HEADBOARD BENCH DIY

You'll need: An old headboard Americana Decor Chalky Finish Paint 20x 80 x 1birch plywood (seat) *80 was the width of my headboard so measure accordingly 2 pieces 1x 4 x 80pine board (to frame seat) 3 pieces 1 x 4x 20 pine board (to frame seat) 4 pieces 2x 2 x 18pine board (legs) 1 box of 1 3/4 long wood screws Drill Paintbrush Dropcloth

Screw the 1x 4 x 80pine boards to each side of the 20 x 80birch ply seat Slide the 1 x 4x 20 pine boards on each side of the seat and screw in place Slide the 3rd 1x 4 x 20pine board 2 away from the center of the seat and screw in place *This is for support Put screws on the sides and on the top of the bench to keep everything in place

Next we are adding 3 legs on the front of the bench Screw the 2x 2 x 18pieces on the inside corners of one side of the seat Screw a 3rd 2 x 2x 18 in the center of the first two Screw the 4th 2x 2 x 18" leg in the center on the other side *You will have 3 legs on one side and 1 leg in the center on the other side Flip the seat upright on it's legs and screw the headboard to the side with one leg

For my bench I mixed red and blue chalky finish paint to make a deep purple I painted the outer frame, legs and bench face purple I painted the details and seat in two different colors of orange