Comments on: How can I reuse or recycle broken chairs?

By: henri

henri — Sun, 25 Sep 2011 15:29:04 +0000

Hi!

I really like the chair.
I recycle chairs found in the street of The Hague (Netherland) to give them a second life. For this one, I would suggest a very simple concept like the foldable chair : http://chairsandco.blogspot.com/p/foldable.html

or stick some images on it: http://chairsandco.blogspot.com/p/flower-power.html
http://chairsandco.blogspot.com/p/biertje.html

Regards,

Henri

By: Melinda

Melinda — Tue, 17 Mar 2009 02:23:10 +0000

I’ve kept a bucket in the bathroom to scoop up bath/ shower water and flush the toilet with it. A square or rectangular bucket with straight sides workes best.

By: Jason

Jason — Mon, 16 Mar 2009 22:32:16 +0000

I recently came across a broken wooden chair that was just beyond repair.It was a pretty generic chair with hard wood lathe turned legs.2 of those legs have since found homes as handles of some nice mallets.Other parts are slated to be used in further projects.

By: Jason C

Jason C — Wed, 13 Feb 2008 17:55:27 +0000

In Chicago, each year there is a chair auction. The organization gets old chairs and they have a celebrity sign it. Then they give the signed chair to artists in the region who create art work from it. Then the chair is sold at an auction.

Also in Chicago, people use the chairs to hold their parking spots after they’ve dug out the snow.

-Jason
http://www.screamtobegreen.com

By: Rob

Rob — Mon, 11 Feb 2008 04:49:32 +0000

If it is the legs/lower support that is failing, and you live in an area with lots of snow, you can do what I’ve done in the past.Cut the legs completely off of the chair, then mount on a pair of cross-country skis (available for 2 or 3 dollars at most thrift stores) You now have what is known as a “ski chair” (Yeah, I know, the name isn’t creative, but don’t let that stop you from making one)

By: person

person — Sat, 09 Feb 2008 04:21:23 +0000

as a last resort, you could cut it up and use it as firewood.

By: Estercity

Estercity — Fri, 08 Feb 2008 22:55:09 +0000

Look my blog and will find a lot of ideas of reuse

By: Alice

Alice — Fri, 08 Feb 2008 19:28:10 +0000

I still sit on this kind of thing on my allotment – only has to be barely functional to be better than sitting on the wet ground!

The one with a broken back would be a perfectly good stool or small table.

By: Joe

Joe — Fri, 08 Feb 2008 18:31:47 +0000

If they are rickety enough, you could have a pro-wrestling match, and use them as a weapon (they would shatter easily and spectacularly).

Other than that, you could use it as firewood to heat your house.

By: CTP

CTP — Fri, 08 Feb 2008 18:30:09 +0000

it’s often possible to use the legs/bottom half of one chair with seat/back of another. for example, the bent plywood seat/back style usually breaks, leaving you a perfectly serviceable base/legs to which you can attach another wooden top/back.
at the very worst, save the pieces of wood for future use in construction or craft projects.

By: Megan

Megan — Fri, 08 Feb 2008 14:42:51 +0000

Try using it as a garden accessory. I have an old chair in my garden that looks much like the one on the photo. It’s good for setting pots on, and you could also train plants to grow up and over it.

By: Delusion

Delusion — Fri, 08 Feb 2008 13:12:16 +0000

You could break the legs / back frame into sections and then nail together as a trellis for the garden