I have a lot of strange obsessions. I fixate on things. I skirt the fine line between eccentric and crazy. It's a trait that my family and friends have all come to accept. My latest project comes as no surprise to them.
Lawn chairs. Dead, broken, deteriorating lawn chairs. We're bringing them back to life.
I've spent no less than a year scouring eBay for a set of folded seat heaven. These chairs rarely came up in New South Wales where we used to live. Victoria though; Victoria is a hot bed of eBay goodness. Within a month of moving down here, we'd scored four lawn chair frames. Two with wooden arms. All with a bit of rust. All in serious need of repair.
We pulled out the screws. We removed the broken straps. We sanded off the dodgy white paint on the wooden arms. I turned to eBay again to hunt for replacement webbing. It is hard to find in Australia. These classic gems have been replaced by the inferior $5 folding camping chair. No one fixes them anymore.
We do.
Two coats of teak-stain. One more to go. We're waiting for a parcel of lawn chair re-web on its journey from overseas. We're fixing chairs and then we're going to sit in them.
Excellent! As a kid, we had a couple of these lawn chairs, and I can remember the satisfaction I had after my mom and I re-webbed them. I can't wait to see how yours come out!
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ReplyDeleteThis is a great make over..... hoo boy I hear you on the obsession business.
I just moved my parents out of their 30+ years home and into a fabulous retirement/oldsters neighborhood (Ashby Ponds, google it) Anyway, I have a lot of stuff of theirs now.... one very old dresser with 7 drawers, super cool, and several tables, There is so much of their stuff that needs redo, but they have it, so I will just concentrate on these things. They have a lot of teak. Most of their lovely teak chairs need to be re-roped.
Oh, and then i have my own re-do projects I had before I inherited their stuff. LOL Yes, I feel a great kinship with this. Good thing you have an able assistant
Sweet. I almost threw out two beach chairs that recline all the way back so you're laying flat. I'm glad I saw your post - inspiration!
ReplyDeleteWe had a pair of reclining sling/hammock lounge chairs with the matching brown/white/orange stripe! My sister rescued (stole) them from Mum & Dad's & I'm supposed to be making new slings for them now that one has ripped.
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