Materials:
- 1 old cane back chair
- chicken wire
- burlap preform or hanging burlap basket
- moss
- potting soil if needed
- plants
Instructions:
Once these old chairs have the seats go bad on them, unless you can refurbish them, they're usually pretty worthless. I found a great way to salvage them as well as come up with new planters.
Take and webbing left in the seat area and strip it all out. Cut an ample square of chicken wire to fit down into the seat area and form a square or round type of planter to hold your plants. Roll the chicken wire over the seat frame area and twist the ends of the chicken wire to hold it firmly in place.
Take your moss and line the planter area that you've formed in the seat. I go a little heavier on the sides to prevent losing it when watering. Take the burlap and fit it into your seat area, fill in extra moss around the edges, you want to have a stable planting area.
Fill with plants to your heart's desire. I like to take either ivy's or taller plants on the back side, they entwine themselves around the chair frame as they grow. Looks great on your front porch and adds a little variety from your regular pots. You can also pre-paint or refinish the chair to your liking before turning it into a planter. White with stencil backing or ivy painted on the framework looks great too!
By Nelda Taylor from Dallas, TX
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