These days you can find a synthetic, man-made version of just about anything. You can buy artificial alternatives to your favorite foods, why eat a real strawberry when you can have something that’s strawberry-flavored? Fake flowers have been around for a long time and have decorated many a home and office badly. Another popular artificial product is synthetic grass, you often see it on sports fields where it is a durable substitute for thirsty and difficult-to-maintain real grass.
We think it’s pretty neat stuff and started to ponder other ways to use it beyond the playing field or front yard. We have come up with some ideas, all you need is a roll of it along with some synthetic grass adhesive so you can stick it to things the manufacturers may not have thought of!
Topiary – You know those hedges you sometimes see on the grounds of museums or really rich people’s homes that have been laboriously trimmed into the shapes of animals? They’re pretty neat, right? So, why go through all that time and toil to grow a topiary when you can just make a fake one? Just go down to the local carnival and throw a ball at the bottles until you hit one and win a giant stuffed animal, or, if you want to save some money, fork over for one at a fancy toy shop. Now all you have to do is cut out pieces of synthetic grass and use the synthetic grass adhesive to glue it all over the stuffed animal until- VOILA! You have an artificial topiary! Now put it out in your front yard to scare the local children, those things are creepy!
Man Cave – Nothing says “man cave” like synthetic grass, it’s as if they were made for each other! So, you have somehow staked out a room of the house (the garage) and have driven the rest of the family out of it by smoking cigars until they can’t stand the smell and just leave you alone out there- now it’s time to decorate! Start with the floor so you and your buddies can sit on that old sofa your wife tried to throw away, drink some beer, and watch the game on the old TV the kids don’t watch anymore because they have mobile devices, and feel as if you are actually sitting on the pitch! It will be like an awesome outdoor living space, but indoors! If that sounds awesome to you, then why not go further and cover the roof and the walls with synthetic grass, too? It will definitely put the cave in the man cave, this is how our prehistoric ancestors lived, in caves lined with grass! Have another beer, it will all make sense then!
We always like to check what the Australian Government has to say about our topics, but nothing this time, so I give you instead the golden wattle, Australia’s national floral emblem! We have more synthetic grass ideas, mini golf in your backyard, and a picnic area in your living room, but are sadly out of space. The divorce isn’t final yet…
