Railway Sleepers can give your DIY projects a hardwearing, economical and aesthetically pleasing look whether being used indoors as quirky support or furniture, or outdoors to give your garden that extra something.
Having been used for hundreds of years on railway lines, it was only relatively recently that their popularity has risen thanks to landscapers and furniture makers that started using them as a cheap yet impressive material.
As the sleepers are built to be used for years, they are structurally solid, long lasting and best of all, no two beams are identical which can give your furniture, fireplace or garden that original look that can't be copied.
Made of such hardwoods as beech and oak, or softwoods like pine, finding railway sleepers for sale is no harder than carrying out a local search on the internet.
But what about the different ways they can be used? In the house they can be used as fantastic supports for a wall or as creative shelving. Why not use them as kitchen benches for that novel look.
In the garden railway sleepers can be used to partition off an area to be used for bedding or borders, or as effective ways to create an earthed area on top of existing soil or lawn. Best of all they make a great seating area.
If you happen to visit The Eden Project in Cornwall be sure to see railway sleepers in action as the walkways from the car parks are constructed from them. Further evidence of the many uses that they have.
If you are still short of imaginative ideas then why not use them to make stylish pond edging, the beams will fit in nicely with surrounding nature. Over time the sleepers will look they grew out of the earth itself.
Looking to make a children's play area? Or a tree house? Yep you guessed it, no need to use cheap plastic that's brightly coloured and stands out like an eyesore, using beams will make it look like the tree has grown it!
Railway Sleepers have been used for years by Artists, who have long promoted the benefits and beauty of them. The wood of is excellent quality and as its available in both hard and soft wood its ideal for sculpting and craft uses. They have the potential to be used for many great uses. They are hardwearing, adaptable, natural, solid and will suite both indoors and outdoors.
Having been used for hundreds of years on railway lines, it was only relatively recently that their popularity has risen thanks to landscapers and furniture makers that started using them as a cheap yet impressive material.
As the sleepers are built to be used for years, they are structurally solid, long lasting and best of all, no two beams are identical which can give your furniture, fireplace or garden that original look that can't be copied.
Made of such hardwoods as beech and oak, or softwoods like pine, finding railway sleepers for sale is no harder than carrying out a local search on the internet.
But what about the different ways they can be used? In the house they can be used as fantastic supports for a wall or as creative shelving. Why not use them as kitchen benches for that novel look.
In the garden railway sleepers can be used to partition off an area to be used for bedding or borders, or as effective ways to create an earthed area on top of existing soil or lawn. Best of all they make a great seating area.
If you happen to visit The Eden Project in Cornwall be sure to see railway sleepers in action as the walkways from the car parks are constructed from them. Further evidence of the many uses that they have.
If you are still short of imaginative ideas then why not use them to make stylish pond edging, the beams will fit in nicely with surrounding nature. Over time the sleepers will look they grew out of the earth itself.
Looking to make a children's play area? Or a tree house? Yep you guessed it, no need to use cheap plastic that's brightly coloured and stands out like an eyesore, using beams will make it look like the tree has grown it!
Railway Sleepers have been used for years by Artists, who have long promoted the benefits and beauty of them. The wood of is excellent quality and as its available in both hard and soft wood its ideal for sculpting and craft uses. They have the potential to be used for many great uses. They are hardwearing, adaptable, natural, solid and will suite both indoors and outdoors.
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