Hi Friends! It’s time for our bimonthly Lifestyle of Love Hop! If you’re not familiar with the term it’s when bloggers who love antiques, vintage treasures, farmhouse style and adore repurposing things get together and share how we use them. This months theme is vintage chairs or stools. Let’s get started with 3 fun ways I use vintage chairs and stools in our country home.
3 fun ways I use vintage chairs and stools in our country home
If you’ve hopped over from Our Southern Home, yay! I’m glad you’re here. I’m sure you enjoyed Christy’s beautiful home. Below you’ll see posts from the rest of my friends so don’t just read and run or you’ll miss something amazing.
The first treasure I want to share is this old chair. Well it used to be a chair but it was so rickety I didn’t feel comfortable sitting on it. That was a disturbing debacle and a vision I prefer to dismiss so instead of just throwing it out (what a shame that would be), I removed the back and use it as a side table.
Fun Way Number One – A Broken Chair as a Side Table
It works perfectly for magazines, coffee, cupcakes, an entire pizza box, TV remotes, everything really. Can you make out the rest of the chair in the photo below?
Chair back and spindle leftovers
Look on the table in front of the window. The spindles are sitting inside a piece of fencing I rolled up to use like a vase. They look like they are just sitting there with magic but I promise, there’s some old white fencing holding them up. The chair back is hung on the wall as part of a grouping behind the slip covered chair.
Do you have a chair you cherish but can’t sit on? Then turn it into a side table for the win! There’s no need to throw out a perfectly perfect old chair.
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Fun Way Number 2 – A Child’s Chair as an Outdoor Table
Here is another adorable old chair that I can’t get rid of! They just don’t make little chairs like this anymore. I especially love the color. It’s original to the chair so it really stands out during July 4th.
I’ve often wondered how many little bare feet and dirty hands have dragged that chair through the yard only to sit and enjoy a popsicle. If they were anything like me, they used it also as a table for coloring out in the cool grass.
Fun Way Number Three – Antique Stool as Decoration
I have no idea how old this stool is but it’s sturdy. Maybe because it has twisted wires on the bottom of the legs which keeps it from being wobbly? We’ve used it as an extra seat but most of the time it’s purely decorative and used to hold something else; like a vintage box with flowers. I go back and forth on whether or not to paint it white. What do you think about that? I love all things white but I also think we need to keep some warm woods around.
So, did you get some inspiration from the 3 fun ways I use vintage chairs and stools in our country home? Want to see more? Well it’s time to hop over to Common Ground. You’ll love seeing what Debra does to her sweet chairs.
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Cindy,
I love all of these ideas. So clever.
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Thanks bunches Rachel!
You have such cute chairs and stools! I love the chair without a back that is now a stool, brilliant!!! And, I’m compleltry smitten with that little blue chair on your porch!!!!
Thank you so much for hosting this fun blog hop!!
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Thank you Emily! I too am smitten with that little blue chair and surprised at how handy it is to have around. Hope you have a wonderful weekend!
You are so clever to turn a rickety old chair into a side table and I love that you used the chair back and spindles for decorating. Your child’s chair is perfect to use as a side table on your porch.
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I’ve never thought of myself as clever but I love the idea of repurposing things that have a story. So thank you for the sweet comment. It means a lot!
Thanks for these fun ideas, I think collecting children’s chairs is fun and you have a sweet one. I usually keep the backs and spools but throw the rest away, not anymore. Some of my stools are painted and some not, it depends on how they look. This is such a fun blog post, thanks.
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So glad you liked it Marlene! Thank you for the sweet comment.
I love how you repurposed every piece of that sweet vintage chair, even putting the back piece on the wall. So cute and fun for wall decor. Your blue Toddler Set Chair is adorable. Mine is green, yours blue. Wonder how many other colors were made, but they are exactly alike. Thanks so much for putting the Hop together. Have a great Valentine’s Day weekend!
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When I saw your Toddler Chair, I wondered the same thing – how many colors were made?! I love that little thing! Thanks Debra and Happy Valentine’s Day
Cindy this was such a blog hop. I love your little blue chair what a fabulous treasure to have. Thanks so much for having me with you this month!
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Glad you enjoyed it Ann. I am amazed at how many different old chairs and repurposed ways to use them are around. Thank you!
Love them all. Don’ paint the wooden stool love it as is.
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Thanks for the input Darlene! I really appreciate it. Happy Sunday!
This is awesome. I would love it if you would share this on The Fabulous Friday Link Party.. https://www.peacockridgefarm.com/category/fabulous-friday-link-party/
Hugs to you.
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Will do and thank you for the reminder Renae. Enjoy your weekend!
These ideas are all so fabulous, Cindy! I love the child’s chair you have and the antique stool too – they’re both farmhouse perfection! Using the chair as a stool is pure genius. Oh my word, I’ll never look at broken chairs the same way again. As always love your style, creativity, and talent. They never cease to amaze me. Big hugs and thanks so much for putting this hop together, CoCo
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Well hearing that makes my day CoCo, thank you! Happy Valentine’s Day and I look forward to seeing all the old chairs you find and what you do with each little part. 😉
Thank you for sharing! I think you should keep the stool natural. I love white also but I enjoy having some wood tones to warm the room up.
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Thanks bunches Linda, I appreciate the feed back! I kinda thought the same thing. We all need some warm woods around too. Have a great weekend.
I’m loving that sweet child’s chair, Cindy. And the fact that you took the back of the other chair is such a great idea. Thank you for hosting my friend.
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Yay Kim, glad you found something you loved. I always enjoy hearing that. Happy Valentine’s Day friend!
Hi Cindy!!
I LOVE this post…how creative!! Old wood things are so pretty and when you can re-purpose them into different things, it makes them even more special. I love the spindles all grouped together! Thanks for sharing this amazing post!
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Aww, thank you Rachel. This makes my day. Really glad you found something you loved.
That blue child’s chair is adorable; such a fun accent for the porch. Someday I’m going to have a whole wall of chairs hanging on the wall; I love their architecture. Fun theme today!
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Thanks Lora. I’ve wanted to have a bunch of chairs on a wall too so when you do it, I’ll be thrilled and living vicariously through you. 😉
What great finds, Cindy. I adore all of the old vintage chairs and stools. And I love how you have found creative ways to style them around your home.
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I need more space if I want to keep finding treasures! Thanks Jen
Cindy,
These are such fun ideas! I really love the chair idea as a plant stand. It’s just so sweet. I really love how this hop brings in so many different ways to decorate.
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I enjoyed seeing how different everyone used their vintage chairs and stools. Love that we are all so different but have so much in common! Thank you Christy.
I love all these ideas but the little blue chair is just adorable! I’m always looking for chairs like this but never see them anymore. Fun post!!
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Thanks so much Michelle. I fee the same way. They are really hard to find. I’ve found a few but they’ve always been redone and I want the old chippy original paint.
This is awesome. Thank you so much for sharing on Fabulous Friday Link Party. We sure appreciate you. Hugs and blessings to you.
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My pleasure! Parties are so fun!