An Easy to Build Garden Bench

Last summer, I needed to repair my deck. After completing the necessary work, I had a small stack of new-lumber offcuts and old, left-over deck boards. Instead of taking the wood to the landfill, I made a small garden bench that can be easily moved from the deck to other parts of the yard. I settled on a finished height of 18” and determined the width of the seat by using three boards with 1/4" spacing. The length of the old boards determined the length of the bench, which in this case was 5’.

I used some 4”x 2” offcuts of pressure-treated wood to make the “feet” and cross members. To make the bench more stable on rough ground, I added a 1” lift to form the feet. I cut a radius on the top corners using a bandsaw.