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One Board Stools And Benches | Easy Tutorial

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I made these stools and benches like the one board project stool I made a few months ago. I let the size of the boards determine the size of the stool/bench.

Cheap Lumber Bargains

Do you remember these boards I picked up at Vendors’ Village? They were perfect for some of these stools and benches.

lumber stacked on wooden cart

In addition, I have a lot of scrap pieces left over from 1×8’s. You can see them on the top shelf. This is an old picture, but they were still hanging out there three years later.

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Easy One Board Stools assembled using pocket holes

pocket holes inside of stool

The difference between these stools and the one-board project stool is how I attached the legs to the top. I used screws on the original project, but to make these stools/benches go faster, I used my Kreg Jig and pocket hole screws.

kreg jig

I worked in an assembly line, cutting all the boards, drilling them, and finally putting them together.

Wood screws and Gorilla wood glue are the best options to secure the middle brace.

small wooden stool

I used those 1×8 scrap pieces and some odds and end scrap pieces of 2x6s. The length of my boards determined the size of the small benches. I’m a use what you got kind of girl.

Assorted Painting Options

small whitewashed wooden stool

I whitewashed the 2×8 stools/benches like the original one-board project stool. The legs on these stools are about 8 1/4″, which makes them almost 10″ off the ground.

See complete directions for cutting these stools in my One Board Project Stool article.

painting stool blue-gray

I painted a gray primer coat on all of the 1x stools. I’m preparing to paint the one in the foreground.

wooden stools stacked three high- white, green, red

These are three stools/benches after the gray primer and various topcoats.

One Board Stools-All Shapes, Sizes, and Colors

six colorful wooden DIY stools

The whitewashed stools are on the left, with a rough-sawn board bench on top. I used the rough-sawn boards years ago when I built this shutter bookshelf. I love how the paint took to the rough wood.

TIP! Whitewash the stools with thinned-down latex paint. Use the hose to remove some paint if your coverage is too heavy. 

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NOTE: you can see how I secured the screw through the leg into the middle brace on that bench. (top left)

stenciling milk and crean onto a wooden stool

I used one of Angie’s Stencils for this small green stool made of 1x’s.

transferring an image begin each day with a grateful heart

I used a binder sheet on this stool to print a reversed image, then rubbed it on the stool.

white wooden stool with a fleur0de-lis stencil

A fleur-de-lis stencil was used on this whitewashed easy step stool.

four small wooden stools

These are the stools/benches I made with 1x boards.

eight wooden DIY wooden stools stacked in a pyramid shape

And these are the ones I made using 2x lumber.

They are in my booth at Vendors’ Village, ready to go to a new home.

I kept my original stool for personal use. I love how versatile these stools and benches are!

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pinterest pin with one board stools and benches

Gail Wilson is the author and mastermind behind My Repurposed Life. She is obsessed with finding potential in unexpected places and believes that with a little hard work and imagination, any old thing can be made useful again, including herself!
Gail reinvented herself during a midlife crisis and has found purpose again. She hopes you will find new ideas for old things and pick up a few tools along the way.

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