Easiest Built Porch Bench Ever
by
Jen Herb
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This is my second porch bench build. I wanted something unique and whenever i went to different stores, they had cool stuff, but too much of all designs to suit me. Not to mention the high cost! So, i went home and stood in front of my work bench piled high with scrap wood and began racking my brain.
I started by pulling my 2 x 4's, scrap plywood, some 1 x1's, and pulled a box of 1 1/2 wood screws. Then i had to hit my collection of spray paint and went with the white, it's more of a "goes with everything color".
I started by pulling my 2 x 4's, scrap plywood, some 1 x1's, and pulled a box of 1 1/2 wood screws. Then i had to hit my collection of spray paint and went with the white, it's more of a "goes with everything color".
I decided on what size i wanted my bench to be and began to cut my 2 x 4's. Two of them at 54" for the sides, six at 15" for the legs', on top, and seven 12" one by ones for the legs braces/stabilizers. And for the sides i used some reclaimed 1950's farm house baseboard.
I began screwing the legs to the side rails, i used 3 screws per leg, screwing two from the front and one from the back. Once i got all of the legs attached to the top, I measured my plywood for the top, I did not have a long enough piece of plywood, so i had to make three pieces for the top. Once I cut my pieces I screwed them to the top and used a medium grit sanding block to do a quick sanding of the legs and top. I sprayed two coats of white satin spray paint to give it a base coat. While that was drying i made my cuts on the baseboard. These cuts were 48" . The side cuts were 12", and the front cuts were 5".
After making my cuts on the baseboard, i began from the top and started nailing them to the legs with 1" tack nails. The bottom boards were about 1/2 to long, but i knew i would be adding feet.
Next i gathered up some estate and garage finds and got creative with the feet. I used metal washers, some metal rings that i have a ton of, and 2" nails.(screws will work too!). I placed a large washer on the bottom of the leg(s) put a metal ring on the washer, added another large washer topped by a smaller washer and nailed them to the legs.
I painted the feet, flipped the bench over and gave her about three good coats of valspar white satin outdoor paint. When she was dry I placed her on my back porch and added some pillows that i had previously purchased.
And this is what she looks like.... Along with my first built bench
This was my first built bench....
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Awesome job! Thank you for sharing this!
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Fantastic; and thanks to your easy-to-follow instructions, I actually think I could do this! Thanks for sharing :)
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