In many homes, if you look, you can find one or more chairs made of natural wood, already out of use, but not losing their strength. Furniture that has served its useful life will still come in handy if you find a worthy use for it. For example:

The upper part of the back of the chair is a ready-made basis for hangers in the wardrobe. All you need is a hook with which you can hang it on a special rod in the wardrobe compartment. We saw off the back at the desired height, and screw a hook into the center of the top crossbar, which you can borrow from broken plastic hangers or twist it yourself from thick wire.

The chair is a ready-made swing seat. We remove the legs and hang the rest on cables or chains. Since such a thing is not put away under a canopy, the wood must be protected with special paint from swelling.

Several manufacturing methods have been invented. You can put several chairs in a row and put a board on their seats, you will get a long bench with a back. Two chairs, or rather their backs with rear legs, can easily be turned into the sides of a future bench, and a seat can be formed from several thick boards. And if you connect the chairs at an angle, you get an excellent option for a gazebo.

Here you can show all your imagination, because any part of the chair can easily be turned into a comfortable and beautiful shelf. The simplest technique is to remove the legs and use only the seat and back, simply attaching the product to the wall at a right angle. The front legs with part of the seat can just as easily turn into a hanging shelf.

Rocking chair

You will need 2 chairs, one of which (with armrests) will become the base, and the second will serve as runners. To do this, you need to find the so-called “Viennese” version, in which the curved rear legs are one piece with the back. So they will become runners.

Its basis is wooden box, which is painted in suitable color, and a large pillow is placed inside. The parts of the chair are used to make the headboard and decorate the foot. In this way it is possible to obtain functional and elegant furniture for cats, dogs and other pets.

For dogs large breeds Veterinarians do not recommend feeding food on the floor; instead, special stands are used. A product from a pet store will not be cheap, but from an old chair you can make a stand that will be the envy of everyone. Just saw the legs to the desired height and you're done.

Clue! It is more convenient not to place the bowl on the seat, but to insert it into a specially sawn hole of slightly smaller diameter than the feeder.

The model without a back is simpler - we use a seat with shortened legs as a base, and attach the runners from bent legs Viennese chairs. For an extended version with a backrest, you will need another chair.

Advice! Draw a project on paper, indicating the dimensions of each part, this will help you avoid mistakes when sawing the “raw materials”.

To get a beautiful result, you will need to show the talent of a decorator and restorer. The seat is completely removed, and a spacious box is inserted into the rim instead. From above it can be covered with a tabletop made of glass or plywood, making fasteners on furniture hinges. We tighten the back soft cloth, which will allow you to use it usefully, for example, sew on an organizer for small items.

We use a similar method to decorate the bedside table, but the back is no longer needed. It is beautiful when the wood is carefully sanded, tinted and varnished. This bedside table will become a true decoration of any interior.

Flower stand

Wooden chairs with carved legs and backs look very decorative if you convert their seat into a box or holder for flower pots. The easiest way is to remove the seat, leaving the outer rim to insert a drawer inside, but you can also cut a hole of a suitable size when the chair is not dismountable. The back will serve as the basis for attaching the holders into which we insert the flower pots.

Will be needed curly legs from chairs already used for various crafts, and also a piece of plywood of a suitable size (for example, 50x40 cm). Plywood can be painted, varnished, and if desired, it is not difficult to apply the decoupage technique, taking it as decoration beautiful napkin, illustration from a magazine, etc. We fasten (with nails or self-tapping screws) the legs of the chairs along the perimeter of the plywood sheet at right angles - 4 in the corners, and distribute the rest at approximately equal distances from each other. We encircle the top with the same legs (can be made from pieces).

Clue! If all the legs are different, that’s even good, the result will be a unique thing!

There is a chair, strong and durable, but boring. We decorate it using decoupage technique. Anything can serve as decor: colorful napkins and magazine clippings left over from school days contour maps, own drawings on thin paper, etc. Sand the finest sandpaper the entire surface or only part of it (seat, back) to achieve smoothness. We glue the decor using PVA. We coat the product with transparent furniture varnish. Ready!

