Probably, every reader has seen original decorative wells on the Internet more than once and really wanted to decorate his site with a similar one. But in order to be able to realize a dream, instructions are needed. We will consider several simple and affordable options for everyone in this article.
Can I make a well myself?
Every person wants to live in coziness and comfort, dreams of having beauty around him. However, many things that I would like to see in a house or on a plot are expensive, or can be designed and made exclusively by male hands. That is why most women are forced from time to time to deny themselves certain pleasures. For example, some representatives of the fair sex believe that the amazing decorative wells, various versions of which are full of tapes on social networks, are something unattainable, impossible or very expensive. After all, only men can make such beauty. However, this judgment is erroneous.
Or rather, sowas before. At present, women have become so independent that they can bring the idea to life in at least two ways. The first is to accumulate a certain amount and invite a special team to your site, which will offer and complete absolutely any project of a decorative product. The second is a little more difficult, but later on a beautiful person can proudly say: "I did it with my own hands!".
Preparatory stage
The very first option we'll explore is for those who own their own car. Indeed, in this case, they have an extra pair of tires. So, in order to independently make the decorative well presented in the photo below, you should perform the following manipulations:
- The first step is to prepare three or four car tires. After all, this is the main material for our original and even unique product.
- The second step is to find two fairly thick beams, preferably a rectangular shape. Their girth should be approximately thirty to forty centimeters. The length must be determined by the reader. We will also need another plank that will serve as a crossbar - we will hang a decorative bucket or flowerpot made by ourselves on it.
- The third stage can also be considered preparatory. After all, on it we should find a piece of iron, slate, plywood. In general, what can be attached from above to our well. Thus, to simulate a roof. If there is absolutely nothing suitable, you can do without this part. Beauty well at the same timewill not lose anything.
In addition, we will need: a sheet of paper, scissors, a simple pencil, a marker (preferably red), a sharp kitchen knife, a hammer and nails, as well as another important ingredient - garden soil.
Go to action
When all the necessary materials are ready, you can start bringing the idea to life - making a decorative well on your own site. To do this:
- It is necessary to take a sheet of paper, attach it perpendicular to the beginning of the beam and outline it with a simple pencil. Cut the resulting shape along the path.
- Now let's attach it to the prepared tire, outline it with a marker. Then we transfer to the opposite side and do exactly the same manipulations. Then we turn the tire over and mark the same figures on the other side, exactly in the place where the original ones. So we outline the holes into which we will insert the beams.
- After a similar procedure with all the tires, proceed to the next step. Cut out the drawn figures strictly along the contour.
- After that, we stack the prepared rubber circles on top of each other. But not just like that, but in a special way so that the holes on the bottom tire match those cut out on the top one.
- Our next step is as follows: we need to attach both beams to the plank with a hammer and nails. At the same time, forming the letter "p".
- When everything is ready, we move on to the simplest stage of building a decorative well in the country. We take the resulting design and insert it into the holes in the tires.
- The product may wobble a little at first, but we will fix this later by filling the constructed product with ordinary garden soil.
Thus, the frame of the well is ready. Now let's move on to decorating it.
Glossing
In fact, decorating the resulting product can be quite easy and at the same time unusual. After all, there are many options for wells that imitate a flower bed. To do this, you just need to plant your favorite flowers in the top tire, and drive a nail into the plank and hang a beautiful planter with a flower on it. But if you still want to create something very similar to a real well, you need:
- Get a small aluminum bucket at the hardware store and string at the hardware store.
- Then put one end on a plank - the top of the letter "p", and then wrap a rope over it, thereby hiding it and securing it.
- After that, the second end should be tied to a bucket. So that it is suspended in the air.
Well, that's all. The most difficult and "non-female" work is behind. Now you can move on to the most interesting - the decor of the decorative well. In this matter, it all depends on the preferences of the reader. Some may like the idea of painting the well to mimic brickwork. And someone wants to portray wooden bars.
Idea for those who are not afraid of difficulties (preparation)
In this paragraph, we will consider another interesting and not very complicated version of the original product. Perhaps our readerseem simpler and more unusual. In any case, we will also describe its technology in detail.
What you need:
- medium sized stones or broken bricks;
- cement mortar;
- two long beams and one board;
- large waste bucket, box or pan;
- hammer and nails.
Building the frame
To make a decorative stone well in the country, you must perform the following manipulations:
- First, we are required to build the letter "p" from beams and planks using already familiar technology.
- Next, we install it at a certain place in the garden plot, where our structure will be located. We drive it into the ground with a hammer so that it does not collapse.
- In the middle of the structure we put the prepared container.
