Antique cast iron pieces can be another affordable help to your primitive decor. And once again these pieces have the antique charm in which you can leave their age showing, clean them up, paint them, decal them, or whatever you choose.
Cast iron trivets can be fun in your kitchen. I have a dear friend that has an entire kitchen wall of her log cabin decorated with the various trivets she has found. What a brilliant idea.!
My kitchen does not lend itself well to this, but cast iron wood stove doors can be fun. The one pictured is a favorite of mine. The heartwarming message on it, lends it to a homey kitchen wall.
I have many cast iron kettles in my gardens, including one huge one held up by a tire rim that looks like an urn propped up as it is. Again, as with the cast iron enamelware, if you are planting in it you must allow for a lot of drainage material.
Cast iron is quite durable but a word to the wise for those that are going to use it outdoors in northern climates. Be very careful when moving frozen iron in the winter! And no, not because your skin will stick if wet. I am sure most people know this. My warning is because cast iron becomes brittle when very cold. This is the voice of experience speaking! I dropped a heavy kettle on concrete and it shattered into several pieces!
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