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DIYCornerBenchWithBuiltInTable
PinspirationMommy
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ADIYCornerBenchwithabuiltintable,whichisperfectforafrontporchoradeckorpatio.
Thebuiltintableistheperfectspottodisplayseasonaldecorortosetyourcoffeemug!
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Myfrontporchhasbeeninseriousneedofamakeover,itwaslookingprettysad!Ihadplants
onmyfrontporchthatIalwaysforgottowatersotheywerenolongeramongsttheliving.Here
isapicofmysadfrontporch:
NowthatFallisofficiallyhere,Ifiguredthatit'stheperfecttimetostartamakeoverformyfront
porch.MyfirstprojectforthemakeoverwasaFallwreathforthefrontdoor.Youcanseethat
projecthere.Mysecondprojecttofancyupmyfrontporchwasawoodensignpost,whichI'llbe
postingaboutsoon.Ihadbeenwantingsomeseatingonmyporchaswellasatabletodisplay
decorations,so,Idecidedmythirdprojectwouldbeabenchtofitinoneofthecornersofthe
porchwithabuiltintablefordisplayingdecor.Here'swhatIcameupwith:
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Herearetheplansforthecornerbenchwiththebuiltintable:
MaterialList:
22x6@8ft
72x4@8ft
12x2@6ft
21/2"exteriorwoodscrews
21/2"pocketholescrews
Kregjig
woodglue
CutList:
22x4@40"(frame)
22x4@263/4"withoneendofeachcutat45degreeangle(frame)
62x4@121/4"
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62x4@261/2"(benchseattop)
92x4@16"(legs)
42x4@15"(tabletop)
42x4@8"(tabletop)
12x4@11/4"x11/4"(tabletop)
22x6@261/2"(benchseattop)
22x6@151/4"withoneendofeachcutat45degreeangle(tablebox)
22x6@133/4"withoneendofeachcutat45degreeangle(tablebox)
22x6@121/4"(tablebox)
42x2@18"(tabletop)
First,startoffbybuildingtheframeforthebench.Pleasevisitmyblogtoseefullplansand
detailsforthisbuild.
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Next,cutthelegsforthebench.Cutnine2x4sat16"each.Usingwoodglueandexteriorwood
screws,attachthelegstotheinsideoftheframe(predrillholestopreventwoodfromcracking).
Attachlegstoinsideofframeusing21/2"woodscrewsandwoodglue:
Next,buildtheboxforthecornertable.
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Usingwoodglueand21/2"pocketholescrews,attachthetableboxtotheboardsmakingup
thecorneroftheframe.
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Atthispoint,Isandedtheportionsofthebenchalreadybuiltandthenpainteditwhiteusing
RustoleumHeirloomWhitespraypaint.(FirstIsprayedwhiteprimer,andthentwocoatsof
paint).
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Whiletheframeandtableboxweredrying,Icuttheboardstomakethetopofthebenchseats
andmadethetabletop.
OnceIcompletedthetabletop,Isandedthetwobenchtopsandthetabletopandthenstained
themwithMinwaxDarkWalnutstain.Ithenusedwoodglueand21/2exteriorwoodscrewsto
attachthebenchtopstotheframe(predrillholesfirst).Iattachedthetabletopwithwoodglue
and21/2exteriorwoodscrewsfromunderneaththetablebox(drillthroughthe26boardsatthe
topofthetableframeintothebottomofthetabletop).
Oncethebenchtopandtabletopwereattached,Ifilledallholeswithwoodfiller.Oncethatwas
dry,Ilightlysandedthefilledholesonthetopofthebenchesandthentouchedupthestain.
Lastly,Iapplied3coatsofexteriorpolyurethanevarnishinsatinfinishandoncedry,Iputitinits
intendedlocationonmyfrontporchandIamlovingit!
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