I ve seen people just put two chairs together and make a bench that way but i love that you added a little something extra in the middle.
Two chairs made into a bench.
2 sand the chair frames with 220 grit sandpaper to etch the surface.
This will release the chair cushions from the frame.
In this picture you are looking at what will be the back of the bench.
This post contains affiliate links it didn t bother me that they were missing their seats.
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It looks so great and i love that color.
I decided to make a double chair bench out of the chairs.
1 x 2 1 4 pieces may work well.
Line up all three chairs again with two inches separating them.
The chair backs now have become the arms for the bench.
The first step in making a bench from chairs is to flip the chairs over and pop off the seats.
I picked up these two chairs at tickled pink a few months ago.
Here are a few problems that you could run into.
You ll need enough plywood to make two long rectangle boxes inside the bench sizes will vary from the back of the two chairs to the desired bench length.
If you plan to add a shelf you will also need pieces of wood to make the slats.
How to make a bench from two chairs.
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Mark the plywood from underneath where the screws need to go into the frame of each chair.
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Lay the plywood inch from the back and centered on the chairs.
We then screwed the cap to the chair bases making it all one piece.
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3 clean dust and grime with tsp tri sodium phosphate and a damp rag.
Purchase a flat piece of plywood that will become the actual bench.
1 use a drill or screwdriver to remove the screws from underneath the chair.
Screws with glue difficult to remove stick with it you can get them off.
We then flipped the cap over and placed it over the two chairs making sure the cushion still fit.
This bench is classy enough to be displayed alongside your finest furniture and here are step by step instructions to create this elegant 3 seat bench.