Decor of old barrels in the garden. Metal barrel as an element of landscape decor

In order not to experience difficulties in the process of decorating barrels, it is enough just to show your imagination, creative skills and find suitable tools to the maximum.

We will tell you how to paint a barrel in the country, in the garden or in the vegetable garden.

The main material for decorating a garden barrel is a dye that will change or improve its color. In addition to dyes, you may need a variety of materials for the parts and a good glue that works for metal and wood.

Pick up dyes and glue in hardware stores.

If you have wood barrels that just need to be freshened up, opt for near colorless wood enamels.

Handy materials for decoration can be found at home.

If you want to decorate a metal barrel, you need to remove dirt and rust particles from it so that the coloring agent fits better. If you have to decorate a wooden barrel, wash it from dirt.

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Decor options

A flower bed from barrels

Chamomiles, petunias and cornflowers look cute in such flower beds.

If you have many small unnecessary wooden barrels, we suggest making a flower bed out of them.

Prepare the barrel for painting, cover it with colorless or tinted enamel or colorless varnish, wait for it to dry. Fill it with suitable soil for growing flowers and plant seeds or cuttings.

Barrels-houses

Also, from such wooden barrels you can make excellent "houses" for gardening and other tools.

You need to prepare and paint the barrel in the same way as in the case of a flower bed. In order not to get confused about which tools are in which barrel, we recommend making beautiful plates.

For them, cut out rectangular pieces of linoleum, color them and make the appropriate inscription. Glue them to the keg.

Barrel animals

If you have a lot of metal barrels, you can turn them into various animals and fairy-tale characters. For example, you can make a pig barrel.

To make an animal from a barrel, draw its face, and make the rest of the details from scrap materials.

To do this, prepare it for staining, pick up a pink dye, completely cover the entire surface with it outside. After the pink paint dries, arm yourself with face paints and get started. Ears and a patch can be made of linoleum and glued.

Painted barrel

If you like floral motives, we suggest painting the barrels in a similar way.

First, you need to choose the main tone of the kick. It is best if it is not green, as the leaves and stems on it will be "lost".

We prepare the keg, cover it with the main color, wait for it to dry. Next, draw the flowers that you like.

A barrel with a picture of flowers will become a bright and at the same time delicate decoration of your garden

Fantasy colorful patterns are another good option for decorating a barrel. The principle is the same as for the version with a floral pattern, only instead of flowers, some kind of ornament appears.

If you want to create a custom barrel that can be safely called a work of art, get a long-lasting glitter finish. It is a colorless paint with a high content of shiny particles of one or different colors.

It is possible to completely cover the barrel with such a shiny compound, but it will be better if it is applied to parts of the design. Let's say, on the petals or the middle of the flowers.

Stained glass

Another version of the original barrel is a barrel with a stained glass window.

To create a stained glass window, you will need colored glass bottles. It is better to decorate the elements of the picture with them, and not the whole barrel. For example, suppose you have a barrel with painted daisies. Break the yellow glass bottle, carefully glue the shards to the middle of the chamomile with special glue.

Children's option

If you have small children, or they often visit you, you can please them with educational drawings on the barrels. For example, paint a prepared barrel in a bright color, and then draw two almost identical kittens on it so that you can find five differences between them.

After the paint has dried, you can ask the child to find the differences between the two kittens.

Decorated barrels will be a great addition to the playground on your site

A similar option for kids is a fabulous labyrinth. Choose a bright tone for the keg, color, wait for it to dry completely.

Using contrasting colors, draw a labyrinth with an exit and an entrance; near the entrance, draw a little man or animal. It will be good if the maze will consist not only of tunnels, but also of obstacles and false exits.

We create conditions for

Even old, leaky barrels are transformed in the landscape of our summer residents, becoming unusual flower beds and seats in playgrounds. But even "healthy" barrels, set up specifically for collecting rainwater, do not always fit into the landscape, especially if they are under every cornice and drain. And here summer residents have to make sacrifices: either close their eyes to the unaestheticness of the "picture", or move the barrels away, depriving their beds of life-giving moisture. But only the second option does not suit the owners, on whose site there is no central water supply system or well. One thing remains: to decorate the barrels so that they become part of the landscape, and not its "warts".

Before choosing a way to decorate a barrel, you need to think over the general design of the place where the containers are installed. If there are flower beds, then it is worth looking for design options that will be most harmonious surrounded by flowers. If the containers are near a playground or a recreation area, the decor can be completely different: bright, defiant, attracting attention.

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

Consider which optionThe barrel designs look good in the flower bed area.

