Reuse and Recycle in the Backyard

We have a couple of outdoor sheds in the new backyard and have been talking about what to do with them.  Here they are...

 

They sit up against the side of the apartment at the end of the driveway. 

Why don't we recycle them!  We have some glass paned doors Andrew has stockpiled from past demolitions and we didn't want to throw them out if they still had some value to them.  Well, about 6 months ago we had looked at the Inspiration Green website and found a post with greenhouses made from recycled windows and doors.  Andrew recently remembered these and thinks he can use the old doors and modify the sheds.  Here are some pictures from that website that show the general idea.

 

 

 

 

 

I love all of them and they are all unique.  Most were designed around the windows they had collected from neighbors and such.  Recycled things are sometimes the most beautiful things. 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Inspiration

The funnest part of a renovation is probably picking out the color palette for each room.  We've been scouring the web looking for inspiration.  The house we live in now has some bold, dark colors, but we're afraid the new house doesn't have the ceiling height to pull them off.  We'll need a lighter palette in most of the spaces.  Here are some inspiring pictures that I found. 

from KatyElliot.com

These doors are from somewhere in Italy and I am in love with this pale green blue.  I love how clean, light, and peaceful these colors are.  This palette could translate into a bedroom like this:

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This will probably be the color scheme for the upstairs bedroom, although we will leave the walls white.  The headboard and foot board will either be grey or black and we can pull in the green blue with the bedspread and pillows.  The floors will be wood, and we think maybe a large pile shag rug in a pale off-white under the bed.  FUN FUN FUN!!

I'll leave you with another inspiring photo, although I'm not sure where in the house we can use this palette.  Maybe the enclosed porch?  I love this photo.

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I'm already a terrarium fanatic, so I love these green glass bottles.  It's just beautiful.