I rescued this chair from Nancy's garage. She had taken a chair caning class many years ago and had hoped to practice on this chair. Her illness kept her from finishing so many of the projects she had hoped to complete so they got relegated to the garage. Given the fact that I haven't had much time for projects lately, I knew refinishing the wood and re-caning the seat were out of the question. And the chair was headed for the Lion's Auction the next day if I didn't rescue it. So, a quick fix was in order. While I was at work today, my DH was nice enough to give the chair a quick coat of Thompson's Water Seal so that I could use it outdoors.
Since the seat was already missing and I had been to the nursery over the weekend for annuals, I decided to use the chair on our patio. A quick stop at Lowe's on my way home from school yielded just the right size planter to fit into the opening from the missing seat.
I added a pink Supertunia and some cascading annuals with small white flowers which I hope will grow and trail over the sides. And voila... a cute vintage planter to enjoy all season long for only the cost of two plants and about 15 minutes of work. Best of all, it will bring back happy summer memories of Nancy every time I walk by. I think she would have liked it!
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12 comments:
Cheryl I love this chair. What a wonderful way to add another Nancy memory! hugs, Linda
Darling planter!
So very sweet - love this idea!
I have seen these done with various chairs; yours looks great...I love to recycle things...going GREEN! Thanx for sharing, Tiffany
Duh......that's what I need to do to my outdoor chairs!!
I never thought of water seal!!!!
That makes me smile. She would have loved it.
I'm your newest follower. :)
~Liz
LOL
I thought you had it all ready to paint
I love personal touches like this! Another great idea to remember your sister in a beautiful way. thanks so much for sharing this at Transformations and Treasures- this certainly applies to both ideas :)
What a great way to remember.
Your chair makes an adorable planter! Thank you for joining my party and I hope you have a wonderful Memorial Day.
xo,
Sherry
Great idea for the chair. I actually bought one with no seat and it wasn't until I got it home that I realized that I am never going to get around to caning in.
Awesome as usual!! Hope your counting down the school days so you can slow down and do "fun" stuff!
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