Hang Towels In BathroomTowel Storage For Small BathroomOld BathroomBathroom RackRepurposing Old ChairsOld Chairs RepurposedRack GuestroomSmall GuestroomChair Towel RackForwardAn old chair turned upside down and nailed to wall. Cool idea for towel rack.Bubble Chair BedroomHanging Bubble ChairBubble ChairsIndoor Hanging ChairHanging BallCeiling Chair HangingHanging ModAarnio BubblechairChair AarnioForwardInterior by Hecker Guthrie, profiled on the Temple & Webster blog as part of David Clark's Edit of Australia's top interior designers. Image - Shannon McGrath.Wood Peg Collection Hangs All Your Furniture On Your Wall BRC Designs/viaThere is a long tradition of hanging furniture on the wall, going back to the Shakers: Designer Benjamin Caldwell describes why:The Shakers began the tradition of wall mounted furniture by placing pegs along the walls of their rooms in order to hang chairs and other furniture pieces when they are not in use. The shakers lived a very simple life, and were foremost experts in eliminating clutter.
I love the simplicity and cleanliness of it all, although I suppose that it would be a pain to come home at the end of a hard day at work and then have to assemble your furniture before you can sit down. More at Studio Gorm, who I have admired since their Flow 2 Kitchen.The second installment of Treasure Hunting tackles something a bit larger than keys, but as someone with an incredible weakness for chairs, I couldn’t resist. Whenever I visit thrift stores or yard sales, I inevitably come across a chair that captures my attention. There are various design details to lose yourself in when looking at a chair, and for one of the most utilitarian objects in our lives, chairs can also be the most beautiful. If you find a chair you love with some damage, don’t worry — there are many ways to utilize all or part of the chair so that you can still enjoy it in your home. If your chair collection begins to grow, consider displaying them in a more vertical fashion, such as hanging them on a wall or suspending them from the ceiling for a sculptural look.
I hope this post provides some inspiration for chair lovers and anyone with a newly acquired piece that needs some love. CLICK HERE for the full post on chairs after the jump! Images above, from top left: Chair shelving on Bright, Bold & Beautiful; DIY weathered chair shelf on Post Road Vintage; wall of chair shelving at the Reed Space, designed by Upsetter Architects After months of tossing my clothing, bags and mail onto the nearest empty chair, I realized that the furniture designed to hold our bodies is also quite well designed for holding our stuff. Chairs with large seats and straight, rigid backs can be perfect candidates for modular shelving, as seen above in the interior of the Reed Space. But even unusually shaped chairs have the potential to make great shelves; all you need is a way to secure them to a wall and ensure their seats hang level. How to Get the Look: Images above from top: Jeanine’s mismatched dining set on Apartment Therapy; mixed neutral chairs on Marie Claire Maison;
a mixed yet unified dining set by Like That One There are few collections that achieve a chic, thrown-together look better than a set of mismatched chairs. And the greatest part? There are no rules! Chairs of any kind can be combined to look fabulous; it all depends on your own tastes. You can choose one consistent element — like color, material or scale — to bring the pieces together, or you can simply mix them all, as seen above in Jeanine’s lovely dining set. If you find chairs that have a wonderful shape but aren’t in the best condition, you can still create an elegant, eclectic set with a quick-and-easy makeover of matching paint and upholstery, like the gorgeous houndstooth set seen above. Images above, from top left: Wall shelving designed for a friend by Jan Avendano on Threadless; Abitudini chair-back hangers by Resign; wall hanging-chair installation by Laphoeff Design and a DIY version on Elizabeth Queen Just to be clear, “treasuring” objects does not necessarily mean refusing to alter them in any way, in my opinion.
In fact, when objects can be recycled and manipulated in some way to serve an entirely new purpose and provide value, I consider that reinvention the real treasure. I love the clever ways in which people have found uses for old chairs, and if it brings happiness and utility to their homes, then hooray! These deconstructed-chair creations are great ideas for anyone with a saw and a desire for something out of the ordinary. Images above, from top left: Vintage school chair table from kate/for me, for you; guest’s visit gift-basket chair from Martha Stewart Living, found at contented me; Ikea bedside chair DIY Chairs make great side tables for the same reason that they make great shelves and great, well, chairs — they have four legs and a nice big seat! Using a lovely little chair for a bedside table, end table or any kind of table can be an easy way to display both the chair and the items it holds, and with a quick removal of those items, the chair can double as extra seating in a pinch.
I’ve had a bedside chair “table” for over a year now, and I love it! Images above, from top: Molly Meg chair wall display on Smudgetikka; chairs suspended on a wall on A Rolling Crone They may be bigger than paintings and certainly more three dimensional, but who says chairs can’t make great wall decor? If you have a lovely treasured chair but no place to keep it, consider utilizing the vertical space in your home and make it a focal point on a wall. Images above, from left: Chair sculpture by James Nizam at Gallery Jones; chair installation by Andy Warhol; hanging chairs outdoors from Molly Meg If your design tastes trend toward the adventurous, then this style of display might be the perfect way to show off your chair collection. Whether it’s a small collection suspended in a corner or a few chairs stacked in a sculptural composition on top of a dresser, chairs in unconventional places can become a great statement-making element in a room. Where not to look may be a more appropriate question: there are chairs of all shapes and sizes to be found everywhere.