In the fall, I brought home oodles and oodles of antique wooden folding chairs from an auction.
I sold nearly all of them, but I had some left that either had damaged seats, or damaged frames.
I love the challenge of figuring out something new to do with something that would otherwise be trash, so I pondered what I could do with the seat from one of the chairs that had a broken frame.
I stripped off the vinyl covering, and decided to leave the padding underneath in place, since it was in good condition, and just recover it.
I used TAP (Transfer Artist Paper) to transfer this typewriter image (printable version here) onto a remnant of canvas drop cloth, and used a staple gun to attach it to the seat.
I love the contrast of the canvas against the old seat frame.
It has a second life as a bulletin board now. (It’s available in my shop, here.) I still have leftover parts from that chair, as well as several other broken folding chairs to create other projects with, so hopefully I’ll be showing you more of them soon.
Blessings,
Angie
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What a cute idea for those chairs. That turned out great- xo Diana
Such a cute re-use idea, Angie…love it!
So cute…
Android Developer
Another great idea to recycle and repurpose, Angie. I love that image and the contrast of canvas against warm wood:)
How do you decide to paint or not to paint? Is it just a gut feel?
Hugs
Sumaya
Great idea Angie! It seems there’s always a need for another bulletin board! Love ita,
Another great chair re-purpose!! So clever 🙂
Cute idea..
I really love that print..
Angie,
This is so cute and what a great transformation of the old chair. Love it.
Kris
Looks great! I like the idea that you believe in no waste. So many people throw out things that can be brought back to life if they just use their imagination.
Farmhouse hugs,
Cindy
So cute, Angie! I love it. I used some old chair parts to make something this week too 🙂
Jeanette
Wow, this is such a creative makeover!! Well done! Thanks for linking this up to Monday Funday!
Kelly @ view along the way
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what a super duper fun idea 🙂
Another clever idea to use the old chair parts. Love the look with the typewriter. Thanks for sharing your ideas.
Hugs,
Audrey Z. @ Timeless Treasrues
My Mom and Dad had a set of those chairs. I wish I had brought them back with me! Great idea for a makeover!. It looks wonderful.
Very clever and very cute!
So clever Angie! Love, love the typewriter image. I’m not familiar with TAP. Do you buy it at craft stores? Thanks for sharing with SYC.
hugs,
Jann
I JUST finished my post on two chairs exactly like these! I LOVE how creative you were with the seat. I first heard of TAP from the Graphics Fairy & am so excited to give it a try. Such a perfect transfer. Thanks for some wonderful inspiration.