Trashcan makeover II

Yes this is another trashcan rebuild. Yes I gave the post title movie sequel-style roman numbering in the hopes of building a bit more excitement (and to set the precedent so that "Trashcan makeover XXIV" beomes a possibility sometime in the distant future).

Here's what I started with this time. Not as sleek as the previous metal design.

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In fact, this trashcan might not have ever needed a makeover if the plastic "wood" used had been a more natural color.

That burgundy Puce? Mulberry? (here's a great website that will name colors for you) color though just doesn't work for me -- a feeling echoed strongly by my client.

The difficulty this time is that those plastic members are structural:

They hold the whole thing together, giving the can its shape.



That means that I had to use a different material and design, but the end result is visually almost identical to the previous one:

You can see that the cedar slats are still the structural components:

I've got a pile of plastic "wood" pieces now that I need to use somehow...

Still thinking about that one.

I'm keeping this post short because today is a holiday in the US, and who is going to be reading about trashcan revitalizations anyway?


These trashcan designs have given me an idea of how I can include something like this in my own garden without having to install a pointless trash receptacle. Stay tuned.

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