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nanaka
Webster, WI
August 09, 2009
11:12 PM Post #6928582
| I've been working all summer on this project. It's still not done, but getting there so I thought I'd show you what I'm up to!
After replacing all the windows in my old house I was left with a bunch of old windows AND WHAT DO YOU DO WITH THEM!
Well, I started playing around laying weeds and such on them and them spray painting them.
I wanted a privacy screen for my old clawfoot bathtub. ~~ so the windows became my screen. It's quite a mess but if you plant flowers around anything it will look good... so heres the front.
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TheAngelGirl
Coushatta, LA
August 09, 2009
11:13 PM Post #6928594
| That is a very pretty photo.
Cody |
nanaka
Webster, WI
August 09, 2009
11:17 PM Post #6928614
| Heres the tub with moss all around. The moss didn't survive very well, ( too much sun I guess) but it still looks ok. 
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nanaka
Webster, WI
August 09, 2009
11:18 PM Post #6928621
| Thanks Cody. The 1st pic has this dark edge on top and bottom. I think my memory card is getting old. Will have to get a new one. |
nanaka
Webster, WI
August 09, 2009
11:22 PM Post #6928641
| close-up off blanket flowers, they have been just blooming continously all summer... 
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TheAngelGirl
Coushatta, LA
August 09, 2009
11:23 PM Post #6928642
| You are very welcome.Like the 2nd photo too. |
TheAngelGirl
Coushatta, LA
August 09, 2009
11:24 PM Post #6928652
| That is beautiful.You have pretty photos. |
LouC
Desoto, TX
(Zone 8a)
August 09, 2009
11:25 PM Post #6928656
| What a magic place. If only I were not in the middle of a city block. No privacy. Beautiful. |
nanaka
Webster, WI
August 09, 2009
11:26 PM Post #6928658
| Now I will show some of my outdoor tub guests! Grandkids love it!
Livi and Emily
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nanaka
Webster, WI
August 09, 2009
11:29 PM Post #6928670
| Nope, not in city... way out in the country!
This is Alana
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TheAngelGirl
Coushatta, LA
August 09, 2009
11:31 PM Post #6928674
| Nanaka,that is just to cute.That is a great way to enjoy the day outside. |
nanaka
Webster, WI
August 09, 2009
11:34 PM Post #6928679
| Thank you LouC,
This is my good friend at the end of a long day. It was the day her divorce was final and I thought she needed a nice bubble bath.
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LouC
Desoto, TX
(Zone 8a)
August 09, 2009
11:35 PM Post #6928680
| With great effort we had a hot tub/spa for some 13 years. Enjoyed while it lasted but eventually required more repair than worth it so we advertised on Craig's List and it was gone in 24 hours. Also have some great pictures of grandchildren enjoying it.
Now that is the way to enjoy!
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nanaka
Webster, WI
August 09, 2009
11:43 PM Post #6928741
| Yes, I bet the hottub was great.
I work long and hard out in my garden and I just thought it would be nice to leave all that dirt outside at the end of the day. I'm also working on an outside shower. I have the water hook-up but don't have an enclosure around it yet.
Grandkids love this too!
Logan and Emily
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gavafriend
Los Lunas, NM
August 10, 2009
12:30 AM Post #6928885
| what a wonderful idea - I love the thought of showering outside in the summer. and it's great to wash of sweaty grandkids outside, too. |
the1pony
Pony in Lakewood, WA
(Zone 8a)
August 10, 2009
12:42 AM Post #6928912
| That's so neat- we plan on getting a hot tub "someday"... maybe I can cobble together something like that here. I love the way yours looks. :) |
katzoe
Greenbrier, TN
August 10, 2009
07:15 AM Post #6929330
| nanaka, I like that you used the leaves etc for stencils for your windows. To me this lets them blend in better with your gardens. Compliments them. Also by putting them at staggered heights gives a more casual appearance. This would look terrific in my back yard. lol |
Eufaula
Eatonton, GA
(Zone 8b)
August 10, 2009
08:19 AM Post #6929472
| Nanaka.. What a great Friend you are... to give your recently divorced friend a great relaxation area.. Oh how I wish that I had been that friend when I went through mine!!!
But this gives me some really good ideas about my garden and window sashes and TandT Treasures!...now ...gotta find me a tub!!!!!!! OooooOooohh ye--ah!!!!!
Giving the Grands a special Summer Bath area is just too wonderful ! (Sneaky , LOL!! but I bet you dont have to beg them to take a bath now!) E. |
HelloMissMary
Memphis, TN
August 10, 2009
08:44 AM Post #6929528
| What an idea! You really gave those old windows "what for"! I looked at that picture and didn't even see them as windows -- they are so much a part of the scene. By the way, I like the dark edges on that picture -- gives it a bit of character. |
Highmtn
Cliff Dweller, WA
(Zone 8b)
August 10, 2009
03:59 PM Post #6931195
| Nanaka...
What a grand idea! A special treat indeed!! It must be a LOT warmer in WI then it is on the WA coast...lol Brrrrrr... |
Dirt_Road
Janice~ Gulf Coast, MS
(Zone 9a)
August 10, 2009
05:30 PM Post #6931497
| OH I want, I want I want I WANT ONE!!!! I just love that commerical where the couple is sitting outside in two claw foot tubs watching the sun go down.. Hmm I think its a male inhancement (sp?) lol commerical but love the idea of tubs sitting outside.. and you have taken it to the next girly level!!! How about hot water how did you run it to the tub? Oh you need some fancy fake hot and cold water knobs to go on there.. Like the old time kind..
OH I have to show this to my 9 yr old...
List of things to look for.. Old bathtub.. and windows.. Oh man if I only I had taken the old tub from the house we owned/lived in 9 years ago.. lol.. it would have been perfect...
Thank you for sharing your ideas and pictures...
