Build a patio set that actually looks like a set.
Every piece in a Haven set is drawn to the same proportions and takes cushions from the same line — same brand, same colour, linked in the plans. It reads as one designed space instead of four separate projects.
Complete plans for the whole patio: every cut, every fastener, every part number, drawn for dimensional lumber off the rack. Start with a full set, free.
You're not worried about whether you can build it.
You're worried about how it looks when someone sits on it.
Here's what's specified instead.
1. The vague drawing
Most plans show you the shape and leave the joinery to you. Every joint here is specified — fastener, spacing, and why it's there.
2. The second trip
A cut list that ignores real board lengths costs you a Saturday. Ours is board-by-board, in the lengths the store actually stocks.
3. The bare frame
Projects stall where the plan stops. These carry the finish schedule and the cushions each piece takes, with links to buy them.
What every plan includes
Documented, not sketched
Four things most plans leave to you.
Cushions that match across the set
Whichever set you build, every piece in it links to cushions from the same line — same brand, same colour, in stock and easy to source. One order, and the whole arrangement matches instead of almost matching.
Hidden joinery
Pocket-hole construction, with the fasteners kept off the faces you look at. The difference between handmade and homemade is usually where the screws are.
Standard dimensional lumber
1×2, 1×4 and 2×4 off the rack at Home Depot and Lowe's. Cedar is what we'd use outdoors, but the plans hold in pine or pressure-treated.
Cut lists that match real boards
Board-by-board, in the lengths the store stocks, sequenced so you aren't buying the same board twice.
Follow the build
Follow @nashdomusdesign for finished builds, joinery details and work in progress.
Don't decide blindly. See the specs first.
The full sourcing library for every Haven set — hardware links, lumber requirements and the cushions each piece takes. No email required.
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