Tree Bench made from Kitchen Chairs

I see such sweet chairs at yard sales all the time.  

What can I do with all those chairs I have that don't match........

I've used them to hold a basket of plants......

I've married two of them to make a garden bench.....

And now I've put 6 of them together to make a tree bench!

When I took this before and after photo I thought that 5 chairs would be enough to make a tree bench......

But,  when H started to put them together around the tree,   he said I needed 1 more.      I just happened to have another chair....who is surprised by that!......so,  he included the shorter chair on the far left of the photo.

H spaced them around the tree about the same distance apart.   He removed the arms on two of the chairs,  but I asked him to leave the arms on this one.   

If this project had been done with 6 matching chairs that had the same seat height....it would have been a lot easier to join them together.   

I didn't want him to cut the legs on the taller chairs to make them the same height as the shorter chairs.     He would have had to cut off the pretty part of the leg!    So,  he had to custom make each seat and join them together ....somehow!!!   I think he did a wonderful job.....he can do anything!  
 He also added some chunky legs in between the chairs for extra support.    I cut lace strips that he stapled around the edge of the seats.

Once he was done,  it was my turn to make my tree bench look pretty.....and comfy.

I borrowed some of the pillows that were on the wicker furniture on the front porch.    The birds love to sit in this tree,   so I will only put out my pretties when I'm having company.

I used a couple of my rag rugs as cushions for the bench.    You've seen this rug in front of the door on my She Shed.

Some of the chairs are for single seating,   but a couple of them are more like a settee.    H turned the floor fan on the porch around so I could have a cool breeze while I was pretty-ing-up the tree bench.   He is so thoughtful.......

The only thing that I didn't get done before I took pictures is set a couple of little tables around the tree bench to hold drinks,  snacks,  or maybe a small flowering plant.   Oh well,  tomorrow is another day!

 

Here is how it looks from the street......

When we have company,  I also add pillows and throws to the two vintage metal gliders at the front of the entrance to the porch.

 

Now it's time to sit down with a glass of sweet tea .....relax.....

and enjoy the sound of the fountain.

Well,   not so fast....it's starting to rain!    Time to gather up all the fabric....

and put it on the wicker sofa up on the covered porch!

I hope you enjoyed our project as much as we did!