Earlier this week we had the first few days of spring where the sun is finally shining and, even though there is still a chill in the air, you know that the long-awaited turn of seasons has finally arrived.  There is nothing better than a nature walk on a day like that so the boys and I set off for a stroll through the woods.  We have been down this path over and over but today I happened to notice a little somethin’ somethin’ on the side of the trail…

What could it be but an old CAR SEAT {I guess that’s what it is} hiding in the grass & vines.  I’m guessing that a few weeks from now it would have been devoured by the brush and lost for another season of summer.  Once I got it free from the earth I lugged it back down the trail… {Photo BELOW by my four year old, Gunner}

I really had no idea what to do with the old piece of rust but it had tons of character with its whimsical curly springs and vintage appeal. I have seen a few projects where people will take these apart and use the springs for recycled art ~ a clever idea if that’s your thing. I just wanted to find a way to use it right away and it seemed that reusing it as another kind of seat made good sense.

So we hung it in a corner of the Cactus Creek Store… added a board to the “seat”… threw on some pillows & blankets… and it’s just as cute as can be {if I do say so myself}.

This old car seat probably wouldn’t make a great Porch Swing for a long afternoon with a book & some sweet tea {oh, those springs, ouch.}, but it’s a great FREE way to add some character to your front porch, or a corner of a ROOM that’s needing some VAVOOM. It’s also about saving a relic of the past and giving it a new life, not to mention getting trash off of the nature trail!!

Recycle * Repurpose * RE~LOVE

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Posted on Thursday, March 25th, 2010 at 7:35 am under Junk in my Trunk, Love It!!, Outdoors and . Comment RSS 2.0 feed. Comments/Pings Closed.