garden benches from a table!

Eibhlin ni Sheambrai · **Posted: 18-07-2011 , 08:30 PM** #1

I don't have a before photo but basically we had a rectangular wooden picnic table that wasn't being used and was always in the way when cutting the grass. Inspired by the chap who made a picnic table set out of pallets, I took a saw to the table, cut it in half and cut the legs in half to make four short legs each instead of two long ones. I attached the two new legs, used some spare pieces of wood to brace the legs to stabilise them, gave them a quick coat of fencelife and now I have a new bench either side of my meditating figure. I love to sit there and watch the breeze rippling through the barley growing in the field next door.Thanks for looking, Eibhlin.

Laineym · **Posted: 18-07-2011 , 09:39 PM** #2

These look fabulous - what a clever idea - very cool !!! They look perfectly placed too ...

Thx for the inspiration

Laineym

melissabell · **Posted: 19-07-2011 , 11:15 AM** #3

These are gorgeous!!! well done, i started threatening to make patio furniture from the ideas I got here and my other half got worried as I butcher wood lol so he found me a cheap set lol :) well done I never would've been able to do that they look great :)

Gormal · **Posted: 19-07-2011 , 12:13 PM** #4

Looks great and really peaceful in that corner of the garden.

Eibhlin ni Sheambrai · **Posted: 19-07-2011 , 07:44 PM** #5

Thanks all. Got fed up looking on different sites for freebies..... finally decided to do something when I saw garden benches for sale made of....MDF. How long would they last???Am working now on various areas with some paving slabs I got a while ago...have remembered to take before and after photos. Eibhlin.

grissy · **Posted: 21-07-2011 , 04:26 PM** #6

Wow, they look great and I bet if you went to B&Q or somewhere like that and bought something similar it would cost a fortune and wouldn't be half as good. I love to see things created from old materials, Keep up the good work :)

Kleenqueen · **Posted: 13-08-2011 , 08:26 PM** #7

The best ideas are the simple ones. Well done!

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	Posted: 18-07-2011 , 08:30 PM #1
Eibhlin ni Sheambrai Member Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Moate, Co. Westmeath Posts: 1,037	garden benches from a table! I don't have a before photo but basically we had a rectangular wooden picnic table that wasn't being used and was always in the way when cutting the grass. Inspired by the chap who made a picnic table set out of pallets, I took a saw to the table, cut it in half and cut the legs in half to make four short legs each instead of two long ones. I attached the two new legs, used some spare pieces of wood to brace the legs to stabilise them, gave them a quick coat of fencelife and now I have a new bench either side of my meditating figure. I love to sit there and watch the breeze rippling through the barley growing in the field next door.Thanks for looking, Eibhlin. Attached Images

	Posted: 18-07-2011 , 09:39 PM #2
Laineym Member Join Date: May 2008 Location: Shannon, Co. Clare Posts: 411	Fabulous These look fabulous - what a clever idea - very cool !!! They look perfectly placed too ... Thx for the inspiration Laineym

	Posted: 19-07-2011 , 11:15 AM #3
melissabell Member Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Portarlington, Co. Laois Posts: 1,336	These are gorgeous!!! well done, i started threatening to make patio furniture from the ideas I got here and my other half got worried as I butcher wood lol so he found me a cheap set lol :) well done I never would've been able to do that they look great :)

	Posted: 19-07-2011 , 12:13 PM #4
Gormal Member Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: North Kerry Posts: 686	Looks great and really peaceful in that corner of the garden.

	Posted: 19-07-2011 , 07:44 PM #5
Eibhlin ni Sheambrai Member Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Moate, Co. Westmeath Posts: 1,037	benches Thanks all. Got fed up looking on different sites for freebies..... finally decided to do something when I saw garden benches for sale made of....MDF. How long would they last???Am working now on various areas with some paving slabs I got a while ago...have remembered to take before and after photos. Eibhlin.

	Posted: 21-07-2011 , 04:26 PM #6
grissy Member Join Date: Aug 2010 Location: Ennis, Co.Clare Posts: 108	Wow, they look great and I bet if you went to B&Q or somewhere like that and bought something similar it would cost a fortune and wouldn't be half as good. I love to see things created from old materials, Keep up the good work :)

	Posted: 13-08-2011 , 08:26 PM #7
Kleenqueen Member Join Date: May 2009 Location: Mullingar, Co. Westmeath Posts: 51	garden benches The best ideas are the simple ones. Well done!