My brother-in-law, James is amazing. He can do anything. My sister is probably the brains behind his creativity. She isn’t one to brag so I may never know for sure. This idea they saw somewhere and duplicated so I am now trying it myself.

They took some old wooden chairs, took the seats off and spray painted the chairs (optional) yellow. Then James made a wire basket that is attached inside the chair. It is about six inches deep. Then Sandy took some moss-type bedding and lined the basket before adding topsoil and various plants.

You need to make sure you add various heights to the planter. She has a tall plant (about l2 inches) with four smaller plants (about 8 inches) and then a few small plants with at least one that hangs over the edge of the planter.

Sandy has the chairs sitting on her large covered front porch. It is such a bright spot with the yellow chairs and the colorful plants springing up from the seat of the chairs. I love it.

Our family always winds up on Sandy’s front porch whenever visiting in Newport, NC. Her husband also made chairs and they have a swing and an abundance of plants. It is so comfy with cushions on the seats and the flowers and plants make you feel like you are in a beautiful garden.

My find at the Goodwill this week is three chairs to make into planters. I paid $5.99 each. They are in such good condition that I may not paint them. They make great gifts or you could even sell the planters at the flea market or a yard sale. I am excited about building my planters.

I will need to get more details on how to build that wire basket. I am thinking you measure the inside of the chair (say it is l5 inches x l5 inches) and add 6 inches for each side for the depth of the planter. That would mean you need a piece of wire fencing that is 27×27 inches. Still need to figure out how to cut it and fold it so I will be calling my brother-in-law. More details later.