About
Turn a discarded headboard into a beautiful bench!
I found an old headboard on the street last week and with a little bit of lumber and paint, I turned it into a beautiful bench for my yard.
-
Patrick Mclaren commented on Headboard Bench Diy 04 Oct 08:27
You Will Need
-
Step 1
An old headboard
Americana Decor Chalky Finish Paint
20" x 80" x 1" birch plywood (seat)
*80" was the width of my headboard so measure accordingly
2 pieces 1" x 4" x 80" pine board (to frame seat)
3 pieces 1" x 4" x 20" pine board (to frame seat)
4 pieces 2" x 2" x 18" pine board (legs)
1 box of 1 3/4" long wood screws
Drill
Paintbrush
Drop cloth -
Step 2
Screw the 1" x 4" x 80" pine boards to each side of the 20" x 80" birch ply seat
Slide the 1" x 4" x 20" pine boards on each side of the seat and screw in place
Slide the 3rd 1" x 4" x 20" pine board 2" away from the center of the seat and screw in place
*This is for support
Put screws on the sides and on the top of the bench to keep everything in place -
Step 3
Next we are adding 3 legs on the front of the bench
Screw the 2" x 2" x 18" pieces on the inside corners of one side of the seat
Screw a 3rd 2" x 2" x 18" in the center of the first two
Screw the 4th 2" x 2" x 18" leg in the center on the other side
*You will have 3 legs on one side and 1 leg in the center on the other side
Flip the seat upright on it's legs and screw the headboard to the side with one leg -
Step 4
See how I made it here in this short video:
Comments
![Patrick Mclaren](https://cdn.assets.cutkeep.net/assets/default/user/100x100-e2f734b467056a9440a20c30df5b60cc8f3adb190331b8e6354374184d1035d7.jpg)
![Laura W.](https://cdn.assets.cutkeep.net/assets/default/user/100x100-e2f734b467056a9440a20c30df5b60cc8f3adb190331b8e6354374184d1035d7.jpg)