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Want a way to make a wooden garden art ladder last for years ? Put boots on it ! With a pair of previous rainwater boots and a fresh coating of exterior paint , it will impart on for several years to hail .

For more estimate , seethe Gallery of Garden Art Ladders . And you could make your own : How to Build a Decorative Garden Ladder .

Rubber boots used to protect the wood legs of garden art ladder.

Ladders in the Garden

I love using older , wooden ladders in the garden but , if they are made for indoor use , the conditions can be really knotty on them .

Originally , I intended to keep this ladder plain , unadulterated with rouge splatters from its original proprietor , but , after a few seasons I see to it that the wood around the feet and legs was commence to rot .

The solution ? A sassy coat of exterior paint and kiddie rain boots !

Blue garden art ladder with yellow boots used to protect the lower legs.

Paint

First , to protect the intact piece , I used exterior rubber-base paint paint with built - in fuse and a protective lustrous coat .

The ladder was painted a few years ago and this really helps protect the wood . I just have to tinge up the horizontal surfaces once a year , wherever rain and snowfall might sit .

Boots

Despite the paint , the feet were showing sign of wear from exposure to damp .

Boots to the rescue !

I got two pairs of ( used ) kid ’s rainfall boots from a parsimoniousness store and attached them with Quickcrete ( cementum mix that only requires water ) .

Plain and painted garden art ladder.

My Bob Hope was to find ladybeetle boots but I soon pick up that they cost a luck , even at parsimoniousness stores ( $ 50 ! ) . on the face of it ladybugs are voguish !

So , when I found two yoke of bumblebee boots ( $ 5 ) , I figured I better go for it .

I ’d rate this as an easy project .

Blue garden art ladder in garden.

Here ’s how I did it and some ideas :

They collapse me up . Kind of fun and cockeyed looking at !

Bonus Idea

You could also paint socks on the ladder leg . This may be easiest before cementing the boots on , but , either means it would be singular . Thanks to my mom for that idea !

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Four rain boots on feet of garden art ladder.

Two child rain boots on ladder feet.

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