A headboard and foot board can do more than grace each end of a bed.
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Optionally add hinges to the top instead of using screws to attach it for it to serve as the lid.
The two halves will be mirror images of each other.
Sand and paint or stain the wood to get the design you.
Cut the foot board in half using the jigsaw.
Cut the footboard in half to use the halves as armrests.
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Use 2 4 wood and 3 4 thick plywood to create the bench frame.
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They make terrific benches when you take them apart and reconnect.
How to build a bed frame bench step 1.
Stand the headboard up and set the foot board halves on each end at a 90 degree angle to create the arms of.