a blog by Teresa Soule and Garden Shoes Online
It was a gorgeous day last Saturday on the first day of Spring, and we took full advantage. My husband (the wonderful guy that he is) has been planning on building me a cold frame for this spring.
First he built it,
Next we painted it,
put the windows on with hinges,
we also reused the window hardware as handles,
put a couple of heavy duty handles on the sides for lifting (you never know)
and voila…
a great cold frame to hold all my fledgling seedlings.
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March 23rd, 2010 at: 11:39 pm
How smart you are and your hubby! Not only smart to make it, but to grow plants from seeds! Can’t wait to see what you bring us this summer.
March 24th, 2010 at: 9:05 am
WOW…. You really make it…Thats a nice box. And so creativ. I like it. Its a bit shabby and charming.Have a nice day.
March 24th, 2010 at: 10:34 am
what a great job you did!
March 24th, 2010 at: 11:04 am
Hi Teresa, your cold box turned out great..it is wonderful to have husbands that can do anything with their hands.I have a handy man at our house who can fix anything…
Enjoy watching your plants grow… have a good day. Baba
March 24th, 2010 at: 11:59 am
What a fantastic project and ingenious using the old windows. Your seedlings already look like they’ve got a good start. Perfect idea to include wheels and the handles (hopefully you’ll never need to use the handles!).
March 24th, 2010 at: 12:05 pm
What a fabulous project. I love how you repurposed the windows. Great paint job.
~ Tracy
March 24th, 2010 at: 9:06 pm
It is amazing what can be done with nothing when you know what you are doing. You and hubby did an excellent job.
March 24th, 2010 at: 9:13 pm
Awesome! It must be in the air, because that’s on our project list, too, and there are windows out front of a house being refinished that I want to take off their hands. Yours is the prettiest cold frame I’ve ever seen–the leaf decorations are the icing.
March 24th, 2010 at: 9:14 pm
Oh, this is so cute, and what great use for those windows….I love it!! Have a great VTT!
March 24th, 2010 at: 9:27 pm
Wow!!! That ought to do the trick alright!
March 24th, 2010 at: 10:59 pm
How smart to put it on wheels! I built a single window cold frame last spring and it worked out great. Fresh spinach, etc nice and early.
March 24th, 2010 at: 11:25 pm
You did a wonderful job on your cold frame. I tried to overwinter lettuce in my coldframe but we had so much snow that it never got enough sunshine. You should have really good luck with your seeds.
Ann
March 25th, 2010 at: 1:41 am
That is awesome, especially with the wheels! And you made it so pretty, too!
March 25th, 2010 at: 10:02 am
That is soooo cool! I’ve been wanting one for quite a while…Thanks for sharing!
March 25th, 2010 at: 10:06 am
Wow! Your garden box complete with vintage windows is fabulous! What a great idea.
March 25th, 2010 at: 11:08 am
What a great cold frame and use for those windows! Love the painted leaves on it too, nice touch!
March 25th, 2010 at: 2:19 pm
Great re-purposing job, what did you plant, Teresa?
March 25th, 2010 at: 5:11 pm
I love those windows! Recycle and reuse!
March 26th, 2010 at: 12:56 am
What a great re-use for the windows. You planter came out so cute.
March 26th, 2010 at: 10:18 am
How lucky you are. It turned out beautifully! I love the little florish of leaves on it…so sweet.