Optionally add hinges to the top instead of using screws to attach it for it to serve as the lid.
Building a wood bench seat.
Sand and paint or stain the wood to get the design you.
Don t forget to add the seat mattress.
Build the bigger wooden boxes with hinged lids and then finish them up with short wooden legs armrests and backrests.
Accomplish both your outdoor sitting space and storage space desired by making this single solid wooden outdoor bench that will allow storage in seats.
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Use 2 4 wood and 3 4 thick plywood to create the bench frame.
Make the bench seat by going with the slatted arrangement of wood planks and then raise it on the x legs the featuring component of this entire bench design.
The finished bench is placed in an entryway here but this bench would look great anywhere in your home inside or out.
Pre drill holes in the wooden components before driving in the screws apply several coats of wood stain.
Cut the footboard in half to use the halves as armrests.