Rustic Totara fence batten outdoor chairs

Chairs chairs chairs... out door chairs...

Here are the rustic chairs in their new home.

I was asked to rebuild some rustic chairs for the owner of an organic garden in Nuhaka. The owners host regular garden tours through their flower and vegetable gardens. They have places to sit all through the paths and the chairs have been there since the early 90's.

When I went to pick them up to put on my truck, they fell apart, rotten from years of sitting beneath dripping trees in shaded nooks.

So I salvaged what I could - a plank here and gnarly bit there and added a ton of Totara fence battens and posts. They look great.

Real rustic, branches and all.

 

Some bent wood from one of the original chairs.

Totara battens with moss and lichen.

#8 wire to hold things together betta!

I also built a very upright pallet chair for a nook in an overgrown garden area. It has since been painted blue... image to come.

2 Seater Deck Chair - Pallets again.

Update for the two seater... it is now red and has a red companion table.

This 2 seater is a little different to the first one and there was a weight bearing issue due to the fact that pallet used for the seat is orientated 90 degrees, so I reinforced it with a capping on the front which sorted the bending issue straight away. Bla bla.

Iconic with castors... of course.

The ABC beer crate is iconic in NZ especially when it come to Lion Red and DB. I came into possession of the crates - must keep the source under wraps - and have been making all manner of things from them. This coffee table is the latest crack at something useful... with castors.

Houlihan - fine legged retro grunge

Finding good legs is not easy. Whilst on a small trip to pick up our new dog Stanley, we stopped in at a few second -had establishments in Woodville. That is where I found the legs.

The table top needs no explanation other than it needed rebuilding and sanding.