How to Build Garden Patio Furniture

A patio can be a relaxing part of your home where you can enjoy the outdoors and the sun. Few things are more relaxing than sitting on the patio and enjoying the outdoors. It is also a good spot, if you have furniture, to spend time with your neighbors and friends.

What you will need:

Measuring tape, safety goggles, (2) 2x6 eight feet long, (1) 2x4 ten feet long, jigsaw, circular saw, sandpaper, 3" deck screws, drill motor with 3/8 bit, (4) six-inch carriage bolts, wood finish

Building patio furniture:

1. Size and mark two 2x6 boards into three equal pieces, 45 inches long. Size and mark the 2x4 board into four 15 inch pieces (these will be the legs) and four 12 inch pieces (these will be the leg braces).


2. With your safety goggles on, cut the boards as marked with a circular saw.


3. With one of the 45 inch boards, illustrate an arch, which is three inches high at its center. Cut the arch with the jigsaw.


4. Use sandpaper to smooth out the rough surfaces of the wood. It is best to use 80-grit sandpaper.


5. Position two of the leg braces atop one of the legs and make sure the edges are lined up. Using your drill, drill through all of your wood pieces with a drill that has a 3/8" bit. Do the same thing with other legs. 


6. Put one of the braces on a smooth surface and send a carriage bolt into the hole. With this, add one of the legs and put another leg brace on top. Do the same thing with the other legs, but don't tighten the bolts yet. You need to wait until both of the legs have been fastened to the braces.


7. Vertically position the leg frames so that they are three feet apart, and the threaded end of the bolts face inward. Position the wood with the arch atop the leg frames, and line it up with the rear edge of the top part. Screw three-inch deck screws, which should go through the top of the structure and into the leg frames. Use the same process with the remaining pieces for the top.


8. Sand the furniture. It is recommended that you use 240-grit sandpaper.


9. Apply a finish to improve the furniture appearance.