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Corner bench (headboard)

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It was a long day. I am very tired. I am showing an older bench project. I don’t think I’ve ever featured it before. I don’t have any “in progress” pictures. This was the first corner bench Cathy and I built.  This bench was made from a headboard. I still have the footboard in my stash. However the footboard has a small wooden piece that runs horizontally across the bottom with only a large spindle above it.  Cathy and I tried to make a bench out of it, but we couldn’t figure it out. Perhaps I can part it out to make some of these spindle candlesticks and more. The posts look just like the ones on this headboard.
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If you want to see how to make a corner bench, check out my corner bench tutorial.
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We screwed about 6-7 screws in the top (back) part of this. It has a 2×4 that runs across the front to connect the two posts. We used a random (extra) leg in the back. We used a piece of curbed 1/2 inch plywood for the seat.  It’s probably one of my favorite benches.
It’s day 2 of our yard sale. Thursday was okay, not a lot of traffic. The weather was perfect! I would much rather have been building, or cleaning (gutting) the garage. Donna (Funky Junk Interior)  says there are 2 ways to clean. “Shuffle” (which I usually do) and “gut” which I must do as soon as I can get to it.
I hope you have a great (productive) weekend filled with wonderful Spring weather!
Gail
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ABOUT GAIL WILSON - A teacher at heart, Gail Wilson relishes the chance not to show off her projects, but to help others find their inner handywoman, step-by-step. Her blog, MyRepurposedLife.com, chronicles her scrap-saving adventures and has been featured on countless DIY magazines and websites, including Women’s Day, Design*Sponge and Apartment Therapy. She is a longtime influencer for both Homeright and Gorrilla Glue. With a tribe of more than 450,000 followers, Gail is inspiring a new generation of DIYers to pick up some tools and get to work.

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  1. I know this is an old post, but I’ve just come across it. I love bed benches and this is soooo different. Thanks for sharing. Im new to blogland, only 2 weeks in…….soooo, COME VISIT ME!!!

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  3. It looks so cool! How creative to turn it into a little corner bench. I love how it turned out.

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  6. Gail, you are like the energizer bunny! You just keep going and going and going! I have been neglecting the blogland this week, so I had alot to catch up on. Your bench, birdbath, jute balls, painted vase, BRILLIANT!

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  8. Oh dear, I adore that bench, I’m so jealous of your builders talent. That thing would take me weeks to do, just trying to make cuts. I definitely think you should part out the footboard, but then again, I’m addicted to pictures of your candlesticks too!!! Hang in there with the sale, I hope it turns out to be worth all the hassle you are going through!

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  9. Uber cute!! And in a corner?? You are so smart. Hope the yard went well…oh..I AM DONE!!!! Want to get together someday during the week and play? 🙂

    Cheers~
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  12. i love your corner benches,, good luck on your sale, wish I was close enough to come, I LOVE YARD SALES!

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  17. We finally have some sun here too. Hope you sale goes well. That’s a unique bench that would work well in many places. Hope you will have time to come take our tour of the Architectural Digest Home Design show. — Jane F

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