How to turn a plastic barrel into a great looking garbage bin

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Follow 3 easy steps to transform, a blue drum into an eyes catching wooden containers. People won't dare throwing their rubbish in it, thinking it's everything (ice cream container,etc..) except a garbage bin !


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To Start you need :

  • 1 plastic barrel
  • 36 planks of wood ( hard wood like teak) 36"x 2"x 2/8"
  • Nuts and bolds
  • 2 meters of rope
  • a 23" stainless lid

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STEP 1 : Wood work


After cutting the planks, you need to drill 2 holes in each plank in two steps with 2 different drill wicks.
Clean the area with sand paper after drilling and start drilling the barrel.

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STEP 2 : Tightening

Attached the 36 planks to the barrel.

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STEP 3 : Add the handle rope


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STEP 3 : Finishing

Apply 2 coats of teak oil varnish for a great looking.

Before


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After


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Hope you enjoy watching, how does it look ? :-)

How to turn a plastic barrel into a great looking garbage bin | Ecency