Improvement and arrangement of landscape area personal plot, it’s not a matter of one day. You will have to spend a lot of effort, time, use your imagination, be patient, and only then the result will be obvious. But even after painstaking work, the area will require attention: cleaning up fallen leaves, dust, somewhere something needs to be touched up or corrected.
And so that the site does not seem ordinary, it can be periodically supplemented with various decorative elements:, fashionable in last years- In addition, you can install beautiful benches in the garden... This review will be devoted to benches and benches.
Is a bench needed at all on the site?
The question immediately arises: is a bench needed in the garden at all? The answer is clear - of course, it is necessary! We argue that at every site there must be a place where you can take a break from work, hide from the hustle and bustle, just sit, listen to the birds singing, enjoy fresh air, read a book, and dream, in the end.
How to make a bench with your own hands (video)
Any person needs all this, thus he gains strength, strengthens his nerves, discovers the hidden potential in himself, because it is not for nothing that the Eastern sages spend so much time in their gardens, meditating. In addition, we have all known for a long time that many creative people They look for inspiration in precisely such calm, beautiful corners at any time of the year.
Where to put a bench
When choosing a place for a future bench, it is better to give preference to that part of the site where trees grow, flower beds are thought out, fruit bushes, and a babbling brook runs nearby. After all, it is in such places that unity with nature is most clearly felt; here a person will relax calmly, and his nervous system will quickly recover from the stress of everyday life and other negative factors. Also, the best place for a bench will be in work areas, next to flower beds or beds. After weeding or watering the plants, you can immediately sit down on a bench and gain strength for further work.
DIY pallet bench (video)
Bench selection
As for choosing a bench, the assortment in stores is really wide; you can buy a metal bench, wooden, plastic, stone (marble, granite, quartzite), or a combination bench. Models with carved wood elements or forged metal additions are in great demand. If you want something more exclusive, you can make a sketch of the future product yourself and visit a carpenter with it, he will be happy to make your dreams come true. When choosing of this product We recommend taking a closer look at benches with backs and handles; they are comfortable to sit on in a completely relaxed position. But benches without a back are not intended for long gatherings, since sitting on them you will need to constantly keep your back in good shape.
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Bench to site style
First of all, you need to start from the style direction of the site, if the garden is designed in Japanese style, a bamboo bench painted red will fit wonderfully here, which should be located near a pond. 
In the Chinese garden, a bench with a lattice back entwined with climbing plants. And there should be a gravel road leading to the bench, winding path.
Country style implies the presence of the most simple but comfortable wooden bench, traditional natural color or painted in a discreet brown shade.
Of course, one cannot fail to mention the Provence style, borrowed from the inhabitants of the provinces - France. The bench should be quite modest, a little antique, in a vintage direction, white, blue, purple or light blue.
A garden in the Art Nouveau style can be complemented with benches of strict forms, possibly with forged elements, or stone benches in the shape of animals, insects, etc. By the way, stone benches will look great next to improvised Alpine roller coaster.
Plot in Italian style beautiful benches with stucco elements are successfully emphasized. Such a bench can be placed near a small pond, with sculptures on its shore.
An English discreet, but perfectly organized garden, it is better to complement it with stone benches with wooden or metal inserts, the color may contain golden shades. 
Natural style, which is otherwise called forest, can be emphasized with a bench made from tree cuts, on a hemp-like base (legs).
The colonial style, which originated in early America, is best complemented with wicker benches, but you can also install an ordinary wooden bench in metal frame.
Garden benches - photos
If you are thinking about building a bench at your dacha and want to go beyond the ordinary and create something truly unique, then you are in the right place. We have collected for you a selection of the most original and unusual designs benches and benches that you can make with your own hands. Moreover, we will show you how the benches in the photo are made.
The most common benches are wooden. And this is not surprising! The tree is the most available material to build a bench. The variety of designs here is truly enormous! We will give you some examples.
To create such benches, you can use the remains of trimmed garden trees. Both trunks and thick branches will be used. 
Even short cuts wooden beam can become a unique garden bench in skillful hands.
