I can't sit on these chairs, so what CAN I do with them?
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David Moffitt on Jul 04, 2013I had a pair just like them. I removed the banding and springs and covered the bottom with plywood. I then cut a hole in the centers, so the planters fit in snug. They then got painted red, white and blue. Great project. Good luckHelpful Reply
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KathrynElizabeth Etier on Jul 04, 2013David, I LOVE that idea. I'd seen chairs with holes for pots but didn't think about doing it with these--duh! Thank you.Helpful Reply
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Lisa on Jul 04, 2013We also had similar chairs to your, and did the same as David Moffitt with the bottom. One of the chairs we put a potted plant and the other we had a large shallow bowl - we put water in it for a bird bath.1 marked as helpful Reply
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Kris Lee on Jul 04, 2013What a great find. I say bright color, the board/hole idea and large beautiful flowering plants. I love ReStore It is my favorite place to find a great bargain. My best bargain...a solid wood 4 poster, king size bed.....$85!!!Helpful Reply
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Lori J on Jul 04, 2013Would also be very pretty as a trellis.Helpful Reply
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Karin Graham on Jul 06, 2013i have chairs with hole in the middle for plantsHelpful Reply
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Jeanette S on Jul 06, 2013When I saw these, I thought, "mini garden"! If he wood is not rotten, I would use screws to re-tighten up the frames. Then put a board bottom in the seat and paint a bright color. You can use screws to attach small flower pots to the legs, uprights and arms while setting larger pots in the seat. A trailing vine from the top of the back down through the garden would be adorable. Small plastic pots can be painted every imaginable color...you gotta keep cans of bright paint for plastic around. You could even attache the two chairs together and then set larger pots on the ground around them...bordered by rocks and some ground cover. Could be stunning!Helpful Reply
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Vanessa Godfrey on Jul 06, 2013I see ivy in the back ground of the chairs, with just a little work you create an ivy chair or two. you plant ivy at the legs of the chair and as it grows tie it to the chair allow it to take that shape, keep the shape trimmed over the years and once full, you could put a large flowering pot in the seat.Helpful Reply
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Sue Weiker on Jul 06, 2013Vanessa, I LOVE your idea.Helpful Reply
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Ruth on Jul 06, 2013Hi, Take a look at the resourceful suggestions here: http://pinterest.com/search/pins/?q=chairs%20repurposed&rs=ac&len=6Helpful Reply
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Brenda De Lair on Jul 07, 2013Make 2 sitting scarecrows to sit on them. Colourful clothes and funny hats should add colour and humour to your garden. Another option is to somehow incorporate a fairy garden. The seat could become the base for the garden and yours would be unique because they would have climbing plants as a back drop. I think I'm going to look for some old wooden chairs now :0)Helpful Reply
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Carolyn Staat on Jul 07, 2013Cut a piece of screen and staple it to the seat of the chair. Then place canvas over the screen and fill with potting soil. Now plant a wonderful garden of your favorite plants. That's what I did with mine!Helpful Reply
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Linda K on Jul 07, 2013Hmmm...any way to train ivy around the frames? Chair "topiary"!Helpful Reply
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Jossi on Jul 07, 2013I'd make a raised bed garden ! Put chairs with seats facing each other. Do NOT remove seat bottoms. Use pallet wood to build a frame that fits inside the seats that u just moved together. Screw frame(box) to chair, use burlap and a few slats of wood for bottom to hold in soil, and plant ! It will be one small structure raised high enough so you won't have to bend far to tend to plants !Helpful Reply
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Mary C on Jul 15, 2013could you put the plywood in the seat, then a pretty cushion in them so they could still be used as chairs? so pretty and such ashame to have to give them over to being planters, not that this a good idea, but they would be so much prettier as chairs to sit in! :)Helpful Reply
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Z on Jul 16, 2013I was thinking making a raised box garden to set them over like Jossi was too, but I also love Vanessa's idea of growing Ivy to cover them with. Just make sure you watch or the ivy will take over the whole garden.Helpful Reply
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Chaotically Creative Co. on May 29, 2014We have these too http://chaoticallycreative.com/2012/08/10/evoking-vintage-memories/Helpful Reply
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Le' on Jun 03, 2014In Texas the humidity is so bad that a chair like that would not last long....I love what you did. BeautifulHelpful Reply
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Polly Zieper on Jun 03, 2014Kathryn: Any 'after' photos?Helpful Reply
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Bonnie on Jun 14, 2014A colorful Clematis would look great trailing over the back of the chairs, with white Autumn Clematis mixed in for that lacey look late summer. You could plant some annuals like Impatiens or geraniums in the pot to stay low on the seat. Orrr, even a Hosta sitting in the chair would be perfect. Great find!! And thanks for shopping at the Habitat for Humanity warehouses!Helpful Reply
