Beautiful Deck Benches Enhance Any Deck With Character And Style


Your editor of Ideas-For-Deck-Designs.com Building deck benches is a great way to enhance your space. A deck without benches lacks character and utility. Notice how these deck benches really added something both in terms of the look and function.

A corner bench with a finished edgeThey offer a place for people to sit. And they can act as a replacement for railings on a low level deck and really define the deck perimeter.

Depending on how you arrange benches around a deck, they can also define living spaces on an otherwise non-descript deck.

Deck planters are at the ends of the benchesA corner bench or a straight bench flanked by planters can draw people to an area of a deck that was otherwise uninviting.

Just look how the perimeter of this large low level deck was tastefully defined using built-in benches and planters.

If you really want to build some deck benches yourself and could benefit with some inexpensive but very helpful plan then be sure to check out all the bench plans at U-Bild.com

For those home owners who aren't interested or lack confidence in building your own benches, try using these bench brackets. Learn more...

Or I can suggest you visit www.PlowandHearth.com. They have a huge variety of benches and outdoor furniture to enhance your deck and backyard.

Unique Bench Ideas For Patio Settings

A built-in-bench in  the corner of a  patioSee how this outdoor urban patio with concrete flowerbed walls is transformed using benches into a peaceful space nestled among the plants.

The unique design details of this bench makes it completely removable and designed to shed water and eliminate rot. The entire bench sits off the concrete wall allowing airflow and drainage.

A deck bench built in against a concrete wall with deck planters at each endAnd look at what deck benches between planters do to a bland concrete wall.

It isn’t a wood deck but it sure shows how much a nicely designed and well-placed bench can transform an empty unused area of a deck into something much more!

OK, now that your creative juices are flowing and you have an appreciation for what benches can do for your deck, here are some technical basics you need to know before you start building your own benches.

I have tried to simplify some of the key areas of building benches into their basic components for you.

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