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Garbage Screen

Got done with enough stuff on the house that I wanted a change of pace.  The local hardware store had some pre-made cedar screens for $60, so I decided to get one to play with.  Figured it would make a nice screen to hide the garbage pails.
Here you can see the pails and the rough screen
 Here I have painted the vertical slats as an experiment.  Overall it looks ok.  Clearly it needs to be level, and I should get it off the ground.  I'll also plan to stain it with the same stuff I used on the siding.  Once that's all done it should look decent.  But for now, it at least hides the pails.
Here I've put one coat of stain on it.

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