Ohhhhhhhhhh and my birthday is in a few days, Do you think if I ask my family for this they will have time to get me one?? lol.. OH starting to think of where I can place one in the yard.. Thanks for posting... Your idea has really sparked me!!!
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trickiwoo
Fort Worth, TX
(Zone 8a)
August 10, 2009
06:38 PM Post #6931781
| What a beautiful, magical looking outdoor spa. Just love it.
Judy |
Samigal
(Pegi) Norwalk, CA
(Zone 10b)
August 10, 2009
11:47 PM Post #6933192
| Enjoyed all the pictures, that one of Alana in the tub is so precious. Wi. is a beautiful place in the summer, but just can't handle winters. Too many years in Ca. climate makes you a softie. LOL |
Dirt_Road
Janice~ Gulf Coast, MS
(Zone 9a)
August 11, 2009
12:51 AM Post #6933319
| BANGS HEAD against wall... THUMP THUMP BANG.. Grrr I showed pictures to DH and I was shocked at what he said.. Of course him being a MAN he didn't get the whole outdoor spa thing.. He said, being the man in the family do you know what that looks like to me, a great place for people to hide behind and jump out and attack you when you come home. Hide behind with guns.. I was just sitting here with a shocked look on my face.. thinking WTH?? and where did that come from?? .. He then said as the man of the family I have to make sure you girls are safe.. So I told him FINE I will sit NAKED in my (when I find one) TUB out in the yard for everyone to see...Not that anyone would, since we basically live in the woods... OMG MEN... I really really know what he was thinking.. UH HUH if I try to scare her and put it to her this way it will get me out of doing a lot of this work.. lol...
Gesh I guess this means he will be tearing down the garage and that big wood fence that runs down part of the property.. What about all those huge HUGE oak trees in the yard.. Geesh anyone can hide behind those things!!
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the1pony
Pony in Lakewood, WA
(Zone 8a)
August 11, 2009
12:55 AM Post #6933333
| Argh. Hubbies can be such dorks. |
TheAngelGirl
Coushatta, LA
August 11, 2009
12:57 AM Post #6933339
| LOL!!!!ROFL!!!That is a good one Dirt_Road,about the man thing. |
plantlover49
Hamilton, OH
August 11, 2009
12:59 AM Post #6933345
| But they can really be useful if you need a driver for your car
Elizabeth |
TheAngelGirl
Coushatta, LA
August 11, 2009
01:02 AM Post #6933351
| That is true Elizabeth,but they can still be PIGS...
Cody
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Dirt_Road
Janice~ Gulf Coast, MS
(Zone 9a)
August 11, 2009
01:03 AM Post #6933357
| LOL its true.. It has to be a Man thing.. I can't imagine one woman who could look at that outdoor spa and not say OH my what a wonderful idea and I want/need one.. I am still in shock at what he said, he never says anything like that.. Thats why Im pretty sure it was about doing the work and what it was gonna cost.. lol..
I was like a kid at Christmas showing him the pictures and when he said that I swear I could feel my smiles melting from my face with a are you freaking kidding me look in place of the smiles..
Oh we will rehash this!!! I want one!!
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TheAngelGirl
Coushatta, LA
August 11, 2009
01:05 AM Post #6933363
| LOL!!!!!!YOU GO GIRLLLLLLLLLLLLLL...
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plantlover49
Hamilton, OH
August 11, 2009
01:06 AM Post #6933366
| You go girl, you need want & gotta have it, so he needs to understand that, sorry to hijack your thread
Elizabeth |
Dirt_Road
Janice~ Gulf Coast, MS
(Zone 9a)
August 11, 2009
01:13 AM Post #6933378
| lol Elizabeth you didn't hijack my thread if anything I hijacked Nanaka's thead... but not really because Im still talking about her outdoor spa.. :)
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plantlover49
Hamilton, OH
August 11, 2009
01:17 AM Post #6933385
| if you really want that spa, you'll get it, good luck girl
Elizabeth |
TheAngelGirl
Coushatta, LA
August 11, 2009
01:19 AM Post #6933390
| Dirt_Road,you can always trade your hubby in for a hot tub/spa... |
the1pony
Pony in Lakewood, WA
(Zone 8a)
August 11, 2009
01:22 AM Post #6933402
| You tell him how it's gonna be, Janice. *stomp* |
Dirt_Road
Janice~ Gulf Coast, MS
(Zone 9a)
August 11, 2009
01:29 AM Post #6933413
| LOL Angel but then who would save me from the bad guys? |
TheAngelGirl
Coushatta, LA
August 11, 2009
01:33 AM Post #6933418
| LOL!!!!!That is a good one,Dirt_Road.At lease the spa woud not tell you NO.
Cody
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nanaka
Webster, WI
August 11, 2009
09:50 AM Post #6934036
| Hi Guys! Thank you for all the nice comments! I loved it!! And especially enjoyed reading yours Janice... MEN! Can't live with em... can't kill em! lol
Seriously I know other people who think that way (that bathing outside is scary) But, ever since I watched the movie "The Secret" I understand "The Law of Attraction" if you think that way that's what you get... This is oversimplyified of course but is true on so many levels. I totally belive it. This little outside bathing area is meant to be a relaxing way to enjoy nature and reclaim you soul. (and of course get clean from all that gardening) At least for me it is and I won't let any negative thoughts enter my head. It helps that I live 14 miles from town on an old farm and have one neighbor across the street who are a real nice couple and don't think I'm crazy.
Maybe Janice if you promise hubby a midnight bath together on a starry night you will get some interest going ?? candles lit... bubbles... wine... get that thought in his head
But, don't get rid of the hubby for the tub... remember you need men to lift heavy stuff, and change you oil, open jars... you know all that stuff! lol!!!
