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A Detailed House, Chair made of grass, Creative outdoor seating, Furniture, Landscape design, Lawn, Lawn furniture, Sofa made of grass, Table made of grass, Terra Armchair
With so much land (and two very energetic children), we make the most of our acreage. Sometimes though, we make it so far away from the house that a place for me to sit is most welcome. It still allows me to supervise the children and gives them (and our puppies) more time to play, explore and enjoy nature.
That’s why when I came across this little gem, I perked up:
It was love at first sight!! I read the directions here, and pondered, “Do I have the energy for this?” I certainly have the desire! It’s going on my every growing “To Do” List, but after reading the comments and directions several times, I figured out a few shortcuts.
Briefly, the directions that were given:
Figure out where you would want it and the dimensions. Theirs was 8’x4’x4′, which required roughly 150 cubic feet of dirt.
Stake it every 18″, going down 12″.
Shovel in dirt, watering it in lightly every time 12″ of dirt is in and stomp.
Remove structure….
Mold with trowel, sprinkle with fertilizer and gypsite and water.
Add strips of poultry netting for support on arms and back.
Lay sod, staggering rows, and use planting stakes to keep them in place until roots hold.
Water often over the next few weeks, remove stakes, and trim as needed. This is just a brief summary to give you an idea of the directions. The full and detailed directions are here for this particular project.
Because of the amount of dirt, the back-breaking labor involved and from reading comments about how difficult this project (and others similar in nature) is in terms of the dirt and the form, it might be easier to use bricks or cinder blocks as the base/form and pack dirt on top.
Maintaining the look of this might also prove difficult, so maybe instead of grass, try moss? I also wouldn’t want to sit on any little creepy critters 😮 !!
You could also create chairs…
… and seating arrangements!
The chairs were created from a cardboard kit, The Terra Armchair, that sells for about $100 and includes the grass seed, but I’ve got the DIY disease; I think I can create a cardboard form. It’s going to be covered with dirt, so it doesn’t have to be pretty 😉
It would be nice to have a table as well!
The more I’ve thought about this project, the more I like using the land as “clay”. The children might like to create a whole zoo of animals. Maybe some turtles and alligators?
Enjoy the rest of your day!!
I’ve been very much enjoying your blog – and was particularly impressed with this project! I’ll have to suggest this to my husband (who would be the one doing the actual work!) : )
Thank you so much! I hope he’s open to the suggestion!! My husband hasn’t seen it yet. Boy, is he in for a surprise 😉 Haha!!
How neat and clever is this! I love it. Thanks for sharing this one Kearney.
Cynthia
I knew you would like this one!
You should change your name to Lawna
As in fawna? 😉
How creative and clever people are!
It’s amazing what people come up with!
Great post!
Awww! Thanks, John!! I didn’t know you still read my blog!! 😀
How wonderfully unique and creative. Keep up the great presentations. Jay
Thank you, Jay! I hope you’re doing well!
I am, thank you for asking. Jay
I am in the process of making something similar. My version of Mother Earth laying on the ground where my fairy garden is being started. Her face will be made from Hyper Tufa and body will be a mix of moss and grass.
That sounds amazing!!! I’d love to see a picture of it when you are done…and even during the process!!
I have just been doing small tests on ways to do it and think I have come up with what I will use. I will be posting it on both my blogs when I do! Thanks for the interest!
Very cool, very ambitions, and yes, will be very intrigued by your version of it!
Love
you are too much!! 🙂
Lol!! I need to just stop before I give myself a coronary! 😉
Wow. That’s all I can say. I can just picture it covered in brown spots where Bailey peed on it!
I could imagine Bailey digging through the whole sofa!! Oh, maybe he would leave the arms for “hydrants” 😉
What a creative idea…(for someone else 😉
I would not like to sit on a spider, snake, or other furry friend. 🙂
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What a interesting idea. It does look nice and will be curious too how it turns out!
You have got to be kidding me! I’ve grown up with a dad who works in the lawn irrigation business and I don’t think he’s EVER seen this! I can’t say that I would want it myself, but it sure is intriguing.
that is so clever and brilliant for large gardens.
I’m amazed at this project, I’m going to try building it
Yay!!! That is so awesome!!! Will you send me pictures when your done? I’d love to see it!!!
How exciting! Would love to see this become a “thing” every summer.
How cool!
LOVE your sense of design!
Awww!! Thank you so much!!
what a cool idea!!! Happy DIY’ing!!!
Hi, I really liked your entry on how to create lawn furniture as I’m a budding gardener in my spare time, pardon the pun. Keep up the posts 🙂
The lawn furniture looks cool, but it looks so difficult to make/maintain. I’m impressed by anyone who can succeed, though 🙂
What an interesting idea! I think you’re right to find ways to tweak it. As much as I like the contoured chairs, for ex, I can’t help wondering what kind of mower could make it in and around those contours? But it seems that, if you get a good base system, you could adapt it season to season. Truth is, it wouldn’t be the only impractical-but-worth-it yard project. I once had a worker nearly break his forklift, lifting a gorgeous boulder onto his scale to tell me how much it would cost. It was the greatest shape, and all I could think was what a perfect mini-mountain it would be for my boys, and great chair for me while I was with them. But, huh. Turns out big rocks are expensive: $900, by weight, plus the cost for delivery. (We settled on bags of river rocks and a couple small boulders, instead.) So no rock chair for mom.
How neat and creative! I love it. 🙂 Patty
It seems like it would be high maintainence. Looks amazing though. A whole seating arrangement would be very Alice.
I have seen this before, but it was nice you posted it because it is creative and pretty wild.
That is an amazing idea. I’m not sure my lawn guy would want to mow it though.
this is awesome! i love your site. please accept my nomination for the one lovely blogger award!
Thank you SO much – for the award and the kind words!! I’m so glad you like my blog!!
Wow Wow Weewow!! Super cool concept for outdoor seating solutions! We’d love to try this out at home! THanks for the tip! Super Chic blog!!
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It is a great idea, but I am sure the maintenance is high, just like keeping up with a grass on the lawn.
Pretty cool!
Whoa! VERY cool !!!!!
I love the grass furniture but I know that I don’t have the energy to make them and I don’t think my husband would want to cut them! I think our dogs would love them too. One of the dogs loves to sit in chairs.
This is awesome…what an idea!
I’m afraid mine would die. Or get so long that it would be uncomfortable to sit in. If I had a gardener heck yeah!! But to “mow” or clip it once a week would be a burden. How would you keep lawn clippings from sticking to your legs?
I have an alternative suggestion: get an old couch that you were planning to throw out, and cover it in fake turf. Voila, no watering required.