New ideas for dacha: the best options for crafts, master classes with photo examples

For most people, the dacha is a place of solitude. That's why it is important that the dacha plot is beautiful, comfortable and functional. Especially for you were collected the following ideas for the arrangement of the space.

DIY handicrafts for country houses

It is not necessary to buy expensive décor for the site in a store. You can make it with your own hands. And you don't even have to use expensive materials.

Flowerbeds

Do you think that a beautiful flower bed is solely the merit of landscapers? Well, it's not. It is under the power of each of you.

The course of the work:

1. Mark the contour of the future flower bed on the plot and dig a trench.
2. In the resulting trench, install concrete blocks vertically. Do not forget to check whether they are level.
3. The base of the blocks should be concreted and the concrete should be leveled.
4. After the concrete mixture has cured completely, fill the flowerbed with soil.
5. You can plant plants.

Due to the high construction, guests will notice your creation.

Garden Furniture

The most popular version of garden furniture is considered to be made of wood. But not every material is suitable for outdoor furniture. Oak, ash, and hornbeam are considered the best choices.

Many people choose furniture pieces made of wood for their naturalness and environmental friendliness.

The most common pieces of garden furniture are the dining table and chairs. Such furniture can be found in most dacha plots.

But, as well as for home furnishings, garden furniture should also be comfortable. And if the table and chairs even folding, it will facilitate their storage in the winter.

If you decide to make your own furniture, then choose options from ready-made material. So they will be easier to handle and assemble.

On the "World Wide Web" there are many master classes for every taste and level of tool skills.

Choose, adjust to yourself and create!

Lighting

At night on the dacha site can not do without. For this reason, the lighting should be thought about in advance, especially to make it is not so difficult. But do not forget about the rules of safety.

First you need to decide on the type of lighting, the locations and the desired brightness.

There is a huge variety of options. This section presents some of them:

• Wall lights. These options are used as spot lighting for entrance areas. Can have different shapes and designs.
• Floor lamps. This method of lighting is installed directly into the ground along the paths or on the veranda. They differ in the length of the legs and the shape of the lamp.
• Ground fixtures. Similar to floor lamps, but more often used to highlight different areas.
• Hanging lanterns. Located in gazebos, porches, on branches. Attached in the manner of single-plate chandeliers.

These are the most basic and common types of lights, but this list of options does not end. There are many ideas, both already implemented and unimplemented.

Fences

Materials needed:

• bars 100-200 cm thick. Look at the ground and the size of the sections;
• square bars with a side of 4 cm;
• wood screws;
• impregnation for the material with antiseptic action;
• board fence.

It is believed that the longer will last a log with a beveled top.

The course of the work:

1. With self-tapping screws to the supporting bars mount square bars in 30-50 cm from the extreme points of the pillars. The evenness of the attachment can be checked with a level.
2. Skirting boards at an equal distance from each other are attached to the square bars with self-tapping screws. To control the level of the position of the boards, run a rope along the bottom edge.

To avoid measuring the distance between each neighboring board, you can use an object to determine the distance. But even with this method, check after 15 to 20 skewers to see if the parameters have shifted.

Walkways

The most common and proven option for years is a path of paving tiles with curbs along the entire length. But do not buy the necessary materials from the first person you meet, otherwise you may be waiting for an unpleasant surprise in just a couple of years.

When creating a path, it is mandatory to use a concrete mixture under the curbs. By saving money at this stage, you will have to spend more to fix the path than if you do it well and correctly right away.

And if you decide to hire people to create a beautiful sidewalk with paving tiles, then watch every step of the way. Unfortunately, not all crews approach their work responsibly.

If you are thinking about how to make it beautiful and save your budget, then make the curbs yourself. After all, everyone can do it.

Necessary materials:

• Paving tiles of the required size;
• cement;
• Crushed stone;
• sand;
• boards and stakes;
• self-tapping screws;
• tile backing;
• trowel;
• brush;
• level;
• tape measure;
• grinder with a disk on the stone;
• hammer;
• buckets;
• car roof;
• rope;
• shovels - bayonet and shovel.

Workflow:

