western australia

Some more unusual chairs

@JudyEv (339930)

Rockingham, Australia

October 21, 2021 6:51am CST

On a recent visit to York in Western Australia, our busload of people had a very enjoyable lunch at White Gum Farm which also has an airstrip and a number of private planes. The ‘swimming pool’ was actually a dam but was nicely fenced and had a diving board and an area for tables and chairs. Being winter, the area was bare. The restaurant was quite elegant and I was intrigued by the chairs by the outside bar. They are made from old oil drums, have sturdy legs, cushions and the sharp edges are covered. I was reminded of comfy chairs we saw at the Bushmills Whisky factory in northern Ireland. The chairs were made from small barrels and fitted with cushions.

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@LadyDuck (471500)

• Switzerland

21 Oct 21

Those chairs are interesting. I remember I sat in old whisky barrels fitted with cushions and they were comfortable.

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@LadyDuck (471500)

• Switzerland

24 Oct 21

@JudyEv They seem more or less the same size. I am sure those are comfortable enough to sit there and enjoy a drink.

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@JudyEv (339930)

• Rockingham, Australia

24 Oct 21

These are probably a similar size and they look comfortable to me although I didn't sit in one.

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Valerie J. Routhieaux

@just4him (317041)

• Green Bay, Wisconsin

21 Oct 21

They look comfortable. Nice picture of them.

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@JudyEv (339930)

• Rockingham, Australia

24 Oct 21

Thanks. I thought they looked a very good substitute for a chair.

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Valerie J. Routhieaux

@just4him (317041)

• Green Bay, Wisconsin

24 Oct 21

@JudyEv They are.

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@wilsongoddard (7291)

• United States

21 Oct 21

They are really cool chairs.

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@JudyEv (339930)

• Rockingham, Australia

24 Oct 21

I'm sure they'd really be quite comfortable too.

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@xFiacre (13014)

• Ireland

21 Oct 21

@judyev Repurposing is the order of the day.

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@JudyEv (339930)

• Rockingham, Australia

24 Oct 21

That's true. Some items can have any number of lives.

@Ronrybs (19281)

• London, England

21 Oct 21

I have been to a few pubs where the chairs were made from old wooden kegs, or more likely reproduction kegs. Good use of steel drums, instead of ending up in a land fill

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@JudyEv (339930)

• Rockingham, Australia

24 Oct 21

I've seen chairs from wooden kegs too - in Bushmills in Ireland for starters.

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@JudyEv (339930)

• Rockingham, Australia

31 Oct 21

@Ronrybs Haha - yes, that's very true.

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@Ronrybs (19281)

• London, England

30 Oct 21

@JudyEv Have to say that kegs and pubs seem to go together!

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@Hannihar (130218)

• Israel

22 Oct 21

@JudyEv They are very different but I believe you have seen different things on your trip that you showed us. So, it is winter where you are now I take it? As long as they were comfortable then that was good.

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@JudyEv (339930)

• Rockingham, Australia

24 Oct 21

It is autumn here (Sept/Oct/Nov) then we'll be into summer.

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@JudyEv (339930)

• Rockingham, Australia

26 Oct 21

@Hannihar Autumn is usually nice weather but gradually getting hotter as we head towards summer.

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@Hannihar (130218)

• Israel

24 Oct 21

@JudyEv Normally is the weather in Autumn nice or cool? I thought you were the opposite in weather from us. We are going into winter.

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@snowy22315 (180699)

• United States

22 Oct 21

Somebody got creative..Aren't you in spring now?

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@snowy22315 (180699)

• United States

24 Oct 21

@JudyEv Some years it's slow to arrive. Other times hot air arrives with a vengeance.

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@JudyEv (339930)

• Rockingham, Australia

24 Oct 21

Yes, it's supposed to be spring but we haven't had a lot of sun yet.

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@DaddyEvil (137257)

• United States

21 Oct 21

You're right, those are interesting chairs. (I wonder how much trouble they have with people picking the coverings off the sharp edges. That would be a worry to me.)

