How to Build a Garden Storage Bench

As a gardener, you may have items in your yard you don't know what to do with. A garden storage bench could be the answer to the problem. The bench gives you a nice place to sit and enjoy your garden, while the inside of it can hold all your tools and materials.

Items Needed:

• Measuring tape


• Framing square


• Circular saw


• 4x4 posts


• 2x6 boards


• 2x4s


• Deck screws


• Cleats 10-inch size

1. Create the two sides of the garden storage bench first. Take four two-by-six boards and cut them to 16 inches each by using your circular saw.


2. Take four two-by-four boards and cut them each 14 inches in length.


3. Take two of the two-by-six boards and place the two-by-four between them. Then position a four-by-four board on each end. These should be placed perpendicular to the boards. Use deck screws to secure everything together.


4. Create the front and back of your storage bench by cutting four pieces of a two-by-six to five feet in length, each.


5. Use your circular saw to cut two two-by-fours to five feet and place them in the same way you did with the boards for the side of the bench.


6. Screw together the boards with the deck screws again.


7. Make three of the two-by-six boards into lengths of five feet and six inches each. Two two-by-six boards will need to be 10 inches long. All boards should be laid next to each other to form what will be the seat.


8. Place cleats across the boards and make sure that they fit inside of the storage bench. Screw together with deck screws and enjoy your new garden bench.