There are many ways to repurpose old chairs, however this garden chair may be one of the easiest and pretty ways.
Paint Garden Chair a Bright Color
I am usually not a fan of yellow. But I was getting tired of my regular "oops" colors and splurged on a pint can of yellow! It seems like there are never any yellow hues of paint at our HD. Lots of hues of oranges and browns, though.
My uncle had been very sick and was unable to "dress" up his yard this past spring, so the family had a "planting party". Everyone was supposed to bring something to plant, or some mulch. I couldn't decide what to take, so I settled on making a garden chair.
I can't remember if I bought this chair, or if it was a curb find. The local Peddler's Mall that I go to, I can usually get a chair for under $5.00.
Staple Screen to Seat
The screen was a curb find. After stapling the screen, I stapled some of the black weed blocking material, (to keep the soil from washing through the screen). I have to tell you that the black material was also a curb find! Sometimes it pays to hang on to stuff.
Add Plants and Embellishments to Garden Chair
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Gail Wilson is the author and mastermind behind My Repurposed Life. She is obsessed with finding potential in unexpected places and believes that with a little hard work and imagination, any old thing can be made useful again, including herself!
Gail reinvented herself during a midlife crisis and has found purpose again. She hopes you will find new ideas for old things and pick up a few tools along the way.
Missy French
Making 2 of these this weekend with my kids!! Thank you for the inspiration!! XO
gail@myrepurposedlife.net
yay! what a fun family project! I just replanted my chairs yesterday with some pretty wave petunias. 🙂
thanks for stopping by and taking the time to leave a nice comment.
gail
Marilee Taylor
I've seen lots of chair planters, but this is absolutely the best one yet!
Toqua's Crafts
WOW! Maybe my head's been in the sand or something, but I've never seen a Garden Chair. I *LOVE* it! The bird and the birdhouse were definitely extra frosting! SO CUTE!
Pam
Adorable. I have a metal chair that I am going to use, not cutting out the bottom, just sitting plants on it. Its black now and I was going to repaint it back black....but now I am not so sure. Maybe a color that will pop like the yellow.
Lisa @ Fern Creek Cottage
So bright and happy! It's just adorable!
Linda
Your thrifty chair is soooo cute...luv the YELLOW! I'm sorry about your loss.
Blessings,
Linda
Lori
I love this! It is very pretty and I love the yellow! I think the yellow makes the chair! So sorry about your uncle!
Thanks for stopping by and your nice comments. I'm now hooked on power tools!LOL
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Wanda Lee Of The Plumed Pen
Dearest Gail,
I am so sorry to hear of the loss of your dear uncle!..,( I lost my dear father suddenly three years ago this May 3oth, due to an accident, and my beloved uncles;my dad's brothers, are both ill with cancer.~ Having also just lost my dear mother-in-law this past summer, I do know what it is like to loose precious loved ones my dear!)..,My heart goes out to you dear lady!
He sounds like he was indeed a precious man!
The chair is lovely; thanks for sharing it with us. I love the cheerful colour as well..,
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Jen@Notes From the Heartland
So sorry to hear of your loss Gail. Wanted to let you know I am now TOTALLY addicted to your blog! We are kindred spirits...gotta love junk turned beautiful. 🙂
Dayka (Life +Style)
this is such a cute idea, and i'm so sorry to hear of your uncle's passing.
thank you for your comment about my console/desk!
Chari at Happy To Design
Hi Gail...
My friend, I am so sorry to hear about your Uncle's passing...but I'm just sure that you're beautiful, sunny yellow garden chair really brought him cheer and happiness!!! It's such a beautiful shade of yellow...definitely sunny and cheerful! I love how you used the screen, etc. so that you could add your pretty plantings right on top of the chair. I haven't ever seen it done that way...always just adding a pot to sit on the seat or the seat cut out and fitting a pot down into that area. I love this idea!!! I really like how you added the moss around the flowers too! Ohhh...and that darling birdhouse and sweet little bird...was like the "icing on the cake" for me!
Thank you so much for sharing your sweet garden chair that you made for your Uncle with us today for Sunday Favorites! I also think that what your family did...doing a "planting party" is a such a great idea! I'm just now thinking what a great project this would be for our youth group to do for some of the seniors in our area! Just a tremendous idea!!!
Have a super Sunday, my friend!!!
Chari @Happy To Design
RainGardener
I'm soooooo sorry to hear that your Uncle Roscoe passed away. He must have been very special for all of you to do this for and think how much enjoyment he got out of it until he was gone.
Your chair is fantastic - love the little accessories you put on it.
Treasia Stepp
What a wonderful idea and how sweet it turned out. I'll have to remember this one. Sorry for your loss.
Candace
I can't tell you how much I love this project! How sweet of you to make it for your uncle, he sounded like a great man.
Adrienne
I'm glad your uncle was able to enjoy that sweet chair before he passed away.
Great ideas. I would have never thought of using weedblock (of which we many rolls. Ours is the higher end Costco stuff but it should work just as well.
Flory
what a nice project, it's so cute! I'm sorry to hear about your uncle!
have a great week ahead!
Flory
Diann @ The Thrifty Groove
The chair is adorable!
I am sorry for your loss.
podso
Very clever and so cute. The yellow and red are cheerful together, you know?
pk
Cute! Love the yellow.
Sorry for the loss of your uncle.
Joan@anythinggoeshere
What a sweet project for a sweet purpose and I am sorry to hear about your uncle.