HOW I MADE OVER SOME FREEBIE CHAIRS WITH OLD CEMENT SACKS!

Well today I finally got around to a project that screamed my name at me everytime I walked through the garage.

I was given these fantastic old chairs that have certainly seen better days. I love the shape and patina of the wood and since I know DIDLY SQUAT about chair caning I came up with something else for the seats.

Want to know how I did it?? Take a peek....Here is all you need for the project:

the chairs

foam

material (this is where the cement sacks come in)

screw gun

screws

scissors (good ones that you use for material ONLY~ not the ones that you've tried to cut wire and maybe a prune your bushes with....material scissors ONLY! :0) )
marker

staple gun and staples

crappy scissors

plywood

jig saw

I started off by cutting off all the extra caning left on the seat...for this you can use your crappy scissors...not your material ones! I am just trying to help ya out here!! Trust me...been there...done that! GUILTY!

After that you need to measure the seat opening and draw a circle on the plywood and cut it out with your jig. Next take the wood circle and lay it on the foam and trace it with the marker and cut it out. Next you will need to place your material on the foam and situate it the way you want it to lay~ center it up and cut your material.

Here is what your three circles will look like


Next start stapling. I like to secure four sides then finish up around the shape....




Here is what you will have when you are done with all the staples

And then flip it over and VOILA~ two new padded seats for your chairs!

Time to screw them into the base of the chair. I used four screws one on each side to make it nice and tight.

And here you go!! The finished pair of freebie chairs!!

This whole project took about an hour from start to finish not counting an apple crisp break in there and losing the screw gun.

I love the results and how easy it was to do.

These will be for sale at an upcoming show I will be exhibiting at:

SOUTHERN COMFORTS FALL & ANTIQUE SHOW at the

Rowan County Fairgrounds in Salisbury NC!

I haven't done an antique show in awhile and I am getting geared up! I have some great stuff stashed away for this show! It will be a fun weekend for sure~ Oct. 17 & 18
More to come on that!

Hope you enjoyed the make over and feel inspired to tackle a project that has been screamin at ya for awhile now! :0)

For the first time I am going to link this to Debra's Vintage Inspiration Friday!

Hop on over there for some divine inspiration!!