This technique is good when we have a large photo, but for disassembly we have a children’s high chair, whose shaped parts are not as large as regular chairs. We collect from them rectangular frame, which is easy to fasten with small furniture nails or even PVA glue. The backdrop is made of thick cardboard and attached to bent nails. All that remains is to nail the loop and you can hang it!

The back, which has crossbars in the form of a lattice, or the central part is a sheet of plywood with perforations - this is an excellent basis for a holder. You can hang it next to the dressing table, having previously painted it in a color similar to the table - you will get a real set.

There is nowhere to plant a flowerbed, but your soul asks for flowers? It doesn’t matter, any chair is a ready-made flowerbed in a corner of your yard. Place the chair in the chosen place, remove the seat and insert it in its place plastic box or a tub (to prevent water from leaking when watering). A flower bed made from metal chairs looks no worse, and it is better to choose flowering plants of the hanging type.

Seat from wooden high chair- This finished board, on which you can write with chalk, and if you paint it in dark color, then the inscriptions will be visible better. We nail loops at the back for hanging on the wall, and at the bottom at the front we nail a strip on which we will place the crayons.

From the shortened top of the backrest there will be a practical side for narrow shelf. It is convenient to place bottles of drinks on it. The rim will prevent glass containers from accidentally being knocked onto the floor.

This design is good when there is little space to store shoes, but there are a lot of accumulated pairs of shoes and boots. We turn a chair into an organizer. We built a drawer into the seat where you can put shoes vertically. We screw hooks into the legs of the back and sides of the seat, on which you can simply hang shoes.

Advice! The more beautiful the fittings you use in your work, the more beautiful the finished result will be!

Don't rush to throw it away old furniture. From a life-worn and moth-eaten “four-legged friend” you can get a real work of art with just a little effort and imagination. Today you will learn how to update old chair with my own hands to add freshness and novelty to your home interior.

Method number 1: decorating a chair with paint

Not only a real “old man’s” Soviet chair, but also a wooden “Viennese” one and a folding one country house options easily transformed with paint.

Dyeing technology

To paint old chairs you will need:

• acrylic paint;
• flat synthetic brushes (separately for varnish, paint and putty);
• gloves;
• putty;
• white spirit (for metal);
• varnish remover (for varnished models);
• matte varnish or wax;
• fine and medium grain sandpaper.

Restore old chairs according to this scheme:

1. The first step is to prepare the furniture for painting: wash it and sand it with sandpaper. The surface should remain slightly rough.
2. It is better to degrease the iron model with white spirit before painting.
3. Treat lacquered furniture special means for removing varnish.
4. Mask all cracks and scratches on the surface of the legs and back with furniture putty.
5. After this, paint the entire surface of the furniture in 2-3 layers, waiting for each layer to dry completely. Open the product with varnish.

Interesting! If you want to achieve interesting effect scuffs, then initially apply dark paint to individual areas, and then cover them with wax. Paint the entire area with the desired shade in 2 layers, and then use fine-grain sandpaper to go over the previously marked areas to “expose” the dark areas.

• If you haven't decided what color to paint your furniture, you can't go wrong with a bright white shade. This color is universal and goes well with all bright upholstery materials.

New! Chalk paints are a newfangled type of coloring substances that are not yet very common in stores, but we recommend using them because bright colors and super-fast drying.

• To paint individual areas of the surface, use masking tape.

Method number 2: seat reupholstery

Restoring old chairs with your own hands using the reupholstery method is the second most common technique after paint.

Interesting! Even if the stool is not comfortable soft seat, you can do it yourself.

Washing process technology

To work you will need:

• thick upholstery fabric;
• furniture stapler;
• screwdriver or screwdriver;
• meter tape;
• self-tapping screws;
• overlocker for finishing edges or sewing machine.

