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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.
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You Will Need
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Step 1An 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 2Screw 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 3Next 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:
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Step 5For my bench I mixed red and blue chalky finish paint to make a deep purple
I painted the outer frame, legs and bench face purple
I painted the details and seat in two different colors of orange
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