Farmhouse Bench With Back Diy. Say hello to the perfect place to ponder or entertain outdoors. How to build a rustic farmhouse bench.
I painted the diy farmhouse bench with maison blanche chalk paint in ivory. Because of the length, the side rails are 1 x 6 to support any weight in the middle — plus the height of the rails is 1/3 of the overall height of the bench making for visually pleasing proportions. The farmhouse bench is designed to work with this farmhouse table, but there is no reason you could not modify the dimensions or use it as a coffee table or outdoor bench.
The smooth wood bench is offset with the details of the patterned back of the bench.
I had every intention to build a farmhouse bench for one side and the chairs would go on the ends and the opposite side, but i got busy with life and then had another baby. Thanks for loving on us here in our farmhouse!} in this “room” there is a bench that my husband built for me last year. This project uses the farmhouse bench plans from ana white. April 09, 2012 my neighbor was throwing out an old futon bed.