Sawdustgirl diy farmhouse bench with storage storage friendly benches are becoming a hot trend so now you can also build farmhouse style outdoor benches at home with built in storage space.
Building a wood bench seat.
Accomplish both your outdoor sitting space and storage space desired by making this single solid wooden outdoor bench that will allow storage in seats.
Sand and paint or stain the wood to get the design you.
Build the bigger wooden boxes with hinged lids and then finish them up with short wooden legs armrests and backrests.
Things you ll need impact wrench or power drill or hand drill miter saw or hand saw tape measure pencil drill bits screw bits or screwdrivers to fit the heads of the screws you have ruler or other straight edge 40 pieces of 4 inch long metal straps they can be found next the l brackets at a.
This way the bench.
Use 2 4 wood and 3 4 thick plywood to create the bench frame.
Rough cut maple is used to build this simple wooden bench and it gives it a modern rustic look.
Pre drill holes in the wooden components before driving in the screws apply several coats of wood stain.
Optionally add hinges to the top instead of using screws to attach it for it to serve as the lid.
Make the bench seat by going with the slatted arrangement of wood planks and then raise it on the x legs the featuring component of this entire bench design.