Easy to make from quality material, even if it’s not much. But scrap materials, such as, also make good garden benches, as in this photo.
It looks like the bench can be made from any piece of wood. These are made from wooden cable spools.
It's hard to imagine that you have unnecessary wooden barrels in a good condition. If yes, then here is the garden bench option for you.
A funny garden bench made from one log.
If you do not buy a ready-made bench, but make a bench with your own hands, then you have a chance to give it a unique look with very little effort.
Your bench doesn't have to be entirely wooden. Here's a popular one simple design benches made from building blocks and wooden blocks.
Probably, most of us would simply throw out the old unnecessary boat, but there are also people among us with the ability to see beauty literally in trash. The boat bench in the photo is simply wonderful. It may not be very comfortable to sit in, but you can sit cross-legged. But even looking at such a bench is pleasant.
A bench for the bravest.
Often beautiful benches do not have a complex design. In this matter, what is more important is individuality and your personal attitude towards the garden.
We offer you four basic designs benches, on the basis of which you can create your own amazing and unique benches, which have not yet been shown in any photos.
Small wooden bench: photos and instructions.
This simple bench in the photo is made from just a few boards. These used to be often made in villages for everyday use. It is stable, and most importantly, it is easy to carry from place to place. Such a bench will serve in the house, in the kitchen, and in the yard. At the same time, it does not require large expenditures of materials, and it is very easy to manufacture. The most difficult thing is to make neat cuts in the boards at an angle to create legs.
It may seem that the sides in front and behind are clean decorative element, However, it is not! They are what give this bench its rigidity and stability.
Therefore, in one form or another, they are present in the design of each such bench.
Sometimes, however, only one such stiffener is left. Then it goes down the middle under the seat.
Large wooden bench with your own hands
If you need a large bench and don't plan on moving it from place to place often, then this option is for you. This spacious bench is equally suitable for use both indoors and outdoors. It is made of thick timber, so it can easily support three or four adult riders.
It’s also not at all difficult to build. First you need to make these legs.
Then the legs are fastened with longitudinal beams (two at the top and one at the bottom), and a strong, massive frame is obtained.
Using this device, you can drill holes and hide the fasteners on internal surfaces bench parts so that the screw heads do not spoil the appearance of the product. But if you don’t have one, you can still make such a bench by attaching the parts in the usual way.
All that remains is to assemble the top and attach it to the frame.
Wooden bench without a single nail
And here is an example of a very beautiful and original bench, in which there is not a single nail or screw.
It is very easy to do, although it requires some special devices. First, all elements are cut.
And then, using clamps and templates, the parts are glued together in a checkerboard pattern.
You will need a lot of clamps, including several large ones, so this project is only suitable for those who have an impressive set of carpentry tools.
Benches and benches in the garden summer cottage is a popular holiday destination. Sometimes putting up an ordinary bench is not interesting and banal.
After all, it is possible to build a whole corner for relaxation and comfort, so that you can not just sit on a bench, but already enjoy nature, your garden, and the fruits you planted with your own hands. There are many different ideas here.
The construction of benches is usually lightweight and does not require special skills. Anyone can create a relaxation corner with a bench, if they wish.
Options for ideas
Everyone has seen the photo of an ordinary bench. But you don’t want the simplest bench for your garden; you want something more original and beautiful.
If everything in your garden is already decorated and the whole area is in order, then a bench will never become superfluous. And, if you are just starting to equip your site, then it’s time to start with equipping a bench.
Wooden bench
A DIY wooden bench will harmonize well in the garden with all sorts of flower beds of beautiful flowers.
The simplest construction option garden bench- these are two wooden boxes in which inflorescences grow, and between them a couple of sanded boards. If necessary, this bench can be placed near the wall, if possible.
Many people don’t like material like wood, because it gets wet quickly and is very difficult to care for. Instead of wooden material stone and concrete come to the rescue.
In order to make a bench with a back, you need to try a little. For the backrest, they most often buy already treated wood. The easiest way to secure the seat is with metal corners.
TO concrete material they can be attached using dowels, and to wooden material using self-tapping screws from the bottom or through bolts.
