There's something about the contrast between the rugged wood plank and the industrial-yet-graceful hairpin legs that makes this bench just sing. If we saw this beauty in a store window, we'd imagine it came with a hefty little pricetag. But guess how much this little DIY number came in at?
Angela of the blog kriselkeeper wanted an entryway bench that her two-year-old daughter could easily sit on to put on her shoes. After looking around, she decided to build her own. After finding just the right piece of wood at a reclaimed lumber seller, she made the inspired decision to use those fabulous hairpin legs.
All told, the cost of materials was just $109: that's $16 apiece for the reproduction hairpin legs, and $45 for the gorgeous piece of wood (which we're guessing is cedar, though Angela doesn't specify).
Read Angela's how-to on Cafe Mom. And if you're inspired to try your hand at a similar project, the legs can be ordered from Hairpinlegs.com. (We've ordered them ourselves in the past, and can vouch for their quality.)
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I love this bench! Does anyone know where that bag is from?
I am really curious...can anyone tell what type of floor that is in the entryway?
Thanks, you guys...the bag is a diaper bag from Reese Li
http://reeseli.com/
and our floor is travertine.
oooh - so stylish! looks fabulous!
it looks lovely! i've been trying to convince my husband to do this project since i saw it in a recent issue of readymade.
ooops. I was so interested in the floor I forgot to mention I will be definitely be pursuing this project in the near future!!! I have a little toddler and I agree what a perfect place to put shoes on!!! with room for shoe storage underneath! Or maybe throw on a couple of homemade pillows. Ah, the ENDLESS possibilities!!
Thanks so much for sharing this!! :-)
Gorgeous!
"can anyone tell what type of floor that is in the entryway?"
Looks like cork to me...
a little late to the party bepsf? mammamayi already answered what floors she has.
this is such a great bench! it's funny, because two nights ago i was lamenting to my poor husband that we had nothing near the door for bags and shoes, and everything i'd seen I just didn't like. logged on here the next morning, and here was the bench! i think i might head to ikea and grab some vika legs, but i do love these hairpin legs. hoping to find skinny tubs/baskets to put underneath so that everyone has their own shoe bin!
I love this too! And just like hnhkt, I was just thinking about how much my toddler and i need a bench in the hall outside the front door to our apartment (we're in a 2 family house, so the hallway outside is all ours and has our coat closet as well), and I haven't been able to find anything I like. Now I just need to figure out how to track down some affordable reclaimed wood board in Brooklyn. Any got ideas?
what resource did you use to find the reclaimed wood? i would love to make this bench. My husband and I are looking into making a table similar to this! Thanks!