A bench made from old chairs. An elegant bench made from old chairs for a summer house or at home. A bench made from school chairs with your own hands.

So don't rush to get rid of it. Using your imagination and our tips, you can make a new set from this furniture. In this homemade project we will tell you how to make an original bench from old chairs. This option is not only convenient, but also very interesting. You can place such a bench in the courtyard of your house or in your country house. The original bench will become an unusual piece of furniture.

To make this homemade product you will need following materials.

Materials
Old chairs (4 pcs);
Band saw;
Jigsaw;
Drill and wood drill bits;
Dowels (wooden);
Varnish and paint remover;
Carpenter's glue;
Putty knife;
Wood varnish;
Dye;
Brush;
Boards;
Meter;
Marker;

Step 1.

You must first take two chairs and carefully remove horizontal racks, which are located in front of the seat.

Step 2.

Now we take the remaining chairs. Using a meter and a marker, you need to make a mark where the cutting line will go. This line should be slightly lower than the front seat post. Take a saw and carefully cut the legs along the marked line.

Step 3.

At this stage, it is necessary to remove the old varnish and paint from the chairs. To do this, apply an even layer special remedy for this work. Allow the required time (as specified by the manufacturer of the product). After the required period, carefully remove the old coating. To make work easier, you can use a spatula, as well as sandpaper (fine-grained)

Step 4.

Now you need to drill holes for dowels in the racks from the front and end sides. First, you need to make a mark with a marker where these holes will be. Then take a drill and drill the holes.

Step 5.

Take the dowels and insert them into the resulting holes. Before doing this, be sure to lubricate the dowels with glue (wood glue)

Step 6.

After the dowels are firmly glued, it is necessary to assemble the future base of the bench. This must be done as shown in the photo below. All components of the bench are fastened together with self-tapping screws. After this, the entire surface of the bench is sanded again.

Step 7

At this stage we will make the bench seat. For this we need a board. The board should be adjusted to the size of the bench. It is necessary to mark the desired length, and cut off the rest. The height of the backrest is at your discretion.

Step 8

If you decide to make a seat from several boards, then they need to be glued together with wood glue. After this, the entire structure should be clamped with clamps and wait until the entire structure is completely dry.

Step 9

Now you need to glue the seat to the base of the bench. Coat the base and the seat itself with wood glue. Place weights on the board and also clamp it with clamps.

Step 10

Wait until completely dry. After that, take masking tape and cover the surface of the seat with it. The remaining parts of the bench should be painted with special paint for wood.

Don't rush to throw away the old one kitchen furniture. Your diligence and imagination will help you get the chairs from the set new life, for example, in the form of a bench. It is not just convenient, but also interesting, because you can use it not just as a bench in the yard. A bench made of chairs can become independent and original item furniture in the interior of a living space.

Materials

To make a bench from old chairs with your own hands, you will need:

four identical chairs;
sandpaper;
paint and varnish removers;
putty knife;
band-saw;
drill and drill bits;
wooden dowels;
wood glue;
wood paint;
brush;
wood varnish;
board;
jigsaw;
meter.

Step 1: Take two of the four chairs. Choose those that are not so attractive in appearance. Carefully remove the horizontal posts at the front of the seats.

Step 2. The remaining two chairs will need to cut off the front legs. Before doing this, using a meter and a marker, draw cut lines. They should extend below the A-pillars on the seats. Cut off unnecessary part legs with a circular saw.

Step 3. Apply varnish and paint remover to the surface of the prepared parts of the bench. Leave it on the surface of the chairs for the time specified by the manufacturer. After it has expired, remove the old coating. For convenience, you can remove rough layers with a spatula. Sand the surface of the chairs with fine grit sandpaper.

Step 4. On the prepared racks from the end side and on the racks of the chairs from the front side, mark with a marker in the places where you will drill holes for the dowels. Before using the drill, be sure to check that the marks are correct. Drill the holes.

Step 5. Insert the dowels into the holes on the end of the posts. Pre-lubricate them with wood glue.

Step 6. After the glue has dried, assemble the base of the bench. During assembly, in addition to wood glue, fasten the component parts with self-tapping screws. Sand all surfaces again.