Plants decoration

To prevent ugly metal barrels from being conspicuous, the easiest way is to “dissolve” them in the landscape, making them as invisible as possible. You can simply dig the container up to half into the soil, and plant shrubs densely in front of the upper part. They will create a green wall by hiding the old metal. But when digging the container into the ground, it is imperative to wrap the lower part in several layers of film so that moisture from the soil does not accelerate the corrosion of the walls.

Packing in moss

Decorating the barrel with moss can be an original design option. To do this, you need forest moss and twine, well dried in the shade. Starting from the bottom, the moss is applied in layers to the barrel and fixed with twine. One cannot cope with such work, since one person will hold the moss on the wall of the container, and the second will wrap the twine in a circle.

Vine decoration

Most often, decorative fences or baskets are woven from vines and other flexible trees. But in our case, this method can be used to decorate barrels. A container hidden in a willow basket will look spectacular both against the background of flower beds and in a recreation area.

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

Instructions for creating a willow box:

In winter, in January, you need to prepare branches. You can use willow, dogwood and other shrubs growing in your forests. Try to make it before February to avoid weakening the tree with late pruning.
The length of the branches should be enough to braid your barrel (this is about 1.7-2 meters).
For the base of the basket, cut thick and even branches, 2-3 cm in diameter. For 1 barrel, 7-8 pieces are enough. Their height should be 25-30 cm higher than the height of the container (to drive the branches into the ground).
Fold the stock until spring under a canopy or in a cold utility room.
When the soil thaws, you can start creating decor. 2-3 days before, throw all 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.
Sharpen the 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.
The container can already stand inside (if it is bulky), or it is inserted after, when the weaving is finished.
Weaving begins from the back, invisible to the eyes. The ends of the thin branches are nailed to the supporting branches with small carnations.
The essence of weaving: it is necessary to thread each twig between vertically driven branches so that it passes either in front or behind the pegs.
To make the twigs settle more tightly, tap them on top with a wooden mallet.

Camouflage targeting

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

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

Spectacular ways of coloring barrels

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

In the playground area

It is advisable not to put such barrels in the children's area at all, because, filled with water, they pose a danger to curious mischievous people. Without fail, such containers are covered with tight lids that the child cannot rip off. Cut a circular hole in the lid so that rainwater can drain into the barrel when you are away. But in this case, the container should always stand in one place, exactly under the water drain from the drain.

You can paint the barrels with the brightest and funniest colors. The easiest way is to depict funny faces by covering the entire barrel with one color and drawing eyes, a nose and a smile against its background. Kids especially like images of ladybirds, butterflies, frogs. If you cut out a stencil (and there are a lot of them on children's sites in the coloring section), then you can print whole plots from cartoons with a sponge.

The bright and perky design on the barrel will attract the attention of kids, so do not forget to properly strengthen it and cover it with a lid for safety.

In a seating area or patio

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

Here's how to make a floral design on a barrel. They buy several cans of paint (the most reliable ones are for painting cars), rubber gloves and goggles so that the smallest particles of paint with the wind do not get into the eyes during painting. One can with the lightest possible paint (white, pale blue, etc.). In the garden, branches of different sizes and types are cut with a beautiful leaf shape.

Look for trees and bushes with carved leaves, as they give a beautiful pattern when painted and make the barrel a true artistic masterpiece.

All corroded areas on the barrel are cleaned with emery paper or a metal brush. The entire surface is treated with an anti-corrosion compound and allowed to dry.

The final step is staining:

The barrels are turned upside down and placed on a raised platform (chair, table, etc.).
Apply the base paint (the lightest) to the entire outer surface of the container, evenly covering the walls with it.
When the paint dries, a contrasting background is blown over it in vertical stripes.
A branch is applied to the wall and the darkest paint is applied on top of it. It will form a contour around the leaves, and a lighter color will remain in the middle.
Thus, the entire outer surface of the container is designed.
You can apply the leaves in one layer, or you can apply the next one on top of one (when the first batch of patterns is dry).
After complete drying, turn the barrel over and paint the inner surface (about 20-30 cm from the edge). Then old metal will not be thrown into the eye, which reduces the visual effect of the picture.

In addition to plant design, barrels can be decorated with inscriptions, wise sayings, by printing each word on a printer and cutting out the letters to make a stencil.

Layered 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 on the surface of the barrel from any season, if you choose the right colors: green for summer, yellow for autumn, etc.

Luxurious decor options

If the landscape near the house is solid, with sculptures, fountains and other paraphernalia, then the painted barrel will look sparse. Here it is worth using materials that are already found in the decor of the territory. For example, overlay the container with stone, pebbles or mosaics. Only when using mosaics or small pebbles, select the correct adhesive mixture. It must be frost-resistant and suitable for metal (if the barrel is metal). Liquid nails also received good reviews from summer residents. The rest of the technology is common, as when laying any mosaic decor.

