We have an antique set that came with eight chairs and this one had been broken for at least the past two years. We've given it temporary fixes before but it just kept falling apart so hubby gave me the green light to repurpose it. Actually, he seemed to take the project over himself so I'll give you the quick recap:
He picked out a small piece of hardwood at Lowe's for the table top and after removing the seat of the chair he traced the chair top onto it, then cut it out with the circular saw. A few screws secured it to the chair and then he passed it to me for the spray paint treatment. Three coats of Krylon Dual in Gloss white and Minwax spray polyurethane finished it off.
Come back tomorrow to see what in the world I upcycled a broken coat rack into!
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Amy Renea says
That is BRILLIANT!
Courtenay says
Oh, this is one of those ideas where you just go "Duh"! Why had no one thought of this before? You are a brilliant lady! 🙂
Jaye @ Just Tryin' to Make Cents of it All says
Holy cow - that turned out gorgeous! What a great idea!!!! Thanks for sharing!
Inspire Me Heather says
Wow, you would never know it was a chair!! That turned out great, well done!
Betty says
oh i LOVE this!!! love this love this love this. yes the lighter finish definitely brings out the details and it's such a nice piece now. it's such a VERY nice piece now!
Gwen says
what the what? OMGSH! That is freakin' AWESOME!!!!!!!!!
There are not enough exclamation points in the world...
Sheryll & Critters. says
Did you need to level the chair? I guess antique's are level, cause none of mine are. I was wondering if you cut or trimmed them? I think I would be painting my table and all the other chairs white like this one.... looks much better white to me. Great job.
Anne says
What a sweet idea! Yet another to-do item!!!
Atta Girl Amy says
So pretty and so creative. And I can't believe you painted this with spray paint. You must be a spray painting pro!
angie says
OMG, this looks absolutely amazing. What a wonderful transformation. I am not going to look at a broken chair the same way again.......lol Great job!
sherry says
I just saw this at Roadkill Rescue and LOVE it! What a great idea! It seems to be the perfect little cocktail table now. Tell hubby good work!
Angela @ CreativeBlossoming.com says
I've been looking for ways to build a side table or make over a thrifted one. Thanks to your project, I think I found my solution! Thanks for sharing!
Patricia says
What a great idea, I wouldn't have thought of doing this in a million years! But how did he remove the back of the chair and how did he treat what was left behind?
Melissa Riker says
Hi Patricia! My husband cut off the chair back with a circular saw then cut a new top of the chair seat from scrap wood we had. Then we sanded the edges of the cut pieces and spray painted!