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garden bench from free materials?

21 years ago

We want a comfortable garden bench for our front yard. However, we want to make it out of free (or inexpensive) materials, preferable natural (no plastic, etc.). It's a bonus if it's a bit ugly or rustic so that it doesn't appeal to your average sticky-fingered passer-by. Something fairly permanant would be ok, too. I found one plan that calls for rocks held together with mortar and then an old plank added to the top... that has potential. Any other ideas out there? Can't wait to see what you all come up with! :) Thanks!

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coloredthumb
21 years ago
Carol, You should go visit the Garden Web Garden Junk forum and search for garden benches. There are a variety of made benches from stumps, headboards, scrap wood, pallets, block, and even a sod bench somewhere. Ask your question there and you will get many many many suggestions and pics too.

Here is a link that might be useful:
coloredthumb
21 years ago
Another place to try would be Garden Web sister site That Home Site and the Trash to Treasure forum.

directions for benches from headboard/footboards of beds
http://www.geocities.com/dirtdigger97838/project.html

Here is a link that might be useful: some benches on the T2T site
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Spotts
21 years ago
One of my favorite hobbies is restoring old benches. I get most of mine at flea markets or yard sales. Sometime I ask my town hall for old benches that they are throwing out. They usually give me them for free.

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