Old Porch Posts

Discarded wood porch posts are amazing additions to the outdoors! I was fortunate in having access to seven and a half free wooden posts that Mr D cut in half, giving me six halves to place around the yard. I love the look all of them!

These came from a local church that Mr D & co replaced with vinyl and I immediately claimed them. This was a project we both worked on.

This single half post came from son L when he replaced an old shop/garage with a new one. It's topped with an old wooden finial.

These came from Mr D's sister. They had an old, abandoned house on their property that got torn down.

I had a vision for them, though they were stored for several years before I figured it out! This one is topped by a de-electrified outdoor light.

 There are two of these along side a path in the back, topped by finials from old lamp pieces.

These run along the south side of the house and are topped with simple wooden balls I bought at HD and aged with time.

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Wooden posts are hollow in the inside center and part way up from the bottom.

 Hammer some kind of sturdy stake in the ground - this is part of a fiberglass fence post. Just place the post over whatever you're using. And no, it's not sturdy - it's for looks only!

For the finial, I used a small enough piece of board to fit inside the hollow post, drilled a hole in it and screwed the finial to it and plopped it in the post.

 It's easy enough to use them without a lot of effort. I've moved these around several times but believe they've 'found' their places now!

How have you recycled old wooden posts?


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