How To Build A Bench From Headboard And Footboard

From headboard to bench blue collar black tie august 19 2013 at 9 01 am another easy diy project courtesy of our pinterest page.

How to build a bench from headboard and footboard.

Then the footboard needs to be cut in half to become the armrests and front legs. Every project has a complete tutorial to show you just how the bench was made from a bed headboard and more. Then we had to figure out a plan to make it a bench first building a square with 2 x 4s to connect the headboard and the footboard. These repurposed bed projects are perfect for your patio home and more.

You re looking at the best place to find headboard bench ideas. Use a miter saw to ensure square ends on your cuts. Kristi at addicted2decorating converted a headboard and footboard she found at an estate sale into a fancy bench. Put your headboard bench together after cutting my foot board i gave the headboard and side pieces a quick sanding.

Then adding some wood for the seat and sides. I had to do the same layering painting and sanding on the sides and seat to match the original paint. Cut the legs and frame pieces the first step in making this headboard bench is cutting the pieces to size for the seat frame and the front legs. Right away the bench starts to come together.

Begin by cutting down each table leg to 18 inches standard height for a bench. The seat needs to be about 18 from the ground. A high grit sandpaper was all i needed to smooth out the peeling finish in preparation for paint. The footboards then need to be connected to the headboard.

Finally the support for the seat of the bench needs to be made and the top of the seat put together.