Ready to make your outdoor space amazing? We can help you get there with free project plans and tutorial for outdoor furniture.
Why Build Your Own Outdoor Furniture?
Outdoor furniture is one of the easiest projects to tackle, as the construction and finishing can be less refined than indoor furniture. It's a great place to start your home woodworking hobby.
It's also great for our environment - home built furniture is like home cooked food sourced from local farmer's markets. Why? Well, in order to keep wood prices affordable, retailers minimize transportation of lumber, meaning your materials have traveled the least distance to get to you. Also consider the amount of packing waste saved by just taking a tree, milling in, shipping regionally, and then turned into furniture right in someone's home? This is a good thing.
We love the versatility of home built furniture, you can customize to fit your space, stain or paint any color of your choice, and endlessly customize, upgrade or reinvent as needed.
Here's some great plans to check out to start building your own outdoor furniture!
20+ Most Popular Outdoor Furniture Plans
1. Modern Outdoor Chair
Image Credit: Ana White
Skill Level: | Beginner | |
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Materials: | 2x material, cushions |
Easy to build, sturdy modern outdoor chairs for deck or patio. This chair won't blow away!
2. Outdoor Sofa
Image Credit: 14ERMOM
Skill Level: | Beginner |
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Tools Needed: | Meauring Tape, Circular Saw, Sander, Drill |
Materials: |
2x material, cushions |
This simple plan is the foundation for amazing seating in your outdoor space. Easy to build and customize, designed for standard size cushions, this is one of our most popular plans for good reason.
3. Outdoor Sectional
Image Credit: House of Picketts
Skill Level: | Beginner |
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Tools Needed: | Meauring Tape, Circular Saw, Sander, Drill |
Materials: | 2x material, cushions |
If you want to add onto the outdoor sofa and make it a sectional, this plan has all the pieces to help achieve the perfect outdoor seating arrangement!
4. Essential Adirondack Chair
Image Credit: str1523
Skill Level: | Beginner |
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Tools Needed: | Measuring Tape, Circular Saw, Sander, Drill |
Materials: | 1x and 2x material |
One of our most popular plans, once you build it you will see why! This is an inexpensive quick build and super comfortable! Perfect for making multiple chairs for your outdoor space.
5. Essential Outdoor Chair
Image Credit: Ana White
Skill Level: | Beginner |
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Tools Needed: | Measuring Tape, Circular Saw, Sander, Drill |
Materials: | 2x material, cushions |
This outdoor chair is designed to fit standard 20"x20" cushions, using just FIVE 2x4's and a scrap 2x2 board. Easy to stain or paint any color, light enough to move around, but won't blow away in the wind! I've designed this plan with beginner woodworkers in mind.
6. Essential Outdoor Chair for Deep Seat Cushion
Image Credit: Ana White
Skill Level: | Beginner |
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Tools Needed: | Measuring Tape, Circular Saw, Sander, Drill |
Materials: | 2 x material, cushions |
This outdoor chair is for those who enjoy more of a cushy deep seat! This is an easy, beginner woodworking project that makes a very comfortable and sturdy patio lounge chair.
7. Large Porch Bench
Image Credit: Ana White
Skill Level: | Beginner |
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Tools Needed: | Measuring Tape, Circular Saw, Sander, Drill |
Materials: | 2x material |
We love this beautiful, oversized porch bench with X detailing. It accents our front porch at our cabin, and adds a comfortable and sturdy seating space. You can add cushions - but none are required.
8. Large Modern Porch Swing
Image Credit:Ana White
Skill Level: | Beginner |
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Tools Needed: | Measuring Tape, Circular Saw, Sander, Drill |
Materials: | 1x and 2x material |
Who doesn't love a big inviting porch swing! Build your own in a couch size! Fits standard 24 x 24 inch outdoor cushions. This can be built in a few hours, just in time to grab a cool lemondade and enjoy your handy work.
9. Modern Park Bench
Image Credit: Ana White
Skill Level: | Beginner |
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Tools Needed: | Measuring Tape, Circular Saw, Sander, Drill |
Materials: | 1x and 2x material |
Sturdy 2x4 frame, easy to build design using off the shelf materials and basic tools. Perfect to add extra seating to the yard or front porch!
10. Modern Outdoor Loveseat
Image Credit: ams_creations
Skill Level: | Beginner |
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Tools Needed: | Measuring Tape, Circular Saw, Sander, Drill |
Materials: | 2x material, cushions |
After sharing the Modern Outdoor Chair plans, our readers wanted a loveseat version, isn't it beautiful!
