Popular Post HARO50 Posted November 15, 2016 Popular Post Report Share Posted November 15, 2016 I work part-time at a local garden center, and am often asked to make something for a store display. These items have to be reasonably cheap, look good, and last at least for the length of time the display is up. IF they survive a year in storage, they may be re-used next year. This time it was a fireplace for the Christmas season. A few knotty pine boards, some left-over flooring from our kitchen, and a couple of pieces of plywood, and we have this! The structure around it was a project from about six years ago, and is a permanent fixture. John Grandpadave52, Dadio, Cal and 6 others 9 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dadio Posted November 15, 2016 Report Share Posted November 15, 2016 Display looks great. I suppose the part you made was the fireplace? The brick look was that the flooring,vinyl ? You did good staining to match the trellis. Herb HARO50 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chips N Dust Posted November 15, 2016 Report Share Posted November 15, 2016 Very Nice and Creative HARO50 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fred Wilson Posted November 16, 2016 Report Share Posted November 16, 2016 I absolutely LOVE to repurpose old stuff that seems to be just laying around the house. Good job HARO50 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stick486 Posted November 16, 2016 Report Share Posted November 16, 2016 nice touch... HARO50 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HARO50 Posted November 16, 2016 Author Report Share Posted November 16, 2016 The 'stone' on the fireplace is laminate flooring. I had several pieces left over, and a friend had used the same one in HER house, so there was enough to do the hearth and the surround. I don't waste much! The 'stone' on the floor is concrete paint. Thank you for all the kind comments. John Stick486 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post HARO50 Posted November 16, 2016 Author Popular Post Report Share Posted November 16, 2016 My first project for the store.... Christmas 2006. One of the girls at the store did the paint job. Two sheets of 3/4" plywood and a piece of pine (seat front) from an old bunk bed. John Harry Brink, Dadio, Chips N Dust and 4 others 7 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dadio Posted November 16, 2016 Report Share Posted November 16, 2016 WOW that came out good. I always wondered how all those store displays got built. good job, great paint job too. Herb HARO50 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LarryS Posted November 16, 2016 Report Share Posted November 16, 2016 Great job on both!! HARO50 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stick486 Posted November 16, 2016 Report Share Posted November 16, 2016 that's better than good... HARO50 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HandyDan Posted November 16, 2016 Report Share Posted November 16, 2016 Nice work John. The store owner has to be thrilled. HARO50 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joeb41 Posted November 16, 2016 Report Share Posted November 16, 2016 Great job! The displays look beautiful. Also a reminder......Christmas is that close. HARO50 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post HARO50 Posted November 16, 2016 Author Popular Post Report Share Posted November 16, 2016 Thanks, everyone. Yes, Christmas is THAT close once again! The owners of the store do drop in once in a while and sometimes comment on our decorations, but they (husband and wife) are much too busy with the wholesale side of the business. We (retail) are a very small part of the whole thing. Our manager is a personal friend, and it is she that I work for. My wife is the "plant manager", she does all the ordering for garden plants every spring. Our wholesale division has about 15 acres of greenhouses, and raises bedding plants, hanging baskets, and poinsettias by the hundred thousands every year. Our annual open house is this Saturday, when we have two guided tours through the whole compound. Some pictures from previous Christmases... John Stick486, Chips N Dust, LarryS and 2 others 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cal Posted November 16, 2016 Report Share Posted November 16, 2016 Really nice John! Cal HARO50 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stick486 Posted November 16, 2016 Report Share Posted November 16, 2016 WOW!!!! HARO50 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LarryS Posted November 16, 2016 Report Share Posted November 16, 2016 That is really neat!! HARO50 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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