To proceed to the next step, we need a cement mortar. We will talk about how to do it in the next paragraph.
Preparing cement mortar
Some girls may think that this article is written mainly for men, because a lady cannot do this. Although in reality this is a serious misconception. And, if you try to follow the suggested instructions, each idea described is very easy to implement.
So, to make a cement mortar for the construction of a decorative well in the country, the photo of which is presented above, you need:
- Prepare two containers. One large - for kneading, the second small - for measuring the number of components.
- Take one volume of cement and pour it into a larger container.
- Then add the same amount of water.
- Intensively mix everything until smooth.
However, it is important to know that the solution tends to thicken and harden over time. Therefore, it should not be left for a long time, but used immediately.
Trying out the role of a bricklayer
Now we can move on to the most interesting moment. To do this, we return to our design again, put on household rubber gloves so as not to get our hands dirty, and begin to create. How to make a decorative well for the garden:
- We lay a pile of stones or broken bricks next to the frame of the product, sit down comfortably and quickly coat the container with a fairly thick layer of cement mortar. The main thing is to do it in such a way that the letter "p" is also covered by it. Thanks to this, the finished design will look as realistic and natural as possible.
- After that we take the stones and, holding the container with our hand so that it does not move out and ruin everything, with a light pressure we press the stones or brick into the mortar.
- So we cover the entire lower part of the well.
- Leave to dry for a few days.
- Then we also tie a bucket to the top and decorate it as we see fit.
Here's how to make a decorative stone well.
Idea for lazy people
Following the technology described in the fourth paragraph of the current article, you can make another stone product, beautyand the originality of which will also not be inferior to the previous ones. It requires:
- Build the letter "p" from beams and planks.
- Then install it in the place designated for the well.
- Carefully drive into the ground to hold.
- Then put the old container in the middle.
- Prepare cement mortar according to the instructions above.
- Then coat the bottom of the product with it. Let dry.
- Take a few old rags and, dipping them in the solution, slightly crumple and stick to the well.
As a result, we will get the original form of the product, which can show off in front of friends and acquaintances.
A way for people who don't want to get their hands dirty
Another very original and unusual product that will certainly decorate any suburban area will be the next version of the well. For him, we also need:
- P-shaped design;
- unnecessary capacity;
- wallpaper glue;
- lots of cheap toilet paper or old newspapers.
It is very easy to imitate a decorative wooden well. For this you need:
- Repeat the steps described in the fourth paragraph of this article.
- Then dilute the wallpaper paste as indicated in the instructions that came with it. And let it brew for a few hours.
- After that, wetting the prepared paper in it, stick it to our container. Gradually enveloping her completely.
- When the work is done, leave the product to dry.
- Afterwhich we cover with a self-adhesive film with the image of a tree, and generously cover the structure with varnish.
Option for constructor lovers
As our reader can see, there are a lot of creative ideas. The main thing is to turn on the imagination and not be afraid to try something that was previously unknown. And then any product, even very complex and impossible at first glance, will turn out to be very simple and interesting in execution. And then it will be easy to verify this again.
So, to build a decorative well for the garden with your own hands, you can use whole bricks, not broken ones, as indicated in the previous paragraph. Or make not a square design, but a round or oval one. For this you need:
- Prepare bricks, mortar, building (letter "p"), as well as any decorative elements.
- Next, you should install a wooden structure, get comfortable and make a concrete platform around it equal in size to the diameter of the desired well.
- Let it dry for a couple of days.
- Then cover it with a new, thinner layer of mortar and start laying bricks on it so that the beams are inside the circle. It is also important to lay bricks at a small distance from each other. Then it will be easier to form a rounded shape of the well.
- So, gradually moving forward, lay out the desired number of rows.
- Decorate it however you like.
Idea for fanscountry style
A hand-made decorative well made of wood looks very original and natural. However, you will also have to tinker with it a little. But first, let's prepare the necessary materials:
- six beams forty to forty-five centimeters long;
- desired number of boards;
- hammer and nails;
- two high beams of a suitable size and a plank - all this for the already familiar letter "p".
When these materials are ready, you should decide on the place where the decorative wooden well will stand and begin to implement the plan.
"Playing" carpenter
So, before moving on to the most interesting process, it is necessary, just like in other master classes, to make and install the letter "p". And then we start carpentry:
- First of all, you need to drive six beams around the structure at an equal distance from each other. The result should be a hexagon, like a honeycomb.
- Then, starting from the very beginning, we nail prepared planks to them on each of the six sides.
- So we move to the end.
- We decorate the finished product according to our own will. A rather original version shows a photo of a decorative well above.