11. 2x4 Outdoor Coffee Table
Image Credit: Reader submitted photo
Skill Level: | Beginner |
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Tools Needed: | Measuring Tape, Circular Saw, Sander, Drill |
Materials: | 2x material |
Easy to build 2x4 outdoor coffee table using basic tools and beginner techniques, great addition to an outdoor furniture set!
12. 2x4 Outdoor Side Table
Image Credit: Reader submitted photo
Skill Level: | Beginner |
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Tools Needed: | Measuring Tape, Circular Saw, Sander, Drill |
Materials: | 2x material |
This side table works well with all of our outdoor chairs and sofas to give an extra surface for setting things on.
13. Outdoor Daybed with Canopy
Image Credit: A Hint of Home
Skill Level: | Beginner |
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Tools Needed: | Measuring Tape, Circular Saw, Drill, Sander, Kreg Jig |
Materials: | 2x material, mattress |
Feel like lounging in style? This outdoor cabana is perfect poolside, on a patio or deck!
14. Modular Outdoor Seating
Image Credit: Ana White
Skill Level: | Beginner |
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Tools Needed: | Measuring Tape, Circular Saw, Sander, Drill |
Materials: | 2x material and cedar fence pickets |
Do you love modular furniture to create your own set up? This plan is super beginner friendly and allows for limitless configurations!
15. Modern Outdoor Chaise Lounge
Image Credit: Wiscousonian
Skill Level: | Beginner |
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Tools Needed: | Measuring Tape, Circular Saw, Sander, Drill |
Materials: | 1x and 2x material, hinges, cushion |
We've made it easy to build your own chaise lounge. If you enjoy relaxing in the sun on a warm summer day, don't forget about this plan!
16. Fire Pit Bench with Storage Table
Image Credit: DIY Dougherty
Skill Level: | Beginner |
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Tools Needed: | Measuring Tape, Circular Saw, Sander, Drill |
Materials: | 2x material |
Check out this party bench, perfect for around a firepit! It doubles as a storage table and bench to set chips, dip, s'more makings, drinks and more!
17. Picnic Table Converts to Benches
Image Credit: STEPH99
Skill Level: | Intermediate |
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Tools Needed: | Measuring Tape, Circular Saw, Sander, Drill |
Materials: | 2x material, nuts, bolts and washers |
Convertible furniture is a great option when you need to switch between uses. This picnic table converts to benches - it would make a great addition to any yard. We love the versatility too. Use as benches, then pull together to create picnic tables when needed.
18. Essential Picnic Table
Image Credit: Fethiye
Skill Level: | Beginner |
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Tools Needed: | Measuring Tape, Circular Saw, Sander, Drill |
Materials: | 2x material |
Here's the easiest way to build your own picnic table! This classic plan is simplified by working with material lengths, an easy build method, and detailed diagrams, step by step instructions, cut list, video and lots of reader submitted photos.
19. Outdoor Bar Height Table
Image Credit: Ana White
Skill Level: | Beginner |
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Tools Needed: | Measuring Tape, Circular Saw, Sander, Drill |
Materials: | 2x material |
Adding a dining table outdoors can heighten a dining experience and it doesn't have to cost a bunch of money. Love that it gives another option when the weather cooperates, to take mealtime outdoors! This is the counterheight option that works great with bar height chairs or stools.
20. Outdoor Dining Table
Image Credit: Shanty 2 Chic
Skill Level: | Beginner |
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Tools Needed: | Measuring Tape, Circular Saw, Sander, Drill, Kreg Jig |
Materials: | 1x and 2x material |
One of are all time most popular plans! This beautiful outdoor table features an easy to build design and good water drainage too! Pair with some chairs or the matching bench for an amazing outdoor dining setup.
21. Square Picnic Table
Image Credit: Ana White
Skill Level: | Beginner |
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Tools Needed: | Measuring Tape, Circular Saw, Sander, Drill |
Materials: | 2x material |
If you're looking for a more modern picnic table with seating all the way around, check out our square picnic table plans!
22. 2x4 Outdoor Chaise Lounge
Image Credit: Ana White
Skill Level: | Beginner |
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Tools Needed: | Measuring Tape, Circular Saw, Sander, Drill |
Materials: | 2x material, cushions |
Build your own chaise lounges using 2x4s and foam camp mattresses! I built these outdoor chaise lounges for a rental unit, but my daughter insisted we keep them for ourselves, she loved them so much. I even went on to buy outdoor covers. These are awesome and I can't recommend them enough.
Here's Some Tips to Build Better Outdoor Furniture
Want to build better outdoor furniture? Over the twenty years I've been building, maintaining, and enjoying my own outdoor furniture, I've learned a few tips that can help build longer lasting furniture.