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

The barrel can be used to make an excellent pedestal for a garden sculpture by covering the top with a half-cut lid. This is enough to place a gnome or a frog, and there will be a hole for a drain of water. The main decorative material will be polyurethane foam. Any form of pedestal can be blown out of it: like a slide and a column, with an extension from below or from above. It all depends on your imagination.

The main points of registration:

For a strong adhesion to the metal, wrap the barrel with a serpentine net, and already blow the foam over it.
To make extensions, tie plastic bottles to the barrel, and fasten a sheet of thin insulation, such as izolon, with tape on top.
The foam is applied in one layer over the serpyanka and isolon, evenly covering the barrel.
Wait 4-5 days until completely dry.
The excess is cut off.
The finished pedestal is coated with a primer, and on top with paint for outdoor use.

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

Tanks in the country are needed to collect rainwater, heat it for irrigation. They can be metal, wood, plastic. Barrels don't always look pretty, and decorating can be a great way out. Thus, they can fulfill not only a practical, but also an aesthetic function.

If you decorate the containers, they will harmoniously fit into the landscape design of the cottage, bring an original touch to the space. Such beauty will not cost much, but you will see how the summer cottage will be transformed.

To work you will need:

Enamel based on alkyd varnish in several colors;
Primer;
Paint cans;
Cardboard;
Scissors;
Brushes of different diameters.

Manufacturing instruction:

You need to choose a coloring, color, pattern, composition, which will be decorated with the barrel. The paint that will be used during work depends on the material from which the container is made: for the street you need to choose a resistant coating. The primer will protect the barrel from corrosion, the enamel on this basis will last longer.
If you are not a professional artist, then it is better to work with stencils, practice correctly typing paint on brushes, because drips can ruin the drawing. Spray paint is not as durable, but if you work with stencils, they are very convenient to use.
First cover the vessel with a primer, let it dry, then paint it with a base color paint. Drawings, small details are drawn last.

If it is important for you that the water warms up better in a barrel (for example, for watering or a summer shower), then paint it a dark color. You can disguise the barrel to match the color of the house. This is, of course, the simplest solution, but still the first step to creating an organized space on the site.

If you have a lot of metal barrels, you can make an original composition out of them. Pour the earth into the containers, if they are so large that filling them completely is laborious, then simply place the vessels with soil in the upper part. Their diameter should be slightly less than the diameter of the barrel so that it can fit tightly inside. Cover the bowl (pot) with earth, plant petunias in it. If there are two barrels, then you can make a couple in love out of them. Paint one blue, draw cartoon eyes, a tie, and from the other make a girl in a pink dress with a white collar. For beauty, petunias can also be red and blue. You can stick umbrellas in the basket with flowers.

It is not necessary to plant flowers in barrels, cheerfully decorated containers with funny faces, even filled with water, will look great.

Bright metal vessels can be placed directly on the site, light-loving plants can be planted in them, which, thus, will become closer to the sun.

A wooden barrel can be installed without decor: wood with metal rims looks stylish in itself. Place a human figurine in a container or make an impromptu pond with water lilies and aquatic plants.
Plastic barrels are inferior to both wood and metal, so special attention should be paid to their decor. If you have artist friends, let them come up with an avant-garde or classic floral design. This task is within the power and graffiti lovers.
A country well can be made from a wooden container by simply attaching a bucket to it on a chain.

How can you paint a barrel?

If the color and shape of the container suits you, you can simply surround it with pots and flowerpots. Small barrels can play the role of tables, chairs, benches on the site.

Garden iron barrels for water are very common in our summer cottages. A thing, of course necessary, but unsightly. Some bury them in the ground, grow cucumbers and zucchini in them, use them for water, for irrigation. But there are also other ideas for giving - how to paint a barrel in the country.

This requires a little imagination and bright colors - and your barrels are no longer household equipment, but an important part of the decor or even some kind of artistic image of the garden.

You can not only paint such barrels and give each of them its own "face", but also make them containers for annual flower or vegetable crops.

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See how to decorate a barrel in the country and what a charming sweet couple has turned out that will demonstrate a luxurious outfit of flowers all summer. And in the fall, they were carefully covered with an umbrella from the rain in order to protect delicate petals from dampness and prolong flowering.

To paint the barrels in the country, you will need:

clean it from dust, dirt and debris,
degrease with any solvent to better adhere to the paint,
apply a layer of acrylic paint completely,
dry and apply a layer of any clear varnish so that the rain does not wash away the paint,
draw eyes, mouth, cheeks, hands, bows,
and again varnish the barrel.

