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    Home » Repurposed Furniture » Chair » Broken Down Chair Planter

    Broken Down Chair Planter

    Published by Gail | Published September 18, 2015 | Updated June 24, 2021
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    Broken down Chair Planter diy directions. Broken chairs are easy to find at thrift stores. Turn one into a chair planter! #ScavengerChic #MyRepurposedLife #repurposed #furniture #planter #outdoors via @repurposedlife

    Broken down Chair Planter diy

     Of all the projects I've worked on this month, I knew immediately that this broken down chair planter was the project I had to share on My Repurposed Life. Could it be it's repurposing possibilities?

    Hey fellow diyers, it's Joan from Scavenger Chic.

     

     

    Broken down chair

    Broken down Chair Planter diy

    It looks like this chair had been kept outside for a looooong time and he was sooooo ready for a makeover.

    Reassemble the broken chair

    Broken down Chair Planter diy

    Isn't that better? Now it looks more like a chair!

    Before painting the broken down chair planter, all the flaking paint was sanded off.

    Paint the old chair

    Broken down Chair Planter diy

    Don't you think he looks better after two coats of a yellow chalk paint? At least I think he was looking more like himself, since I never saw the chair new...at least he was looking fresher.

    Distress the paint

    Broken down Chair Planter diy

    Uh oh! It's  little too fresh. But it looked so much better after I sanded the edges  to give that slightly worn look.

    Broken down Chair Planter diy

    After sanding, I added some tinted wax.

    Design the planter portion of the old chair

    Broken down Chair Planter diy

    You probably don't have one of these rusty metal rings laying around...another dump find...but I had to use it to keep my family from wondering why the heck I keep bringing home trash. The rusty metal ring was perfect for the broken down chair planter project.

    Carefully plan the cut out for the pot

    As you can see, I just traced around my rusty metal ring with a pencil. I doubt if you  have a metal ring, so you can trace around whatever pot you're going to use in the chair.  Make sure your circle on your chair is not quite as wide as the widest part of the pot you'll be using or your plant will be sitting on the ground.

    Broken down Chair Planter diy

    Carefully, I Cut out the circle with a jigsaw.

    Broken down Chair Planter diy

    Caulk was applied to keep water from pooling next to my rusty circle on the broken down chair planter. Then it was  touched up with the yellow paint.

    The broken down chair planter is coming together 

    Broken down Chair Planter diy

    A cream separator fits perfectly into the broken down chair planter. I bought him at a flea market a year ago with all intentions of turning him into a lamp.

    Broken down Chair Planter diy

    The holes at the bottom of the cream separator will allow water to drain.

     

    Add flowers to the chair planter

    Broken down Chair Planter diy

    Finally, a pot of mums finishes off the broken down chair planter.

    Broken down Chair Planter diy

    Broken down Chair Planter diy

     

    Broken down Chair Planter diy

    If he falls apart again, it might just be time to turn him into his next recycled project, firewood. Hopefully, I've extended his life a few years.

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    As for the planter, I delivered it back to my sister's front porch. I think she was a bit surprised at the transformation.

    Joan

    See more of Joan's projects here

    Check out one of my first, and an all-time favorite chair projects here

    See more Project Ideas for Old Chairs here

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    1. Olive C.

      September 28, 2015 at 7:51 am

      Lovely idea! Recyclig and repurposing are always a good idea, in fact. I have two broken old chairs in the basement prepared for disposal, but now I could transform them into planters. Thank you for the inspiration!

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    2. Marie@The Interior Frugalista

      September 19, 2015 at 1:32 am

      Love the upcycled repurpose of this chair Joan. Chuckled over the fact that it landed right back at your sister's house.

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      • Joan

        September 19, 2015 at 7:44 pm

        She might want to put it on her back deck so the neighbor doesn't recognize it and want it back. 🙂

    3. Tuula @ Thrifty Rebel Vintage

      September 18, 2015 at 11:17 pm

      Your chair planter turned out great Joan! Love that you used a cream separator for the planter. It's perfect!

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    4. gail@myrepurposedlife.com

      September 18, 2015 at 10:04 pm

      Joan,

      The added elements of the rusty ring and the cream separator really pull this all together! Super repurposed garden chair, I love it!

      gail

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    5. iralee

      September 18, 2015 at 10:33 am

      "You probably don’t have one of these rusty metal rings laying around…another dump find…but I had to use it to keep my family from wondering why the heck I keep bringing home trash." best line ever!! i laughed so hard!!! i love this little chair. its super cute!

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    6. Donna Marie

      September 18, 2015 at 9:50 am

      I would have put a burgundy or orangy mum in the chair but that is my only criticism!!!

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      • Joan

        September 18, 2015 at 12:56 pm

        I totally agree, but when I was buying my mums the yellow ones had the biggest blooms the rest were just buds.

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