Step 7. The seat of the bench will be a board adjusted to the shape of the chairs. To do this, by trying on, apply appropriately shaped markings on the surface of the board and cut off any excess with a jigsaw.

Step 8. If you have a bench seat as in in this case, consists of several boards, glue them already fitted together with wood glue. Clamp the structure with clamps and wait until the glue dries completely.

Step 9: Glue the seat to the base of the bench. Place weights on the board and secure it with clamps.

Step 10. After the glue has completely dried, cover the surface of the seat with masking tape. Paint all other parts of the bench with wood paint.

Step 11: Remove the masking tape and stain the seat board.

Step 12: Paint the entire surface of the bench with wood varnish.

After the coating has dried, place cushions on the bench and enjoy your relaxation.

If you have several old chairs sitting idle that seem to have served their purpose a long time ago, this does not mean at all that it is time to take them to a landfill or send them to the oven. Think about where at home, in the country, or in the yard there is not enough comfortable place to sit. Original benches made by yourself will definitely come in handy there. Show a little imagination, you will succeed.

Home bench

A set of kitchen chairs has fallen into disrepair. But just one little idea and they became the basis for a charming bench. Comfortable spacious furniture, made from chairs with your own hands, will take its place in the hallway so that everyone who enters can sit down and change their shoes.

What you need for work

Before you start creating a bench, prepare everything you need:

• Three old chairs. If you have a choice, take the ones that are best preserved.
• 3 or 2 boards. The quantity depends on the width of the lumber. When put together, they will become a seat.
• 2 railings from an old chair. If this is not the case, select suitable strips.
• Sandpaper.
• Drill with drill bit.
• Self-tapping screws.
• Clamps.
• Jigsaw.
• Wood putty.
• Dark wood paint in a can.
• blue paint and a roller.
• Adhesive protective tape.

Operating procedure

1. Consider the selected chairs. 2 in at its best place on the sides of the future bench. Check connections. If they become loose during use, fasten them with additional screws or self-tapping screws.
2. Remove old upholstered seats from chairs.
3. Using a drill and self-tapping screws, install the railings from the old chairs on the outer chairs. If such finished parts no, make it yourself in a shape that is convenient for you.
4. Look carefully - you need to standing nearby the chairs were in close contact with each other with the side surfaces of their front legs. If this does not happen, you can trim these places a little, then sand them with sandpaper.
5. Now that the adjacent legs fit snugly against each other, apply wood glue to one of each pair. Then fasten them in pairs with clamps until the connection is strong.

Attention! To prevent dents from the clamps from leaving on the legs, use small, even pieces of boards, plywood, or thick cardboard as spacers.

1. The backs of the chairs have metal rods in a metallic color. To paint them, first cover the wooden parts with protective adhesive tape. Then spray dark paint from a can onto metal parts.
2. You can start assembling the seat. Three boards cut along the length of the seat should be adjusted to size. Then small grooves for the armrests should be cut on the sides.
3. Attach the two outer boards to the sides of the chair base using self-tapping screws.
4. To add rigidity to the structure, install small wooden inserts, as shown in the photo below. Attach them with glue and screws, screwing them in with reverse side.
5. Fill any uneven areas and holes on the face of the boards with putty.
6. After drying, sand the surface of the boards and the sides, slightly rounding their edges.
7. Use a roller to apply paint to the bench seat. Don't forget to first apply protective tape to the parts of the backrest, railings and legs that are nearby.
8. After the paint has dried, take sandpaper and lightly rub the legs and wooden parts of the back so that the bench is evenly aged and acquires a somewhat rustic look.

The work is completed. When placing a bench in your hallway, take care of the decor. Several original bright pillows will decorate the bench and make it more comfortable.

Banquette for home

A bench is not the most necessary piece of furniture, but it is so comfortable and aesthetically pleasing that everyone likes it. This seat can be placed in the hallway, bedroom, balcony, garden, anywhere. This master class can turn your dream into reality. Make a banquette out of old chairs. Moreover, the older the chairs you choose, the more interesting the result can be.

