If you look closely at the before photo it was in pretty rough shape with several gouges and scratches so i also knew it needed to be painted.
Make bench from headboard.
These repurposed bed projects are perfect for your patio home and more.
Old furniture has so much character and charm.
A lot of the benches i ve seen using headboards seem to look horribly.
You could put this on your front porch or in the entryway of your home you decide.
Here is a supply cut list of what i used to build my easy headboard bench.
Something i was a little worried about at first.
Wooden headboard and foot board i used a full size set.
If you were to go out and buy the wood and headboard at.
But the overall build is very similar with all of them.
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We liked the strong lines on it and thought it would make a great back for a bench.
Whether you already have an old headboard sitting around or whether.
2 1 x 6 cut for the side arm parts of the inside frame.
How to build a bench using an old headboard.
First you need to make sure that the headboard and footboard have a place to attach a seat to.
We had most of the wood paint and stain or got them for free so this project didn t cost us much.
Here s what that headboard is looking like these days i knew when i bought it that i wanted to make it into a bench.
We had a queen size headboard that was given to us by a friend.
18 seat boards from 1 x 6 i cut mine 18 long.
2 1 x 6 cut for the length of the front and back of the bench for the inside frame.
I ve made a few headboard benches and every single time they are a little bit different.
How to make a bench from a headboard and footboard.
It turned out to be very comfortable too.
How to make a bench from an old headboard you will be the talk of the town when you repurpose an old headboard into a cute little bench.
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The seat needs to be about 18 from the ground.