Even the most sustainable materials in the countryside they fade and crumble over time. Plus, they most often show rust. The same applies to barrels. As a result, such containers become ugly and spoil the entire appearance vegetable garden You can, of course, throw away the old tank and buy a new one. However, this requires a lot of money. That is why it is better to go the other way - paint the existing container in Beautiful colors using stencils.

This type of activity will have double benefits: the barrels will also be given new life, and children will be able to take part in this exciting activity.

Ways to paint barrels in the country

To hide rust garden barrels for water, you can use one of the methods to decorate the area:

1. Disguise it using available means.
2. Paint or decorate the tank using stencils.

When choosing a camouflage method, you can use the following means:

1. Cover with vegetation.
2. Cover with moss.
3. Create small containers from willow twigs.
4. Paint it in protective colors.

If you like covering the tank with vegetation, you can plant small trees or bushes and attach the tank behind them. You can simply leave it on the ground or bury half of it in the ground. In this case, it is necessary to wrap the bottom with oilcloth to prevent rust on the walls.

Beautifully disguise and decorate a barrel or bucket

When choosing to create containers, the following work is carried out:

1. All natural material prepared in advance: twigs and branches.
2. Dried willow branches must be soaked.
3. The ends of the branches should be sharpened and placed in the ground at a distance sufficient to place the barrel inside.
4. The weaving process itself begins from a side invisible to prying eyes.
5. Weaving is carried out with a “snake”: the twig, as it were, slips from different sides under the supporting branches.

If you can’t get comfortable with the weaving technique, you can use painting the tank in khaki color, which will successfully hide the tank among the thickets.

Read also about garden crafts made from plastic bottles.

Decoration with coloring pages

When choosing a coloring, you need to know about its features:

1. Only clean tanks should be used.
2. Before starting work, cleaning is done with a special brush and emery paper.
3. Only paints that can withstand natural conditions can be used.
4. A solvent is required to correct the image.
5. You need to use brushes: wide - for tinting and narrow - for drawing.
6. A graphite pencil will allow you to make preliminary markings.

Decorate with acrylic paints

It is best to paint water barrels with acrylic paints:

• They will create a bright and unique design.
• Most resistant to weather anomalies.
• Easy to apply and wash off.
• Does not contain substances hazardous to children.

When painting metal containers, you must use the following sequence of actions:

1. The tank is cleaned of rust and dirt.
2. It is primed in an even and thin layer.
3. Then the bonding paint is applied.
4. After drying, the image is drawn with acrylic.

The main types of drawings will be the following elements:

1. Vivid images of fairy-tale characters.
2. Use of dropouts.
3. Plastic bottles.
4. Leaf patterns.
5. Foam for installation.

As fairy-tale characters, you can use those that children like or those that you love. Such barrels can be installed near the children's area or in an open place.

When using screenings, it is necessary to have glue applied to the tank and the natural material itself. It turns out quite original design. Plastic bottles should be cut into different shapes and glued to the tank.

Leaves can be used as a stencil. They are carefully glued, and an aerosol is sprayed on top. Then the sheet is removed, but the image remains.

Foam can be used both in the form of patterns and as a basis for drawing a pattern on top.

Using stencils in the garden for garden barrels

Stencils or coloring books are perfect solution for those who don’t know how to draw or can’t come up with anything original. Their use is extremely simple, and the effect is excellent. You can create them yourself, using ideas from the Internet, or purchase ready-made ones in a special store.

Types of stencils

There are the following types of stencils to decorate a barrel or bucket:

1. Consisting of many layers and one sheet.
2. Dense and flexible.
3. With and without glue.

Multilayer stencils allow you to use them a large number of time. Their main advantages include the creation of volumetric and large drawings. The disadvantages include such items as high cost and the need to use glue.

Single-layer stencils are intended for one-time use. The advantages include a minimum of time spent, a low price and the ability to create any design. But they cannot be used on plastered surfaces.

You will find all the information about crafts made from tires for the garden.

How to color

Dense and flexible stencils are used to create any image. They can be various types: in the form of plants, flowers, stars and other things. Their advantages include non-standard design and low cost, while their disadvantages include a short duration of use.

Stencils using glue are used as follows: first, the adhesive base is peeled off, and then it is applied to the surface of the barrel and carefully smoothed out. Those that do not have glue are lubricated with the composition and glued.

