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19 Amazing DIY Outdoor Chairs: You Can Make

Check out this list of tutorials for DIY chairs for a stylish and affordable way to add new outdoor furniture to your home!

Now that the warm weather has arrived, it’s the perfect time to make your outdoor space more enjoyable.

With these tutorials, you can learn how to make beautiful, comfortable chairs that will perfectly match your décor.

Plus, you can customize them to fit your needs, so you’ll have the perfect chair for your patio, deck, or backyard.

three different types of DIY outdoor chairs. One painted shabby chic, one made with wood and is a lounge chair, the other is a wooden Adirondack style chair.

While some of our projects do not require woodworking skills, many do.

If this is your first time making a chair from wood, we would like to mention the basic skills and tools you may need.

Basic Tools Needed To Make DIY Outdoor Chairs

  • Tape measure
  • Power drill and drill bit multipack
  • Circular saw
  • Miter saw
  • Nail gun
  • Straight edge
  • Kreg pocket hole jig

DIY Outdoor Seating Typical Shopping List

  • Wood screws
  • Deck screws
  • pocket hole screws
  • Brad nails
  • Wood filler
  • Waterproof wood glue
  • Wood stains or paint
  • Paint brushes or staining brushes
  • Wood*

*The type of wood typically used for outdoor furniture projects, like chairs or sofas, is pine, cedar fence pickets or cedar boards, and pallet wood.

Ready to get started? Check out our list below of inspiring DIY outdoor chairs, each with detailed step-by-step instructions. FYI, you’ll find the chair projects that don’t require woodworking closer to the bottom of the list.

And afterward, don’t forget to check out this list of 40+ Easy DIY patio ideas for all-around DIY outdoor space inspiration.

And of course you may want some privacy to help you enjoy your awesome new outdoor furniture, so check out these 19 great backyard privacy screen tutorials.

19 Amazing DIY Outdoor Chairs: You Can Make

You may like two other outdoor furniture projects: a potting bench and a plant stand –both with free original plans.

For more outdoor projects, here’s how to install a DIY paver patio, how to make large concrete stepping stones, and ideas for garden paths.

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Three different types of DIY outdoor chairs. One painted shabby chic, one made with cinder blocks and wood timbers, the other is a wooden Adirondack style chair.
Three different types of DIY outdoor chairs. One painted shabby chic, one made with wood and is a lounge chair, the other is a wooden Adirondack style chair.

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