Many summer residents are wondering how to make a bench on their own for their home and garden. And every year this question is gaining popularity.
Many people give preference to shop benches that are already ready, but by doing the work yourself, you can completely surrender to the process and use your imagination completely.
Metal bench
Metal benches are installed by a minority, since they, of course, are aesthetic and original products, but in summer time– this is a material that heats up to crazy temperatures, and if it gets even a little colder, the material becomes icy, and it is impossible to sit on it.
If you really want to use metal in the process of creating a bench, then you should combine two materials in the work: metal and wood. At the same time, the seats and backrests are made of wooden material, and the designs of the legs and additional elements are created on the basis of metal.
There are many different original options benches in this style.
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Great popularity in Lately We got benches from pipes. From profile pipe using boiling, rectangles are made, and jumpers are attached to the side walls, on which the bench seats will rest. This is a very reliable and safe option for creating a bench with your own hands.
If this option is slightly improved, then armrests are used for greater convenience and comfort. A bench in the garden with a wide seat, like a sofa, will also look elegant and original. This is comfort, convenience and luxury!
For complete comfort, you can put decorated pillows on such benches so that you can not only sit, but also take a nap in nature.
Benches made of boards
Simple bench made from boards will also look aesthetically pleasing, the main thing is to know how to do it. There are the simplest designs, like ordinary benches, and there are more complicated ones in the form of a sofa or an elongated chair.
IN modern style It’s easy to assemble such a bench; you just need to connect rectangles with partitions made of thin boards together.
The main thing is to turn on your imagination. Even the most simple work can become the source of a masterpiece.
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On the basis of thin boards it is possible to make various shapes benches. For example, in the shape of the letter P. The main thing here is to fix the seats and legs well and securely. This bench is easy to make, but will last a long time.
DIY bench photo
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To garden plot was quite comfortable, it should be properly equipped. An important component are garden benches. You can make them yourself different ways and from various materials.
Bench made of concrete slabs and boards with backrest
By looking at the drawings of the bench, you can find out the features of its structure. You can make such a design with your own hands relatively easily, quickly and without high financial costs.
Making a bench with a backrest with your own hands in step by step instructions described in great detail.
Assembly: initial stage
After preparatory work The time for wood processing is approaching. In order for a hand-made bench with a back to serve for a long time and decorate the area, the materials must be pre-treated.
The tree is covered antiseptic compounds and let it dry. After this you can start collecting backrests
On one of the two-meter boards, fifty centimeters are measured from the edges. At this level the edges of the beton slabs. From this mark another fifteen centimeters are measured towards the center of the board. This is where the first boards will be attached. From the resulting marks we measure seventeen and a half centimeters - the gap between the back boards. Next, we measure fifteen centimeters for two more boards. There should be a gap of five centimeters between them. All this can be seen in the drawing.
Wood glue is applied to fifteen centimeter sections. They are attached to boards, the length of which is sixty-five centimeters. Additionally, they are secured with self-tapping screws.
On top, between the boards of the back, pieces of seventeen and a half centimeters are glued. To ensure that the parts stick together well, they are clamped and held until the glue sets. After gluing is completed, the back is covered with an antiseptic.
All wooden parts can be covered varnish. This will give them additional stability and attractiveness.
Assembly of the main part
It is better to assemble the main part of the bench from both sides. Placed between the boards concrete plates, and in drilled holes insert M16 threaded rods fifty-five centimeters long. You will need four of them.
The rods are fastened with M16 nuts and washers. Twist them at the same time different sides so that the bench is level.
Simple DIY bench
You can make benches for your garden with your own hands quite quickly if you follow the instructions. Let's consider four options for such garden structures.
On drawings benches, all its features are indicated in detail. Making such a bench with your own hands is quite simple. The only difficult element is the concave seat.
The number of parts and their dimensions are indicated in the table.
We begin making a bench with our own hands from wood with blanks necessary details. Boards and beams are cut into pieces required length.
