types of branches to collect. Originally posted 1/23/2012.