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@DaddyEvil (137257)

• United States

24 Oct 21

@JudyEv I hope it stays on for them.

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@JudyEv (339930)

• Rockingham, Australia

24 Oct 21

Maybe they're able to glue the edgings on - but I know what you're saying.

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@wolfgirl569 (106263)

• Marion, Ohio

21 Oct 21

I like those

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@wolfgirl569 (106263)

• Marion, Ohio

24 Oct 21

@JudyEv They look comfortable too

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@JudyEv (339930)

• Rockingham, Australia

26 Oct 21

@wolfgirl569 Yes, and they are.

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@JudyEv (339930)

• Rockingham, Australia

24 Oct 21

They look great, don't they?

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@rakski (122950)

• Philippines

22 Oct 21

that is surely unique! they have a very good imagination of designing things

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@rakski (122950)

• Philippines

25 Oct 21

@JudyEv so true and be creative

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@JudyEv (339930)

• Rockingham, Australia

24 Oct 21

Yes, you just have to have a good imagination.

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@sunrisefan (28524)

• Philippines

31 Oct 21

The chairs look nice. The one who made them is very creative. And that's what we call recycling :)

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@JudyEv (339930)

• Rockingham, Australia

31 Oct 21

It is a great way to make use of the chair backs.

@sunrisefan (28524)

• Philippines

1 Nov 21

@JudyEv Indeed :)

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@nela13 (58669)

• Portugal

22 Oct 21

Those are original chairs, nice to be outside.

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@JudyEv (339930)

• Rockingham, Australia

24 Oct 21

Maybe they take the cushions in at night.

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@nela13 (58669)

• Portugal

25 Oct 21

@JudyEv It makes sense to do that.

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@CarolDM (203422)

• Nashville, Tennessee

21 Oct 21

What a great idea to make chairs from barrels.

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@JudyEv (339930)

• Rockingham, Australia

24 Oct 21

It's surprising sometimes what you can make from something else.

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@CarolDM (203422)

• Nashville, Tennessee

24 Oct 21

@JudyEv I agree with you.

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@DocAndersen (54402)

• United States

22 Oct 21

i had chairs like that in my home bar/work area in our old house. I left them when we sold it.

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@JudyEv (339930)

• Rockingham, Australia

24 Oct 21

Do you wish you still had them?

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@DocAndersen (54402)

• United States

24 Oct 21

@JudyEv i actually don't - no room in the current house.

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@GardenGerty (160663)

• United States

22 Oct 21

This is an interesting and fun looking set up.Not for my house but perfect for the setting.

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@JudyEv (339930)

• Rockingham, Australia

24 Oct 21

It would look out of place in some situations but it is perfectly at home here.

changjiangzhibin89

@changjiangzhibin89 (16763)

• China

22 Oct 21

Those chairs are unique and nowhere to buy.

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@JudyEv (339930)

• Rockingham, Australia

24 Oct 21

That's true. I don't think you could buy them anywhere. You'd have to make them yourself.

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@DianneN (247186)

• United States

25 Oct 21

They are so unusual looking, yet pretty.

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@JudyEv (339930)

• Rockingham, Australia

26 Oct 21

They are ideal at an outside bar.

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Anindita Sengupta

@aninditasen (16389)

• Raurkela, India

22 Oct 21

The natural environment around looks beautiful.

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@JudyEv (339930)

• Rockingham, Australia

24 Oct 21

It's a pretty area.

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@LindaOHio (178568)

• United States

22 Oct 21

The chairs are quite cool and are a good job of recycling.

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@JudyEv (339930)

• Rockingham, Australia

24 Oct 21

Yes, it's amazing what can be made from other items.

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SATRIA HERMANSYAH

• Indonesia

22 Oct 21

does it comfortable ?

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@JudyEv (339930)

• Rockingham, Australia

24 Oct 21

I didn't sit in them but I'm sure they would be quite comfortable.