In the video - a do-it-yourself stencil:

How to make your own decor

When painting a barrel using stencils, you can use the simplest method - using natural material. To do this, perform the following procedure:

1. All unique shapes and sizes of leaves, branches and other things are prepared.
2. The barrel or tank is installed on a hill and against the wind.
3. First, the container is painted with light green paint. The diagonals are drawn on top using a white tint.
4. Natural material is applied and sprayed from a spray can.
5. This is how all the work is done.

If you want to create something more beautiful and unusual, you can make your own stencils. To create them, you can use one of the options.

Option one: paint using templates

Using templates: For this you can download already ready-made types, offered on many sites. Then the stencil is strengthened with paper.

Option two

Pattern Thickness: You can choose how many layers the stencil will contain. After this the following is done:

1. The design of the drawing is being thought through.
2. It is being created.
3. Copying occurs either onto one tracing paper or onto multiple ones.

Option three

Choice of material. If you want to create a stencil on paper based, That:

1. Select the type of paper.
2. The template is sealed using paper or packing tape.
3. The drawing is drawn and carefully cut out.

If it is made of a plastic base:

1. The image is applied to a plastic surface.
2. The sample is cut out.
3. All sharp corners are rounded.

Thus, you can make absolutely any stencil.

You will learn how to make a birdhouse with your own hands.

On the video - how to paint a barrel in the country:

How to paint a water barrel

After creating a suitable sample, you need to use it to decorate the barrel. The following amount of work should be carried out:

1. The stencil is fixed to the surface using paint or tape.
2. The paint is applied using improvised means.
3. It should be as small as possible so that the drawing does not blur.
4. The brush is stuffed or rotated over a stencil.

The simplest type of stencil is ready. For a more complex and voluminous pattern, you can use the following steps:

1. Using an already painted stencil, you should add different shades of paint - from lighter to darker.
2. The same sequence should be performed - from the center to the edge.
3. In case of use round designs You can produce another sequence - from the edge to the center.

Thus, using different technologies by drawing the same stencil, you can create real masterpieces on the walls of barrels.

Stencil drawing will help you feel like designers and creators unusual design. Keep in mind that making samples is not very difficult, anyone can perform this action. The only difficulty is the correct calculation of the amount of paint and drawing of the elements.

Absolutely on everyone summer cottage you can see several old water containers, mostly barrels. These containers are used for, and also as a reserve, if the water in the area is suddenly turned off.

So that the appearance of the barrels (mostly rusty tanks) does not spoil landscape design areas, they can be beautifully decorated using paints.

A painted barrel can be installed anywhere: in the garden, between the vegetable beds, in, on the porch of the dacha, etc.

This idea is popular because it requires virtually no effort or money.

Now let’s look at the technology for decorating plastic and metal barrels in the country.

How to paint barrels in the country?

First you need to select suitable barrels. Large 200-liter barrels look most beautiful, because... You can make drawings of any complexity on them.

To paint a barrel with your own hands you will need:

• Empty clean water barrels
• Metal brush and sandpaper
• Water-repellent paints in various colors
• Solvent
• Brush
• Simple pencil

To Work with plastic barrel much easier, because Before painting it only needs to be thoroughly washed and dried.

When decorating a metal barrel, you first need to completely remove all rust. To do this, it is recommended to use a metal brush or sandpaper. Once all the rust has been removed, it is recommended to treat the surface of the barrel with a rag soaked in alcohol. This event will allow you to degrease the surface before painting.

After preparing the barrel for painting, you need to think about the design. It all depends on your imagination. The best looking barrels are those with the following pictures:

• Fairy tale characters
• Animals
• People (for example, a boy and a girl)
• Flowers

Having created a sketch of the drawing on paper, you need to transfer it to the barrel. To do this, first paint the barrel one color (entirely). Next, using a brush, the contours of the design are drawn, which are then painted with a suitable paint.

To paint a barrel beautifully and at the same time involve the whole family in the work, it is recommended to first paint the container one color and wait until the paint dries. Next, using paints different color, you can leave the handprints of each family member on the barrel. This idea will make the barrel creative and become a memory for the whole family.

After the barrel is completely dry, install it in a suitable place in the country house and enjoy the updated landscape design.

