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    Home » Repurposed Furniture » Upcycled Chair Table

    Upcycled Chair Table

    Published by Gail | Published July 31, 2015 | Updated June 24, 2021
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    Hi there, MRL friends! It's Angie from Knick of Time. Today's project is an upcycled chair table.

    Gail doesn't know it, but the project I have to share with you is in response to a comment Gail left on my blog. I had turned the back of a chair into a chalkboard and Gail asked what I planned to do with the seat base of the chair.

    I hadn't thought that far yet, and it was still sitting in my driveway where I'd cut the back from the base, but I decided to figure it out so I could answer her question! 🙂

    I'm a magnet for broken chairs and have made oodles and oodles of repurposed chair projects over the last few years. Some of those projects ended up being the first feature I ever had in a magazine (seen here), so I looked back at all of my old projects for inspiration and decided this chair base would become an upcyclecd chair table with a pallet wood top.

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    After the back had been removed

    chair base

    I loved the original shape of the seat, so I flipped it over onto a piece of scrap plywood, traced the shape and cut it out. To be clear, this would only be used as a pattern. Not ending up on the finished upcycled chair table. I won't throw this piece away though - I'm sure I can turn it into something else! 🙂

    Make a seat pattern

    chair base 2

    First, I selected several pieces of pallet wood, laid them out and partially screwed the plywood pattern into the pallet pieces - just deep enough to keep them firmly attached together.

    Cut pallet boards to match pattern

    chair base 3

    I used a jigsaw to cut around the plywood pattern, then unscrewed the plywood, since it wouldn't be needed anymore.

    Attach pallet boards to upcycled chair table

    pallet wood chair seat

    I wanted the pallet wood top to be a bit darker color to match the chair legs. So I stained it all, then used my palm sander to give it all a worn and distressed look. I also put a new coat of stain over the upcycled chair table - just to freshen it up. Because I wanted to protect it,  I added a coat of tung oil.

     

    repurposed chair base

    It's just the right size to use a next to the Adirondack chair in my front yard. Not just for outdoors, it works just as well indoors.

    repurposed chair table

    So, now I've made oodles and oodles + 1 repurposed chair projects! 🙂

    repurposed chair table

    salvaged wood chair side table

    repurposed chair side table

     

    Gail is the queen of repurposed chair projects though.

    I hope you pop over and visit me at Knick of Time and see all my latest projects!

     

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    Check out more of Angie's projects on MRL here

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

    See more Project Ideas for Old Chairs here

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    About Angie

    Angie loves celebrating farmhouse style! She shares easy DIY project ideas, repurposed vintage decor and printable antique graphics and more at knickoftime.net

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    1. Sheila

      August 01, 2015 at 3:22 pm

      Shipping tape to hold it together and turn upside down!!! Now why could I never think of something like that?! Awesome job!

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    2. Patricia

      August 01, 2015 at 12:55 am

      OH MY WORD! I love this!!! it is an absolute great repurpose Angie...
      now... lets see the sign, that the ply-wood will be come...
      Route 66?
      Hwy 67 maybe?
      OR!!! A FAMILY CREST???
      i'm sure whatever it is...will look fabulous.

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    3. Lucy @ Patina Paradise

      July 31, 2015 at 11:32 pm

      Great repurpose Angie! Now you have the wheels in my head spinning with ideas for more projects. Pinning to my repurpose board!

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    4. girlfromwva

      July 31, 2015 at 11:00 am

      great project! love how it turned out...

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    5. Tuula @ Thrifty Rebel Vintage

      July 31, 2015 at 9:05 am

      It's just perfect Angie. What a great idea!

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    6. gail@myrepurposedlife.com

      July 31, 2015 at 9:02 am

      Great project Angie! I love your repurposed chair into a side table! It really is a great idea, and the reclaimed wood was the perfect addition to the chair.
      Happy to have had a "hand" in this project by asking you what you were going to do with it.

      Happy Friday!
      gail

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    7. Lisa W.

      July 31, 2015 at 6:03 am

      Angie, that is so cute! Do you ever see things that make you say "why didn't I think of that". Thanks for your post.

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