Easy DIY Cane Chair Restoration Project

Update that beautiful cane chair to your needs and style

Take a torn, but beautiful cane chair and refurbish it for your home! Images by the author’s mother, collated by the author in Canva.

Cane furniture pieces are beautiful and historic. You may have received them from a family member or found some at a yard sale/ flea market/ estate sale. However, cane furniture is known for being prone to tears and holes, and there is a good chance the piece of cane furniture in front of you is even torn right now. As you can see in the picture below, while the chair is in good condition, the top left side of the cane is torn, meaning the seat is unusable as is.

Image by the author’s mother of the original cane chair.

Repairing cane furniture can be furstrating for a couple of reasons.

1. Since there are fewer and fewer craftsmen who work with cane, finding someone to repair it can be difficult and their services can be expensive.
2. You could look into finding a workshop to learn how to repair it yourself, but finding these may be difficult and even expensive in addition to supplies costs.
3. Subsequent repairs will often still need to be made in the future as wear and tear continues.