Why spend hundreds on lawn furniture when you can make this easy DIY bench using bricks and plywood? Nick Federoff walks KCAL9's Sylvia Lopez through the process.

Build one or more of these easy-to-build, attractive outdoor benches, from mail-order plans: a log and plank bench, the Leopold bench and the Jordan Pond bench and table.

Dear Vicki: Your best option for additional seating at a reasonable cost is to build an attractive movable bench. This way, if your family needs more open deck space at times, the bench can be moved.