By the way I've had that tub for at least 20 yrs sitting in my yard and have wanted to do this ... it finally came together this summer and I love it, have had many late night baths myself and enjoy watching the grandkids enjoy it. |
LouC
Desoto, TX
(Zone 8a)
August 11, 2009
11:58 AM Post #6934514
| Hubby watches too much tv and thriller movies maybe. |
gingerlily
Paxton, FL
(Zone 8a)
August 11, 2009
05:08 PM Post #6935684
| Neat idea, great look! I have the tub, I have the windows...just ever getting the two together. So many projects, so little time. |
Decolores
Hillsborough, NC
August 11, 2009
09:35 PM Post #6936629
| Nanaka ~ Lovely idea! Your outdoor spa looks inviting, relaxing and completely charming. Lucky grandkids - what great memories you are giving them. I especially love the pic of the kids in the tub "toasting" each other with a drink...that one belongs on a poster! |
Dirt_Road
Janice~ Gulf Coast, MS
(Zone 9a)
August 11, 2009
11:17 PM Post #6937056
| lol.. Naaa DH has to stay.. Tub or no tub.. but guess what he said I could have today???? Yep you guessed it, he said baby if you really want that outdoor spa that's okay and I was just thinking of you girls... Hmmm once again I know what he is thinking,, yea where she gonna find a tub like that.. lol... but he did come up to me and say it was fine...
Oh and Lou, The only TV hubby watches is Sports.. :-)
Funny he wasn't worried about the whole being naked out the yard and someone walking up, he was worried if we came home from town and while trying to unlock the door to get in they would JUMP/spring out from behind it.. lol.. Anyhow, I couldn't really use windows for the screen area.. I'm so scared of sheets of glass breaking and getting cut (old injury) but lattice (sp?) will do perfect for me.. or some thing along those lines.. that is if I ever find a tub..
Oh and Nanaka, Thanks for the wine, soaking under the stars idea.. I was ready to pull that out and use it on him but didn't need to.. lol..
I agree, those pictures are awesome and should be printed up.. :) |
the1pony
Pony in Lakewood, WA
(Zone 8a)
August 11, 2009
11:28 PM Post #6937096
| WooHoo! Good Hubby!
Just keep a close watch on Craigslist and Freecycle for a tub. They go quick, but they're out there. (Got mine free off Craigslist not long ago) |
Dirt_Road
Janice~ Gulf Coast, MS
(Zone 9a)
August 11, 2009
11:33 PM Post #6937122
| OH thanks Pony, I will be hovering over CL like a vulture now!! Searching for a tub!! :) Oh thats cool that you just got one.. Thinking of using it for a spa? or a froggie pond? :-)
and OMG Nanaka I just reread your post... you had that tub for 20 years sitting in your yard.. Well, I think you found the perfect thing to do with it.. Also where did you get that huge piece of cement that is under the tub? |
the1pony
Pony in Lakewood, WA
(Zone 8a)
August 11, 2009
11:58 PM Post #6937189
| Mine's going to be a water garden when I get around to fixing it up. The outside is real rusty and I need to sand and paint it. |
jmp24
Medford, NJ
August 12, 2009
07:46 PM Post #6940067
| What a great idea, to take a bath outdoors...I'll bet it's awesome! Growing up in a coastal state, spending lots of time at the beach, makes me very familiar with outside showers, which I love - then of course there is the hot tub - but I had never considered the luxury of taking an actual bath out in the fresh air! |
digger9083
Dahlonega, GA
August 12, 2009
08:18 PM Post #6940172
| Great ! And something else men are good for . Pay check !!! D
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nanaka
Webster, WI
August 12, 2009
10:39 PM Post #6940749
| I got the tub at Goodwill at least 20 yrs ago for $20.00. The cement thing under it is my old well. I had a well down in a pit and it went dry last winter and I had to have a new one. 6 thousand $ later I had a new well and had my yard all torn up and an old well that I had to be filled in.
We filled it with sand first and then poured cement in the top 2 feet. The yard was all torn up anyway so I decided I might as well plant flowers around. (dont need more grass to mow!) The rest sort of just happened. I wasn't sure if I could really take baths out there or not. But I'm getting used to it!! And the outside shower is wonderful!
Hurray for you Janice! that hubby has agreed... Good Luck finding a tub! |
Samigal
(Pegi) Norwalk, CA
(Zone 10b)
August 13, 2009
12:51 AM Post #6941099
| Digger, no pay check any more and not enough from Uncle Sam. But I do manage to have fun at thrift stores and dumpsters. Now that I can make some great treasures out of trash I'm happy. |
digger9083
Dahlonega, GA
August 13, 2009
08:14 AM Post #6941658
| Uncle sam is the pay check . Wonder if that'll last ? digger |
jmp24
Medford, NJ
August 13, 2009
09:37 AM Post #6941920
| won't last if things keep on the same track the government has them on now. I have started a separate "old age" account, just to be sure I will have a little extra, cause there will probably be no SS when I need it.
20$ for that tub is unbelieveable!!! You lucky thing. There is this amazing store down near the beach in Barnegat NJ, can't remember the name off the top of my head, but it is based in an old mansion, and the inside and out are full of salvaged stuff from old homes, mansions, buildings - everything from crystal door knobs to tin ceiling tiles to garden statuary, big old wooden fireplace mantels, old paneling and woodwork, and doors and tubs, old sinks - I could spend a whole day in this place. Looking forward to when I can buy some stuff to put in my home.
