A garden swing adds a pleasant touch to your yard, and you can build your own using a metal grate, chains and hooks. Plant some herbs and flowers in the area, and the aromas will blend together as you swing by. You can find everything you need to build a garden swing at your local home improvement store, salvage yard or from online retailers. Does this Spark an idea?
Instructions
1. Select the seat for your garden swing from ready-made decorative metal grates that are typically used as furniture inserts and architectural detailing. Choose a thick grate, at least 16-gauge, and one that is rectangular. Finished edges, including a smooth protective strip along the front and the back side of the grate, are an important feature for your garden swing. The type of metal is less important than the size, which should be at least 24 inches wide and 15 inches deep. You can also find old cast-iron gratings at your local architectural salvage yard or have your garden swing custom made by a metal artist.
2. Select a strong chain for your garden swing from your local home or hardware store. Pay special attention to the weight limits of your chain. Purchase two sections long enough to hang from your tree limb or swing stand to the ground.
3. Wrap each section of chain around the tree limb or swing stand and connect it to itself with a carabiner hook. Feed each end of chain through the side of your decorative metal grate and hook the chain to itself with a carabiner hook. Carabiners hook through the links on the chain and close completely so that the chain will stay securely connected. If your chain is too big to fit through the grate, connect the chain to the swing seat with the carabiner hook alone.
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