I would also like to note that the barrel can be additionally decorated with flowers. To do this, pour inside the container fertile soil and plant suitable plants.

Another tip is to make the background of the pattern on the barrels different. For example, paint one barrel red and the second green. The contrast of shades will make the composition of barrels more attractive.

Photo of painted barrels at the dacha

So that you can clearly see this idea for the garden, we present to your attention a photo of painted barrels in the country:

Beautiful water barrel

In the landscape of our summer residents, even old, leaky barrels are transformed, becoming unusual flower beds and seats on children's playgrounds. But even “healthy” barrels placed specifically for collecting rainwater do not always fit into the landscape, especially if they are located under every eaves and drain. And here summer residents have to make sacrifices: either turn a blind eye to the unaesthetic “picture,” or remove the barrels away, depriving their beds of life-giving moisture. Yes, but the second option is in no way suitable for owners on whose property there is no central water supply or wells. There is only one thing left: to decorate the barrels so that they become part of the landscape, and not its “warts”.

Before choosing a method for decorating a barrel, you need to think about the overall design of the place where the containers are installed. If there are flower beds there, then it is worth looking for design options that will be most harmonious surrounded by flowers. If the containers are near a playground or recreation area, the decor can be completely different: bright, provocative, and attention-grabbing.

Even the most unsightly barrel can fit into the landscape by choosing the decor in accordance with the style and color scheme yard

Let's consider which optionThe design of the barrels looks good in the flower bed area.

Decorating with plants

To be ugly metal barrels did not catch the eye, the easiest way is to “dissolve” them in the landscape, making them as invisible as possible. You can simply dig the container halfway into the soil, and before top part plant bushes densely. They will create a green wall, hiding old metal. But when digging a container into the ground, it is necessary to wrap the lower part in several layers of film so that moisture from the soil does not accelerate corrosion of the walls.

Packing in moss

An original design option could be decorating a barrel with moss. For this you need forest moss, well-dried in the shade, and twine. Starting from the bottom, moss is applied to the barrel in layers and secured with twine. One person cannot cope with such a job, since one person will hold the moss on the wall of the container, and the second will wrap the twine in a circle.

Decoration with vine

Most often they weave from vines and other flexible trees decorative fences or baskets. But in our case, this method can be used to decorate barrels. Hidden in willow basket the container will look impressive both against the backdrop of flower beds and in the recreation area.

A barrel hidden inside a wicker basket will seem to disappear into the overall landscape, and this decor looks most impressive in rustic-style areas

Instructions for creating a willow box:

1. In winter, in January, you need to prepare branches. You can use willow, dogwood and other shrubs growing in your forests. Try to do it before February so as not to weaken the tree with late pruning.
2. The branches should be long enough to braid your barrel (about 1.7-2 meters).
3. For the base of the basket, cut thick and even branches with a diameter of 2-3 cm. For 1 barrel, 7-8 pieces are enough. Their height should be 25-30 cm greater than the height of the container (to drive the branches into the ground).
4. Store the harvested material under a canopy or in a cold utility room until spring.
5. When the soil thaws, you can begin creating the decor. 2-3 days before, throw all the branches (except 8 thick ones) into a container of water so that they are completely submerged. Soaked stems bend well and take the desired shape.
6. Sharpen one end of the supporting branches with a knife and drive them into the ground in a circle so that the barrel fits freely inside. Those. the diameter of the base of the basket should be 10 cm greater than the diameter of the bottom of the barrel.
7. The container may already be inside (if it is bulky), or it can be inserted after the weaving is finished.
8. Weaving begins from the back side, invisible to the eye. The ends of thin branches are nailed to the supporting branches with small nails.
9. The essence of weaving: you need to thread each twig between vertically driven branches so that it passes either in front or behind the pegs.
10. To make the twigs sit tighter, tap them on top with a wooden hammer.

Camouflage targeting

If the barrel needs to be hidden as soon as possible, paint it dark green or spotted (camouflage) color. Against the background of plants, such a barrel is almost invisible.

Sometimes it is enough to paint a barrel in shades of green foliage or camouflage - and it will be transformed into a fashionable element of landscape design

Effective ways to paint barrels

It happens that barrels stand in a place where there are no green spaces or flower beds, and therefore immediately attract attention. In this case, you need to turn the old container into a spectacular landscape element that complements the overall picture.

