Chair Planter

by Karla @ Small Town Rambler

$30

Easy

I recently found this old chair sitting by the curb in my neighborhood. Well, of course I had to stop and pick it up because the first thing that came to my mind was turning this chair into a planter... but then I thought I had seen so many of them, I began to think of other ways I could use it.

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I thought about painting it and placing a nice fluffy pillow on it and hanging cat toys underneath for my cat. But her favorite spot in the house is right beside the heat/AC register and she prefers playing with other things besides cat toys...curtains, bugs, socks, etc., I wasn't sure she'd use it much.

So, here it is now, repurposed as a plant stand. I found a 16in. hanging basket at Home Depot for around $11 and purchased a can of Rust-Oleum's Painter's Touch in Aqua (Satin) to paint it with. The color really brightened it up and how can you go wrong with impatiens?

This was a quick and easy project, but my spray paint can was clogged and I had a lot of rough, raised spots after I painted. Lesson learned on my part to rinse out the top after the paint sits from a previous project (oops). I did sand some of them down, which added more time than I thought to the project, but didn't really stress it since it's an outdoor piece that will get dirt and water on it. I just wanted a pretty color and a piece that would function as a plant stand!

So, altogether, this project cost around $30 with the paint, basket, and flowers. Not bad for a simple, decorative piece!

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Rita Fabro on Aug 10, 2015
Very pretty! How did you attach the metal plant holder to the seat so it doesn't fall out?

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- Karla @ Small Town Rambler on Aug 11, 2015
  @Rita Fabro Thanks, Rita! The rim of the metal basket was large enough to sit on top on the chair frame. I had planned to add small screws or hooks inside the seat area had it not been, but the 16in. basket was a perfect fit.
  
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Truly Musgrove on Aug 30, 2015
Really really pretty! I did a bike in that color and put a basket of flowers"silk" on the back used it for Garden Art.Get a lot of compliments.Know you will too.Will trade off the silk flowers soon for live ones.Add a little bird on the arm.I put one on the handle bars of the bike.

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