Amy wanted to repurpose a changing table into a potting bench, which you can see above. The designers filled all of the rooms with so many great projects, so there are tons of ideas to inspire you.īack to the project. Take the full tour HERE if you haven’t seen it. Everything was for sale at the end of the show for great prices. The whole premise behind the decor for the showhouse was “repurposing and upcycling”. Don’t remember what that is? It was a designer decorated showhouse where the proceeds benefited a local charity. We both found lots of treasures that day, but we were especially on the lookout for something we could use for a project for the Chic Chateau Showhouse. One sweltering day during the summer, I went on a junkin’ trip with my friend Amy from Atta Girl Says. If you purchase something through any link, I may receive a small commission, at no extra charge to you. As an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases. This post and photos may contain Amazon or other affiliate links. I was amazed at how easy it was and love how it turned out! This was one of the most fun and entertaining diy projects that I’ve ever done. To watch Jill take you through the process, just click on the video player above.Step by step directions for how to make a faux “living” garden clock using a repurposed tabletop and colorful gardening tools. Jill’s clock is now back in service and good for many more years of keeping time. Project done! The only thing Jill needed to do was set the time and replace the battery. She then repeated that process with the clock’s back, making sure her pencil marks aligned and fastening it with the screws. She fastened it all in place using the screws she had previously removed. Jill placed the face and works back into the frame, making sure that her marks lined up at the top. All that was left to do was to reassemble it in the frame and replace the back. At that point, the clock was, technically, back in working order. Once that was in place, she replaced the tiny nut that holds the hands on and then the little button that covers the end of the stem. Next, Jill place the minute hand back on the stem, using care to line up the oblong slot with the oblong section of the stem. I carefully reinstalled the hands of the clock. She removed that and the washer beneath it. Last, there was a larger nut that secures the works to the clock face. That took a little wiggling before it would come off. Most clock hands are deceivingly thin and fragile. Next she lifted off the minute hand, using care not to bend it. Then she removed the tiny nut that held the hands on. First there was a small button that covered the end of the stem. Once the face was removed, Jill flipped it over and carefully removed the hands. She made another pencil mark on the back of the face, lining it up with the earlier marks, so that she could easily line up the face during reassembly. Then she removed the screws that were holding the face on, putting those in the bowl, as well. She put them aside in a small bowl so that she didn’t lose any of them. With the clock face down, Jill unscrewed all the screws that were holding the back on. This was so she could easily line everything up again when she went to reassemble it. The mark extended from the backing up onto the frame. Before she started, Jill marked with a pencil the top of the clock on the back. Once Jill had found the proper works for her particular clock, she was ready to tackle the project. Those are just a little more powerful, so that they can drive the longer hands. If your clock has longer hands, you may want to choose a high-torque works. On Jill’s clock, the hour hand had a round hole and the minute hand had an oblong hole (which is not uncommon), so she had to make sure that the works she found would accommodate hands like that. Another detail to be mindful of, says Jill, is how the hands attach.
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