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Courtney
Super December 2018

Arbor almost done!

Courtney, on July 7, 2018 at 12:14 AM

Posted in Do It Yourself 23

We're getting married on the hotel lawn and I wanted to have an arch or an arbor.... HELLO ALDI GROCERY STORE! I purchased 3 of these (single archway), spray painted them copper/ bronze and added hints of pink on the flowers, green on the leaves and blue on the birds. The plans allow for two arches...

We're getting married on the hotel lawn and I wanted to have an arch or an arbor.... HELLO ALDI GROCERY STORE!

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I purchased 3 of these (single archway), spray painted them copper/ bronze and added hints of pink on the flowers, green on the leaves and blue on the birds.

The plans allow for two arches to be linked into an arbor (See the picture, I got three to add in an additional panel to make sure it was tall enough). I have a chandelier (still need to paint) that will hang in the center, white flowing fabric (think cheesecloth) on the sides to spill to the ground and pool a little bit and then I will add all of the artificial flowers I've purchased along with a faux boxwood//ivy garland from Amazon.

I am SO EXCITED about this and it cost less than renting one!



After Painting:cfb_992572.jpg

Bluebird on the arch
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Artificial flowers just tucked in for the moment to see the look!
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23 Comments

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    Expert October 2018
    Nicole ·
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    This looks stunning! Love your flower choice!
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    Just Said Yes February 2019
    Lyndsey ·
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    How much did one of these cost?
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  • Courtney
    Super December 2018
    Courtney ·
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    Thanks for all of the support ladies!!

    They were $30/ each, and I purchased 3 of them. I strongly suggest getting one extra to A) make it tall enough and B) make sure you have extra parts. One of the top pieces came apart on us, and luckily we had extra pieces in the garage to work with.

    Chandelier was $35 on Amazon (not shown yet)

    Paint was about $3 a can, used about 6 cans

    Green, pink and blue paint I already had

    Flowers were 50%-70% off ...

    I think I will add chicken wire to tuck the flowers into, maybe even sew them to it so I can get it done early, then just unroll it and attach with either zip ties or wire.

    All in all I I think I did pretty good!


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