In the playground area

It is advisable not to place such barrels in the children's area at all, because, filled with water, they pose a danger to curious mischief-makers. Such containers must be covered with tight lids that a child cannot tear off. Cut through round hole in the lid so that during your absence rainwater flowed into the barrel. But in this case, the container should always stand in one place, exactly under the drainage of water from the drain.

You can paint the barrels with the brightest and most cheerful colors. The easiest way to depict funny faces is to cover the entire barrel with one color and draw eyes, a nose and a smile against its background. Kids especially like the images ladybugs, butterflies, frogs. If you cut out a stencil (and there are many of them on children's websites in the coloring section), you can print entire scenes from cartoons with a sponge.

The bright and playful design on the barrel will attract the attention of kids, so don’t forget to secure it properly and cover it with a lid for safety.

In a sitting area or patio

Children's drawings on barrels are not suitable for adult recreation. They will be too ridiculous against the backdrop of a barbecue, hammocks or outdoor furniture. In this area, it is best to paint barrels with spray paint, creating something like graffiti on them. It just seems that learning to draw is difficult. In fact, it all depends on the technique and accuracy of execution.

Here's how to do it on a barrel floral pattern. Buy several cans of paint (the most reliable ones are for painting cars), rubber gloves and safety glasses so that during painting the smallest particles of paint from the wind do not get into your eyes. One can of paint should be as light as possible (white, pale blue, etc.). Branches are being cut in the garden different sizes and view from beautiful shape leaves.

Look for trees and shrubs with carved shape leaves, as it gives a beautiful pattern when painted and makes the barrel a real artistic masterpiece

Use sandpaper or a metal brush to clean all areas damaged by corrosion on the barrel. Treat the entire surface with an anti-corrosion compound and allow to dry.

The final step is staining:

• The barrels are turned upside down and placed on a raised platform (chair, table, etc.).
• Apply all over outer surface container with base paint (the lightest), evenly covering the walls with it.
• When the paint dries, over it vertical stripes blow out the contrasting background.
• Place a branch against the wall and apply the darkest paint on top of it. It will form a contour around the leaves, and a lighter color will remain in the middle.
• In this way, the entire outer surface of the container is decorated.
• You can apply the leaves in one layer, or you can put the next one on top of one (when the first batch of patterns has dried).
• After completely dry the barrel is turned over and painted inner surface(approximately 20-30 cm from the edge). Then the old metal will not be noticeable, which reduces the visual effect of the picture.

Except floral pattern, barrels can be decorated with inscriptions, wise sayings, by printing each word on a printer and cutting out the letters to make a stencil.

Multilayer compositions look richer, but they take more time to create, since each layer of paint must be allowed to dry

You can create a landscape from any season on the surface of the barrel if you choose correct colors: for summer - green, for autumn - yellow, etc.

Luxurious decor options

If the landscape near the house is solid, with sculptures, fountains and other paraphernalia, then the painted barrel will look rather sparse. Here it is worth using materials that are already found in the decor of the territory. For example, line the container with stone, pebbles or mosaic. Only when using mosaics or small pebbles, choose the right ones glue mixture. It must be frost-resistant and suitable for metal (if the barrel is metal). Good feedback Summer residents also received liquid nails. Otherwise, the technology is usual, as when laying any mosaic decor.

Some summer residents hide the walls of the barrel so skillfully under mosaic or polyurethane foam that the product takes on the features of an antique and expensive item.

A barrel can be used to make an excellent pedestal for garden sculpture, covering the top with a lid cut in half. This is enough to put a gnome or a frog, and there will be a hole for water to drain. Main decorative material will polyurethane foam. Any shape of a pedestal can be blown out of it: like a slide and a column, with an expansion at the bottom or at the top. It all depends on your imagination.

Main design points:

1. For a strong adhesion to the metal, wrap the barrel with a sickle mesh and blow foam over it.
2. To make extensions, tie plastic bottles to the barrel, and secure a sheet of thin insulation, such as isolon, with tape on top.
3. The foam is applied in one layer over serpyanka and isolon, evenly covering the barrel.
4. Wait 4-5 days until completely dry.
5. The excess is cut off.
6. Coat the finished pedestal with a primer and then coat it with paint for exterior use.