Making seat supports will be somewhat more difficult. You will need to mark the blanks. Two points are marked along the edges at a distance of seven and a half centimeters from the bottom side, and in the center a point at a distance of four and a half centimeters. They are connected using a flexible plastic ruler and cut out jigsaw. The sections are processed with sandpaper.
The seat supports are attached to the two upper drawers. One on each edge and one in the middle. Next, screw in the supports, spaced from the outer ones by the width of the leg. All connections are made with self-tapping screws.
Boards are attached to the resulting base seats. It is advisable to deepen the screw caps.
Then attach legs. They are attached to the seat supports. The lower drawers help secure the legs.
The finished product is coated antiseptic and varnish.
Simple bench No. 2
To make such a garden bench with your own hands, you will need concrete flower girls and boards. Flower girls are required to create the base of the bench. Use two with a rectangular base and two cubic ones.
To make the base stable, the flower boxes must be glued or connected from the inside with staples secured with self-tapping screws. The container is filled with a layer of drainage and soil. This increases their stability.
The seat for the bench is made of boards. To do this, they are cut into pieces of the required length. These blanks are laid so that there is a distance of half a centimeter between them. Then they are connected using transverse strips. The planks are placed in three places: at the edges and in the middle. Corners are attached to the slats. With their help, the seat will be secured to the flower girls.
DIY bench with backrest
Prepare the bench parts shown in the figure. They are being processed antiseptics before connecting.
Then the parts are assembled into supports. The corners are first rounded and chamfered. First, parts A and B are connected with a bolt, and then B, C and D are also connected using a bolt.
The inclination of the backrest is determined by part D, after which it is connected to part A. Similarly, but in mirror image another support is being made.
After this, the back and seat are assembled. To do this, the supports are placed so that there is a distance of one meter and twenty centimeters between them. First, the front and rear strips are screwed to the supports, then all the rest, and finally the stops are screwed in.
On last stage The back of this bench is screwed on.
Bench No. 4Another option for a simple DIY bench. Its length is one hundred twenty centimeters. The height from the ground to the seat is fifty centimeters, the height of the backrest is also fifty centimeters.
The base is made from boards, the thickness of which is five centimeters and the width from ten to twelve. One of the legs continues and serves as a support for the back. The supports are connected using the “half-tree” method and secured with bolts.
The basis for the seat is a block secured with self-tapping screws. The short supports on the back of the bench are connected with a collet to increase stability. The seat and back are covered with boards of less thickness. The surface is painted or varnished.
A simple bench with a back for a summer cottage
The dimensions of the structure and wooden parts can be seen on drawings benches. If we consider how to make a bench with our own hands, then this option will be the most optimal in terms of the simplicity of the process and the result obtained.
It is better to purchase materials already cut to size. If this is not an option, then you need to cut them yourself.
The resulting blanks polished. The ends of the boards are processed with an electric planer.
The back legs of this simple DIY bench also support the backrest. To create the desired level of inclination, the workpieces are marked.
At a height of forty centimeters, mark the attachment point seats. Above, the board is cut at an angle of twenty degrees. The cuts on the two workpieces must be identical.
First they collect legs benches: the front ones are connected to the back ones using a beam. It is better to do this from above and below.
When the side parts are assembled, they can be connected to each other with seat boards. Screw the boards with self-tapping screws, leaving a distance of one or two centimeters.
To strengthen the structure and increase its stability, make the lower harness timber along the legs. Two boards are attached for the back.
Finish the work with finishing coated, which will protect the product from moisture and adverse conditions.
DIY pallet bench
Make a bench with your own hands from pallets It’s not difficult if you use your imagination. To do this you will need three or four of these wooden structures. Some will need to be sawed to obtain additional parts. The simplest DIY bench design is made from pallets, when two pallets are attached perpendicular to each other, creating a back and seat.
To prevent the design from becoming too bulky, it is better to cut the pallets according the right sizes. The elements are fastened with self-tapping screws. Add side parts to enhance strength and make legs. All this can be seen in the photo.
Since the material of the pallets is untreated and rough, it will be required first polish. This will allow you to avoid splinters.
