Sunday, August 8, 2010

Upcycle

I hate to waste. I have an attic full of things "we might use" at a later date. I have been very keen on redusing our collection this year so it has to find a home at our house or it goes to someone else. Bit by bit I have been reducing our clutter and our unused stuff.

I bought these chair several years ago from IKEA on clearance for our from patio. I never really used them. Once I we moved to OK we used them on our back porch a few times but after a few weeks they looked so nasty from weathering that I never wanted to sit on them. I have been looking for something to do with them. This spring they found their home. My daughter and I were looking around for something to use as a trellis and found these chairs all fold up. She took them apart removing the support leg and voila a perfect sollution!

6 comments:

  1. LOVING your projects! I'll be back for inspiration:)

    THANKS for the comment you left on my tutorial at Someday Crafts! Don't forget to stop by my blog & enter to win the supplies to make your own!

    Staci:)

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  2. Very sweet! I think that's super creative.

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  3. Very cleaver. I love re-using things in unexpected ways.

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  4. I just wanted to stop by and let you know that I will be linked to this post on Saturday (going out of town, trying to get ahead!) from the new Home & Garden channel at Craft Gossip. :) My hope is to share many of the fabulous projects I see everyday with the vast CG audience. I hope you will not only stop by and subscribe to CG, but will tell your friends about the new category! Hope you see some traffic from it!

    Your feature will appear in the main Craft Gossip RSS feed, on the main home page. While it's not live yet (scheduled for Saturday) and can be found directly here
    http://homeandgarden.craftgossip.com/chair-to-trellis/ ‎

    If you would like a "featured by" button, you can grab one here!
    http://homeandgarden.craftgossip.com/grab-a-craft-gossip-button/

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  5. What a wonderful idea. You are very creative!!! Thanks for sharing. ~~Sherry~~

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  6. Thanks all! I appreciate the time you took to stop by and leave a comment!

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