If at least one of our ideas has awakened your imagination, try restoring your old barrels. You will see what a spectacular element an old container can become, while maintaining the main function of collecting water.

A dacha is not only a place for labor, it is a way of life! And if we talk about dacha holidays, then our summer resident has no equal in creating the appropriate surroundings and decorating his possessions. Today we are pleased to share with you interesting dacha ideas for arranging a home and garden, and with this we will be helped by outdated wooden old barrels .

Country ideas: crafts from old barrels

It must be said that in dacha farming there are no absolutely unnecessary or unclaimed things. Greenhouses from plastic bottles- Please! Flowerbeds and flowerpots from old car tires– just a sight for sore eyes! Garden lamps made of tin and glass jars? Yes, nothing could be easier! In addition, reusing old or worn-out household items saves our landfills from excess waste. And our country interiors and cozy corners gardens are replenished with new and original crafts, the price of which is creative inspiration and our skillful hands!

Old wooden barrels, it would seem, what are they good for? While you are pondering their fate, we will begin, perhaps, with the simplest thing - creating flower beds. From one single barrel, using a hacksaw, you can organize several wooden tubs at once. Moreover, you can saw an old barrel both lengthwise and crosswise.

We cut the resulting tub in half - and here you have two additional containers for planting flowers. They can be placed close to a stone border or the wall of a house, filled with soil and sown with bright, fragrant summer flowers. And by cutting out a small barrel in steps and making fences from boards, you will get a multi-tiered flower bed that will decorate the entrance to the terrace.

Using old barrels, you can create fabulous compositions in the form of picturesque islands on the lawn, and small barrels can be used as flower pots for hanging plants. The combination of delicate openwork vegetation, old wood and iron hoops, wasted by time and rust, looks almost conceptual: life goes on.

From the inexhaustible floral theme we smoothly move to water procedures. Old barrels sawn in half are an excellent solution for organizing country mini-ponds. And those who prefer the sight and sounds of flowing water will certainly like country ideas for decorating a pond using wooden barrels.

Or maybe you like a cascading waterfall or a vintage washbasin made from a large oak barrel? For true jack-of-all-trades, nothing is impossible!

Continuing the “wet” theme in country interior, what can you say, for example, about plumbing “bells and whistles” in barrel decor? No extra pipes, original, hygienic, and most importantly, your country bathroom is in a fashionable and current eco style.

Garden furniture for the garden and home continues our hit parade of crafts made from old barrels. Here, as they say, options are possible, and there are an incredible variety of them.

Ottomans and armchairs, bedside and coffee tables, bar stools and tables made from solid wooden barrels and their halves.

With a certain skill and ability to handle carpentry tools, all these old and new things can easily settle in the interior of your country house and in the surrounding area.

If you are not attracted by solid shapes, old barrels can be freed from hoops and bent wooden boards can be used to make garden benches, armchairs, sun loungers and folding portable chairs. The latest model, by the way, is especially convenient to transport - throw it in the trunk of the car, and even for fishing, or for a picnic.

From the same wooden curved ribs old barrel you can make it easy too Garden swing, and an incredibly comfortable hammock. Just don’t forget to thoroughly sand and polish the boards before doing this, and enjoy your summer vacation!

Those who like to gather outside the city with a large and noisy group will certainly like the country ideas of mini-bars, solid barbecues and containers with ice for cooling strong drinks.

The front wall of the barrel is cut to the size of the door with an electric jigsaw, hung on hinges and, voila, the original bar table is ready to receive guests. All that remains is to equip it with shelves, partitions, glass holders and make sure that your mini-bar is not empty.

The kitchen in the country, as in any home, is a favorite and, one might say, sacred place for every housewife. Useful household items such as comfortable chairs, trays, baskets and fruit dishes or suspended structure for various kitchen utensils, may not be essential items, but they are the ones who create the mood and comfort in the kitchen feminine kingdom. And all this can be made from old barrels, or rather from their wooden planks, remaining after the manufacture of furniture.

And finally, a couple more dacha ideas on transforming old barrels into stylish interior items. Lamps, lampshades and entire chandeliers in medieval style will undoubtedly become original decoration for the veranda and any room in your country house.

