How To Make A Bench From A Headboard And Footboard

Not only do i love the look of chunky lumber but this bench would make a great earthquake shelter as well.

How to make a bench from a headboard and footboard.

Lots of ideas and directions for each headboard bench. When i first brought it home it looked like this the first thing i did was use my sander to smooth out the finish and then i gave it a coat of primer. Over 50 project ideas of how to make a headboard bench out of a repurposed headboard. But the overall build is very similar with all of them.

For my diy headboard bench i made the seat out of re claimed 2 6 boards we ve had laying around for a while. The finished headboard and foot board bench. First you need to make sure that the headboard and footboard have a place to attach a seat to. If you ve always wanted to make a headboard bench but didn t know where to start read this.

How to make a headboard bench. We cut out the middle of the bench and used the two ends for the bench sides. Cut the footboard to make the sides of the bench. I sealed my entire headboard bench with some water based poly acrylic.

Then the footboard needs to be cut in half to become the armrests and front legs. So this one is an oldie but a goody a headboard bench made from a 5 headboard and footboard that i picked up at an estate sale. The first step in making this headboard bench is cutting the pieces to size for the seat frame and the front legs. Then we cut the footboard using a circular saw cordless ryobi.

The footboards then need to be connected to the headboard. Real headboard bench ideas projects that you can make this weekend. Use a miter saw to ensure square ends on your cuts. I just completed this project with a full size headboard and cut down to fit a twin sized bed frame and i held the back of it together with brackets then i am attaching the bench headboard to the foot of the bed and making a modular bench and day bed out of it.