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Samigal
(Pegi) Norwalk, CA
(Zone 10b)
August 13, 2009
04:00 PM Post #6943134
| Social Security running out really scares me. Don't want to be a bag lady at my age. |
digger9083
Dahlonega, GA
August 13, 2009
04:05 PM Post #6943146
| They had one of those stores in Dallas Tex 40 yrs ago . I only rented and didn't have money to get anything there . No where to put it , and window shopping would have made me sick , so just didn't go . Now , Atlanta is too far away to go shop for something like that , and I'm too old to start another project .lol I would like to look anyway , think that would be more fun than a hardware store . D |
digger9083
Dahlonega, GA
August 13, 2009
04:10 PM Post #6943161
| Sami, It hurts me to see old men and women waitressing and washing dishes .Most of them get cash and don't pay any more money in . The return would be so small, might as well get cash , at least don't have to report it , usually . D |
LouC
Desoto, TX
(Zone 8a)
August 13, 2009
04:11 PM Post #6943168
| There's nothing left in Dallas more than 25 years old. We live in a society that values vacant land more than the architecture. Tear it down////put up a multi-story parking lot. yecht. |
LouC
Desoto, TX
(Zone 8a)
August 13, 2009
04:13 PM Post #6943174
| I used to be upset by that too. Remember the hostess ladies at the Chicken places? One day I realized my grandmother was 85 and laying in a bed in a nursing home waiting to die. Decided it wasn't such a bad thing to have good enough health to be out and busy everyday. |
digger9083
Dahlonega, GA
August 13, 2009
04:33 PM Post #6943239
| My step grandma ,after gramps died went to work in a hugh laundry that did commercial stuff and uniforms . She lived across the street from work , in a one room apt and had to go to work even if she was sick .No S.S back then and one day she slipped to the floor dead , in front of her ironing machine .I remember her telling me she made 9.00 dollars a week . She couldn't read or write and it was the only job she could get . Her legs were purple from standing on her feet and she was in her 80's too . A nursing home with food would have been a blessing for her . I'll just take a big dose of rat poison .
I 'm sorry if I sound cynical , don't mean to . It's just so sad in every situation where our elderly loved ones are concerned . digger |
nanaka
Webster, WI
August 13, 2009
06:43 PM Post #6943620
| You guys are depressing me!!! Lighten up!! Turn some trash into treasure
Expect the best! You might get it |
digger9083
Dahlonega, GA
August 13, 2009
07:12 PM Post #6943694
| You're right nana , that is the real world tho .
My grandpa on the other side didn't have running water for years and one day built a shower outside that had a large tank on top that he would fill with water to heat in the sun .That was a hugh modern improvement . Then later , the kids paid for water to the house . Digger |
nanaka
Webster, WI
August 13, 2009
10:00 PM Post #6944198
| I bet they felt like kings when they first got that outside shower Digger |
AlwaysWeeding
Cedar Rapids, IA
(Zone 5a)
August 14, 2009
09:07 AM Post #6945328
| What type of paints did you use on the window glass? |
nanaka
Webster, WI
August 14, 2009
10:14 PM Post #6947811
| Just plain old spray paint, but then I added some clear sealer in a spray too. |
AlwaysWeeding
Cedar Rapids, IA
(Zone 5a)
August 15, 2009
05:08 AM Post #6948595
| Did you secure the windows with posts/cement?
I am getting "into" the idea of doing a few as privacy areas or focal points in a few places in the garden. I love the idea of the tub, too, but my hot water supply would have to come from my basement on a seasonal basis, and I would have to wear a swim suit because of the way my in-town lot is situated. Still, it's a soothing thought after a hot day in the garden just to relax the muscles and rinse off, but I would also have to clear a garden area to add it close to the water supply. I just have to figure out if I would use it often enough to make it worth hunting down a tub, redoing an area, and how the tub will look while it isn't being used. I am wondering about debris from my trees and such making it look too ratty when not in use, and that maybe it would need a cover in the winter months, etc. |
digger9083
Dahlonega, GA
August 15, 2009
07:53 AM Post #6948753
| Always , youre going to talk yourself out of it . Think what a nice secret area you'll have with the tub and a coupla chairs to hide away in . Of course you would keep the tub empty and covered in the off season ,but it could be such a nice space to relax in , maybe add a mister for the really hot days . digger |
gordo
Gulfport, FL
(Zone 9b)
August 15, 2009
03:55 PM Post #6950074
| What a great idea!!!!
I LOVE IT!!!!
(wheels turning - thinking - where can I put my new outdoor shower)
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Dirt_Road
Janice~ Gulf Coast, MS
(Zone 9a)
August 15, 2009
04:52 PM Post #6950252
| Getting closer... Found two tubs (about an hour from me) but neither of them have the feet.. Strange? Do the feet come off of these tubs? Or do they over time break off? Weird, two tubs with no feet...
I'm not giving up!!! hee hee
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digger9083
Dahlonega, GA
August 15, 2009
06:11 PM Post #6950473
| Most all the tubs have feet that slide in . I can't believe I let two of them get away from me when Mamas house was torn down , and an old farm house my dbinlaw sold . digger |
nanaka
Webster, WI
August 15, 2009
06:59 PM Post #6950632
| To Msalwaysweeding, I screwed a 2x6 treated piece of lumber to the bottom of every window, then drilled holes and put rerod through it to attach it to the ground. I was afraid the windows might blow over in a heavy window. So far they haven't budged. I will try to get a pic later to show you.
Kathy |
allgr8dogs
Phoenix, AZ
(Zone 9b)
August 15, 2009
09:37 PM Post #6951206
| nanaka,
loved the windows and oh-so-cool paint job, loved the tub, grandkids are way adorable, outdoor shower is great idea, and are those beautiful white flowers hydrangea? BTW, hope your friend is doing well
Jackie |
PlantMomto3
Nevada, MO
(Zone 6a)
August 15, 2009
11:17 PM Post #6951675
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Eufaula
Eatonton, GA
(Zone 8b)
August 16, 2009
09:11 AM Post #6952476
| If the water is placed in the tub early in the day, the sun will warm it. Uhhhhh, Digger We wouldnt know anything about water being warmed up in a tin tub would we???LOL!!! Hmmm I guess this will really tell all you young'uns how old we are! |
bugme
Barnesville, GA
(Zone 7b)
August 16, 2009
10:25 AM Post #6952721
| And everyone yelled "me first"...LOL |
Eufaula
Eatonton, GA
(Zone 8b)
August 16, 2009
10:53 AM Post #6952793
| Uh UH! The littlest first!!!!! HEyyyy Bugme!!
