Using recycled doors as garden backgrounds
Here at Flea Market Gardening, we’re always looking for nice ‘backgrounds’ to feature our plants, flowers and containers. Tina Palmer came up with a goodie! Tina says, “I put three old doors together that I found Flea Marketing.. I love old doors!”
Tina Palmer’s charming junktique display area
Tina says, “First I buried them about 3 inches in the ground at the angle I wanted. Wedge them in good and tight …..then I used brackets or hinges to secure them! Put your dirt around them and pack it in. Then the fun part, decorate! I used grapevine and flowers on middle door ….oh, forgot the best part …..broke out window on the middle door and hung a mirror in its place, from behind. Cascading roses are in the pot.”
If you believe that contact with the ground will degrade the bottoms of your doors, make a ‘foundation’ for them from treated lumber set into the ground or lift off the ground a bit with upright 4×4 posts.
Rhonda Schlenker’s ‘door fence’
Rhonda Schlenker says, “This is my ‘door fence’ in my backyard. Everyone thought I was crazy, but now they all love it.”
Josie Laine’s starry door
“I just finished my newest project” says Josie Laine when she recently shared her ‘stars’ pic on FMGing, ” and the wash board was my grandmothers (who) was born in 1900.”
Brenda Townzen’s four door special!
Brenda Townzen says, “Here is mine! My floor is red brick pavers and also has a tin roof.”
Gail Brunke’s door is hinged and accented with blackboard paint
Gail Brunke says, “I made a door screen used two doors and chalk painted on one door for garden sayings.”
Jeanne Sammons’s door creates an imaginary wall
Jeanne Sammons says, “I used this color ‘In the Pines’ for a door & a different blue for the motel chairs.”
Jeanne Sammons’s door anchors this vignette
Kenda Hernandez’s rustic door
Kenda Hernandez says, “I enjoy collecting gardening tools, keys, etc. to add onto my door.”
Jodi Mihelich used five discarded doors to make a charming sitting area
Jodi Mihelich tells us, “This is my “little shack out back”. I found a great deal on old doors and had seen several photos of similar ideas and this is what I came up with. Now the project is coming up with a neat fence idea to cover up all the ugly behind my little shack.”
Sherri Calvert’s ‘barn’ door adds some zip to her utility area
Sherri Calvert’s second door in a shady garden corner
Marie Wirth filled a garden corner with her windowbox door
Marie Wirth says, “I also love a great door in the garden! This one weighs about a ton, solid wood and a thick beveled window, way too heavy to move very far, so it made it to this corner, I put a planter box on it and it’s home!”
Linda LoBianco’s door stops the eye at the top of the hill
Linda LoBianco’s door serves as a whimsical focal point up on a rise in her beautiful flower garden. She framed the door in a rustic frame and attached a vintage ceramic wall sink she can actually use when creating bouquets. In the garden are Sedum ‘Autumn Joy,’ center, and clockwise, yellow and white Yarrow, pink Coneflower, pink Phlox and Moss rose.
Rita Kromer’s door is the background for all her Flea Market treasures
Maggie Ziemer says, ‘My Garden door!’
LouJean Bailey’s door vignette
Deanne Clemons’s door is set into a faux ‘porch’
Deanne, wanted a porch and created her porch! She had two steps built next to an old shed wall, attached a vintage screen door and set out to decorate it accordingto her dream. Just add flowers in Spring!
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Oh I enjoyed seeing all these ‘old door’ ideas, Sue, that have been shared on FMG. Those cute lil’ spaces built with multiple doors to sit & relax are fun to see! I would love any one of these door projects in my gardens. TFSharing!
Sweet, I have a old screen door, from my parents place I brought it home found some aqua chalk paint, painted it last year I just pulled it out from behind our shed, it now gives that nice pop of color, along with my dishware flowers.
I really love some of the ideas here. I have an old screened door that I found in the basement of the old farmhouse when we bought this farm. I used to use it for decorating when I had my store. Now that I am retired, I’m going to use it as a trellis in my butterfly garden.
I want to make a door fence, and people think Im crazy too. Luckily I have a supportive husband who thinks its and ok idea
Every one was cuter than the next ! I couldn’t pick a favorite if i had to ( : Definitely makes me want to drag my doors out from the basement and start decorating !! Thanks for the inspirations.
This site is full of wonderful ideas! I’m planning on turning a section of our yard into a country garden. I absolutely love old doors and windows and plan to have both a big part of the garden. Can anyone give suggestions on how they get their doors to stand upright in their gardens? I live in a neighborhood with shared fences and do want want to attach the doors to the fence. Any help you can share will be appreciated.
Love them all. I’ve always loved decorating my garden with old doors, windows and mirrors… so whimsical and magical…
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