1. With the help of rope, mark the boundaries of the future path. Do not forget to check that the tiles fit neatly between the curbs. When calculating the width, you must take into account the width of the tiles, 5 mm for each joint and the width of the future curbs. The final sum should be the distance between the marking ropes of the path.
2. After marking the borders with a bayonet shovel, make notches of the borders under the rope. Prepare a trench for the formwork, taking into account that in it in addition to the mortar will be installed limiting boards.
3. Assembling the formwork, fasten the parts firmly, so that after pouring the mortar there will be no imperfections in the width of the curbs. If necessary, for a more direct position, whittle the boards with slats.
4. Make sure that the formwork is level, and there is enough height.
5. If there is not enough wood to install the formwork along the entire length of the walkway, you can install it in small sections. After one section is completely dry, the construction is transferred to the other. And so until all the curbs are poured.
6. You can move on to the creation of the concrete mixture. From the experience of builders verified the optimal proportions for home curb: 1 part cement, 3 parts sand, 4 parts fine crushed stone, 1.5 parts water.
7. After thoroughly mixing the mixture, move it to the trenches with the formwork. Use a metal pin, or a sturdy wooden stick to eliminate voids.
8. Level the surface of the concrete mixture.
9. If there are stones or pieces of broken bricks, you can use them to save mortar. But it is necessary to pre-wet them, so the bond will be better.
10. If you pour the curbs in several stages, make sure that there is no grass in them.
11. After the work with the curbs is finished along the entire length of the path, proceed to the preparation of the substrate under the paving tiles.
12. Remove any leftover formwork.
13. Get rid of any large vegetation in the center section of the walkway.
14. If necessary, level the path and spread a small layer of sand along the entire length.
15. Lay the next layer of substrate, remembering to leave a margin of about 1 cm in width.
16. Place a layer of wet sand on top of the substrate and tamp it thoroughly. The sand should not reach the edge of the curb the width of the tiles minus 1 cm for sand shrinkage.
17. If the work of laying the tiles will stretch over several days, the geotextile and sand underlayment can also be done in parts.
18. Before laying, level the surface of the sand layer and make a small slide in the center.
19. Place the tiles. You can experiment with the pattern if you wish.
20. After laying the entire walkway, walk the walkway to compact the tiles in the sand layer.
21. If the path provides curves, the tiles are perfectly undercut with a grinder.
22. The only thing left to do is to fill the joints. Backfill them with a sand-cement mixture, tamping them with a brush. Sweep away the excess with the same brush.
23. The path to the cottage is ready!

Playgrounds

There are several nuances to consider when choosing a location for a playground:

• A safe location;
• Quality fixtures;
• Constant monitoring;
• Consideration of age restrictions for equipment;
• Maximum proximity to the house.

If you can take into account all these nuances, then the playground at the cottage will only make you and your children happy. And buy a ready-made complex or make it yourself, it is up to you to decide.

Necessary materials and tools

Regardless of whether you are an experienced gardeners or beginners, you should still be a minimum set of necessary tools for the care of the site. What is included in this minimum necessary set? Let's look into it.

First of all, you must remember that any tool must be of good quality and easy to use. If you forget about these factors, then you will only suffer when working with them.

For the purposes of zoning a dacha plot can come in handy:

• Measuring tape;
• Twine;
• Stakes of various heights and widths.

No matter what you're doing with the earth: planting a vegetable garden, arranging flowerbeds, or sowing a lawn, you'll still need some tools. So what kind of tools are included in this group:

• Shovels;
• Forks;
• Rake;
• Hoe;
• A soil loosener.

And if you only have a garden, do you think you don't need anything? No, I don't. Here are the tools you need to work with trees and shrubs:

• Secateurs;
• Lopper;
• Knife;
• A saw;
• A whittling brush;
• A ladder.

There is also a large number of other necessary tools, the presence of which is not disputed even by the laziest owners:

• Buckets;
• Wheelbarrow;
• Hose;
• Basket;
• And much more.

But having tools is one thing, but caring for them properly is quite another. Here are a few basic rules for caring for tools:

• Wooden handles should fit snugly into tool tips.
• Store tools in a dry room under a roof.
• After use, all soil and plant debris should be removed from the tools.
• Sharp tools should be stored in their cases if possible and always be sharp.

Buy a good tool and store it properly, and it will last you for many years.

Original ideas for the cottage and garden

A plot that has been originally decorated, for sure, will be the envy of neighbors and friends. And so it is better not to give up the idea of intricately decorating the garden or garden plot.

Bench made of wooden bars

Materials and tools:

• 2 planks with a length of 44 cm;
• 2 planks with a length of 55 cm;
• 2 boards with a length of 76 cm;
• 9 boards with a length of 36 cm.

Workflow:

1. First of all, the 76 cm planks must have their edges cut at 45 degrees. The corners are cut in different directions, not parallel.
2. For the legs, planks 44 cm long are used. Between them on the lower, and upper level place the shelves (planks 55 cm long).
3. Staple the parts to each other.
4. Connect the sides of the support parts with boards with the corners cut off, narrow side down. The long side of the trapezes should be flush with the supporting parts.
5. It remains only to attach the future seat. It consists of 9 planks 36 cm long. Screw them onto the ends of the trapezoidal slats, firmly pressing them together.
6. Impregnate the finished product with a special antiseptic. If you want you can paint it.
7. The bench is ready!

A path of glowing pebbles

Have you ever seen glowing stones? Do you think that only happens in science fiction movies? Well, no. Even pebbles can be made to glow.

Here's how it works:

1. Pick up smooth pebbles. Wash and dry them.
2. Purchase glow-in-the-dark paints in advance.
3. Cover a deep container with polyethylene film from the inside.
4. Pour the prepared stones into the prepared container.
5. Pour the paint into the same container and mix everything thoroughly. The paint should evenly coat the stones.
6. If you have spray paint, the coloring is done by spraying the paint on the clean rocks.
7. Dry the rocks and you're done!

Use such glowing sprinkles in the design of your garden plot. If you give free rein to your imagination, there are more than 100 options.

