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Old chairs are made of solid wood and have strong structure. You can refurbish and reuse this authentic gold in so many ways. These can be kitchen chairs, dining chairs, and standard side chairs. You can simple repaint, reupholster, or even use the chair’s wood structure for large furniture makeovers like ottomans, sofas, and even side tables.
Usually found at thrift stores, garage sales, and even roadsides one needs to realize its true value. There are also various ways to repurpose them into practical projects that not only look beautiful but functional as home decoration.
What can you make from old chairs?
Repurpose furniture into creative and innovative items like:
1. Plant stand: Use old or thrift chairs as garden planters..
2. Shelf: The legs and backrest are ideal to reuse as bookcases, shelves, and racks for keeping books, hanging towels, or displaying decorative items.
3. Bench: Combine multiple chairs and turn it into an outdoor bench.
4. Refurbish: Simply mend dents and strip off old paint, give it a new coat or paint beautiful patterns to use as new one-of-a-kind chair.
5. Coat Rack: Add hooks to chair seat to use as hanging rack.
6. Wall decor: Glue a mirror or mosaic decorative tiles to the chair’s seat or back to make a wall art.
7. Swing: Drill and add ropes to turn a chair into relaxing swing with backrest.
8. Towel hanger: Mount backrest of your chair on the wall to display towels.
9. Pet Bed: Add comfy reupholstery to make a bed for your pet.
10. Side table: A little reconstruction can result in a functional table out of wood from chair.
How to renew old chairs?
There are many ways to renew your old chairs like paint, stencil, and even decoupage art. Artist’s can bring new life and worth to old chair, one can add fresh cushioning and beautiful fabric to reupholster a chair, as well as simple fresh coat of paint or stain will make a chair new again.
Uses for old chairs
Chairs are adaptable furniture pieces that provide comfort and seating in several settings, ranging from basic wooden chairs to luxurious modern designs that meet practical and aesthetic goals. Old chairs are frequently full of history and charm. Some people have nostalgic feelings for those old chairs, while they may exhibit signs of age. These chairs can be repurposed or reconditioned to serve practical and decorative purposes.
Give new life to old chairs
1. Reupholster old kitchen chairs and make it unique.
2. Hand painting motives and stenciling will take it to the next level like this artist’s work of art for raising money for donations.
3. Embroidered one of a kind rich pattern on an old family inherited chair.
4. Stunning chair makeover with vintage overcoat, ties, and denim.
5. A cool rocking chair repaint for a first grade class teacher.
6. Fasten two dining chairs with brackets, wood glue and screws. Attach a solid board and make an indoor bench from old chairs. You can also add upholstery to make it comfy. Perfect for foyer decor.
7. Similarly an outdoor bench from old chairs is an efficient project.
Creative uses for old chairs
8. Remove the seat from an antique chair, add hooks and hang on the wall to use as a towel rack.
9. Make a plant stand but make sure the planter rim holds on the top of the seat and hangs nicely.
10. Upcycle a damaged chair into a side table.
11. Recycle old chair as a footrest with padding and fabric of your choice.
12. Repurpose chair into coat rack that you can also use as scarf and jewelry hanger.
13. Upcycle the rocking chair into a two tone modern furniture piece that adds to your interior decor as well.
14. Repurpose the back of a chair as Wreath hanger.
15. Old chair makes a perfect bookshelf and plant rack with distressed paint.
16.Remove the chair legs, drill holes, and secure rope to make a DIY swing.
17. Chair turned into a shelf and towel hanger.
18. Turn an old wooden chair into a dog bed with paint and comfortable bedding for your pet. Add cushions and baskets for decor and flair.
19. Turn an old wooden chair into a dog feeding Station by drilling a hole in the seat for holding dog food bowls, and fastening them firmly. For a more sophisticated look, paint the frame.
20. Turn Salvaged Chairs into Frames by cleaning, sanding, and repainting them. Decoupage vintage flower prints for elegance.
Unusual purposes for old chairs
21. Recycle Old Chairs Magazine Rack an eco-friendly storage solution.
22. You can make Old Chairs Bookcase with four chairs in opposite directions and attach two solid boards between them. How creative is that!
23. Make this Upcycled chair sofa table with an old chair as the legs of your table.
24. Repurpose Chair Spindle Wind Chimes with paint and add bells to make your wind bells chime.
25. Use an old chair as your Fairy Garden Base.
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26. Use the chair rest to make an efficient Herb Dryer Rack or indoor plant display.
27. An upside down chair makes an efficient storage solution for tall things like wrapping paper, umbrellas, sports gears and even yard tools.
28. Abstract wall art with old chairs.
29. Repurpose the back of a chair as a book or frame stand at events.
30. A fun tabletop DIY planter from old chairs.
31. A chair back bird feeder is so creative.
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32. Repurpose old chair back as hangers for scarfs, ties, handbags and other accessories.
33. Build a bench around the tree using old kitchen chairs.
34. Wood from old chairs can be used in DIY projects in garage and cold cellars.
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35. Old chairs have rich carved patterns and designs which can be used as decorative accents at home like switch board covers or even curtain rail wall sides to add accent touch.
In summary
Old chairs combine creativity and sustainability by reducing our carbon footprint. Repurposing old furniture pieces and giving new life to items that will end up filling waste dumps is not only smart but sustainable. Recycling and reusing old books, old tables, old suitcases, old windows, and old doors are all great examples to add to the same cause.
You may even end up scoring valuable statement pieces in your quest. It is also a great business and many people are successfully selling simple old pieces as statement items for high returns.
Written by: Alveena Nazir
