Numbered Barstools. So you probably remember last month when I took my uber brown craigslist barstools and lighted them up.
I love them, they look great…but they needed something. Nothing crazy, just…something. A reader suggested numbers and I knew right away that’s what I wanted to do. I also knew that I did NOT want to hand paint them…I can see that going very very wrong. I’ve seen some tutorials for freezer paper (some tutorials call for wax paper) stenciling floating around and figured I’d give that a go. Well, this is what actually happened. First I spent way too long trying to create big enough numbers in a nice font on Word, but couldn’t seem to get them big enough and not hang off the ends of the paper. Typography Chair Redo. A few weeks ago, I asked you how I should make over an off-white wingback chair I got from my local thrift store.
You told me to remake the chair with a typography stripe. I used Simply Spray Upholstery Spray and some Helvetica vinyl letters I had on hand to give my boring old chair a fun makeover. Read on for my instructions on how to paint a chair, and a giveaway [update: this giveaway is now over] for 6 cans of Simply Spray Upholstery Spray. Project Materials: Thrifted chair, $252 cans of Simply Spray Upholstery Spray, $11.99 eachPackage of vinyl lettering, $5Blue paint marker, $4Drop cloth, on hand. Fence Bench. November 24th, 2010 When we disassembled the side yard fence there were a bunch of rotten 4×4″ posts left over.
I’ve been considering building a small bench for the master bedroom for some time and when presented with the wood leftovers, thoughts of a very cheap but super chunky piece of furniture danced in my noggin. Paired with a pair of left over Eames LTR bases (salvaged from our old beat up surfboard table) this little reclaimed wood bench was pretty easy to assemble. Here’s how: Materials: 4 – Reclaimed wood fence posts 2 – Eames LTR bases (I salvaged mine off a broken Eames elliptical table) 4 – 12″ metal straps Bunch of Screws Teak Oil (or Danish Oil) Sander First, we cut off the rotten ends of the fence posts which left us with a usable length of 56″. Then, I inset the bases 6″ from the end. The straps were placed evenly around the bases and screwed into the wood. To finish up construction, the the bases were then screwed into place.
Coffee Sack Ottoman. Shopping Cart Chair. Shopping carts are one of those universal pieces of suburban furniture that people don't even notice anymore.
They fade into a background of dumpsters, parking lots, loading docks, and big box stores. However, their shape and dashing silhouette are really a beautiful modern form, complete with a reverse cantilever, wire grid, and tube frame. Rope Bench. Piece by piece we are getting closer to a finished SK8R boyz bedroom redux. The pieces and projects are all planned and we are still on track to be done by the end of the month. I am very anxious to finish and share the results with you. Today we are making over a bench which was on its way out. This was a perfect solution for a bench in the reading area of the bedroom. I used orange towing rope to weave the seat. Savour... hardware aisle chic Get the rest after the jump... Woven Rope Bench Before you start: Check your local home improvement center for other types of rope to suit your needs. Rubber Hose Chair. Nearly every job site or good-sized shop has rubber air hose for running nail guns or a multitude of other tubes.
The hose in this project is 3/4" in diameter, about 45 feet long, and is made from tough, flexible rubber. In a former life it was used to run a spray gun for lacquering cabinets. After developing leaks at both ends, it was retired. The rubber is in decent shape, but it shows its age with hairline cracks and thick coating of grime. It was easy to clean with some denatured alcohol and rags. The resulting chair is really comfortable. The overall form is quite reclined, with an interior width of about 22". Tennis Ball Chair. I made a pair of these chairs a few years ago while I was in school, and had access to a nicely-equipped shop and, most importantly, a laser-cutter.
The tennis balls you see are not glued in place; they are held only by different-sized holes in the top and bottom sheets of plywood. The holes on the bottom are smaller so the balls don't push through when you sit on it. To create the contoured effect, the sizes of the top and bottom holes vary in specific ratios. The balls can still freely rotate and some of them can come all the way out. Shopping Cart Chair. My son’s high school, in Hall County, Georgia has a tradition for seniors on yearbook day.
Not only do they receive yearbooks first, but they also get to bring their own chair to sit in on the gym floor, instead of sitting on the bleachers with the rest of the student body. It is not uncommon to see “chairs” such as traditional rockers, lawn chairs, even recliners. However, several students make their own.
That is what my son chose to do. So, for inspiration, we scoured the “Google-net” to see what weird chairs we could find. The next day, my son set out to find a cart in decent shape…not an easy task. So, in a couple hours, we turned the shopping cart into an awesome senior chair. Materials needed: