What Should Goldilocks Do Next?

I must say, I felt a bit like Goldilocks when I sat upon one of my favorite chairs this week and broke it to bits.  What’s a girl to do?  DIY, repair, or despair?

 

chair fix“and she broke it to bits!” 

 

I swear, all I did was sit on it.  I have always loved the detailing of this cute chair that I found at a yard sale years ago and repainted.  I just can’t toss it out, so I’m trying to figure out a way to upcycle it.  I think this is a cute idea for a DIY chair shelf:

bathroom-chair shelf

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If Mr. Man hadn’t already custom made swings for our girls, I might consider something like this:

swinging-chair

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And perhaps if I had a green thumb (mine is BLACK – I am not even kidding), I would do something gorgeous like this chair upcycled into a planter.

 planter chair diy

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I think I will likely do something more similar to this DIY chair shelf from Post Road Vintage, but I will probably remove the legs completely:

chair shelf

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Of course, I suppose I could always replace the broken spindle and repair the whole thing. What do you think I should do?

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17 Comments

  1. Gail

    Hang from shed wall and use the seat surface as a potting shelf. Weave vines up through the back spokes

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    • Kristie Barnett

      Good idea, Gail. Alas, I have no potting shed. Did you not hear when I said I have a black thumb?? I think I want to keep her inside . . .

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  2. Alyson

    Mr. Man could drill a hole in both of the broken parts, and you could insert a dowel and carefully glue it together. It could LIVE AGAIN!

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    • Marilyn

      Yes! Keep it as it is! (Repaired, of course)

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  3. Phil Barnett

    Chairs are like bunnies in our household! Plenty of extras. There will be no repairing this one!

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  4. LaJuana Gill

    Just saw something marvelous at the High Museum in Atlanta. It was a felled log with different chair backs along the side as if it was a pew. The backs were worked in metal, but I thought it would be so fun with chair backs like yours!

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  5. Mary J.

    I agree with the “repair it” folks.

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  6. Lex

    What about cutting off the majority of the seat to leave a ledge of maybe 4-5 inches and hang it on the wall as a piece of art / shelf? A super unique focal point of a grouping or over the fireplace…?

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  7. Connie Nikiforoff Designs

    Gorilla glue with clamps and/or windings to hold it in place till dry, sand if necessary and repaint. It’s just too cute to not repair 🙂

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  8. Joy Tepner

    Or do like they do at the Quaker Village in Shakertown – just repair the leg and hang it on the wall as is!!! Could Mr. Man not find enough time in his day to repair the leg??LOL

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    • Kristie Barnett

      Mr. Man seems to think I have a problem (addiction) when it comes to chairs. He doesn’t understand why I need so many. Sounds like he’s the one with the problem . . .

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  9. Kelly

    You need to set Mr. Man straight about a few things Kristie! 🙂 I say repair and keep- adorable chair and yes, Mr. Man, we can not have enough chairs OR lamps!

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    • Kristie Barnett

      Thank you for your vote, Kelly. I will let the Big Guy know!

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  10. Lisa

    I like the idea of fixing it (it’s very cute!), but you may want it to be a kid chair from now on. Just sayin’…

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  11. San Christmas

    Hang on to that chair, but don’t sit in it! I just saw that style chair on an old episode of ” The Andy Griffith Show” on TVLand after reading this blog. It broke when on mean ole landlord sat in it, after the tenant he wanted Andy to evict fixed it!

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  12. Patsy

    I like that last picture suggestion,,,,cut off the legs and hang it on the wall. With the interesting back the chair has, it would be rightly showcased with a few items on the seat.

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