Materials and tools

1. Chairs (preferably with a beautiful curved back) – 2 pcs.
2. Boards.
3. Plywood.
4. Thick foam.
5. Decorative fabric.
6. Furniture stapler with staples.
7. Wood glue or liquid nails.
8. Drill, self-tapping screws.
9. White (color of your choice) paint, brush.
10. Hacksaw.

Description of the work progress

1. For work, we only need a solid part - the back + rear legs. We carefully remove all other parts so as not to damage the necessary ones.
2. For the base of the bench we take strong boards. We use a tape measure to measure the required width of the seat and cut out the corresponding parts.
3. The length of the bench seat should not exceed 2 widths. Cutting out the details the right size.
4. Using glue and self-tapping screws, we assemble the frame. We sand its surface with sandpaper.
5. We install the frame in the place where the seats were located, using screws and glue.
6. Similarly, we assemble another frame for the lower shelf. We attach thinner strips to it. Use sandpaper to sand rough areas. The lower structure will serve as a shelf and an additional stiffening rib for the entire structure.
7. We mount the frame-shelf to the legs in the place where the crossbars of the chairs were attached.
8. Using putty, we carefully fill in the recesses with screw heads, unevenness, etc. After the product has dried, we sand the surface.
9. You can start painting the finished base.
10. All that remains is to cut out the seat from plywood and glue thick foam rubber onto it. After drying with furniture stapler cover the seat decorative fabric. The banquette is ready.

Original bench around a tree

Our bench will become wonderful decoration any garden. On a hot sunny day, it will allow everyone who wishes to relax in the shade under a tree. Everyone will get an equally comfortable place, because the bench itself is located in a circle.

Of course, similar garden furniture can be purchased in a store, but it will cost many times more. To make a bench made from a chair with your own hands no worse than one made by a master, you do not need to have professional work skills. All you need to do is get acquainted with the master class and prepare everything you need.

Preparing for work

For creating garden bench you need to use:

• 6 completely identical old (or new) kitchen chairs.
• Wood planks 2.5 cm wide.
• Sandpaper or sanding machine.
• Drill with self-tapping screws.
• Saw.
• White paint, brush.
• Tape measure, pencil.

detailed instructions

1. Dismantle the seats on the prepared 6 chairs - they will not be needed in this project.
2. If necessary, sand the surfaces with sandpaper or a grinder.
3. Paint the chairs white.
4. After the paint has dried, place the chairs in a circle with their backs facing inward. As you guessed, the bench will be outside. Considering that a circle has 360 degrees, then there are 60 degrees per corner of each chair. Thus, we can try to calculate the size of the slats cut for the seat. If it turns out a little inaccurate, you can adjust the size.
5. Alternately cut out 6 strips of the same length. We attach them to the chairs with self-tapping screws so that the center of each plank coincides with the center of the chair. As a result, each seat should have 6 slats, each next longer than the previous one.
6. After final adjustment of the length, sand the seats a little with sandpaper, remove burrs and roughness.
7. Using a tape measure, measure the distance between edges 1 and 6 of the plank. Cut the piece to this size.
8. Place it on the seat and mark the bevel with a pencil. Cut off the excess.
9. Using glue and self-tapping screws, install the strips as shown in the photo below.
10. Do the same with the rest of the future shop.
11. Sand the installed parts so that you cannot get injured by touching them.
12. Take the structure apart again to paint the seat slats.

Congratulations! Your garden or yard bench is ready. All that remains is to find a tree, the ground under which will be as level as possible, otherwise your work may not come together. Take this advice - level the soil around the tree with mulch.

Sometimes old unnecessary things can be turned into decent and functional decoration for the garden. In today's review we will talk about old chairs, from which, with a little imagination, you can make really interesting decorative, and in some cases, functional objects: garden flower stands, coat hangers, shelves, swings, benches, etc. Below are examples of what can be made from unwanted chairs. Let's get started...

1. Hanger.

Necessary thing in everyday life - a hanger, it can be in the form of coat hangers or wall-mounted. Option with wall hanger easy to implement, to do this you just need to remove the back of the chair, tie a rope on its upper part, drive a nail into the wall and hang it on it this design.