Old soft chair restored in this way:

1. Turn the product over, placing it with the seat on the work surface. Use a screwdriver or screwdriver to unscrew soft part from the product frame. If it is screwed not with screws, but with nails, then pull them out with pliers.
2. Measure the width and length of the seat, add 7 cm to each value, open the part from the new fabric. Finish the edges of the fabric piece sewing machine or overlocker.
3. Place the pattern on your work surface front side down. Place the seat on it with the wrong side facing you. Make sure that the distance of future pattern bends is the same on all sides.
4. Fold and staple two opposite sides of the upholstery fabric to the seat. At the same time, slightly stretch the material. The staples of the stapler are attached in increments of at least 10 cm, and the corners are not yet secured.
5. Do the same with the other parties.
6. Lastly, pull the corners into the center of the seat and also secure with staples.
7. Place the seat on the frame and re-screw it with self-tapping screws. If it was initially held in place with nails, then it makes sense to replace them with self-tapping screws.

• The soft seat can be decorated with beautiful furniture nails around the perimeter.

• Select upholstery material so that it matches the style of the stool. So, classic jacquard does not look good on modern designer furniture, and an old wooden chair with a back and patterns looks strange with upholstery with a geometric print.

• Often, chairs look perfect if their style uses the same fabric from which the curtains or drapes in the room are sewn.

The match looks harmonious.

Method No. 3: sewing a cover with gathers in the corners

The clear advantage of sewing a cover is that this method is much cheaper than reupholstering a seat.

It is enough to purchase 2-2.5 m of fabric, make the pattern correctly and sew it.

The fabric is selected on the basis of resistance to wear, since products are constantly subject to increased stress, especially in the dining room and kitchen.

To sew a cover for an old chair, follow these steps:

1. First of all, you need a pattern. For measurements you will need masking tape, paper or newspapers.
2. Attach a large spread of newspaper to one or another part of the product, mark the outlines of the furniture on the paper, and remove the excess with scissors.
3. Prepare the second part and attach it to the first, gluing it with masking tape. Having assembled the pattern completely, cut it in the places where the seams will be. Thus, you will have a more or less accurate pattern specifically for your product shape.
4. Remember to leave seam allowances and take into account the directional direction of the fabric, especially if it has a pattern in the form of stripes or large flowers. Pay special attention to the back. It happens that in order to recreate exact bends you will have to cut out a separate part along its side. If you do not have the goal of conveying all the delights, it is enough to make wide allowances of 5-7 cm along the side cut of the back.

Important! It’s better not to make the cover on the back very narrow, otherwise you simply won’t be able to put it on the chair. Cut the back wide or flared, then fold the excess into a pleat and tie a pretty bow at the back. If you like a “tight” cover, then install a twisted zipper in one of the seams.

Method No. 4: Decoupage a chair with paper

Remaking old chairs with your own hands does not always require drastic changes. Sometimes you can make a new chair out of an old one if you disguise minor defects, scratches and stains with an original fashionable print or beautiful patterns.

Decoupage will help you. Take:

• multi-layer napkins with the desired print;
• PVA glue;
• a pair of brushes;
• scissors;
• matte clear varnish;
• roller

To make original designer furniture from old chairs, follow this algorithm:

1. Clean the furniture, paint as described in method No. 1.
2. Separate top layer napkins with a pattern, cut out the desired size fragment from it.
3. If you want to change the entire decor of an old chair: from the back to the legs, then chaotically tear the napkin into 10x10 cm pieces.
4. Lubricate generously with PVA glue right place future decor. Place on required area furniture, cut out a piece of napkin, smooth it with a brush with the remaining PVA, removing bubbles and smoothing out the wrinkles with a roller.
5. The top layer of PVA should be as thin as possible. Leave it to dry for a day.
6. Finally, cover the entire surface of the furniture with clear varnish in 3-4 layers, allowing each layer to dry.

As you can see, remaking an old chair is not as problematic as it might seem at first glance.

Creative furniture decor solutions

• To give an old stool a vintage touch, you can paint it pink, blue or cream. Gold or silver paint is useful for painting. On top of everything, apply craquelure varnish to the entire area. The antique effect is created by small cracks from the varnish.

• An old stool will be saved by upholstery made of multi-colored straps. Intertwine them according to the “basket” principle and secure them at the bottom with self-tapping screws.

