I decided to build a primitive couch. To keep things as simple as possible, I knew I would need some sort of old base, some wide boards for the back and sides, some padding, and some cloth for covering. I had an old five foot long store table whose legs were uneven due to rot. I sawed off each leg about 2 inches to get them level. I trimmed the top and back boards. I thought about taking the top off and drilling holes for a rope couch but decided that would be too much work and too much sag. At the local hardware store I found some 1x12 pine shelf boards. All I had to do was saw and put them together. I took a bit from the front of each side so the couch wouldn't look too much like a pew. I nailed a second layer of boards on the inside ends for extra bracing. Here is a view from the back. I let it sit a couple of weeks to see if I liked the shape and size. It was fine. I had no intention of ruin...