I saw this chair on the curb with the seat ripped out.
at a glance, I knew it was synthetic upholstery, which meant I could burn the edges of the seat and that would prevent the fraying from spreading up the back.
didn’t know how I would reupholster the seat part but in the moment I grabbed it and assumed that I would figure something out.
I had been making a lot of garden stakes out of the dead bamboo from the cane break out back, hit upon that as my solution while in the garden.
but first I had to wedge a bent leg between some posts so I could straighten it out.
here you can see how I torched the seat.
you can see a bit of char in the lower left of the back but basically it came out pretty good for free.
while I was doing this, I realized that this was the solution I needed for my folding chair, also. it had a plastic-covered pad that had turned concave and pooled the rainwater. the metal underneath was flat with a channel around it so water couldn’t drain and was starting to rust out.
drilled and punched holes for drainage and beat on it to make it concave, then some Rust-Oleum primer.
drainage solved, on to upholstery.
both are pretty comfy.
i had to recut several times and finally opted for the decorative squares up top. But the giant magnet board for the kid is done. And she is pleased even though all i can see is every flaw.
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