DIY Jute Woven Bench Designs

DIY bench is made from woven jute, could bench is an interesting little piece for entrance or end of the bed, or anywhere in your home. Originally made for bench only small woven turns all go out and better than imagined. The bottom can also be utilized for shoe storage rack or sandals, following step by step to make this beautiful woven designs!

What you need:

Three 2x2x8 Furring Strips

Four Table Legs

Tape Measurer

Pencil

Sandpaper

Drill

Screws

Jute (You’ll need a few rolls.)

Cotton Cord

Hammer

Upholstery Nails

How to make it:

Cut your furring strips. You’ll need 2 – 50″ pieces, 2 – 12″ pieces, 3 – 38.5″ pieces, and 2 – 11.5″ pieces

Use your drill to make two holes (about the same size as the thread on the screws you use) right above each other on each end of the 50″ pieces, 5″ in from the end.

Attach the 12″ pieces to the 50″ pieces by screwing them together through those holes. Now you have the frame for the top of the bench.

(I started my weaving at this point, but you can wait until the entire bench is together if you want.) Use upholstery nails to attach the the jute to the inside of the bench and wrap tightly around the entire bench until you reach the other end and secure with more upholstery nails on the inside where they won’t be seen. You will probably have to use a few rolls of jute for this project, when you reach the end of one roll, tie the end securely to the beginning of the next roll and keep wrapping – just make sure the knot is on the under side of the bench.

Repeat these steps with the cotton cord, but weave it in between the jute to create whatever pattern your heart desires!

To attach the legs, you will need to drill a hole in the 50″ piece where it meets the 12″ [ieces so that the threaded bolt will fit inside. Drill two holes through the top for the screws to go down into the legs (Make sure you go around the screws already going through – See photo #3). Now screw them together. (The legs are a bit bigger than the furring so the hole you drill for the bolt will not be centered on the 50″ outside piece.)

To create the rack on the bottom, you will want to measure out where you want your three bars across the two 11.5″ pieces. Drill a hole in those three place about the size of the threads on your screw and attach them to the three 38.5″ pieces.