Nanaka, Im waiting on those instruction photos! Ive got the Window Sashes , Painting them as I wait for more info from you on this sweeeeeet idea!
Still looking for a tub! |
digger9083
Dahlonega, GA
August 16, 2009
11:12 AM Post #6952854
| Those things are expeeeensive now ' I have one of those modern enamel over metal ones down by the shop , but it wouldn't be the same as a footed one . sissy |
PlantMomto3
Nevada, MO
(Zone 6a)
August 16, 2009
12:40 PM Post #6953132
| I guess that was a stupid question. sorry |
digger9083
Dahlonega, GA
August 16, 2009
12:57 PM Post #6953174
| Plantmom , What are you thinking ? This is DG , where we all ask questions of things we either don't know , or things we hadn't thought of . NOTHING is "stupid". If you want to read , stupid , go back and read some of the threads I started . I was uninformed , not stupid . lol
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BlissfulGarden
Baton Rouge, LA
(Zone 8b)
August 16, 2009
01:04 PM Post #6953187
| I WISH I had seen this thread before we let a neighbor take the old claw foot tub from hubby's grandmother's house. Nanaka, your idea is an inspiration! It was post-Katrina and there was just so much debris to get out, so I all thought when I saw that huge tub at the time was "heavy big tub and nobody to lift it and no way to haul it home and no place to put it!" We were all so exhausted then; my imagination had just shut down. Sheesh, now I see the prices of these and what you did with yours and I'm just kicking myself. |
AlwaysWeeding
Cedar Rapids, IA
(Zone 5a)
August 17, 2009
12:30 AM Post #6955332
| Oh my gosh. I went back to the beginning of the thread cause I had been thinking all along that it was one of the ladies from Texas that did this wonderful project. If you can do it in Wisconsin, there is no excuse for me on the weather, etc. I am gonna have to keep an eye out for a tub and think about it more. I still love both ideas - the tub and the windows used this way. |
Eufaula
Eatonton, GA
(Zone 8b)
August 17, 2009
07:50 AM Post #6955799
| Awwwwwwwwwwww Man! Went to CL , to find tub, the things run from $1000 to $2500, OUCH! Most of the adds were for Antique companies though! Hopefully I will run into a local person just wanting to sell their old tub ... soon! Saving up money , (concentrate me) save, sAvE, SAVE! |
nanaka
Webster, WI
August 17, 2009
10:12 AM Post #6956248
| this is the close-up of 2x6 with rerod pounded down into it. So far it all seems pretty stable. The windows are screwed to each other at the corners and zigzaged kind of, which gives it stability too. I will try to post a couple more pics but, have grandkids today so ???? may not have time!! 
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nanaka
Webster, WI
August 17, 2009
10:17 AM Post #6956266
| This is the early spring pic, plants were just getting started. These I had planted last summer... 
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nanaka
Webster, WI
August 17, 2009
10:22 AM Post #6956288
| Progress... 
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nanaka
Webster, WI
August 17, 2009
10:26 AM Post #6956301
| Side view with garden in background...gotta go kids gettin restless!!! 
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gordo
Gulfport, FL
(Zone 9b)
August 17, 2009
11:42 AM Post #6956660
| A pure paradise...
Bravo!
:-) |
lindawin58
Ewing, NE
August 17, 2009
12:36 PM Post #6956904
| Nanka can you frost windows and then stencil with aklric paint , then put on a spray varnish? Linda |
blkraven2
Wells, TX
August 17, 2009
06:07 PM Post #6958159
| Iv enjoyed looking at your out door retreat and have some Ideas of my own I hope to use someday.. have you thought about adding a small wood burning fire place to add to your evening bathing atmosphere.. Nothing big but maybe a a small chimera or fire pit??? even some torches would be nice... |
nanaka
Webster, WI
August 17, 2009
07:22 PM Post #6958401
| Lindawin58, I would think you could do that. You could always try it on a small piece of glass and see how it holds up. I am no expert at this ... I'm just experimenting myself. but, I figured if it doesn't hold up I can scrape it off and start over!! ??
And yes, blkraven a chimnea would be wonderful... |
allgr8dogs
Phoenix, AZ
(Zone 9b)
August 17, 2009
09:52 PM Post #6959033
| gorgeous!! |
digger9083
Dahlonega, GA
August 17, 2009
09:54 PM Post #6959040
| Oh man , I want one now . |
UniQueTreasures
Beaumont, TX
(Zone 8b)
August 18, 2009
10:43 AM Post #6960572
| What an awesome place to take a bath!
Hubby and I are setting up the deer lease camp and I told him about your natural spa. I'm more of a bath taker than a shower taker and I have a huge old bathtub in my backyard that I use to mix soil in. I told him I want to move it out to the lease so I can take a bath out there. He said, Good Luck moving that monster. Besides that, there is no hot water out there so you'd be taking a cold bath. Doggone it... it was such a good idea...
Janet |
HollyAnnS
Dover, PA
(Zone 6b)
August 18, 2009
06:49 PM Post #6962254
| Here is an old tub we put in as a water feature, But Gesh ladies, us guys did most of the work, so I don't think it's a man thing. LOL Holly's Ric
http://davesgarden.com/community/forums/t/1008082/
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Elena
Nashville, TN
(Zone 6b)
August 18, 2009
07:20 PM Post #6962333
| Janet, Look in Cabela's catalog or any of the other sports ones, or Bass Pro Shop and see if you can find one of the bags that you either lay or hang in the sun to heat the water. Actually the tub itself would get warm pretty fast in your Texas sun. I am assuming you don't want to bathe in it outside in the winter time. :>) |
HollyAnnS
Dover, PA
(Zone 6b)
August 18, 2009
08:27 PM Post #6962565
| Ric, Showed me this thread and I just love it! The whole thing, the windows, tub and garden what a wonderful get away. We live out in the country, we have some neighbors that can view the back yard but not many and some of my plantings are starting to get big enough to fix that. I have wanted an outside shower for years and even have the perfect spot. Many years ago there was a article on outside bathing with pics of different shower areas in Martha Steward Living. I still plan on putting in my outside shower one of these days. This is the spot that I have planned. That bump out on the house is the laundry room and it would be very easy to tap in to the hot and cold pipes in that spot. All I need is a little something on the 2 open sides so I don't shock the neighbors. LOL 
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UniQueTreasures
Beaumont, TX
(Zone 8b)
August 18, 2009
08:39 PM Post #6962599
| Good thinking Elena.
