This was truly the most fun I've had with The Mister making our own DIY. Here's a little background information before we "jump into" the DIY.....We requested this old card catalogue from Matt's Mother a few years back. We spotted it in their barn while we were exploring one afternoon in Ohio. It was in pretty bad condition (being in a barn all those years) and we didn't think we could restore it to what it once was, but we held onto it and kept it in our living room not sure what to do with it or
how to repair it. One day after cleaning the entire house (closets and all) Matt decided to take the little guy outside and hose him down. You see.... we hadn't even cleaned it out since we got it and with it being in the barn all those years with all the rodents and "what have you" it needed a good scrubbing.
It sat outside for a few days drying... as we were putting the drawers back in we decided it would be a lovely idea to make it into a "living card catalogue". I'm sure you've all seen those awesome
"living wall" diy's on Pinterest.... essentially this is the same concept. So we made a trip to our favorite Garden spot The Great Outdoors.
We knew that the card catalogue would remain outside in the shade so we chose plants specifically for little to no sun. We also wanted to have plants that would grow longer and hang lower over time.
We wanted a variation so we picked up some succulents and cacti to mix it up a bit.
Here's a close up after the cleaning and before the planting. We lined the inside of the drawers with foil... just to prevent them from further damage due to watering. The great thing about the plants we chose is that they don't require that much watering or attention.
The Mister did most of the work while I documented every step.
One little cacti and air plant remained. (I bought the air plant for the inside of our home).
We spaced them out just enough to fit each plant in according to height. We used rocks to weigh down the back side of the drawers to balance out the weight of the plants and dirt in the front portion.
We even threw in some old sea shells we had collected over the years from Mustang Island. Awwwww.... the memories.
Here it is all planted and fixed up.
That's it! Our lovely card catalogue diy..... pretty simple and fun. It turned out better than I thought and is so beautiful sitting outside on our deck in front of the studio. It was a great weekend in Austin and the weather was amazing.
Is anyone creating any diy's of their own?
I would love to hear about them..... comments are always welcome.
xoxo
