Garden Storage Bench

Christopher Schwarz April 2000 #114, Bench, Outdoor, Outdoor Furniture, Outdoor Projects, Projects, Seating, Storage

Built to hold hoses, store garden tools and to last for years. Outdoor Arts & Crafts furniture was almost always made from wicker or hickory sticks, so when it came to designing a garden bench in that style I had …
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Ice Cold Retro Cooler Box

Jay Bates Outdoor Furniture "How To" Projects, Outdoor Projects

This was a fun build. Relatively basic but very useful and I think it looks great. When I designed this cart, I immediately thought of a 1950s-era refrigerator because of the large radius curves. The design calls for three sheets of plywood. No solid w…

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Colonial Bench

Steven Bunn AW147, Bench, Colonial Style, Featured Article, Outdoor Furniture, Outdoor Projects, Projects

Splayed legs add stability indoors or out. I demonstrate Windsor chair-making at the Common Ground Country Fair in Unity, Maine, an event that celebrates traditional crafts of all kinds. There’s never enough seating, so this year I resolved to build &#…

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Half Lap Stools – Tips for precise table saw half laps

Jay Bates Indoor Furniture, Indoor Furniture "How To" Projects, Outdoor Furniture "How To" Projects, Outdoor Projects

Our outdoor kitchen area is nearing completion. Of course, there are always little things to do here and there and everywhere. But the main aspects of seating, entertaining, and cooking are all done. That is, done with the completion of these stools. H…

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