Well I guess not so secret anymore now that I've blasted this all over the internet. Oh well, I guess if you come to my house you'll know this secret spot & head straight to it.
Good thing for me that I don't keep anything in it! Yea, I've always had some weird obsession with hiding places. I used to hollow out books, just because it was cool. And then I'd put them on the shelf. Empty. I don't have anything to hide really, no gold coins & cash burns a hole right through my pocket. But, during this fail-fix I couldn't resist the opportunity.
It all started during that long winded
downstairs bathroom redo, one of my accessories was to be ferns. I chose ferns, because that room is "light challenged" and I figured they'd fit right in. Look how they did:
Mind you, this is not a case of not having a green thumb, I have a bunch of healthy plants that will tell you otherwise - I gave this puppy everything I had, and he quit. Fast forward to problem #2 - I used a
wood bucket. Even though I had the fern in a separate plastic pot for drainage (
I thought I thought of everything!), and sealed the heck out of the bucket, the water seeped on through. But whatever, we all have fails & new things sprout from those, right?
I wanted to rush out and buy (
see what I mean about the cash problem) something else to go here, but in an effort to try and use-what-I-have-around-here, this is what I came up with. And it's what I should have done in the first place. (
sorry lil fern...)
Step 1: Paint the bottom half of the bucket. This was dual purpose, it hides the horrible water damage to the bucket, and looks all color-blocky. Unsuspecting people will think this was the plan all along - good!
Step 2: Raise up the floor so I don't have to literally fill this bucket with moss. This is where the secret hiding spot came in at the last minute! I
hoard keep all those jars from finished Bath & Body works candles & freeze the wax out (
freezing the candle is the easiest way to get the wax out - just take a butter knife to it to crack out the wax). They are super handy, and this one fit perfect:
A little newspaper padding to keep it steady......pop the lid on....
Step 3: Fill her up with moss! This is my favorite moss, it's about $26 on Amazon (
find the link here) for a HUGE box of it, but you can find smaller packs too. I use it all the time, I cover the soil in my other houseplants with it, just to make them even cuter. Because, why not? Back to the bucket:
Done! Much cleaner. I love that fluffy lime stuff. I still get my touch of green in here without having to buy a fake plant, and a hiding spot too. Again - because, why not?
From failed to fixed in like, 15 minutes. And it didn't cost me a thing since I had it all here.
Back to work on the
backyard brick patio for me... enjoy your summer!
-Jesse
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