Monday, October 25, 2010

Siting: Urns & Plinths

Not often do you see iron urns significantly past a century old, below.
Last year in Birmingham, AL these urns, already by the front door, went into my landscape design.
Why? Too low. The scale was incorrect for the size of the home, frontdoor, & landing.
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Bought 'on approval', this pair of plinths arrived with a question mark last week. Naturally, my answer was, "yes, buy." And it's time to paint urns/plinths a dirty-dark-lead color. 2 tones will be needed.
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Did you notice where the urn/plinth is sited? NOT centered between frontdoor & column. Placing them a bit closer to the column enlarges the space.
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Garden & Be Well, XO Tara
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Pics taken by a client in Birmingham, AL.
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5 comments:

  1. La Petite GalleryOctober 25, 2010 at 9:08 AM

    The urns are absolutly gorgeous.
    I see what you are saying.. You
    are right, That is a beautiful front door..

    yvonne

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  2. TerryOctober 25, 2010 at 9:12 AM

    Ummmm nice.

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  3. Tara DillardOctober 25, 2010 at 9:33 AM

    Use latex on your downspouts.......if they are already oil you'll need a primer first.

    XO T

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  4. designchicOctober 25, 2010 at 3:09 PM

    Beautiful urns...can't wait to see them when you have them the way you want them - I'm certain they will be perfection!!

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  5. Maura @ Kisiwa Creek PhotographyOctober 26, 2010 at 11:27 AM

    Oooo Tara these urns are beautiful! I'm excited to see what you do with them...I know they'll look wonderful. What an exciting job you have...I'm sure it has it's 'moments' but the good I'm sure out-weighs the bad most of the time. Take care.
    Maura :)

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