In general, a hanger hanger is also not difficult to make; for this you need to stock up on curved hooks, the size of the crossbar in the closet and the backs of unnecessary chairs. Using a thin drill in the upper part of the back of the chair, you need to create a hole into which to insert pre-prepared hooks, covered at the base with a generous layer of glue.

2. Swing.

A great idea for making a swing seat. You need to take a seat with a back from an unnecessary chair, nail two crossbar boards from below, drill holes along the edges of which to thread ropes. Secure the finished rocker to a strong tree. Children will be delighted, especially if the seat is painted in some color bright shade.

3. A chair made from an old stump.

There is an old, unsightly stump in the garden, so why not turn it into an attractive chair. To do this, take the seat of a chair and glue or nail it to the top of the stump. The seat can be painted in a bright shade or decorated using decoupage technique.

4. Rocking chair.

Many people dream of a rocking chair, but it can be made from an unnecessary chair. To do this, you need to order semicircular crossbars from the carpenter or remove several planks from wooden barrel, and secure the chair to them.

5. Bed for a pet.

Below you can see how loving owners make their beloved pets happy. To make such a bed, you need to prepare a box in which to put a foam rubber mattress, make the headboard from the back of a chair, and make the foot from the legs of the chair.

6. Bench or bench.

On three chairs without seats installed in a row, you can lay a board upholstered with a pleasant-to-touch material with a foam rubber layer. Various options improvised benches can be examined in the photo below.

7. Stand for a bowl of a large dog.

A large pet can be fed from a bowl attached to the seat of a chair; to do this, simply use a jigsaw to cut out a circle in the seat of the chair to the size of the bottom of the bowl. This way, the dog will not be able to throw the food or water bowl around.

8. Shelf.

The back of the chair, as well as part of the seat, will make an excellent shelf for small items; options for such shelves can be studied in the photographs below.

9. Sledge.

And here’s another great idea on the topic “what you can make from old chairs with your own hands” - a sled. Very interesting idea, but requires design; the location of each part must be carefully thought out so that the sled is ultimately safe to use.

10. Flower stand.

The most popular idea for using old chairs is the garden flower stand. To make such decorative element It is necessary to cut a hole in the chair seat to the size of the future pot installed in it. The photo below shows the process of making such a stylish garden flower stand.

More examples of flower stands:

11. Box for storing magazines and newspapers.

From the legs of chairs you can put together a magnificent box for storing correspondence - newspapers, magazines, letters.

The box can also be made from flat boards and secured between the legs of a chair at an angle, as in the photo below.

12. Bright chairs.

This item involves restoring an old chair, or rather sanding it, and then painting it in a bright acid shade, as a result the chair turns out to be so fashionable that it is simply impossible to guess about its previous deplorable condition.

Flower stand from an old chair:

After this review, the question of what can be made from an old chair should stop bothering you, all that remains is to choose suitable idea, and begin to implement it. It would seem - old chair, well, what can you make out of it, someone might say “throw it away and forget it,” but at the dacha the ideas presented above will be very relevant, so if you have such retro items in your house, don’t rush to dispose of them, at present, given the nostalgic direction is in great demand.

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Do you have a couple of unnecessary chairs that are sitting around? Today we will tell you how to make a cool bench out of them french style, which is ideal for interior decoration.

On our balcony we found old ones, wooden chairs, whose age is about 50 - 60 years. They were with soft seat and are made of thin wood. At the moment when we took up this matter, they were already falling apart.

We named the bench French because we saw a similar bench from Ballard Designs. We also want to emphasize that this is not one of those benches that are made by lining up chairs in a row, where plywood is later placed on them. After all, it looks a little strange, we will make a bench in a classic style.

If you do make such a bench, you will probably have your own thoughts and ideas on how to make it better. We will be glad to accept your advice and work. Send them to us by email, we will be happy to share them on our website.

After looking at our chairs, we found out that they were fake, although they looked very expensive. After which, they were safely taken to the farthest corner of the workshop to await their fate. At that moment we simply could not get rid of them. One fine May day, one of our craftsmen suddenly began making our bench without us. This is not like him, because usually we have to persuade him for a long time to do anything, of course, except for custom-made furniture, this is his direct responsibility. So, let's begin!

Step one: Find chairs.