We've already talked about how to heat up water, just as you suggested. We've got a huge drum that we'd planned on making into a rain barrel. Originally it held olives. A whole BUNCH of olives. Anyhow, it needs a bulkhead and a shower type head and it will be used for our solar shower. No reason the guys couldn't step into the tub to take a shower. (wriggling eyebrows here) Perhaps the bathtub could be do-able, afterall!!! Hmmmm... now if I can just get the guys to haul it out there to the lease... I'm liking this idea a whole lot!!! There are plenty of pine trees around to hide the bathing.
HollyAnn, your tub area is wonderful. Love that red around the tub. Mine is icky looking on the outside and the inside. I'm seeing some camoflage paint in my future. What kind of paint did you use on yours? And has it held up well for you?
Janet
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Elena
Nashville, TN
(Zone 6b)
August 18, 2009
10:17 PM Post #6962923
| Dark colors in/on the water container would heat the water faster in the sun. Please remember this thread when you do decide on something. I am dying to know what you do. Holly, bathe in a bikini and all the neighbors would be so disappointed when watching you with field glasses to find that you were actually clothed. |
HollyAnnS
Dover, PA
(Zone 6b)
August 18, 2009
11:02 PM Post #6963078
| LOL, There are only a couple of neighbors that can view the back yard and I don't think any of them would be interested in checking out my aged body. LOL There are plans for a Greenhouse to be built right next to that bump out and it would make the 3rd wall with only the end open. The I had been thinking that the shower would probably be installed about that time. Right now we are doing remodeling work on the laundry room so lately I have been thinking when they put in the new pipes for the washer I just might have the shower installed too. |
UniQueTreasures
Beaumont, TX
(Zone 8b)
August 18, 2009
11:37 PM Post #6963308
| Another excellent idea, Elena. Thanks for that suggestion.
I talked to hubby again tonight about it and now he too likes the idea. I don't know how soon we'll get that big old tub moved, but I'll be sure to take photos and post them here as we move along with that idea.
We're refurbishing an old trailer for the deer camp. Anyone interested can view the progress here. http://uniquetreasures.phanfare.com/4249504#imageID=77079807 I'll be adding more photos as more work gets done. We're going to stay there this weekend and work on it some more.
Janet |
Elena
Nashville, TN
(Zone 6b)
August 19, 2009
12:30 AM Post #6963424
| Janet, I just spent some time at your site after seeing the links you posted at another thread and it is so COOL that you are doing that renovation. I will follow your every posted move. You will have a real treasure when you have it finished. Loved the dog pictures too. Pooch looks right at home. |
UniQueTreasures
Beaumont, TX
(Zone 8b)
August 19, 2009
07:04 AM Post #6963861
| Thanks Elena. We're sure having a lot of fun working on that trailer. So far, we're pretty sure that well at least be dry for the season... at least while we're sleeping. HAHAHA
Grace is at home no matter where we are. She's an awesome dog. |
digger9083
Dahlonega, GA
August 19, 2009
08:45 AM Post #6964116
| Oh darn , another project for next year . You guys are working me to death .Now for sure I have to have another shower . D |
Samigal
(Pegi) Norwalk, CA
(Zone 10b)
August 20, 2009
08:19 PM Post #6970217
| What a project! Going to look so great when you are finished. I'm just tired out watching the guys working. |
dahtzu
(Faye) Henderson, NC
(Zone 7b)
August 20, 2009
09:19 PM Post #6970427
| Me too on the shower...already have the water hook up, now Ray said he would have the shower attached to the wall. Sounds strange, but when the house was built we had considered having a outside shower in the hall between the garage and the sun room. That is how the water connections already exist.. That is Ray's next project.(hiring a plumber to to do the hookup.) |
UniQueTreasures
Beaumont, TX
(Zone 8b)
August 20, 2009
09:41 PM Post #6970492
| I've been collecting "stuff" all week long. We're "moving in" probably tomorrow or Saturday, depending on what time he finishes working tomorrow. At this point, if we don't have it, we don't need it! HAHAHA I've only got 3 things left on my list to acquire tomorrow.
I'll be taking photos all weekend long. Not sure exactly how long well be out there. For sure one night, and maybe two. There is a grocery store not far from the camp (about 4 miles) and we can replenish ice, etc. if we have to.
We're going to be putting in a "kitchen work area", replace the hideous window by the door, work on a section of the floor that is rotted by the door... in addition to putting out 2 feeders and 2 cameras and reinforcing the newest blind.
The shower/bath will come later, but at least he's gotten more receptive to the idea. As long as I don't badger him about it while he's got this major thing going on, it will probably happen, sooner or later. For now, I'm taking some water jugs and going to set them in the sun to heat. I'll have a bucket that I can use to "bathe" with.
Janet |
Elena
Nashville, TN
(Zone 6b)
August 21, 2009
12:25 AM Post #6971009
| I can hardly wait for the pictures. Have fun. |
UniQueTreasures
Beaumont, TX
(Zone 8b)
August 23, 2009
11:46 PM Post #6981639
| Greetings!
I was able to take a shower in the woods last night. It was incredible!!! I can't wait until the well is put in out there. I'll be running a pipe straight to a barrel that will heat the water and dispense it over my head.
