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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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04/22/2011
I love this idea. It is just what I needed at ths time. I have four metal chairs without seat bases. Now I know what to do with them. I can put them around my garden, hither and yon. Thanks so much. I even have loads of ivy on my land. I will just transplant that.
By threegetts (Guest Post)
04/13/2007
How great! I really like this idea. I have been trying to come up with an idea for my front porch area and in my secret garden. I can't wait to go looking for a chair now....
Thanks!
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04/13/2007
How ingenious you are! I bet you can do the same thing with worn-out folding chairs, also. I have some that are beginning to look bad, and I'm too lazy to re-wrap them! I did that one time and decided it wasn't worth the work - making a flower planter out of it would be much easier and prettier, too! Thanks for sharing your smart idea with us!
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04/12/2007
This is so cute! You can get chairs cheap at yard sales or if some one throws them out! I cant wait to try it!
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