Grass Lawn Chair Couch

Step 8 Have a Seat!

Here she is....she might need another trim! :-)

This is the perfect lawn chair for you and a friend to sit on and enjoy. And with a little Cutter yard lawn spray, you will never have to worry about ants in the pants or biting bugs!

PLEASE VOTE FOR ME! :-) Suggestions are warmly welcomed! Thanks so much for reading!~

Comments

[NaturalCrafter]

The bricks are such a pretty color. Hope next season you make a raised bed out of them and you can cross stack them so they are thick enough (the length of the brick) to hold up to being layered about 4 to 6 bricks high. No cement needed then. Put the soil into the center and toss in your coffee grounds, banana skins etc and grow frilly leafy greens on the top. (Sorry! Compulsive gardener in me)

[Minthe]

Beautiful! I'm thinking English Ivy with little wild flowers in the back

[charoweb]

This is AWESOME! I'm already planning to build my own. Looking forward to your next great idea!

[iectyx3c]

Like it. Original and nicely 'ibled. The brick drainage pattern is clever and saves bricks too. I've seen a design from TerraGrass using cardboard to shape the soil. Richard Reames calls himself an arborsculptor and wrote a book How to Grow a Chair. This Old House reported on sod furniture framed over wood stakes. Youtube has a funny sod couch video:

[got2bskilled]

AWESOME!!!! Theirs looks better than mine! :-) I wonder what kind of sof that is, LOL!

[Grimarr]

The thing with sod is that it can be laid down sorta like fondant on a cake, so it's easier to make a couch with a well-defined shape with it than piling dirt up and growing grass from seed.

[got2bskilled]

VERY Valid Opinion~

I would agree- except buying sod per sq.ft. is rather expensive compared to buying seed. At least here it is. I have a very tight budget! And $9 is all I am willing to spend on a grass project.~ It is a individual decision though. There are several factors to consider with sod.

To my knowledge, sod is sold only at a commercial sod nursery in bulk for contractors and such (here). Also, sod on brick or concrete alone is not a permanent solution (here)- as it will fry in the intense sun. We need several inches of soil to keep it cool and defuse the heat, as well as keep the moisture in the brick and soil. Plus, keeping a few inches of soil encourages worms and bugs to thrive and keep the soil healthy. When sod is planted even on sandy clay soil in the summer, it turns yellow in time and dies here. This is an issue with the local new developments around my area.

Sod is great if you have the money and the right climate/ soil/ right time of year to plant. I don't really have any of those! LOL~ I would certainly suggest sod to people who can do it- but where I am, sod is not an option. Plus, what can I say?- I am a cheap skate!! :-)

[Grimarr]

All perfectly valid. Of course if I were going to be making a sod couch I'd be using a layer of soil under the brick to keep the stuff alive, and it is expensive (or can be maybe) I know that a long time ago my dad was covering over a bare spot in the lawn where there used to be a fire pit, he got a single roll of sod that was just big enough to cover the space with a little extra at a local lawn & garden place.

[Grimarr]

Make that "over the brick" not under. @_@

[got2bskilled]

I guess I could play the "girl card" and flirt with a landscaping crew....

~Hey cutie, have any left over sod in that truck?~ wink wink*

Well, maybe I'll save the girl card for a speeding ticket or something.

Maybe the I can play "the girl with a cold beer and pizza card".....

Better yet- I am calling you dad!~ Thanks Grimarr! :-) LOL~

[LoganSix]

You could grow your own sod. But, you would obviously have to start that before the couch. I'm sure someone has written an article on how to harvest sod without having to rent equipment.

[Gonazar]

LOL, at the first photo, i didn't know what I was looking at! It's a Cameo Couch! :P

[jvb551]

great idea thanks

[jaythedogg]

That... Is... AWESOME! Great idea & Instructable! Thanks for sharing. :)