Twice a year my town has what we call “big trash day” where you can put out large items for collection. Pickup trucks and strollers will cruise the neighborhood, checking out the sidewalk sale. On the last big trash day, I contributed a couple of items that were claimed almost immediately. Then Todd and I took a walk around to see what there was to see. We found this chair in perfectly good shape except it had no seat. I really needed a chair for my sewing table at Todd’s house. I was actually using a folding chair. So we grabbed it for rehabilitation.

Todd made a seat out of plywood for me that fit the gaping hole. Then I added foam and made a cover for it. On the top, I sewed it like a regular seat cushion with contrasting piping and everything. But on the bottom I just folded the fabric over the plywood and stapled. That way you can’t see the plywood. It came out really nicely and it’s very comfortable. Not too bad for free!