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Buster Evans on Jun 15, 2014You could sit them slightly turned toward each other but not directly facing each other, make a circle of stones around them and plant flowers at their feet and Morning glories to climb and wrap the legs and arms... I would use 2 different colors of morning glories, (his and hers) chairs , and then you could also set a potted arrangement in the center... you could change the entire look from year to year as long as the chairs last... some dont like Morning glories but they can be a beautiful accent to just about any arrangement ...They last right up til frost... If you dont want them next year remove the vines before the seeds fall.Helpful Reply
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Sheila D on Jun 15, 2014They could be waiting for Scarecrows for fall and Mr. & Mrs Santa at Christmas..??Helpful Reply
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Mlcapaci on Jun 16, 2014Paint them, repair joints and go to Garden Ridge and get two new cushions, grab a cold drink, a book and sit in them and relax!!!!Helpful Reply
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Anne on Jul 12, 2014You can do. A bench, join them just a bit of wood as a seat...et voilaHelpful Reply
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Carol T on Jul 26, 2014All of the above OR Repair the joints, repaint or stain them redwood and buy new cushions... I pick them up where ever I see them and love my chairs and chaise lounges on my log cabin porch. Enjoy!Helpful Reply
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Mssmatch on Aug 17, 2014I've had this set for 50 yrs, it was a 3 piece set consisting of the 2 chairs and a lounge chair, they are made of redwood and they all had redwood wheels on the backs, guess it's true redwood doesn't rot as they have stood the test of timeHelpful Reply
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Moo352598 on Nov 18, 2014Treated Plywood bottom the paint all a dark color! Awesome chairs by the way for two bucksHelpful Reply
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Judy H on Nov 29, 2014I agree, put in a few pieces of hardware underneath so hold the joints together, paint colorfully, and use for potted plants. I love the idea of a vine growing all over them. Find a small gnome or likewise to inhabit also :)Helpful Reply
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Wendy A DeBiase on Jan 13, 2015as a kid we always had a pillow lettuce bed by the back door. dad used some sort of wooden box put down strong chicken like wire on the bottom I guess he cut it out the bottom that is and used contractor strength black bags put the bag in filled with dirt tucked the Open Edge back down around the edge of the box that's what it looks like a great big pillow he would cut little squares put in lettuce plants. I've done the same thing in a wheelbarrow, a small table that was missing the top panel I just stapled wire meshing on the bottom ... On these chairs I would ad A 4 to 6 inch frame on top of the bottom of the chair to help support the dirt weight on the side. you could do flowers or vegetables or both. good luck don't forget to show a picture somedayHelpful Reply
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Deborah Burkett on Jan 24, 2015One looks to be in better shape than the other. The one with the busted wood could make a nice ottoman to the better one.Helpful Reply
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A. Barnette on Jun 05, 2015Set them above young plants such as tomatoes, squash, green beans, clemitas or anything that climbs. They will make AMAZING support trellis structures as they are!Helpful Reply
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Jean Koshi on Jul 31, 2015My wicker chair was ready for the trash so I took out the broken seat and set several pots of bromeliads in seat area. I love it and get lots of compliments.1 marked as helpful Reply
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The Redesign Habit on Dec 21, 2015Looks like you could actually salvage the one as a chair if you just reinforce it a little and then paint and throw on some colorful cushions. I do like Deborah's idea of repurposing the other more broken down chair into an ottoman to make a set with the chair that is in better shape. What a great find! Let us know what you do!Helpful Reply
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Leslie on Apr 06, 2016My question is ...are they really not salvageable or can the bolts or screws be tightened. If so, tighten them, paint, get some chair webbing, re-web the seat supports and make 4 cushions.Helpful Reply
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Lory jean cook on Jun 10, 2016Set them side by side and make a love seat bench out of. ThemHelpful Reply
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Lynn Palmatier on Jun 26, 2016Question here is why you feel you can't use them as chairs. You don't really tell us why you think they can't be repaired. Are they fold-able? If not, you can rescrew the pieces With slightly larger screws to tighten. The seats can be repaired with chair webbing. I have some outdoor furniture that has a canvas frame set in the seat to support cushions. It sets inside the seat frame and is screwed into the base. Get some nice cushions for the seat and back with outdoor fabric (like Sunsetter fabric that can be purchased online of in Joann's or other fabric store at this time of year). You can always screw some wooden slats on the seat and use them for plantsHelpful Reply
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A. Barnette on Jun 27, 2016I would grow tomatoes on them(through them as a support). That would look great!Helpful Reply
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