Taking discarded parts and creating a vintage truck water feature for a backyard.
A kind heart is a fountain of gladness, making everything in its vicinity freshen into smiles. -Washington Irving
You are in for quite a treat today. Recently on our Facebook Page, we shared this vintage truck water feature done by Jim and Kay Coffey. It’s gonna crazy, which is not surprising cause it’s AWESOME.
They are giving us a tour of this feature as well as a shed made with mostly upcycled materials.
VINTAGE TRUCK WATER FEATURE
First, they found the cab…..
Then a bed…..
Some backyard digging…..
Installed a liner…
Brought in tons of rock, literally!
WATER FEATURE SETUP
The Pond Guy was their go-to resource in determining the flow volume, pulp size, etc.
Q: How does the water circulate back?
A: It has a catch basin at the end that catches the water, then it is pumped back into the truck.
BONUS
They are also sharing the little cottage, made mostly of repurposed materials, that sits right alongside the fountain. You can hear the water from inside.
They purchased these stained glass windows for an ad in a St. Louis newspaper back in 1984 and had been looking for the perfect spot ever since.
The glass came from a church that was torn down in 1903, they were informed.
Now if this isn’t a backyard paradise, what is?
Thanks to Jim and Kay for sharing it with us. If you feel like you have an amazing salvaged project, recipe, or craft, please feel free to check out our SS&M Feature Me information HERE.
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Fabulous, now if I could do that with the old 65 Cutlass carcass I have in my backyard that would be amazing!!!
Any takers??
Debbie, It’s so cool isn’t it?
Thank you, Deborah!
Thank you both for sharing your amazing oasis. I will be formatting the new photos and updating soon. 🙂
❤️
That’s so incredible and that cottage OMW!!!! I could live there in a heart beat. It’s stunning
I’m with you Michelle!!!
Thank you, Michelle!
Thank you, Michelle. Glad you enjoyed seeing my cottage and water feature.
Love the idea. It’s definitely unique and beautiful :). Thank you for sharing this idea. I think they’re great! 🙂
Ester, It really is such a fun fountain. I wish it was mine.
Thank you, Esther! Glad you enjoyed the article.
You gave me some ideas. I have been wanting to build a fountain that circulated from my swimming pool for a couple of
years. Now I see how it can be done and planning on building it this spring. I will be using river rock which will match the
edgings of all my flower beds, etc. Some of the river rock came from the foundation of our old home place in Flintstone, GA
Thanks
Thomas, That’s awesome. If you make something, we would love to see it. Every Wednesday, on our Facebook page, we have a share day where anyone can add their projects. We would love to see what you do.
Thank you, Thomas. Hope your project turns out exactly as planned.
Amazing! Never saw anything like this and I am sure there has never been anyone that has done this as well. He probably is the first!
Maria
Oh, that is so kind, Maria. There are many wonderful cottages and water features out there. Glad you enjoyed seeing ours!