Hubby got off later than he'd hoped on Friday so we didn't leave until Saturday morning. I've updated the slide show of the trailers, including photos of our shower, and if you click on this link, THEN, double click on the photo, THEN click on Start Slide Show, you won't have to start back at the beginning of it. It will start from this weekend. http://uniquetreasures.phanfare.com/4249504#imageID=-7899466...
Janet
Photo for those that don't have time to see the show.
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Elena
Nashville, TN
(Zone 6b)
August 24, 2009
12:36 AM Post #6981780
| Janet, I viewed it at the other link and enjoyed it thoroughly. You guys are doing a fantastic job. Thanks for posting all those pictures so that we can follow the progress so beautifully. Took that shower, huh? That is so cool! Sounds like so much fun to me. How long before we all get invitations to overnight there? Bet you would do that if we padded your palms with enough silver, huh?Just kidding. |
Dirt_Road
Janice~ Gulf Coast, MS
(Zone 9a)
August 24, 2009
01:15 AM Post #6981858
| Janet~ Sounds like you are having fun out there..
Check out this thread I found it goes back to 06 but its all about claw foot tubs.. Of course I had to point them all in the direction to this WONDERFUL thread... yea i'm still hunting high and low for my tub.. May have to go with one that doesn't have feet and then by the replacers for it.. I have a catalog with the feet in it..
http://davesgarden.com/community/forums/t/567097/ |
sassygranng
Milwaukee, WI
(Zone 5a)
August 24, 2009
01:17 AM Post #6981862
| Great thread if you have a habitat restore check it out for tubs I was there the other day and they had old tub and with all the creativity going on they have endless possibilities old window doors sinks you never know what you will find i hope it helps!! I have old tub in my old house and I love it!! Now one for out side in yard but no room keep pics coming there great!!!! ...Sharon |
Dirt_Road
Janice~ Gulf Coast, MS
(Zone 9a)
August 24, 2009
01:49 AM Post #6981956
| Grrrrrrrrrr grrrrr grrrr the nearest one to me is in Alexandria, Louisiana.. And my mom just came back from a family visit from there..
why oh why dont we have one down here on the coast? Okay back to searching for or places for my tub.. Thanks sassy for the suggestion.. I sure wish we had one here.. Sounds like I could find more there than a tub.. |
henryr10
Cincinnati, OH
(Zone 6b)
August 24, 2009
09:21 AM Post #6982396
| Janice see if there are any used plumbing or recycled building materials stores in your area.
March of Dimes has one here in Cincy.
Another source is at the scrap yard.
They buy and usually sell by the pound.
Ric |
sassygranng
Milwaukee, WI
(Zone 5a)
August 24, 2009
11:50 PM Post #6985368
| Do you have any one that you could call that remodels houses and ask them if they know where to go and find one also the junk yard is a good place or the city dump might lead to to one i've even seen one in a rummage sale!! |
lovelyiris
Winnsboro, TX
August 25, 2009
12:14 AM Post #6985431
| Check with Goodwill stores, Salvation Army Stores, and places like that. They do get them in but they go fairly quickly.
I have a big tub and I'm going to put it outside and not worry about it being one of the old fashion ones. I think if you put enough plants and neat things around the base it shouldn't matter. Thanks for sharing your neat photos and ideals with the rest of us.
By the way, I'm not asking dear hubby, I'm just going to do it and then see what he says. Thank goodness I live in the country and have very few people drop by that could see me. If anyone saw me out there they would probably have a heart attack from the sight. LOL
Marian |
Dirt_Road
Janice~ Gulf Coast, MS
(Zone 9a)
August 25, 2009
02:54 AM Post #6985612
| Awww thanks everyone for giving the ideas of where to find a tub.. And Rick.. I think we have a scrap yard here.. Yea I have seen people who sale metals ... Gonna have to do a search and locate them..
Thanks again everyone..
Marian~ LOL.. well I wish I had done the same.. but now he is okay with it.. Or so he says maybe it because he doesn't think I can find a tub.. Actually no.. because I over heard him the other day asking someone if they knew where one was..
Oh and I know this is silly!!! But I have been taking towel around my yard, spread it out and lay down on it... So I can look up and see if I can see the stars at night.. lol.. searching for a great spot.. We have so many trees..
This may have to wait until next year as I am running out of summer months quick.. If I can just get my hands on a tub.. Then I will be happy to wait until next spring to work on it..
Thanks again everyone for the ideas... |
nanaka
Webster, WI
August 25, 2009
12:22 PM Post #6986712
| Janice,
I see you live on the Gulf Coast of MS or is that the name of a town? I had a trip down that way 2 yrs ago and absolutely love that area!!! I really fell in love with the little town of Bay St. Louis, went to the museum there and in some shops. Just love it... are you anywhere near there?
Good luck with your tub hunting! You will find one I'm sure!!!
Kathy |
Dirt_Road
Janice~ Gulf Coast, MS
(Zone 9a)
August 25, 2009
11:12 PM Post #6988922
| Hello Kathy... Yea.. I am right down here. I guess I am about an hour and 15 minutes from Bay St. Louis..give or take a mintue... Such a nice thing to say.. I really glad you enjoyed your trip down here.. Most visit then move on down.. lol.. My husband is from AZ but he LOVES it here and moved here because of me :-) and wouldnt ever think of moving.. We were looking at a house a couple of years ago that was about an hour inland he said NAaaa I can't smell the ocean from here... lol..
