Hey guys!  So excited to share these plans today!  This is about as simple as they come!  We think just about every room can use a good bench.  Ash and I designed this DIY Farmhouse Bench for under $25 for our little sister’s home, and check out how it turned out!

Before we get started, make sure to check out ourYouTube video tutorial on building this bench HEREor by clicking below!

You can download ourFREE plans to build your own bench HERE!

We started by making our cuts!  For this bench we used our Ridgid 12″ sliding compound miter saw, but any miter saw will get the job done!

Once your cuts are made, it’s time for pocket holes.  We used a Kreg Jig K5 for this step!  Kind of, sort of, totally love this tool.  You can find it onAmazon HERE!We use ours on just about every project.

You will line your bench top planks up first.  You can see on the photo where we placed the 1.5″ pocket holes.

We attached all of the boards with 2.5″ pocket hole screws through those pocket holes and into the adjoining boards.

Next, we added the breadboards.  These are the small pieces on each end of the top.  They give a more polished finish on each end.  We also attached these with 2.5″ pocket holes.

Now to build the base!  We are building two of these and then we will attach them together with small runners.  We used our Kreg Jig to make 1.5″ pocket holes on each of our long runners.  There will be two on each of the ends, and we also placed them running down each one.  We will use those holes to attach the base to the top in a later step.  We attached each runner to a leg piece using wood glue and 2.5″ pocket hole screws.

After building two of these, we attached them using small runners. The plans call for you to attach all the small runners with 2.5″ pocket hole screws into the legs, but if you can’t fit your driver in the narrow space, you can also attach the small runners to the front leg assembly first using pocket hole screws, and then attach the back leg assembly to the runners using 2.5″ spax screws through the back leg assembly and into the runners like the photo below.

Finally, we are attaching the base to the top.  We did this by laying the base upside down on the bottom of our bench top, and attaching with wood glue and 2.5″ pocket hole screws through the pocket holes on the aprons and into the bench top.

Flip it right side up, give it a coat of paint or stain and you’re done!

Hope you love it as much as we do (and our sister does)!  This is a super simple, $25 bench that would be so cute in any room!  Make sure to send us pics or tag us on social if you build one!

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