How-To: Build large couches on the cheap

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I am descended from 5,000 generations of tool-using primates. Also, I went to college and stuff. I am a long-time contributor to MAKE magazine and makezine.com. My work has also appeared in ReadyMade, c't – Magazin für Computertechnik, and The Wall Street Journal.

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November 2nd, 2010 2

There’s a lot to like about this tutorial by Rain Noe over at Core77 about how to build upholstered benches called “banquettes,” not the least of which is Rain’s amusing and engaging prose style. His attention-grabbing opening line is one for the books.

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2 thoughts on “How-To: Build large couches on the cheap”

Goli Mohammadi says:

November 2nd, 2010 at 11:30 pm

I was looking for something right along those lines for my house. Perfect! (Love the pup in the first shot too!)

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How-To: Build large couches on the cheap

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