Tip: To get a brighter glow, color only the lighter pebbles.

Coffee table from a bucket

The repair is over, but there is still a lot of trash after it? Is it really trash? For example, you can make a coffee table out of large buckets. Try it and you.

Materials and tools:

• Buckets;
• Wooden legs;
• Thick plywood;
• Screwdriver;
• Hacksaw;
• Thermal glue;
• Paint;
• Self-tapping screws.

Workflow:

1. Wash the buckets thoroughly from any residue of their contents and exterior stickers.
2. On one bucket draw a line parallel to the bottom at a height of 8-9 cm, and on the other the same line, but at a height of 5 cm.
3. Cut both buckets along the line. If a marker was used, wipe off the remnants.
4. The edges of the troughs need to be made safe. You can use any convenient way: melt, make a border of glue, put a flexible sleeve.
5. Mark the attachment points of the legs on both containers. Note that the larger trough-top is fastened with the slice down and the smaller-shell with the slice up.
6. Secure the construction with screws. The legs should be inside the countertop and away from the shelf.
7. Since the bottom of the bucket is usually not flat, then cut out of plywood circle larger in size than the diameter of the trough-top.
8. Sandpaper the edges of the circle. Paint or paint to your liking.
9. Small self-tapping screws connect the plastic and plywood tabletops. Screw on the underside, but make sure the screw does not go through the plywood.
10. The table is ready!

A flowerbed with cones

This is an ordinary flowerbed in which a thick layer of cones is poured on the surface of the ground. This solution is quite beautiful and as an addition saves plant roots from being dug up by pets.

Cement walkway in the shape of leaves

Materials and tools:

• Cement mixture of 1 part cement, 3 parts sand and water;
• Large sheets;
• Shells or pebbles for decoration.

Workflow:

1. On the surface of the soil, draw the outline of the leaf.
2. Excavate the soil about 5 cm. deep.
3. Fill the hole with the cement mixture, and press the leaf with its wiry side on top.
4. After a couple of days, when the mixture has dried well, remove the leaves.

That's how easy it is to make a walkway out of concrete leaves.

Bottle Fence

One of the easiest options for a bottle fence is a rack fence.

Workflow:

1. Set up posts around the perimeter of the area to be fenced. The distance between them should not exceed 2 m.
2. On a bar of 5 by 5 cm with self-tapping screws, attach bottle plugs. The distance should be equal to the diameter of the bottles.
3. Fix the bar with the corks between the support poles.
4. Screw the bottles tightly into the corks.
5. Place another bar with corks over the bottles and repeat the whole process. And so until the desired height is reached.

In the manufacture of such a fence should pick up a large number of identical bottles and remove labels from them in advance.

Folding sandpit

This is not the easiest version of the sandbox to make, but it will last for many years. Get started!

Materials needed:

• 2 boards for the frame with minimum dimensions width 3.6 cm, height 12 cm and length 6 m;
• 2 boards for the lid with minimum dimensions of width 2 cm, height 12 cm and length 6 m;
• 2 timbers with minimum dimensions of width 5 cm, height 5 cm and length 1 m;
• Agrovolok;
• Wicket hinges;
• Self-tapping screws;
• Construction stapler with staples;
• Saw;
• Screwdriver;
• Sandpaper;
• Measuring tape.

Workflow:

1. Divide the boards for the frame into four equal pieces each. There should be 8 pieces of 1.5 m each.
2. Thoroughly sand the boards and cover them with protective mortar.
3. Divide the timber into 4 equal pieces and do the same manipulation.
4. Now assemble. Assemble the hull of 8 frame boards, 2 on each side. Fasten the boards in the corners of the sandbox with pieces of bar and self-tapping screws. You can place a self-adhesive sealant between the boards for security.
5. Measure the exact dimensions of the resulting frame.
6. For the table, fix one board directly to the sandbox, and the second board to the first with the wicket loops.
7. Next is a bench. Screw two boards to the frame of the sandbox.
8. Another 2 boards connected by 2 pieces of bar, attach to the first two hinges. Fasten the wicket hinges to the outside of the lid so they open "outdoors".
9. Attach 2 more boards to the joists, but so that one side of the joists protrudes beyond the boundaries of the boards. This will be the backrest lock.
10. This structure is attached to the second pair of boards with hinges, so that the bars when you open it rested on the outside of the body.
11. It remains to make the bottom. For it along the bottom perimeter of the case, stretch agrovolok and secure it with a construction stapler.
12. The sandbox is ready!

Such a sandbox will last for many years and will bring up more than one generation of your family, especially if you take into account some nuances:

• It is better to paint all hinges on both sides before installation.
• For a more reliable fixation, you can use bolts, as they are not afraid of frequent opening and closing of the construction.

Arrangement of a dacha plot is an interesting pastime. Beautiful zoning and arrangement will please you and your family for many years. And it will be just your secluded place in which to hide from the bustle of the city. Dream, invent and don't be afraid to implement!

Photo ideas for beautiful garden crafts

Plastoc pop bottle wall garden having many of these units on the background.