Garden Bench

Difficulty Rating: *** (one asterisk is least difficult, four asterisks is most difficult)

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Loosely patterned after the simple board benches of colonial times, this bench is equally at home in the garden or on a porch. You can also use it for seating indoors. In the dining room, it provides a handsome way to add seating at the table.

The overall length of the piece is 5 feet, which provides comfortable seating for two. The length could easily be adjusted a foot either way to fit your particular location.

You could finish the bench with an opaque stain, paint, or semitransparent stain.

This plan is available via e-mail as a printable PDF. To order send a $4 check made payable to Southern Living Projects and your e-mail address to: Garden Bench Project, Southern Living Projects, P.O. Box 11407, Lockbox 1014, Birmingham, AL 35246-1014. If you prefer to receive a copy by regular mail, include a self-addressed, stamped (with two first-class, letter-rate stamps), business-size envelope with your check. Allow four to six weeks for delivery.

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