The manufacture of a bench with your own hands from pallets is completed by coating it with varnish or paint.
Bench puzzle
You can make such a bench with your own hands if you have a wide board and cuttings for shovels. Curly seats are cut out of the board in the form of puzzle pieces. Legs made from cuttings for shovels are attached to them. The result is separate stools that quickly assemble into one long bench. All manufacturing stages are discussed in detail in step-by-step photos.
Benches from unnecessary chairs: two DIY options
First option
To create such a bench for your dacha with your own hands, you will need four old chair.
From the first two chairs remove parts from the front of the seat.
The remaining sawed off the front legs are slightly lower than the seat structure.
From the resulting parts you need take off old varnish or paint. To do this, apply to the parts special remedy, dissolving paint coatings. Then the softened layer can be removed with a spatula.
The racks should drill holes for dowels. Holes are required on the front and end sides.
The dowels are lubricated with glue and inserted into the drilled holes.
When the dowels are glued, you can assemble base benches. To make the structure durable, the parts are fastened with self-tapping screws. Surface of the structure sanded.
For seats benches choose a board that is suitable in size, saw off the excess.
If several narrower boards are used, they are glued together with wood glue. For a tight connection, they are clamped with clamps and wait for the glue to dry.
The finished seat is also glued to the base with wood glue. Heavy objects are placed on the board and clamped together with the base with clamps.
When the glue dries, close the seat masking tape And paint paint the remaining structural elements for wood.
The tape is removed and the seat is treated stain. Finally, the entire bench is varnished.
Second option
To make a second garden bench with your own hands from old furniture you will need two chairs. It is better if the back and hind legs are not separated.
Two identical chairs clean up all parts of the structure except the rear legs with the back.
They take bars five centimeters wide and three centimeters thick. Cut two parts equal in length to the width of the chairs, and two pieces of the same length as the finished bench. A rectangle is assembled from these four parts. It is secured to the backs of chairs with self-tapping screws.
Another frame is assembled in the same way. Several transverse strips are attached to it. This design is attached under the seat, makes the bench more reliable and acts as a shelf.
If the chairs have old covering, then remove it with sandpaper. After this, the surface is puttied with a special compound or coated with a primer. When the layer has dried, it must be sanded with fine-grained sandpaper. Finally, the structure is coated with paint.
The seat for the garden bench is made by hand from Chipboard or plywood. A rectangle is cut out of the selected material, which is half a centimeter larger than the base on each side. Then cut out a piece foam rubber with the same dimensions. From upholstery fabric cut out a rectangle. It should be five centimeters larger than the seat on each side.
Foam rubber is placed on a sheet of plywood and covered with fabric on top. The fabric is attached from the inside out to the furniture stapler.
The seat is attached to the base with a piano hinge.
Bench-swing
To make such a bench for your dacha with your own hands, you should prepare necessary materials. Manufacturing begins with creation basics designs. The seat bars are attached to the back bars at the selected angle.
Additional ones are installed along the seat ribs, providing rigidity.
Attached to the seat planks, drilling holes for fastening in the base bars. The same goes for the back.
Armrests are installed on both sides of the seat. They can be secured with bolts.
The resulting bench cover wood protection products and varnish. It is very important to paint everything as carefully as possible.
The bottom of the bench is reinforced with metal profile. Chains are attached to the profile on which the swing bench will be suspended. It is imperative to check the reliability of the beams on which the bench will be suspended.
Log bench
To make such a bench with your own hands from wood you will need chainsaw. The main material is a thick log one meter long.
Log mark, so that you get two slightly unequal parts. The smaller one will be used to make the backrest, and the larger one will be used to make the seat.
Chainsaw log sawed along the mark. The resulting irregularities are immediately cut off with the same saw.
The cut triangular piece is cut into pieces and inserted into the holes in the seat. The back is secured on top. The bench is almost ready. All that remains is to give it a more decorative look.
Can the seat be placed on legs. To do this, recesses are made in the lower part to install a pair of logs as legs.
Transformable bench
The design features of the transformer can be seen in the drawings of the bench. A transformer bench is made with your own hands from planed boards, which is sawn to the specified dimensions.