Glad you enjoyed you trip.. |
caitlinsgarden
McGregor, IA
(Zone 4b)
August 27, 2009
12:24 AM Post #6993034
| I don't know why but this has been a fantasy of mine also for a long time! Think I saw a picture in a magazine a long time ago...Or how about a greenhouse type garden room with lots of plants? In the winter you could turn it into a sauna! |
HollyAnnS
Dover, PA
(Zone 6b)
August 27, 2009
08:22 PM Post #6995918
| Caitlinsgarden, Your comment about a GH garden room. Is exactly what I have been planing for years. Ric collected huge warehouse windows from a demo job years ago and they have been stored in the barn just waiting till we could use them to build a GH. What I have in mind is more of a tropical garden than benches of plants. But that is a different T2T project. |
digger9083
Dahlonega, GA
August 27, 2009
09:35 PM Post #6996140
| Hi , Holly , get started on that so we can see . Goodie . digger |
HollyAnnS
Dover, PA
(Zone 6b)
August 27, 2009
10:35 PM Post #6996368
| Well, Putting in the foundation was on the end of the list last year but just ran out of time so I was really expecting to get it in this summer. It was #3 on the summer project list. But Ric had a serious hand injury in June and that put an end to any summer projects for several months. He has been doing a good bit of gardening and moved some RR ties for me last week for a new bed I put in. I think he may be able to start on the gazebo area where we are enlarging the brick patio. But serious digging and laying cinder blocks will not be something he will be doing this year. |
juanita76
Laurel, MS
August 28, 2009
04:52 AM Post #6996870
| Janice, they just opened up a Habitat store in Hattiesburg. That's a lil closer than Alexandria. BTW, I'm a newbie and am completely ADDICTED to DG and these fabulous threads! Happy to see there are other "trashy" people around! ;) |
digger9083
Dahlonega, GA
August 28, 2009
11:33 AM Post #6997696
| Oh , holly , her's some serious good thoughts for Ric . What did he do ? It's hard to want to do stuff and can't . Speedy recovery for him . digger |
HollyAnnS
Dover, PA
(Zone 6b)
August 28, 2009
01:30 PM Post #6998121
| Ric's hand verses the table saw. He still has all his fingers and most of the parts. No cut tendons or ligaments. The saw did get a bite out of two of the bones on the thumb and index finger but thanks to the angle didn't cut completely thru them. There is a large chunk of bone missing from the thumb. The bone in the index finger was shaved down along the side and is bit narrower towards the tip, there was a lot of tissue damage. It's been about 8 weeks now and has been healing very well. He has been very good about doing everything that the doctor wanted and is still going to PT 3 times a week. |
digger9083
Dahlonega, GA
August 28, 2009
05:58 PM Post #6998998
| I hate that so much for him , and you for your worry for him . My dh refuses to use the guard on his saw and the other day I caught him poking his arm down in the chipper to push a stick on in . It doesn't do a bit of good to holler at him , he just goes his ignorant way . If he gets hurt , he will be the most helpless ,itty bitty boy . Puke .
Accidents happen , mine just pushes it . digger |
Dirt_Road
Janice~ Gulf Coast, MS
(Zone 9a)
August 28, 2009
06:00 PM Post #6999002
| omg.. His arm down a chipper... |
digger9083
Dahlonega, GA
August 28, 2009
06:01 PM Post #6999008
| His first name should have been stupid . D |
Dirt_Road
Janice~ Gulf Coast, MS
(Zone 9a)
August 28, 2009
06:18 PM Post #6999050
| LMAO Digger.. Hmmm sounds like you have been married to him for awhile.. :-) |
digger9083
Dahlonega, GA
August 28, 2009
09:13 PM Post #6999690
| Seventeen years if I remember right , I'll have to ask him , he keeps up with that stuff . No , really , I don't keep up with dates and such . I remember my birthday and my kid , grandkids . But you know , I'd have to really think on the year they were born . Except my son , I was there for that one . LOL digger |
henryr10
Cincinnati, OH
(Zone 6b)
August 28, 2009
09:51 PM Post #6999829
| When I was in Jr HS a friend lost the tips of the fingers on his right hand to a planer.
This during a shop class!
THAT scared me silly!
I am a stickler for safety!
Still accidents do happen.
I 'nailed' two fingers together on our deck build last month.
Luckily it was a small gauge finish nail and their was no bone involvement.
Pure Bad Luck!
All the reasonable safety precautions in the world wouldn't have stopped.
Hope Ric's rehab and recovery keep going well.
Ric |
digger9083
Dahlonega, GA
August 29, 2009
07:13 AM Post #7000621
| Drives me crazy when he waves a nail gun around , and a real gun too . I've hollered at him about gun safety all these years , and he just looks hurt and says he knows where it's pointed or , it can't go off , see, the cylinder is out .
I drove an 18 wheeler for awhile too , and his driving is going to put me in an early grave. I see a car coming , there is a car coming . It's red . If I'm driving that's what I see, I don't give a rats a- - who's driving or who was with them . Grrrrr .
Yes , accidents happen , just don't get me on the other end of a 2x8 ,ten foot long and drop your end when we get where we're going .
Finish nails just make a smaller hole .Henry, hope you wasn't nailed to the deck . Sorry . Maybe your dw and me need to talk to you . LOL digger |
HollyAnnS
Dover, PA
(Zone 6b)
August 29, 2009
07:53 AM Post #7000674
| LOL you guys, yes he is healing nicely. Yep no safety guard. Re the planner, he did that too years ago. |
gavafriend
Los Lunas, NM
August 29, 2009
04:49 PM Post #7002163
| Ooooh! My DH climbed a ladder with a chain saw. Believe me when I tell you that ladders and chain saws don't mix!!!! It was the old fashioned kind that didn't turn off when it was knocked out of his hand. It could have sliced him in half.
Two more men in our neighborhood trimmed trees soon after my DH did - one was in the hospital and rehab for several months and the other one died. My spouse just had stitches in the base of his nose where the limb hit him in the face.
I praise the Lord that He kept that man safe through 3 tours in Viet Nam, 2 heart attacks, and 1 tree trimming.
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digger9083
Dahlonega, GA
August 29, 2009
06:07 PM Post #7002424
| We buy them books and send them to school and they just won't learn . Looks like you are going to have to keep on praying for that man . sounds like he's a keeper . Good luck to all us women . digger |
