When I was a youngster growing up, we had this great wooden toy box that doubled as a bench. I remember the bench being able to hold tons of toys and also be a great hide and seek spot. This new bench plan is a play off of that old toy box bench. I decided to recreate the toy box bench, but in craftsman style...a little more up to date with the current trends. I found this … [Read more...]
Backpack Storage Bench Plans
My sister has a very open concept rambler house without a mudroom space (it's the only thing she doesn't like about her house). She hates clutter, and with 4 kids in school ranging from high school to elementary school she was in desperate need of a way to organize all those backpacks. There is one wall at the end of the kitchen cabinets that she had a decorative cabinet on and … [Read more...]
DIY Wood Bench with Back Plans
This wood bench plan is sponsored by The Home Depot. I have been compensated for my time and provided with product. All ideas and opinions are my own. This post contains some affiliate links for your convenience. Click here to read my full disclosure policy. My neighbor saw a cute wood bench at a local restaurant and wanted one for her house. She snapped a few pics for me, … [Read more...]
Build an Easy 2×4 Double X Bench
Last summer I built a double X bench out of 2x4's and 2x3's, I love it and it fits perfectly on my front porch. When drawing up the plans for that bench I was trying to keep with the look of an inspiration piece and some of the build was unnecessarily tricky without an extra pair of hands. Also if your 2x4's have a little twist in them, there was no way to correct that and … [Read more...]
Double X Bench Plans
I've been searching for the perfect bench for my front porch. It's a narrow and smallish space. Then I spotted a super cute bench from Simply Jenna's instagram feed, I love her style. (I'm sorry I'm not sure where here instagram feed went.) I modified the look a bit to make it longer and added an extra X. So far I'm really liking it on the porch. The bench is 42" … [Read more...]
Convertible Picnic Table and Bench
Hi! I'd love for you to follow me on Pinterest Her Tool Belt and if you love instagram, you can keep up with me there too! This post contains some affiliate links for your convenience. Click here to read my full disclosure policy. Years ago I saw picnic table/benches like these at my Brother in Law's family cabin. I thought they were the coolest thing and perfect for … [Read more...]
Outdoor Garden Bench
It's that time of year, time to start working on outdoor projects! Today I'm participating in a Great Outdoors Challenge, spruce up your outdoor space! I've been wanting to add a cute little bench to my garden area for a while. This outdoor garden bench only cost me about $13 to build and only requires 1 board! Love when projects are super budget friendly. … [Read more...]
Shoe Shelf Bench with Pocket Holes
This plan is for a great bench that also doubles as shoe storage. The original plan used dados, this version uses pocket holes* for the joinery instead. Obviously everyone will have a different size of bench to fit their need, so I created the plans with a customizable spreadsheet. Enter in the desired bench length, height, and depth along with how many columns you want and … [Read more...]
Shoe Shelf Bench
During that big housing crisis, we were looking to get into a better neighborhood. We were super lucky and sold our old house and found an unfinished house. The main priorities were to finish what needed to be done to move in, and all of the perks would have to come later. One room layout that never worked for our family was the bench and hangers in the mudroom. I know the … [Read more...]