Turn an Old Chair into a Beautiful Swing
Like most DIYers, I hate wasting good things. When a piece of furniture breaks, like this dinner chair, it's often tempting to just throw it out. Instead, Amy at This DIY Life knew it would make the perfect backyard attraction to hang from their old maple tree and be a hit with her nieces and nephews. Removing the legs and painting the chair was the easy part but hanging it securely from the tree took a little trial and error. It turns out that simply throwing some rope over a tree branch can seriously damage the tree. Luckily, one of the experts at This Old…