Create A Garden From a Chair
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I spend lots of time outside in my back yard. To make things easy when I grill I created a herb garden next to my grilling area. Whats special about this garden is that I made it from an old chair.
Step 1: Painting The Chair:
I removed the seat and sprayed painted the chair. Once the chair was dried I re-attached the seat.
Step 2: Making the Box Garden:
- I made a box garden with the same dimensions of the seat. (To create the box you measure the size of the seat and I used my miter box to cut the pieces of wood.)
- I glued each end with a strong adhesive and let dry for a few hours.
- I then attached the box to the seat with more glue and sprayed painted the wood the same color as the chair.
Step 3: Stenciling:
I carefully with chalk made 3 lines on the front of the chair as a guide to stencil the letters. I carefully stencil the words Relax, Garden and Eat.
Step 4: Adding Plants
Fill the box with potting soil and add the herb plants. Make sure there is enough to make the box look full.
I hope you enjoyed this Garden Projects. For more Garden see my Mini Chalk Herb Garden:http://www.simplenaturedecorblog.com/recycle-garden-chair-d-i-y/
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Believe it or not, people in my neighborhood do throw these chairs to the curb for the trash man to pick up..They are there for the taking so to speak. I love the chair project. I have 3 chairs now I use for plants one is a high chair. But having one by the grill is a great idea!!!
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Wow! I hope you make one! Maria
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i have painted chairs like this purple and sat them in the flower bed in the front yard with a pot of flowers on it. people walking by comment all the time on how they love it. I set the four feet of the chair on 4" sq. ceramic squares to help keep them off the soil....it helps to a degree.
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Sounds like a hit for that garden of yours! Cool Stuff
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What is the unusual finish on the wall under the window and behind the chair? And I love what you did with the old chair!