Decorative mill can become an original decoration of any garden site, complement the style and overall interior of the house.
Make a decorative mill with your own hands is not so difficult, and it can not but please those who do not like to spend extra money, but wants to make your dacha attractive and cozy.
From the article you will learn how to make a decorative mill, get photos and drawings of the stages of work.
The second part of the article will give advice on how to place the mill on the site, original fit it into the interior of the garden or villa, as well as what additional crafts to use to create on the site a unique style.
Contents:
- How to make a design?
- Base Preparation
- Finishing Design and Design
How to make a design?
First of all, you need to determine the purpose of the mill, it can be wind or water.
But in any case, no matter which option you choose, you need drawings with dimensions and examples of designs - you can see them in the photo.
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After you have decided on the appearance and size of the mill, you can begin assembling the frame - the main element of the mill.
To make a frame, you will need six boards of the same size: they need to be arranged in the form of a trapezoid, the way you see in the photo.
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The edges of the boards need to be cut, observing the slope of the angle of 45 degrees - so you will get something like a small ditch in the shape of a cone. There you will need to pour the glue to connect the structure.
After gluing inside, it is also necessary to process the facade part with adhesive tape - you will get a stable hexagonal frame.
Wait for the adhesive to come out between the board connections before starting the next construction steps.
It needs to be removed with a construction knife, and also remove the tape that you wrapped the outer part of the case.
After the body is ready, you need to make a lid for it - it must also have a hexagonal shape and fit the size of the body.
Cut out the part from the board and fix it to the glue on top of the body, having smeared the inside surface.
Where part of the design is already, you should go through a special gun for glue - then you will get a long thin line, on which you can install the cover on top.
Photo instruction will help you to do everything right with your own hands: try to follow it clearly so that the decorative windmill for the garden has a professional look and was stable.
For the manufacture of the bottom of the mill from wood, you will need two more hexagonal parts.
When you cut them, make sure that they fit the already finished parts of the construction and fit tightly together.
In the bottom part you need to make a slot in the form of a square 7x7 cm in size - here you will then attach the beam, which will serve as the basis for your skeleton. In the upper part, a hole is also made, into which a bar is fastened to the screw.
In the final form, your design should be box-shaped, so in addition to the existing elements, you need to make walls.
They are made of wooden parts of equal shape, the sides of which are in the same shape as the carcass, i.e.have slits in the corners. To cut the details correctly, use photo materials - it will be much easier to work with them.
The resulting walls must be bonded to the bottom of the mill, using glue, screws and drills.
Places where the elements are interconnected, it is best to fasten with adhesive tape or vice for better fixation( then it will be necessary to remove them).
If you did everything right, then now the design should resemble a garden lantern. At this stage you will need a grinder to make the future decorative mill smooth and neat.
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Substrate preparation
Fabrication of the substrate is the next important step.
The instruction is as follows: its bottom, like the frame, is made of 6 boards, which must be arranged in the form of a hexagon. The resulting design should have a niche in which the carcass block will be installed.
The instruction and the scheme will help you correctly to connect details - to make it with your own hands it is simple, if to use additional materials.
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The middle and upper parts of the base outwardly resemble a pyramid - it should have 6 corners and a cut off top.
Fasten its elements in the same way as all the others - with glue and tape, and after that install a bucket of water on the structure, which will act as a press, and leave the mill for a while in this form.
The next stage of the work is the most difficult to do by yourself - you need to build an observation deck.
For this you need 5 hexagons, which can be made from 30 bars.
You will also need 6 bars with holes made in them - they need to be fixed to the corner joints of hexagons.
As well as the previous parts, you need to connect everything with glue and scotch and leave for a while.
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Make the top of the mill possible from polystyrene.
In addition to it you will need a support plate and several wooden rings.
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The last step is to make the blades.
It is not difficult to do this with your own hands - you need to cut out the details from the plywood and fasten a few between them so that they are thicker.
They need to be fixed to the bars with glue and screws.
The blades of the mills are attached to a rod and attached to an already finished object.
Decorative garden mill with their own hands is almost ready.
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Finishing the design and design of the
In order for the garden mill to fit organically into the landscape at the dacha, it is necessary to trim it with additional elements.
For example, you can glue windows and doors to the mill by cutting out mini parts from plywood and fixing them on the lower tier of the structure.
Naturally, the mill must be covered with paint, picking it up under the general concept of your site.
But the mill can be used not only as a decorative element, but also as a fully functional thing - for example, you can hide with its help any small elements in the country house - communications, pipe valves, small hatches, etc.
If you decide to build a large-scale mill yourself, you can hide not only the elements, but entire structures - for example, a street toilet or a small shed.
Another original option is to decorate the pergola with a decorative mill - you can build an arbor directly inside the structure, but you can not build such a structure with your own hands, because you will need a large amount of materials, as well as experience in construction.
If your site has a real or artificial pond, then the best place is a water-based decorative mill. It is almost the same, but, in addition to the blades, it is equipped with a wheel.
Next to this design, as well as the water body itself, it will be good to organize a recreation area - here you can put an arbor or simply put chairs and benches( by the way, they can also be made with your own hands), then in the evenings you can relax and watch the mill work.
In addition to the mill itself, woodwork will help you complete the interior at the dacha. They will work well with the mill itself.it is usually made of this material, and also organically fit into the overall design of the site.
Most often, a small decorative mill can be found on an elevation, for example, on a small mound with grass. So the design will be in view from any point of the site.
If you want to create a whole "picture" at your dacha, you can install a mill near the wicker fence by placing a wooden wheel next to the cart, the cart itself, small wells and other crafts recreating the elements of the peasant way of life, to which the decorative mill fits perfectlygarden.
In order to make the appearance of objects even more naturalistic, it is possible to age the mill and other handicrafts artificially, covering them with special paint.
For a Russian-style dacha, the option of a windmill is more suitable, however, if you want to make it water, you can simply decorate the pond with the help of appropriate handicrafts - a wooden bridge, arbor from carved wood and other elements.
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Another popular style for decorating a villa, which perfectly fits the decorative mill - country style.
It is generally similar to the usual rustic style, but it is better to abandon the clearly "Russian" decor elements: carvings, fairy-tale characters, bridges, etc.
Old wells, carts and wheels will fit in this style. You can add a scarecrow to the general picture - it will become a noticeable and original element in your dacha, and if you place it near trees and beds, it is also functional.
A decorative water mill is ideal for recreating an oriental style area. Oriental style is minimalistic, so there are not too many elements.
You can install several benches next to the pond - for the oriental style not only wooden but also stone objects are suitable, if desired, you can also make them yourself.
In addition to them, you can make bridges, as well as interestingly arrange the tracks - then you can recreate at your dacha a cozy and quiet corner where you can relax and relax after a hard day.
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The main thing when recreating the oriental style, that the mill and other decorative elements were not near the beds and work area, becausethey do not fit into the overall design, and are more suitable for country style or country style.
If your site is small, and to delimit the space is difficult, it is better to choose one of them.
The size of the mill should correspond to the size of the site: do not build too small or too large an object, try to match the general concept and organically combined with the site.
If you do not want to collect the mill yourself, then you can just buy it.
Buy out, of course, more expensive, but if you choose a small model, then you will not spend a lot of money and get a wonderful decorative element for the garden.
In addition, saving, you can make crafts, wells, houses and other decorative elements yourself.
