HOW TO BUILD A DIY OUTDOOR COUCH
Thursday, June 4, 2020
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Our sunroom really needed some cute outdoor furniture, so I came up with plans to build a DIY outdoor couch! This was my first piece of DIY outdoor furniture that I’ve built and I love it!
I love how our outdoor couch turned out and I’m excited to share the step by step tutorial! The couch was designed to fit with two sets of these beautiful, outdoor cushions (the Sevilla Replacement Cushions), which I’m loving so far too! Look out for the sales on them, I got them 50% off!
If you use different cushions than the ones above, make sure to adjust the below cut measurements! A reader found these other cushions which are similar in size, and this store has other outdoor cushions to choose from as well, but again measurements would still need some adjusting. Here are a few more cushion options and here as well.
The seat cushions I used are 28.75″ long x 28.75″ wide each. *Make sure to get your cushions first before building in case they go out of stock!
Also, get the FREE printable build plans here for this outdoor couch. *If you have already subscribed, you can find this printable in the Free Printable Library.
One of the best features about this DIY outdoor couch is that it only cost $30 in lumber to build!!! The exterior stain I used was an additional $15, so a total of $45 for me to build it!
I built a matching DIY outdoor chair and DIY outdoor coffee table to go with the couch and complete the set!
HOW TO BUILD A DIY OUTDOOR COUCH:
MATERIALS:
- (8) 2×3 @ 8ft (framing lumber)
- (2) 1×3 @ 8ft
- 2 1/2″ Deck Screws (optional – see step #2)
- 2″ brad nails
- 2 1/2″ Kreg screws (weather resistant)
- Stainable wood filler
- (2) sets of outdoor cushions (I used these Sevilla Occasional cushions)**
- Exterior wood stain (I used a quart of Valspar exterior stain in Pinebark)
TOOLS:
- Kreg Jig
- Miter saw
- Drill
- Brad nailer
- Clamps
- Tape Measure