• Allow your children to be creative acrylic paints. Cover the result with varnish. You will not only receive designer furniture, but also possibly a future family heirloom.

Now you know how to restore an old chair, turning it into an exclusive thing for mere pennies. If you have other modernization ideas and restoration experience, share with readers in the comments.

Video: Restoration of an old chair

Sometimes old unnecessary things can be turned into decent and functional decoration for the garden. In today's review we will talk about old chairs, from which, with a little imagination, you can make really interesting decorative, and in some cases, functional objects: garden flower stands, coat hangers, shelves, swings, benches, etc. Below are examples of what can be made from unwanted chairs. Let's get started...

1. Hanger.

The right thing in everyday life - a hanger, it can be in the form of coat hangers or wall-mounted. Option with wall hanger easy to implement, to do this you just need to remove the back of the chair, tie a rope on its upper part, drive a nail into the wall and hang it on it this design.

In general, a hanger hanger is also not difficult to make; for this you need to stock up on curved hooks, the size of the crossbar in the closet and the backs of unnecessary chairs. Using a thin drill in the upper part of the back of the chair, you need to create a hole into which to insert pre-prepared hooks, covered at the base with a generous layer of glue.

2. Swing.

A great idea for making a swing seat. You need to take a seat with a back from an unnecessary chair, nail two crossbar boards from below, drill holes along the edges of which to thread ropes. Fasten the finished rocker to strong tree. Children will be delighted, especially if the seat is painted in some bright shade.

3. A chair made from an old stump.

There is an old, unsightly stump in the garden, so why not turn it into an attractive chair. To do this, take the seat of a chair and glue or nail it to the top of the stump. The seat can be painted in a bright shade or decorated using decoupage technique.

4. Rocking chair.

Many people dream of a rocking chair, but it can be made from an unnecessary chair. To do this, you need to order semicircular crossbars from the carpenter or remove several planks from wooden barrel, and secure the chair to them.

5. Bed for a pet.

Below you can see how loving owners make their beloved pets happy. To make such a bed, you need to prepare a box in which to put a foam mattress, make the headboard from the back of a chair, and make the foot from the legs of the chair.

6. Bench or bench.

On three chairs without seats installed in a row, you can lay a board upholstered in a pleasant-to-touch material with a foam rubber layer. Various options improvised benches can be examined in the photo below.

7. Stand for a bowl of a large dog.

A large pet can be fed from a bowl attached to the seat of a chair; to do this, simply use a jigsaw to cut out a circle in the seat of the chair to the size of the bottom of the bowl. This way, the dog will not be able to throw the food or water bowl around.

8. Shelf.

The back of the chair, as well as part of the seat, will make an excellent shelf for small items; options for such shelves can be studied in the photographs below.

9. Sleigh.

And here’s another great idea on the topic “what you can make from old chairs with your own hands” - a sled. A very interesting idea, but it requires design; the location of each part must be carefully thought out so that the sled is ultimately safe to use.

10. Flower stand.

The most popular idea for using old chairs is the garden flower stand. To make such decorative element It is necessary to cut a hole in the chair seat to the size of the future pot installed in it. The photo below shows the process of making such a stylish garden flower stand.

More examples of flower stands:

11. Box for storing magazines and newspapers.

From the legs of chairs you can put together a magnificent box for storing correspondence - newspapers, magazines, letters.

The box can also be made from flat boards and secured between the legs of a chair at an angle, as in the photo below.

12. Bright chairs.

This item involves restoring an old chair, or rather sanding it, and then painting it in a bright acid shade, as a result the chair turns out to be so fashionable that it is simply impossible to guess about its previous deplorable condition.

Flower stand from an old chair:

After this review, the question of what can be made from an old chair should stop bothering you; all that remains is to choose a suitable idea and begin to implement it. It would seem like an old chair, well, what can you make out of it, someone might say “throw it away and forget it,” but at the dacha the ideas presented above will be very relevant, so if you have such retro items in your home, don’t rush to dispose of them, Currently, this nostalgic trend is in great demand.

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