Sliced timber parts holes for fasteners are drilled.
At the table top, the boards located on the edge can be made wavy.
In material intended for countertops, drill holes with a diameter of twenty-two millimeters and a depth of three centimeters. Cuttings of the same diameter will be inserted into them.
The edges of parts and edges are processed and rounded. 
All elements are assembled using screws and screws. Screws are needed with dimensions 6x70 and 6x90, screws - 8x80.
Wooden parts are painted stain.
The structural parts that will move are connected by hinges.
Parts of a round shape are placed between the boards of the tabletop. cuttings
Install a stop for backrests
A hand-made transformer bench is covered varnish.
Rocking bench
Do original bench making a backrest with your own hands is not difficult if you have the tools and materials. First you need to consider the drawings of the bench, which contain a small number of parts.
The side parts according to the pattern are transferred to Europlywood three centimeters thick. They are cut out using a jigsaw and the ends are processed with a grinder.
To fasten connecting strips, markings are made. Then the holes are drilled. After assembling the frame, the slats are attached using self-tapping screws. The fastening points are sprayed, and the entire product is varnished.
Bench around a tree
The simplest version of such a bench is hexagonal The size depends on the size of the tree. Measurements are taken at the height of the seat. A margin of fifteen to twenty centimeters is added to the result obtained. If you divide the result by 1.75, you will get the length of the inner side.
To cut boards ten centimeters wide, they are laid in four rows with intervals of one centimeter.
The cutting location is marked immediately for all rows with an angle of thirty degrees. So cut out six sets of blanks.
Legs are used with a height of sixty to seventy centimeters. They are connected by cross members by drilling holes and using bolts and nuts.
The seat is installed so that the joints are located in the center of the ribs of the legs. The outer parts are screwed on first, and then the inner ones. In this way, the entire hexagonal structure around the tree is assembled.
Finally, the back is made and the apron is installed. The result is a DIY circular bench with a backrest.
The finished product is processed oil impregnation.
Bench made of curved branches
A bench made of curved branches will look original. It will require branches for the front part, two legs, a horizontal top and a pair of transverse branches.
Sawing branches so that they fit each other as accurately as possible. Next they are connected by metal corners.
The back part is made in the same way and connected to the front.
The finished product is placed on a flat surface and the seat is assembled.
Bench options
- Log bench, which blends well with the surrounding nature. It consists of half a log, used for a seat, and two short round logs, which are legs.
- Beautiful wooden bench
with a back and armrests, reminiscent of a sofa. Curved and cut elements make it more attractive, while leaving knots and irregularities gives the structure a natural look.
- Bench made of wood and metal. The base of the structure is metal. The wooden parts of the seat and back are attached to it. Thanks to the small thickness metal parts she looks light.
- The bench has a simple, classic shape. It is made of wooden, rather wide boards. This width allows you to sit comfortably on the bench. Armrests make the design more complete.
- Original bench made of wood with figured details. This option is well suited for a site with a natural, rural design. Carved legs and armrests, a figured back - all this gives the product originality.
- Bench with an interestingly shaped back. The curved parts gradually bend back, creating a unique design. The seat is slightly curved but has a more traditional appearance.
- Wooden complex- a table with two benches. The design looks traditional due to the material used. An original solution is the fastening of all components into a single structure.
- The bench is made of solid logs. A single piece is cut out of it, combining the back and seat. The legs are attached to the bottom. The log required is quite large.
- Bench with storage box for toys. Outwardly it looks like an ordinary wooden bench-sofa, but under the seat there is a drawer in which you can put various things.
- A comfortable bench made of wood with a simple shape. The base is made in the form of a rectangular box. The back is also simple with a straight shape. Placed on the seat soft pillows, providing additional comfort.
- Wooden bench located around a tree. It is made as if it consists of four benches, each of which has one armrest. The composition looks attractive and comfortable.
- A simple bench made of wide boards. It looks solid, but its dimensions are somewhat concealed due to the gaps between the boards and the light blue, in which it is painted.