How can we bypass our smaller brothers, the lovers? country holiday and part-time security guards? A booth made from an old barrel is a reliable shelter for a serious watchdog; it looks simply fabulous and very cozy. It will suit your Mukhtar very much!

Booth-booth, but for pet Comfort is also important. A comfortable bed made from the bottom of an old barrel with a soft feather bed will appeal not only to small terriers, but also to large ones. You can immediately see who's boss!

Whitewash from wooden barrels. Photo

While cleaning out the attic at the dacha, I came across several empty wooden wine barrels. They were old, peeling, and I didn’t intend to use them for storing wine, so I decided to throw them away.

When the barrels were already standing on the site and waiting their turn for disposal, my husband’s mother saw them. Nadezhda Vasilyevna offered us another solution. What she came up with in the end left me completely delighted!

Wooden barrels

Today handmade is at the peak of popularity, which allows you to use old things and embody your own creative ideas. Things self made have always been valued and have special meaning. In addition, when you give life to old things, you are taking care of the environment.

The mother-in-law and father-in-law took old barrels and after some changes in their design, they created several irreplaceable and at the same time original things. Their ideas can be easily and quickly brought to life if you have a couple of old barrels.

Editorial "So simple!" I have prepared 11 ingenious solutions for you, how to turn old barrels to wonderful finds for the garden and more. Even I can do this!

1. Wall organizer
   This is one of those ideas that Nadezhda Vasilievna implemented. Having asked her husband to saw the barrels, she inserted and secured several partition boards inside. The result is a convenient organizer for the bathroom.
   
   
2. Wooden fireplace
   Old wine barrels can be used as a decorative element in the garden.

   Perhaps you too will have an idea on how to use an old wine barrel that you are tired of moving from place to place. Turn it, for example, into a fireplace for the garden.
   
   

3. Mirror
   And for this idea you will need not the barrel itself, but a metal hoop from it. With its help you can make interesting frame for an old mirror, giving it completeness and rustic style.
   
   
   Another idea for making a frame for a mirror.

   To do this, simply cut off part of the barrel and place a mirror of a suitable shape and size in it. Barrel cuts can be either straight or curved. But on the one hand, the cut of the frame must be smooth so that the mirror fits well to the wall.
   
   

4. Wash basin
   Simply amazing solution! By implementing this idea, you will provide a designer look to your bathroom.
   
   
   Summer time forces all summer residents not only to work with their hands, but also develops creative thinking.

   An old barrel can be turned into an original washbasin with just a little effort.
   
   

5. Table
   Simply amazing for relaxing in the garden! I will definitely show this idea to my husband.
   
   
   I really want to go to a bar where the tables are decorated like this. Original and very cozy!
   
   
   Magazine wooden barrel tables can be done in two ways: by sawing the barrel lengthwise or crosswise.

   With cross cutting you can get more low option. When cutting longitudinally, you will need special stands-legs.
   
   

An old wine barrel can make a very comfortable bedside table. How do you like this decision?



6. Wedding decor
   During a wedding party or any special event, guests can leave their wishes on the barrel. This way the wine barrel will be full of good memories.
   
   
7. Flowerbed
   You can plant an original mini-garden in an old barrel. Simply cut the barrel so that it has three tiers, and use boards to fence off the required space. Such a barrel with plants will be a wonderful element of the garden, balcony or internal space Houses.
   
   
8. Pet bed
   You can also make excellent beds from wine barrels, albeit for pets.
   
   
   Using a barrel as a basis, you can create a yard doghouse.
   
   
9. Cradle
   Who would have thought! You can even create a hanging crib from an old wooden barrel. Simply charming, isn't it?
   
   
10. Garden lantern
    If the condition of the barrel allows, it will come out original Street lamp for garden.

    To do this, you need to work a little and make openwork holes in the walls of the barrel, and then place the lighting in the resulting structure. IN evening time such a decorative lamp can create a romantic atmosphere for dinner.
    
    

11. Bottle cooler
    One way to use an old barrel is to create an ice chest. Just cut it to the right size and make a lid that would keep the cold inside the barrel.
    
    
    In order to make such a mini-bar, it is enough to cut out part of the barrel, attach hinges and a handle.
    
    
12. Mini bar
    The first thing that comes to mind when you see a wooden barrel is a wine cellar. So why not turn an old barrel into a wine cabinet?