How to Build a DIY Farmhouse Bench
My neighbor was throwing out an old futon bed...
He couldn't imagine why I wanted it, he even offered me the screws so I could put it back together.
Imagine...
He thought I was going to use it as a futon! LOL
I've been wanting to make a bench for a long time to go with my big farmhouse table and this was my chance to make one for FREE.
I cut the futon boards to the size I needed. There were spaces between the boards on the original futon so I added boards into the spaces between the existing futon boards.
Next I added a board to each of the sides.
Perfect length.... 6 feet long!
I bought cedar 4x4's for the legs.
The man in Home Depot was even nice enough to cut all 4 of them to the right size for me.
I made black home-made chalk paint with 2 tsp. of unsanded grout.
The grout made the paint much thicker, the bench only needed one coat and it filled in most of the the imperfections.
I gave the bench a quick sanding to distress it, then a coat of wax for protection.
I put anti-skid discs on the bottom of the legs so they wouldn't damage my floors.
The table is a very heavy, sturdy bench and it fits perfectly next to my table.
It makes a much better bench then futon!
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