Two Chairs Made Into A Bench

Remove and pre drill holes two inches from the front and back of each mark.

Two chairs made into a bench.

You ll need enough plywood to make two long rectangle boxes inside the bench sizes will vary from the back of the two chairs to the desired bench length. We then screwed the cap to the chair bases making it all one piece. I decided to make a double chair bench out of the chairs. The design stage of a chair bench.

It looks so great and i love that color. How to make a bench from two chairs. Line up all three chairs again with two inches separating them. Lay the plywood inch from the back and centered on the chairs.

See more ideas about old chairs diy furniture redo furniture. Even using mismatched chairs you find at a yard sale could be turned into a unique three seat bench for the garden or your home. This bench is classy enough to be displayed alongside your finest furniture and here are step by step instructions to create this elegant 3 seat bench. 1 x 2 1 4 pieces may work well.

We then flipped the cap over and placed it over the two chairs making sure the cushion still fit. I m visiting from over at the makers. Here are a few problems that you could run into. Then i was wishing i had a back and realized that i could use this sign that hadn t sold yet.

If you plan to add a shelf you will also need pieces of wood to make the slats. I ve seen people just put two chairs together and make a bench that way but i love that you added a little something extra in the middle. 1 use a drill or screwdriver to remove the screws from underneath the chair. Mark the plywood from underneath where the screws need to go into the frame of each chair.

I picked up these two chairs at tickled pink a few months ago. This will release the chair cushions from the frame. 3 clean dust and grime with tsp tri sodium phosphate and a damp rag. The chair backs now have become the arms for the bench.

Purchase a flat piece of plywood that will become the actual bench. In this picture you are looking at what will be the back of the bench. The first step in making a bench from chairs is to flip the chairs over and pop off the seats. Access to screws blocked.

2 sand the chair frames with 220 grit sandpaper to etch the surface.