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DIY Bench with Hairpin Legs

Step-by-step build — 6 steps. Also available as a print sheet.

  1. 11

    Cut Your Wood

    Tip: Cut to the following dimensions: (2) 2x2 at 10 ½” long (for benchtop end pieces) (5) 2x2 at 36” long (for benchtop slats)

    DIY Bench with Hairpin Legs — step photo 1

  2. 22

    Drill Pocket Holes

    Tip: Drill 2 pocket holes at each end of your 36” long 2x2 boards

    DIY Bench with Hairpin Legs — step photo 2

  3. 33

    Sand

    Tip: Sand edges and ends smooth.

  4. 44

    Attach Slats to End Pieces

    Tip: Using 2 ½” pocket hole screws, attach your 36” long 2x2 boards perpendicular to your 10 ½” long end pieces. Use a scrap 1x2 board turned on its side as a spacer between each slat.

    DIY Bench with Hairpin Legs — step photo 3

  5. 55

    Stain or Paint

    Tip: Stain your benchtop (I used special walnut stain), and you can also spray paint your hairpin legs (optional).

    DIY Bench with Hairpin Legs — step photo 4

  6. 66

    Attach Legs

    Tip: Attach your hairpin legs (I spaced mine 2 ½” in from each end)