I woke up yesterday morning on a mission.
I was going to march straight out to my workshop, grab the first piece of junk I laid eyes on, and do something amazing with it.
I wouldn’t look at Facebook or check my email first.
Junk first – Facebook later.
That WAS the plan…
I walked out to the junk pile setting outside my workshop, and the first thing I laid eyes on was this child-size metal folding chair.
I’ve done a folding chair project in the past (seen here), and it turned out pretty darn awesome, if I do say so, so I was certain I could come up with a idea for this one too.
I carried it in the house and studied it.
I studied it some more.
And some more.
Studying has never been my strong point. … Just ask my mom, or any teacher I ever had.
Hmm…maybe I should just paint it first, and an idea would come to me in the process.
It looked better, but I still couldn’t decide what to do with it.
I opened the folding chair, and closed the folding chair, I held it sideways, and upside down, and still no ideas.
I decided to make a quick run to Hobby Lobby, thinking if I wandered up and down isles full of inspiration, I’d come up with something.
And wander I did.
Two hours and $35 later, I walked out of the store with 3 stencils, chunky wooden clothes pins, magnets, washi tape, and a boatload of scrapbook paper.
When I got back home and unloaded my purchases, I felt so ridiculous.
I couldn’t believe I’d just spent $35 trying to repurpose a $2 flea market folding chair.
So, I put everything back in the bag, intending to return it all, but I decided to keep this stencil.
It reminded me of the rusty old bike I gave a makeover, and it was the right size for the chair seat. 🙂
I taped that baby on the seat and painted over it with the chalky paint I introduced you to here.
Is that cute, or what?!
But now what? I had a metal folding chair with a bike painted on it, but I like my decor to serve a purpose, not just look cute.
Back to the junk pile I went, where I found an old bread pan.
I attached it to the bottom of the folding chair, and PRESTO!
A folding chair wall bin!
Gee… that was easy, wasn’t it? 🙂
Facebook, here I come!
Vaya con Dios,
How cute! I admire your determination. I do that sometimes, get determined to work on one of the many pieces of junk in my stash, but usually end up doing nothing. By the time I round up the supplies, I’m not in the mood any more.
That’s been my problem too, Wanda – and it’show my stash turned into a mountain! 🙂 I’m trying to resist the urge to bring home any new junk until I make some real progress on the junk I already have!
I’m so glad I am not the only one who has to tell herself, “Stop! Finish some of the projects you already have!”
It’s becoming my daily mantra, Marian – I have to constantly remind myself! 🙂
Sooo cute!
Pinning and sharing – both cute and useful. I know the feeling of gathering a pile of supplies for a flea market find.
This is so smart and adorable! A repurpose and you can also use it as a plain chair!
Thanks Mary!
I so understand your pain. Been wiring for 3 hours repurposing a window and still not done. Oh well?
Angie, love the childs stenciled chair. It made me think of a wood chair you recently did with with a quilt design. Shortly after that, you offered a quilt stencil for sale in your shop. Just checked, and it is no longer available? Did I miss it?
Joan, my stencil shop is “on vacation” right now! 🙂
hate to be a bother, but any idea when your stencil shop will be back from vacation?
Joan, some of the stencils are available again – I emailed you! 🙂
OMG… You’re killing me here! That’s the cutest thing EVER!!!
I have tried to take that approach before too… grab the first thing and do something… anything with it right then and there! I think you’ve inspired me to do that again!
Tania
What did you use to attach the bread pan to the chair?
Nancy, I drilled a hole through the both sides of the bread pan and the bottom of the chair, and used small nuts and bolts.
That is super cute!! I wish stencils and I got along 😉
Susanne – stencils can be your BFF if you remember just one thing – have VERY little paint on your stencil brush, so it doesn’t bleed underneath. Once you do that, you’ll love your stencils! 🙂
Really cute and clever,thanks Angie.
Thanks bunches, Marlene! 🙂
Super cute! Love it! 🙂
Thanks Rani!!
great job Angie I love to see what you have made and it give me some ideals for me to use in my home..
Thanks Bonnie – glad you like it!
that is really a cute idea….you have an amazing creative process, and a great junk pile. lol
Debbi
Wow, Angie, could I come over and look at your junk pile? You must have a ton of cool stuff. I think another way to use the chair/wall bin would be to plant flowers in the bread tin and stencil flowers on the seat of the chair and on the back, too. What do you think? Now I have to go look like a little chair just like yours!
I thought the chair was pretty awesome on its own, Angie but the bread pan…very clever idea!!!?
Cute stencil! You didn’t say how you attached the pan! I like the finished result though.
Florence, I just drilled holes into the bottom of the chair and top of the pan and used small bolts to attach them.
Super cute! Lol..I understand this whole process.