Inside to Outside Lawn Chair

Intro: Inside to Outside Lawn Chair

Turned a ratty old chair into a great lawn chair!

STEP 1: Ratty Old Chair

Aquire an old chair.

STEP 2: Naked Old Chair

Remove old torn cushions.

STEP 3: Old Chair Anew

Using cedar fence boards.
-Cut each board to 22". (Fit the best at that size in between hand rests). Rounded all rough edges with a router and sanded by hand.
-Holes drilled through boards and chair frame. Used 1/4" carriage nuts and bolts to assemble everything. Drilled slightly larger holes for an easier fit.
-Same was done for the hand rests, except used a bandsaw to give them a better shape.

STEP 4: Finnished

Sit outside and enjoy! Chair swivels and rocks. Also reclines.

Comments

[SinAmos]

I've had this chair on my porch for a while. I love its bones!

[buck2217]

great recycle well done

[cwillis4]

fantastic idea! way to recycle.

[MoJ1]

Nice !

[daveofwar]

First time using cedar too. Not sure if they need to be treated. I don't think so since they are used for decks and patios often.

[sbrandt3]

thanks!!

[bethmwl]

Excellent. Wish I hadn't thrown out my 'ratty old chair'.

[rolltidehank]

Love the chair remodel. I use cedar fence boards all the time. Once sanded they are great boards for cheap.

[sbrandt3]

did you treat the cedar w anything?? I'm new to wood working!!

[egray9]

A clever way to repurpose a chair that would surely end up at the dump. Excellent job!

[Susitna]

What a great idea. I'm going to go looking for roadside kill next week.

[amberrayh]

Awesome! I like that you used a chair that already swiveled and rocked. That's a classy lawn chair!