REPURPOSED: METAL KITCHEN ISLAND CHAIRS TO OUTDOOR SEATING

I purchased new chairs for our kitchen island a while ago, and I had put the old chairs out in the garage because I knew I wanted to repurpose them for outdoor use since they are metal.

Now, if you know me, you’ll know I’m going to use what I have around the house before I purchase anything new to upcycle these cuties, so off to my scrap wood pile I went.

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METAL CHAIRS TO OUTDOOR SEATING

The first thing I had to do was take off the old cushions and measure the area of the seat that needed to be covered.

After that, I decided that I was going to use some scrap cedar boards I found in my wood pile, so I cut the boards to size and attached them to the chair with the chairs already made screw holes from the original seat cushion.

I probably could have gotten a little fancier and cut my boards angled, but for this chair project, I decided a square seat was just fine.

What wasn’t fine was a few old screw holes in the boards, so I patched them up with wood filler and sanded the boards before painting them.

Each chair received its own color, you know, we like a little color around the yard here.

The paint is multipurpose craft paint, and they are sealed with a waterproof poly spray, and yes, these blue chairs are different shades.

I also did on in lime green and bright pink.

NEXT, BUILD A TABLE

I had a 4×4 treated lumber post and some treated decking board scraps, so I built a small square tabletop and attached it to the top to the 4×4 post with brackets.

The post is buried in the ground for stability.

I put this little repurposed set out in the pony pasture shaded from the trees and near our small firepit area.

It’s a good spot because depending on where you sit, you can view the chickens in the pink coop or the ponies in their dry lot.

It’s also nicely shaded, so I can bring my painting supplies outside to paint during the afternoons and enjoy the views.

I’m glad I saved these metal chairs to repurpose for outdoors.

Metal chairs are great because they are pretty much maintenance free, so if you find a good deal snag them for a project like this one.

This little seating area was repurposed with items I already had around the hobby farm beside the brackets for the tabletop, and I think they set me back around $5.00.

It’s nothing fancy, but it’s colorful and cute.

Happy Creating!

XOXO

Emily

PS If you’re wanting to do a little paint job like this FolkArt Multi-Purpose Craft Paint is my favorite craft paint brand to use.

It’s pretty durable for outdoors, and easy to find at most crafts stores including Walmart, and Amazon.

You can find more outdoor projects like this one under the GARDEN & HOME PROJECTS category of the blog.