11 DIY projects to create wonderful, wooden benches
Benches are extremely versatile pieces of furniture that we can use in any space of the house, and they are also useful in the garden. In fact, they do not serve only to offer an extra surface on which to sit comfortably, but are also able to help keep the home in order.
From a structural point of view, they have a very simple, basic shape which can be customized in many ways. In this regard, the material with which they are built also affects them a lot, and in the world of DIY, wood remains the preferred material (and allows the greatest degree of design freedom). Check out the DIY projects below to make great benches which you can use anywhere in your home:
This project costs less than twenty dollars, and was completed in a couple of hours. It is a wooden bench with a very simple shape, rustic in a very delicate way, and can match many different furnishing styles.
This instead is an even more basic bench: it reminds one of the trestles that are used with workbenches, but its various parts are more robust than trestles. This is an item that can be placed at the foot of the bed, to hold blankets or perhaps even clothes, preventing clutter from filling the room.
It is not necessary that one should always resort to a carpentry project: it may also be sufficient to assemble a piece of furniture using pre-made pieces, such as sturdy wooden crates which you have reclaimed and recycled.
At home, benches are often palced at the entrance, where people exchange their shoes for slippers. A bench with a space underneath it to accommodate the shoes is super useful in these contexts!
This bench, also used at the entrance to a house, was made with a single wooden board! Basic and simple, it integrates very well into the surroundings without attracting too much attention.
For those who love a more markedly farmhouse style, this type of project could be the ideal one, with turned (lathed) legs contrasting with the natural wood seat.
A super trendy combination: the wooden top that keeps its edges in natural shapes supported by metal, hairpin legs. Simple, cheap and having great visual impact.
There is never a shortage of ideas for those who want to use recycled wood such as that from pallets: the idea of using the boards to make a herringbone composition is very nice.
The design itself can give life to very refined and truly fascinating designs - like this two-tone effect that looks like stacked blades.
And some have even used the bench's design and style to decorate the surrounding wall.
A narriw, rustic bench, perfect for outdoors and which is super cheap.
Which of these projects inspires you the most?