— We need to find two chairs that look good from the outside. If your chairs have a slight backrest angle, that will be great. Such a back will create comfort and a not very angular look. It is advisable that the seat of the chair be screwed with nuts and bolts to the main body. This will make it easier for us to attach the base under the bench to our chairs.

— Remove the front legs and seat. On our fake chairs, everything was held together with glue; we easily tore off the two front legs and removed the seat. This leaves us with two chair backs.

If the front legs of your chairs can be unscrewed, it is better to take advantage of this opportunity. If the legs are broken off, there may be pieces of wood left sticking out.

Step two: Making a bench seat.

— Make a rectangular frame. The length of the bench can be made to any length. It depends on how many people you plan to fit on it. We sourced the materials for our frame from an old ikea countertop. After the frame is ready, it must be secured with screws, as shown in the figure above. Use strong screws to make the frame immovable.

— We fasten the frame. We drilled holes into which the seats from the chairs would have been attached if they were not fake, and attached our frame. On each side, we made three holes and screwed in three screws to distribute the weight evenly. A little lower, we drilled a couple more holes and screwed in a future shelf for various things. Our goal is to make the bench safe to sit on, so don't skimp on the bolts, we ended up with 7 screws on each side.

Step three. Create the bottom shelf.

“Even after we attached the main frame to our bench, the structure was still quite shaky. To avoid falls and breaking the bench, we decided to fasten the two sides together with another wooden rectangle. We will use it as a shelf. Carefully measure the distance between the legs, and do not forget about main principle“Measure seven times and cut once.” Don't repeat our mistakes, measure correctly.

— We nail the partitions. We didn't want our bench to look angular or bulky. Instead of the sheet of plywood that was originally supposed to be on the bottom frame, we nailed 5 cross slats. For this we used ordinary, small carnations.

Step four. We sand and paint.

— We remove all irregularities with sandpaper. After which, if there are empty spaces between the frames and the frame, we fill them construction foam or plaster. After that, we go over it again with sandpaper. If we leave the gaps unfilled, over time moisture will accumulate there and gradually destroy our bench from the inside. If you don’t have any plaster or foam at hand, just cover all these holes with paint.

— Painting the bench. We used spray paint, a soft cream color. Apply three even layers and let dry.

The cost of a can of spray paint in Tashkent starts from 10 thousand soums. No more costs for a whole bench.

Step five. Let's make a seat.

— To make a seat , we will need a piece of plywood, chipboard, MDF or fiberboard. From this we will build top part benches.

— Upholstering the seat. For soft filling we used padding polyester. If you don't have it on hand, you can pull out the cotton wool from old mattresses. There is plenty of it there, it will be quite suitable. Well, or the fastest and cheapest way is to buy a small piece of foam. It is sold in furniture and household fittings stores. goods. It is necessary to spread the filler on the plywood so that there is about 1 centimeter of void around the perimeter. The material for covering the bench is also of your choice. We used a piece of unwanted sheet. Having covered our soft filler with a cloth, we folded the edges under bottom part benches, and attached it there with a stapler.

— We attach the seat to the body. For mounting, we used an L-shaped bracket. Although everything would have held up just fine with regular bolts, we decided to play it safe and use them.

Our bench is ready! All we have left is to decide whether the pillow will be located there or not. In an unusual environment, with needles in our hands, we decided to try it. Taking the remnants of the sheet that we had left from covering the bench and the padding polyester, we began to sew and fill our pillow. It turned out quite well for people who have been making custom furniture for many years. Making such a bench will take you half a day, or maybe all day. If you suddenly want to do something with your own hands, this bench is a great option to start with. In the courtyard of your own house or in the country, this piece of furniture will not only be useful, but also beautiful. And having decorated it decorative pillows, a bench will be an excellent tool for decorating a room or area.

I hope that your bench turned out to be as strong as ours. It does not wobble or even sway with a load of about 200 kg. And if something goes wrong, or you simply don’t have enough time, patience or energy, but you still want to get such a bench. You can order it in the custom-made furniture section. And we won’t tell anyone that you didn’t do it.

We think this is a great way to save old chairs and give them a second life. Send your work to us by email. We will be happy to show the world what you have created.