"You know those frames the wine barrels sit on? If I turn one of those upside down and put the spiky end on the ground, I reckon a pallet would fit nicely on the frame part and we'd have another bit of decking."
"Yeah, right." I scoffed.
"Nah, seriously! I'm going to take a pallet to the junk pile to test it. If it fits, come and help me lift the frame onto the ute. If it doesn't, I'll just leave the pallet there."
Ten minutes later, I was begrudgingly hoisting a metal frame onto the back of the ute.
Just as I reclined back onto the couch in the airconditioned donga, the door bell rang. (Josh and I have been "working from home" this week. We've had the aircon in the donga cranking while it's been SO HOT, and if we have any customers, they ring a bell outside the winery cellar door and we go to meet them.)
As I left to see who it was, Josh had his tool box and an assortment of screws, pallets and plastic sheeting.
20 minutes later when I was done - so was he!
I must admit, I was very skeptical when he first came up with this plan - but now we have double the deck space! It may not be the fanciest decking going around, but I love it!
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| Junkyard chic |
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| Enjoying a drink on the deck |
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