How To Build A Bench Out Of A Headboard And Footboard

Lots of ideas and directions for each headboard bench.

How to build a bench out of a headboard and footboard.

Kristi at addicted2decorating converted a headboard and footboard she found at an estate sale into a fancy bench. I used my kreg jig to attach the 2x4s to the headboard and footboard pieces to one another. A headboard and foot board can do more than grace each end of a bed. You may remember it looking like this.

Build the bench seat we built the support for the bench seat out of 1 x3 boards and 1 x2 boards. If you look closely at the before photo it was in pretty. I sealed my entire headboard bench with some water based poly acrylic. I cut scrap 2x4s to create a base for the bench to the depth and width i wanted.

If you ve always wanted to make a headboard bench but didn t know where to start read this. Easy diy on how to make a bench out of a bed headboard. I cut the headboard away from the headboard posts and used those pieces for the back of the bench. Diy how to make a bench out of a bed headboard foot board.

Begin by cutting down each table leg to 18 inches standard height for a bench. Over 50 project ideas of how to make a headboard bench out of a repurposed headboard. For the front legs i used the bases of the footboard legs. Not only do i love the look of chunky lumber but this bench would make a great earthquake shelter as well.

I knew when i bought it that i wanted to make it into a bench. The first step in making this headboard bench is cutting the pieces to size for the seat frame and the front legs. They make terrific benches when you take them apart and reconnect. Use a miter saw to ensure square ends on your cuts.

The finished headboard and foot board bench. From headboard to bench blue collar black tie august 19 2013 at 9 01 am another easy diy project courtesy of our pinterest page. You could put. Today i m going to share with you what i did to my pineapple bed i found at lucketts this spring.

Both the headboard and my garden look much different these days. For my diy headboard bench i made the seat out of re claimed 2 6 boards we ve had laying around for a while.