Rustic Caddy using Reclaimed Fence

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Gail--My Repurposed LifeHometalker Louisville, KY

I love repurposing unwanted items saving them from the landfill. This is just one thing you can do with old fencing.

It seems everywhere you look these days you can find a caddy of some sort. They can serve many purposes.

In this post I'll show you how I turned unwanted fence and discarded chair parts into something very useful.

After cutting the fence pieces to size, I clamped the pieces together so that I could use my nail gun to quickly assemble the pieces.

I chose a chair spindle to make the handle, using the compound miter saw to cut to size.

I drilled a pilot hole on each side and used a black (drywall) screw to secure the handle.

I did a quick wash of red paint, followed with some watered down black paint to tie the pieces together. Diluting the paint allows the "rustic" to show through. :)

You can see more photos and how I made a larger one over on the blog My Repurposed Life http://bit.ly/NMbJZm

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Donna R Lumberton, TX
on Aug 5, 2012
These are so cute. I agree, it's nice to slavage things and turn them into a piece of art, as you have done! I have used chairs in different ways, like cut off the legs and use the chair back and seat as a hanging shelf but I've never thought about the rungs of the chair. Now I will! Thanks.
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Gail--My Repurposed Life Louisville, KY
on Aug 5, 2012
Thanks Donna! I appreciate your comment. I never throw anything away! :)
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