Such nice guests in the garden perfectly decorate the garden, give joy, good mood. It's easy to look after them. Such original, comfortable flower beds and even "beds" look great at any time of the year and are especially spectacular in late autumn and winter, when funny, sly faces peep out from under the snow. I think such ideas on how to decorate a water barrel in the country will come in handy for decorating a garden.

Beautiful barrels in the country can be used for:

water,
instead of a flowerpot, to create a flower bed, nasturtiums and petunias grow and bloom beautifully in them,

In the household of every gardener, summer resident, owner of a personal plot, there will certainly be at least one, but rather several barrels for water. For watering vegetables, especially greenhouse ones, you need heated, settled water, and you simply cannot do without a large container. Sometimes these rusty structures spoil the look of the garden or vegetable garden. However, there are many examples when they become unique elements of garden design, if the owners of the site know how to decorate a barrel in the country, and know how to do it.

Old barrel in a new way

Decorating old barrels is a relatively new trend in landscape design. However, it attracts an increasing number of admirers who want to make a piece of paradise out of their garden. People who spend a lot of energy on arranging neat beds and luxurious flower beds no longer want rusted containers to disturb the idyll on the site. After all, with some effort and imagination, it is quite possible to achieve that among your favorite plants there are renewed, decorated barrels, pleasing to the eye.

Composition from metal containers

Decorating barrels with natural materials

So that the old, boring barrels do not irritate your eyes, you can hide them by "dissolving" in the landscape. Some decorating techniques:

decorating with live plants;
fencing with a wicker box;
covering with dry moss.

Funny painted barrels hiding under the plants

These methods are quite simple, do not require special labor, time, material resources.

To decorate with living plants, the easiest way is to bury the barrel in the ground to half the height (or deeper), and often plant a dense shrub in front of it, which will hide the old iron with a green wall. In this case, it is necessary to provide for the waterproofing of the buried part of the tank so that it does not have to be thrown out after a short time, leaking from rust.

A wicker box fence is suitable for those who have minimal wicker weaving skills - it requires preliminary preparation. In January, it is necessary to prepare branches of willow, dogwood, and other shrubs that are suitable for work, and store them under a canopy or in a cold utility room until spring. In the spring, after the soil has thawed, you can start making a kind of "basket" without a bottom, which will reliably hide an unsightly vessel.

Vine weaving in garden decor

By the way, having figured out how to decorate a garden barrel with a vine, you can acquire the ability to weave products from a vine. It is useful for making wicker fences, flower bed fences and other decorative elements, especially in the case of a rustic design.

Covering with dry moss is also a simple and very original option. For its implementation, only forest moss and ordinary twine are required. The moss must be well dried. You just need to cover the barrel to be decorated with moss, starting from the bottom, and fix the moss layer with twine. You cannot cope with this work alone - you need a partner.

An old wooden barrel will still serve

Paints and a brush: an amazing transformation of summer cottages

Deciding the fate of a water container that has lost its appearance, summer residents most often seek to decorate a summer cottage with the help of ordinary staining or by applying various drawings to it. This lesson is exciting, fun and almost everyone can do it. Even children can take part in the transformation of nondescript vessels into bright design elements of the summer cottage.

When planning the coloring or painting of barrels, one must have a good idea of where they will be located, what will surround them, how the created “masterpieces of painting” will fit into this environment. Obviously, containers that are too brightly colored, painted with a variegated pattern will turn out to be inappropriate near flower beds. But they will also come in handy near the playground or next to a shady garden path.

Modest coloring does not prevent this barrel from having a presentable

How to paint a barrel in the country with your own hands

Painting garden barrels is pretty simple. The ability to draw is an absolute plus here; for summer residents who own this art, such a painting is an excellent opportunity to embody their own creative ideas. But even those who do not know how to draw should not despair: templates for painting are on sale. You can use beautiful twigs and leaves of plants as templates. Finally, it is not at all forbidden to use the ideas presented here in the photo.

Of course, the pattern should be applied to the pre-painted one-tone surface of the barrel. It is worth recalling that before painting, any container must be cleaned of dirt, dust, and metal also from rust. The following stages of painting:

degreasing the painted surface with a solvent for better paint adhesion;
applying a layer of suitable paint to the entire surface;
applying a second coat of paint after the first coat has dried;
covering with transparent varnish (desirable, but not necessary);
painting according to the selected drawing;
finishing varnish.

Any of the proposed ideas that awaken your imagination are suitable for the restoration of old barrels.

You can supplement your collection of ideas by watching the video:

This video will show you how to give new life to old wooden barrels: