Bench made from sawn old wood. How to make a bench: original ideas (drawings, photo reports). Construction from scrap materials

H It is often a pity to throw away or use a stump, log or stump for firewood because it can be used to create something beautiful and unique in nature. For example, you can make a table, chair or flowerbed for the garden from a stump or log; all kinds of wonderful crafts are made from stumps. Let's look at what you can make from a stump, stump or log with your own hands, what garden crafts you can make from stumps, logs yourself and what you need for this.

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General requirements for wood

Our future craft from a stump or log should initially be dry wood. Fresh wood must be dried for at least 1-2 months at a temperature of 15-25 degrees. It is best in a dry room and/or without direct sunlight, otherwise our stump may crack and crafts from it may not work.

Frankly rotten stumps or logs should not be taken, but if the stump is a little rotten on the outside, such a stump can be used by treating it with a grinder and a brush, removing the rotten layer from it, in which case something can be made from it. Before drying the stump, the bark can be removed, for which it is convenient to use a chisel and a hammer or an ax, or you can leave it, it will need to be well treated to prevent rotting, for example, with iron sulfate and varnish.

If you have a stump on a site that you have long wanted, be sure to do it, or use it untouched, grown into the ground - this option is also applicable for making a table or chair from a stump or decorative crafts for the garden.

How to make a chair, stool or armchair from a stump, hemp or log with your own hands

Options for chairs made of hemp and logs as well as tables infinite set. There are two main technologies for creating a chair or stool from hemp:

• by firing method,
• chainsaw.

Using the firing method to make a chair or stool is quite simple. First, the log is sawn crosswise lengthwise to the required length of the legs. The cracks are wedged with wooden chips. Small chips and branches are poured into the wedged cracks, a little gasoline is added and set on fire, fuel is added little by little to maintain combustion and ignite the bulk of the log. This burns out the center of the log. After the necessary firing with an angle grinder with a brush, the excess coals are removed and a do-it-yourself stool made of logs or hemp on 4 legs is obtained. It is further processed.

The required workpiece is cut out with a chainsaw and then ground with an angle grinder, or fired, painted, etc. You can also place the stool on furniture wheels, screwing them from below, the lower surface should be perfectly flat. You can attach a pillow to the hemp on top, so you can do it. By placing a cut of wood on the legs, you will also get a wonderful stool.

Let's consider several options for a stool and/or chair with your own hands, presented in the video.

How to make a stool from ordinary acacia hemp with your own hands at home (video)

Do-it-yourself hemp stool using the firing method.

DIY hemp stool (video)

Chair-stool made of hemp (logs) with a chainsaw.

Do-it-yourself garden chair made from logs (video)

A simple chair from a log is made in almost the same way as a stool, but the back is cut out with a chainsaw, as in the video below.

Garden chair made of logs in the shape of a hand (video)

Chairs or armchairs from logs can be made of any shape and size, for example in the shape of a hand. To do this, you need to work well with a gas or electric chain saw.

Gallery of photographs of chairs, armchairs and stools made of logs and stumps

Finally, options for creating armchairs, chairs, stools from logs and stumps.

As you can see, there is nothing particularly difficult in making a chair or stool from a log, the main thing is to approach the matter with soul and hard work.

How to make a flowerbed or flowerpot from hemp or logs with your own hands

What else can you make from hemp or logs in the garden? Well, of course, a flowerbed! For flowers or seedlings. There are again a great many design options here, we will try to identify the main ones.

In its simplest form, a core is cut along a log of the required length using a chainsaw and/or an ax to form a container for filling the soil. The container is covered with polyethylene so that the log does not rot and the flower bed for the garden is ready.

The second option is a log house. We build a small log house from logs, preferably according to all the rules. That is, with the construction of a small foundation and caulking of the cracks between the logs. The base (foundation) for a flowerbed with your own hands, in its simplest form, consists of stones on a cement-sand mortar. It is best to caulk the cracks between logs with moss, it is more beautiful. Then you can paint the flowerbed with varnish or paint.

A flowerpot or pot made from a log is simple to make. We install the log vertically and, using a chainsaw, a hammer with a chisel or an ax, cut out the core to the required depth. We cover the resulting niche with polyethylene, lay down the soil and plant the plants. The flowerpot can be varnished. You can do the same with a stump that “grows” on your site.

A couple of videos for clarity.

How to make a flower bed from a log with your own hands (video)

DIY log flowerpot (video)

Good afternoon, today we will make a variety of benches with our own hands. I have collected in this article all the EASIEST WAYS make your own comfortable and beautiful bench. I will give detailed explanations and illustrative photographs, and will tell you as clearly as possible about how to make a bench made of wood(timbers and boards) and scrap materials(pallets, old chairs, boxes, etc.). I will also provide drawings, assembly diagrams, and step-by-step workshops.

I will post all the assembled models of country benches in order of their complexity - that is, we will start with the simplest and most concise methods - and end with real professional products worthy of the hand of a master. After this article, you will feel that you have become the same master who knows a lot about his craft and can easily make a bench from absolutely any material, even if it is not much. And the bench will stand firmly on its legs and serve your family for years. And who knows, maybe you will even be able to sell your benches to your neighbors - after all, they will also want to have such country benches on their site. And later you will start doing the same according to my article-lessons.

In this article, as well as in the next articles in this series, we will look at...

1. Benches made from old chairs.
2. French-style chaise longue bench
3. Beautiful benches made from bed headboards.
4. Master class on an elite bench from a chest of drawers.
5. Country benches with backrest - made of timber and foam blocks.
6. Benches for summer cottages - panel supported on a solid sidewall.
7. Simple drawing benches from edged boards- in 15 minutes.
8. Country benches with a curved side part.
9. Slatted benches for a summer residence - with a curved seat shape.
10. Timber benches with backrest and armrests – 23 models.
11. Benches under a canopy or a classic pergola.

So, let's figure it out. And let's start with the EASIEST WAYS to make a country bench with your own hands.

Model No. 1

Bench for a summer residence

FROM OLD CHAIRS.

In the photo below we see an original and very simple bench - which can be easily made with your own hands from unnecessary chairs. Everyone at their dacha has old, shabby chairs. Once upon a time you left one chair in the rain, the varnish coating on them was swollen, the soft upholstery had long ago crumbled into shaggy holes. It’s a shame to throw it away; you put it against the wall of the garage or in a shed - and it continues to deteriorate. Then another chair was added to it - but it’s still nothing, and you keep it on the summer veranda. And sometimes you see shabby chairs with lopsided legs at the entrance (someone took them to the trash).

All these old robbers can be given a new brave life. Paint them a bold, rich color. And cover with a wide board - screw it on with self-tapping screws (so that they hold on to the leaky bottom of the chair; it can be reinforced with a wooden overlay). Or screw it not to the bottom but to the frame of the chair.

By the way, if you don’t have old chairs, IT’S NOT A TROUBLE. Go to any flea market website - many of them sell old chairs for mere pennies. They are happy that they sold it. You are lucky that you found it.

If wooden chairs have different seat heights, this can easily be solved by filing the legs of high chairs (or stuffing additional thick boards onto the seat frame of a low chair to raise the seat to the desired height.)

Chairs can be connected not only in the seat area, but also along their backs. Here on step-by-step master class making such a bench (photo below) we see how it is done:

• The attachment points along the rear line of the seat are a long wooden strip.
• The fastening points along the front line of the seat are fastened with screws (or simply a butt, which is held in place by the fact that the back bar prevents the chairs from moving apart).

We adjust the side rails of the bench. We cut it out corner groove on the handrail so that it fits into the frame of the back of the chair.

We sand the varnish coating from the chairs (preparing them for painting). We prime before painting - a special primer for wood. We impregnate with a moisture-resistant coating.

And attention – we add elements of strength. From below and above between the backs of the chairs we nail short wooden holder strips. They will combine the backs of the chairs into a single common back of a country bench.

Cut out the board for the seat. Please note that special square cuts are made in it (so that the high “humps” of the chair legs pass through them.

This is how we get an elegant garden bench. It can be placed on the garden lawn in a place with a table - under a canopy, in a recreation area, on a veranda or terrace. And for the winter and rainy season, bring it into the house.

But here is an idea of ​​how we can arrange the chairs DIFFERENTLY under our future bench at the dacha - WITH ROUNDING.

You can also make a round garden bench around your favorite tree or lilac bush in your dacha - also from chairs placed in a circle with their backs.

Even if you found only 2 chairs at a flea market, you can still make an original bench with them - which only you will have.

Moreover, there is still one exclusive idea hidden here - just for TWO chairs.

In the photo below we see exactly how you can make an elegant one out of two old chairs with your own hands. French bench-chaise.

In the photo diagram below we see a master class - where it is shown how two backs of chairs become the side elements of the frame of a garden bench.

• First we do rectangular seat frame(light wood in the photo below) - also scientifically it is called TSARGI (frame elements under the seat of a chair, or under the table top). We nail this drawer frame to the lower slats of the chair back.
• And then, so that our bench does not wobble back and forth, we make an additional screed frame already in the lower part of the legs of the future chaise lounge. Scientifically, such a frame-screed at the bottom of the legs is called a FOOT FRAME.
• We paint the entire product in White color and we get a solid French bench for a beautiful holiday in the country.

If desired, you can attach a backrest to such a garden chaise bench. Simply nail the boards to the side of the chair frame. How this was done is shown in the photo below.

Model No. 2

Country benches

FROM AN OLD BED.

Here are ways to create a beautiful bench for your garden using the backs of an old bed.

One back is sawn in half as is. The halves will be used as side elements of a country bench.

Even if the headboard of your bed is not made of a solid board, but is decorated with carved balusters, you can still make a bench according to this design.

The seat can be covered in one piece wooden shield. Or upholster it with slats as in the photo below.

The second headboard can be used under the FOOT part of the bench– from the front edge. How this was done is shown in the photo below. The bottom frame of the bench can simply be covered with edged planed boards and painted. Or you can cut out a solid shield and place it on top of the frame.

You can use only one backrest to create a bench.

You can make a FRESH FRAME for a country bench from an edged board.

Or the seat frame - the drawer frame of the bench - can be taken from the same material as the bed frame. How this was done is shown in the photo below.

And pay attention. Here part of the bed frame is PADDED ON TOP - to increase the level of the seat.

A beautiful country bench can be made even using modules from any other furniture. For example, from an old buffet. Let's say you have a buffet, part of which cannot be restored (drunken guests fell and broke the line of drawers).

Then fate itself tells you to make an exclusive bench out of it. It's unusual to beat the rest of the buffet. And create a cozy corner for family privacy.

And you won’t want to expose such a designer bench to the rain. You will find it a place of honor in your country house. And sew blue pillows for her with embroidery of snow-white patterns.

Model No. 3

SHIELD garden benches

WITH YOUR OWN HANDS.

To immediately explain the term “panelboard”, I’ll show you such a simple design - a mini-bench made from kitchen cutting boards. This is the classic panel design of a bench. That is, the product is ASSEMBLED FROM SOLID SHIELDS.

In the photo below, the boards are connected using a groove method. The seat board fits into the grooves on the stand legs.

Here below the bench is made EXACTLY THE SAME - using the panel method. Only the material of the shield is rougher and unhewn. And here they added a back - it was also cut into grooves cut into the support panels.

• The fastening of the shields to each other can be GROOVED (as in the photo above) - where in some shields grooves are cut out, and other shields are moving down. Such fasteners are used only in panels made from a SINGLE PIECE OF WOOD. Glued boards are not suitable for this - they can delaminate in the places where they are glued.
• ADDITIONAL FASTENING ELEMENTS are also used for fastening – wooden(tsars, corner jibs, pro-legs), metal(angles, staples and perforated plates).

Village benches are made using the panel method. 2 side panels (these are the legs) - connected to each other by a long board (these are the legs). The board can be located in the lower part of the interleg, or in the upper part of the interleg - immediately under the seat board. In the photo below we see both of these methods of positioning the leg under the bench.

As you understand, the shields you work with do not have to have the correct shape. These may be fragments of an old gnawed board - in which you cut flat support lines for SEAT AND BACK REST.

In the photo below, the solid shield acts as a support for both the seat board and the back board.

The principle is the same here - a solid support for the seat and back of a country bench.

And this beautiful white bench for the dacha is made according to the same principle. Only it is made from evenly cut panels and painted.

Below we see a panel model of a bench with a back, where 2 panels play the role of support for the seat and back.

And these supporting SIDE PANELS are made at a slight angle of inclination. And so the bench turned out to have a seat with an inward slope and a slightly reclined back. It is very comfortable to sit on such a bench.

And agree to do it, cutting out such a bench with your own hands is very easy. Here the drawing does not have to be accurate. Just do it to your heart's content. Easy side angle choose by eye.

• The side support of the backrest is in the form of a long triangle (choose the angle of inclination yourself).
• The leg support for the seat is in the form of an elongated trapezoid (can be tilted or not).
• A piece of thick timber is smoothed under the leg supports so that the bench has height. But if you have a wide board, then the legs will be higher on the bench, then you can do it without timber supports

All parts can be mounted on ordinary nails.

So that the bench isn't so low(if you wish) you can make the foot beams higher - knock together several pieces of timber at once - put them on top of each other like a tower and fasten them on the inside with a board (to keep them all together) or without a board just on nails.

And such a bench can also be PUT ON LEGS - also in the shape of an elongated trapezoid. The pads are stuffed on the inside of the seat support.

BENCH SHIELDS may be KNOWN (that is, not solid, but consisting of boards connected to each other with a bridge). The simple country bench with the photo below demonstrates this method.

And this garden bench from thick boards is also made according to the same principle.

Model No. 4

Benches FROM EDGED BOARDS

Make it with your own hands for the dacha.

And here's another simple model country bench. It is simple not only in design, but also in material. From one long edged board you can make a garden bench like this quickly and easily with your own hands.

It can be supplemented with armrests, covered with a noble dark stain, or painted with a bright rich color.

On the sides of this type of country bench you can make stands for books, beer, those things with which you like to relax in the country.

Let's look at the drawing of this country bench. We see that all the corners of the board scraps have an inclination of 30 or 60 degrees. Dimensions in the drawing are in inches. One inch is equal to 2.54 cm.

We see the drawing from the side. The length of the back and seat is your choice.

We cut the board into the pieces we need. And we assemble the bench using bolts, screws or nails.

You can also make a table for provisions with such a bench at the dacha. Or a regular shield shop.

Model No. 5

Panel benches for summer cottages

WITH CURVED SIDE SHIELD.

The shields that you cut for the SIDEWALLS of your bench at the dacha can have SMOOTH ROUNDED LINES. Then the bench can become a real work of art - your creative work.

The seat in such a bench is supported by STRAPS padded underneath it on the inside of the sidewalls.

The back rests at the bottom - on the same bar as the seat, and at the top on a bar padded vertically along the back part of the curved sides.

The boards from which you cut out the figured sidewall can be processed along the edge, giving it roundness and smoothness (left photo below).

You can also cut out the curly sides not from an ordinary shield, and from carpentry with relief - the front part of a cabinet or an old paneled door. You don’t even have to remove the door handle - but leave it for beauty (in the right photo of the bench below).

Model No. 6

Slatted bench for a summer residence

How to do it yourself.

You can also make an interesting SLATT BENCH from the carved sides. They have a round seat with smooth outlines and a curved back line.

In the photo below we see just such a bench, convenient for a summer residence.

The curvature of the bench is obtained due to the fact that narrow slats are stuffed along the CURVING PERIMETER of the shaped side parts.

In the photo below we see a master class on making such a bench for a summer house. To ensure that the slats do not bend under the weight of a sitting person, another frame figured element is made for such a bench - in the center. All three parts are connected together into one common frame - simply by FITTING THEM ON THE SLOTS OF THE BOTTOM RACKS (as in the photo below).

And then on this frame along its upper perimeter we put slats on the screws.

If you want such a bench to be longer, then you just need to make not three figured models of the frame - but four, or five, or six. And of course, the padded slats should also be long.

Model No. 7

Quick bench –

from foam blocks with a cavity.

Foam blocks (or gas silicate blocks) are sometimes made with through holes inside. This is done to save material and also to enhance the heat-shielding properties of such a building material.

And we can use this “leaky” feature of gas silicate blocks - for the good purposes of creating a bench for the dacha.

To do this, we install 2 two rows of foam blocks WITH THE HOLES DOWN, and on top we put more foam blocks WITH THE HOLES TO THE SIDE. And we insert timber of a suitable cross-section into these holes. To make it more comfortable for your butt to sit on top, you can place foam pillows. It is better to choose those that are lined with waterproof fabric. Or sew it yourself from oilcloth and thick foam rubber (sold in hardware stores and construction stores).

You can simply hammer the boards into a solid one to create a flat seat without holes.

It’s also good to coat the foam blocks with regular paint to create a bright, beautiful bench.

Here are some ideas for making country benches with your own hands. But these are not all the models of wooden benches that I would like to tell you about. Therefore, wait for the continuation - we will make interesting benches from wood (timber, boards and logs).

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On summer cottage I really want to have a corner where you can relax and enjoy nature. It is impossible to imagine such a place without a beautiful bench. A self-made garden bench can not only save money, but also fulfill the individual needs and ideas of everyone, because there are a lot of options and techniques for making it, and from them you can choose the one that suits you.

Step-by-step diagram for assembling a garden bench with a table

How to choose a place to install a country bench

Before you start making your own bench, you need to be very careful about where to place it. This issue is worth addressing because a bench is not only an object for the convenience of relaxation, but also a place where a sufficiently large amount of time will be spent, and therefore the view and atmosphere must be suitable. In addition, much in its design and installation process will depend on the selected area for installing a garden bench, as well as its type.

Examples of the location of garden benches from the design side.

A bench for a summer house made of wood combined with forged wood frame. A bench made of logs with a stone base.	It will fit very harmoniously into a garden in which trees with large crowns and various fluffy shrubs grow.
Romantic style bench, openwork	A garden of young trees or a vineyard would be a good place to place it.
Miniature bench painted white	It would be ideal to be in contrast with a dense hedge of rich green color. Also good option For such a bench there would be a pond, flowering flower beds, or simply in a secluded corner decorated with flowers.
Retro bench made of “old” wood	It can create a very mysterious atmosphere together with old trees with curved trunks located nearby, near which flowers of different types are planted.
Bench combined with decorative items	A very popular place to place a bench is a veranda or gazebo. In this case, a do-it-yourself garden bench should be made in a similar style with existing decorative items and the veranda or gazebo itself.
Combined benches and table	This design will be good on a small spacious plot of land, which can be decorated with floral vegetation, and can also be located next to the house or under a canopy.

In addition to the options listed, you can install a bench in a place where children usually spend their leisure time, which will allow you to be close to them when they play. A place to rest will be especially well organized if there is a lone tree on the site with a spreading crown by installing a bench directly under it.

In addition, you can organize a canopy near the house, under which you can place a garden bench. It will be good place rest even in rainy weather. There is another option to simply locate a bench in the beds where crops are grown - it will be convenient for relaxing between work in the garden.

Important: It is best to choose a location so that there are no annoying objects or buildings, garages, fences, etc. in the field of view. It is worth remembering that the view should lift your spirits and promote relaxation, and not be a reminder of how much work remains to be done at the dacha.

There are a great many options and ideas for implementation that a DIY garden bench can allow you to implement. It’s quite simple to come up with a decorative composition with its participation; for example, it looks good on elevations, decorated with boulders or shrubs; a bench that harmoniously merges into a flower bed is also pleasing to the eye.

Preliminary steps

After the location of the bench has been determined, you need to start planning the future product. It is worth considering a few points:

1. Size. If the bench is typical in size and you do not want to design an individual model, you can use the data from the table.
2. Method of fastening the backrest.
3. Leg layout. This criterion can be determined based on the mobility of the product. If the bench is a stationary structure, then it should be strengthened in the ground with cement, first digging a hole in the ground of the required size.

Table of standard bench sizes.

When the drawing plan is drawn up, you can easily determine the size of each part of the bench from it, and then begin its manufacture.

It is also worth asking about the material from which the DIY garden bench will be made. Each material has its own special nuances that can be used as advantages to achieve the desired result.

Mandatory requirements for the bench

In addition to the previous nuances in the process of designing a product, it is worth taking into account a certain list of requirements that it must meet. The following must be taken into account:

1. Safety. You should not allow an unreliable design of the product, because this can bring a lot of troubles when using it. To ensure safe use, it is worth choosing only high-quality material, as well as fastening devices and any accessories.
2. Convenience. Undoubtedly, such an item in the garden as a garden bench should be comfortable so that nothing interferes with the relaxation process. To do this, you need to approach the project creation stage very competently and carefully and think through all the details in advance.
3. Immunity to influence of external conditions. To ensure long-term preservation of appearance and service life, it is necessary to select only solid material at the assembly stage of the product. Additionally, it is worth processing it (if made from wood material) by special means, which can provide protection to the product.

Design options

There are quite a lot of variations in which a garden bench can be made with your own hands. When it comes to products made from wooden material, then for this you will need the following list of tools and materials.

Any country bench has essentially the same assembly process. To more accurately understand such a process, it can be considered using a specific example, based on the material listed above.

Help: A similar principle is used when independently creating a bench from wood in any version of its design.

Simple bench

In order to avoid any problems in the process of drawing up a drawing, it is possible to use a ready-made one. This bench is very easy to make. It is only necessary to install additional support bars of three larger and smaller sizes. Assembly occurs according to the specified principle.

Help: You can diversify such a product simply by changing color scheme, as well as drawing various kinds of patterns. But at the same time it is necessary to carry out processing of the wood material.

Classical

It is also quite simple to design, plus it is possible to vary the backrest by changing the arrangement of the slats, for example, making them cross-shaped. If you approach the process of creating such a shop with all the specified nuances, then it will not be used for a long enough time. For the drawing, you can use an existing one, and take the dimensions from a standard sample.

Folding bench for the garden

Metal bench

A DIY garden bench can be made not only from wooden material. You can use a metal frame, which is not difficult for anyone to make, even if you have no experience in forging metal.

To construct a frame for a bench, you can also use cold forging, namely, connecting parts into a single structure metal frame. At the same time, you can complement the product with something, decorating it.

The table shows the principle by which you make a garden bench with your own hands.

The good thing about this design is that due to the material that goes into the structure, it is light enough to be transported or moved to the desired location if desired. It is also important that changes temperature regime Such a product is stable, which is why it will be possible to use it for more than one year in a row.

Helpful information

When making a garden bench with your own hands, it is better to keep in mind the following rules, which will greatly simplify the work and help avoid difficulties:

1. When purchasing material for construction, it is worth taking into account the percentage of losses when cutting out the required size of parts. It is about 10%.
2. To avoid wastage of material, and possibly achieve savings, it is best to start manufacturing and cutting out elements and those boards that are the longest.
3. If you want to make the seat wider than indicated in standard sizes, then you need to remember that deflections of the wood material are possible in the absence of a supporting frame structure.
4. To avoid injury, it is better to initially take care of eliminating all angular and pointed areas.
5. It is also worth remembering that wood material is prone to drying out, which must be taken into account when drawing up a drawing and leaving spaces for gaps.

Video - interesting ideas for making a garden bench yourself

Wooden garden furniture will help every owner make his garden the most extraordinary and unique. Therefore, among the trees, bushes and flowers you should place several benches, a table, chairs, swings and even flowerpots.

It is for the organization of recreation areas in the country that pieces of garden furniture made of wood are installed. To make such furniture, they most often use wooden beams, slats, logs, stumps, branches, snags.

Firstly, it must fit harmoniously into the overall design of the site.

Secondly, one should take into account the fact that such furniture is mainly located in the open air and, therefore, it must withstand the effects of adverse weather factors and withstand significant loads.

Thirdly, it is desirable that garden furniture made of wood be light and mobile. It is convenient and practical when pieces of furniture can be moved from place to place or put away for winter storage.

On garden plot It is advisable to install a table and benches.

They are necessary for family dinners or friendly feasts in the fresh air.

In order to do garden furniture made of wood with your own hands, first of all, you need to decide what exactly you would like. Maybe this will be an original swing for the joy of children and adults?

Or an armchair made from rough-hewn wooden parts, which looks very stylish and will give your dacha a rustic flavor.

If you have an old broken chair lying around, then by attaching a stump to it, you will create a unique element of garden furniture made of wood, and old chair will “live” a new life.

With a little craftsmanship and skill, you can create wonderful poufs from stumps and driftwood. They can be placed in the yard or inside the house.

When making garden furniture from wood, it is desirable that the wood be raw, since raw wood produces more quality work. It is recommended to cover all elements of such furniture with a special impregnation and varnish for parquet, which protects the wood from pests.

If you also want to get a healing effect from your garden furniture, then put together an aspen chair. After all, it is known that aspen suppresses unhealthy energy.

Do-it-yourself garden furniture made of wood, branches, stumps and driftwood will add color and uniqueness to your site. It will always please the eye and surprise guests.

Benches and benches in the country house and in the garden are primarily a place of relaxation. But just putting up a bench is not interesting. After all, you can create a beautiful corner. To not just relax, but to enjoy nature and the fruits of your labor. There are many interesting ideas. Moreover, they often play out the most simple designs such that these benches can be made with their own hands by any person whose arms grow from their shoulders.

Photos of original benches (ideas for cottages and gardens)

Everyone knows what ordinary benches look like—they’ve seen them more than once. But I don’t want the usual one - the simplest one. Especially if you have already started the process of decorating the site or are just planning it. Why not start from the bench? And then other decorations will follow. You just have to start.

In the garden or near the house I want to have more greenery: beautiful and different flowers. - that's good, but why not combine them with a bench.

What could be simpler? Two wooden boxes in which flowers are planted and between them a couple of planed and sanded boards. This bench can be placed near the wall, and a couple of long boards can be placed on the wall to create a backrest.

Not everyone likes flower beds made of wood: wood requires care, and without it it quickly loses appearance. It is especially difficult to care for a tree that is in contact with the soil. Instead of wooden boxes there may be, for example, stone or concrete cabinets.

It’s very easy to make such a bench at the dacha with your own hands. You can find ready-made concrete flower beds or do something similar. You can buy a processed board, or you can do it yourself. Instead of a board, there can be half a log - depending on the style of the site. It is easier to secure the seat using a metal corner. It is attached to concrete using dowels, to wood - with self-tapping screws from below or through bolts.

If someone has large plants in durable flowerpots, you can implement the following idea. In this option, the bench covers the plants. To avoid surprises, flowerpots must be very durable...

There is a similar version of a bench made of boards and without plants: it may need to be placed on or in. The supports are made of boards of the same size, and the seat is made of timber.

Bench made of boards - a non-standard option

And more variations on the same theme: hollow building blocks are used as support. Treated bars are inserted into the holes. This is the seat of the bench. Just round the edges of the beam, or it will be uncomfortable to sit.

For this garden bench, it is advisable to find large blocks with thick walls. If not, you need to securely fasten the blocks to one another. The whole task is to first secure the blocks (for example, with pins), and then attach the bars to them (with bolts or dowels).

Log benches

If your site is decorated in a rustic or ethno style, the standard approach will not suit you. It is best to use logs in this case - with or without bark - it’s your choice.

The seat for the bench is made of logs - a trunk of large or medium diameter sawn lengthwise. The back is either a smaller diameter trunk, or simply a cut closer to the edge. The legs can also be made from narrow pieces of logs (look at the photo below).

Log bench - quick and easy

The legs and seats are connected to each other with metal pins: a hole of slightly smaller diameter is drilled under the pin in both parts. The pin is driven into one of them, the second part is pushed in and is also driven in, but this time they hit the wood rather than the pin. To avoid leaving traces, lay a piece of unnecessary board and hit it with a hammer (or sledgehammer). Such a connection should be quite reliable, but to be sure, you can install two or three pins, or you can cut a little log, making a flat area of ​​the same size on both parts being connected. By increasing the support area, you will increase the reliability of the seat fastening: after all, the log weighs a lot.

Bench option without backrest

Another interesting option in the “ethno” style is shown in the photo above. It is made in stone, but this bench can also be made from logs. The seat is a very thick board, the legs are a large part of a large diameter deck. A groove is cut in the deck for laying the seat. If you have a tool (you can make a cut with an axe, grinder or chainsaw), it’s easy to do.

Often in the countryside a work desk is needed. From a log you can make not only a bench, but also a table. A version of such an ensemble is shown in the photo. Only the tabletop is made of boards, all other parts are logs of different diameters or from halves.

A greater degree of processing is inherent in the next bench in the same style. The back, legs, and armrests are made of thick and not very thick branches, the seat is made of sanded and treated (barked and sanded) unedged boards.

The other bench was made almost the same way. Only the boards and branches are located in a different direction and the result is a different look. A DIY bench of this type does not require much skill. In this case, the more careless the work, the more decorative the result.

Wicker back - not often seen

You can make a rest area and a bench around the tree. The designs are simple, making the flooring is generally easy.

You can also supplement your recreation group. And above the bench you can put it - this is the “progenitor” of the usual arch - one of the types of light gazebo. And to make the relaxation completely complete, you can do, or.

Made of metal and wood

Few people will install completely metal benches in their dacha. They, of course, can be very beautiful, but in the summer they heat up to incredible temperatures, and when it gets a little colder, you can’t sit on them because they are too cold. Benches made of metal and wood do not have these disadvantages. The legs and supporting structure are made of metal, and the seat and back (if any) are made of wood. Moreover, there are also interesting shops in modern design.

Rectangles are welded from the profile, jumpers are welded to the side walls, on which the seat boards rest. Simple, stylish, reliable, functional.

In a more advanced form - with armrests, a backrest, soft cushions on the seat, such a design may look like in the photo. The wide seat turns the bench into a sofa, and cushions - fabric-covered furniture foam - add comfort. The tables are made in the same style - a frame made of corrugated pipe and a table top made of boards.

One important point: if you make a seat or tabletop from several adjacent elements, they do not need to be butted end to end. There should be a gap of 3-4 mm between adjacent boards/bars. The wood swells and shrinks. In order for the surface to remain relatively flat during these processes, a gap is required.

If smoother lines are needed - for families with children - you can bend the pipes and make garden benches and a table with rounded edges. This garden furniture is completely safe. An ordinary round or corrugated pipe is bent, leaving the sides in the shape of the letter “P” with a wide back. The length of this backrest is the length of the bench. For the table, the dimensions are made a little larger: the legs and back are longer.

Make two identical blanks for the table and bench. Next, cut the boards to equal lengths. For the seat, about 40 cm, for the tabletop, at least 55 cm. They are fastened to the pipes with furniture bolts with a flat head. To prevent the caps from sticking out, drill a hole of a slightly larger diameter under them.

Benches made of boards

The largest group is benches and benches made of boards. There are designs that are more reminiscent of sofas, especially if you put soft pillows on them - and you can lie down.

Garden furniture in modern style It’s easy to assemble: rectangles with partitions made of thinner boards, connected to each other.

Even the usual design of a country bench can become exclusive if you approach it with imagination: instead of legs and armrests, wooden wheels are used. The result is a designer item.

A bench made of boards with a back and wheels instead of sides - looks interesting

And the simplest possible is a board with legs in the shape of the letter “X”. Such shops were built centuries ago, and you can still see them today.

From the boards you can make a bench in a modern style: in the shape of the letter “P”. With this design, the main task is to ensure rigid fixation of the legs and seat: the pushing forces are not compensated for in any way. In this case, it is important to take a thick board or timber so that it does not sag. You can place the board “on edge”: this way the rigidity will be greater. To increase reliability, you can install corners from below.

The photo shows an option with a 45° cut. Having a miter box or a circular saw makes it easy to achieve an accurate cut. By accurately joining the workpieces and fastening them, we obtain an angle of 90°. If the seat does not sag, it will last a long time...

An interesting and reliable version of the bench is shown in the photo below. The legs are assembled from boards of different lengths: each second is shorter by the width of the board for the seat. Interesting idea. It is easy to make such a bench: it is important to maintain the dimensions, and everything is connected very simply: with nails into the face of the seat.

Original benches

Now, it seems that you can come up with something else... but it turns out there is a lot. For example, attach the seat to a large stone.

Make a structure from bamboo trunks.

Or a stone.

Sitting in winter will be unpleasant, but beautiful...

How to make a bench: photo reports

We won’t make benches out of stone—not everyone has the equipment, but we can make them out of different pieces of wood. Let's talk about making simple but unusual designs. So that a bench made by yourself can be a source of pride.

Bench without back

The design is simple, but looks interesting due to the specific material. For the legs, timber with rounded edges was used. If you have small logs, you can trim them on the sides. You'll get almost the same effect. THIS material is not so rare; the legs are assembled from it in an unusual way: the bars are laid flat on top of each other. This adds zest and appeal.

This bench without a back has a length of about 120 cm, a width of about 45 cm, and a height of 38 cm. You can round the edges of the beam using a cutter, or you can find a similar profiled one. It costs more, but it will be easier to work with: it is already well processed and is easy to connect.

Depending on the found cross-section of the timber, calculate the length you will need. Determine how many bars will have to be stacked one on top of the other to get the required height. In this case, 5 bars were used for one leg. Total 45 cm * 5 pieces - 2.25 m. Two legs required 4.5 m of timber. The seat used a board 40 mm thick and 90 mm wide. For the seat you need 5 boards 1.5 meters long. It turned out 1.2 m * 5 pieces = 6 m.

First we cut and process the boards for the seat. Their edges must be rounded. If you don’t have a sanding machine or a router, you will have to work with sandpaper, but you can find such a board or arrange at a sawmill to have it processed and sanded for you: it will be much less work. So, we cut the boards to the same length, sand them and varnish them (with or without tinting - your choice).

Place the bars for the legs one next to the other, aligning their edges. Using a square and a pencil, draw lines where the fasteners will be placed. The distance between the lines is 7-10 cm.

You can take metal pins, or you can make dowels - carved from wood. Holes slightly smaller in diameter are drilled for them; the depth of the hole is half the length of the pin. Then they are hammered into one part, and a second part is inserted into the same hole on top. The connection is reliable, but to be sure, you can add glue, although then the structure will turn out to be one-piece.

With a pin connection, the main task is to make the holes strictly one above the other so that the parts mounted on the pin give a smooth edge. We've done part of the work - we've drawn lines where we'll drill, now we need to measure the same distance from the edge. For this we will create a template. We take a piece of plank about 1.5 cm wide. We will drill holes at this distance from the edge of the bars. Having placed it exactly along the edge, we mark the places of intersection with the drawn perpendicular lines.

We will install the pins in a checkerboard pattern, so we will drill holes through one intersection. We also make holes on one block from different sides in a checkerboard pattern. In a similar way, using pins, the legs are connected to the seat: two pins for each plank.

Technologically, this type of connection is correct, but it is complex and requires a certain skill. It could be easier. Place all the bars one on top of the other, secure with clamps, drill through in two or three sets - in the center and along the edges, connect with a long pin, with washers placed under the head and nut. You can nail the seat strip legs to the legs assembled in this way with nails from above or try to make a pin connection.

The bench was made by hand. Finishing work remains

If you nailed the seat, take some wood mastic suitable color, add some very fine sawdust and stir. Apply this mixture to the joints. When dry, smooth it with sandpaper. Sand all parts smooth and coat with varnish or wood paints for exterior use (preferably not covering ones, but those that leave the wood texture visible).

Read how and with what you can paint wood. It talks about lining, but the painting techniques remain the same, and the compositions must be taken for external use.

DIY bench made from broken chairs

In any household you can find two old chairs. They should be the same and still strong enough. We disassemble the chairs, leaving the part with the back and legs. We connect the two backs using bars of a suitable cross-section.

For greater rigidity at the bottom, at a distance of about 20 cm from the floor, where previously the chairs also had jumpers, we make another frame with transverse crossbars. It can be used as a footstool or to store some things.

After sanding, we paint the resulting structure. This time the paint should be ordinary: different types of wood can only be painted over with covering paints. Apply with a brush or from a spray can.

All you have to do is cut the seat to size from thick plywood (8-10 mm thick) and cover it with foam rubber and fabric.

Garden chair/bench made from pallets

Everything is useful on the farm. Even cargo pallets can be used to make garden furniture. Moreover, there is no need to disassemble them: we use one for a seat, and from the second we will make a backrest. You will only need well-processed planks for the armrests and bars for the legs.

In one of the pallets we strengthen the fastening points by inserting pieces of bars. Having inserted it, fasten it with self-tapping screws on one side and the other.

From a timber with a cross-section of at least 100*100 mm, we cut four identical sections 80 cm long. We screw them in those places that we have just reinforced. We leave 20-25 cm on the legs. We fasten with four long screws - 150 mm and no shorter.

It is important to maintain verticality and leave the same distance on the legs. Then the seat will be level. If there are errors in height, you can try to file it down, but then you will have to cut it from the top too - so that the armrests are even. So try to screw it straight. Deviations from the vertical can only be dealt with by screwing the leg back on.

We attach a second pallet to the rear posts, and boards for armrests on the sides.

All that remains is to cut a piece of furniture foam rubber and cover it with fabric. You can also make pillows for the back. If you are not going to process everything thoroughly, but make a loft-style chair, use sandpaper or a sander, sanding all surfaces until smooth. You can coat it with paint, giving the wood a dark color.

Drawings of wooden benches

Video lessons

Several videos on how to make benches with your own hands.