Project Information
My wife and I recently moved into our first home. Our biggest problem right now is storage.
Hence… the Window Seat.
With no linen closet, a suitable place for blankets and towels had to be made. Also, there was a lot of wasted space under the window.
I started with some scrap 1/2 plywood and made the inner structure including two dividing walls. I then skinned the outside with 3/4 and 1/4 MDF and lined the inside with some old paneling that the previous homeowners left behind. I had to use overlay hinges because of the MDF's weak end grain. As for finishing, I just patched it with drywall compound and painted it.
After a month or two I started to get a little cracking along the edges. I'm assume that happened because of the movement of the house and I made the bench a friction fit between the wall and half wall. In retrospect that probably wasn't the smartest thing to do but, live and learn. It's still very functional and looks pretty good.
Hence… the Window Seat.
With no linen closet, a suitable place for blankets and towels had to be made. Also, there was a lot of wasted space under the window.
I started with some scrap 1/2 plywood and made the inner structure including two dividing walls. I then skinned the outside with 3/4 and 1/4 MDF and lined the inside with some old paneling that the previous homeowners left behind. I had to use overlay hinges because of the MDF's weak end grain. As for finishing, I just patched it with drywall compound and painted it.
After a month or two I started to get a little cracking along the edges. I'm assume that happened because of the movement of the house and I made the bench a friction fit between the wall and half wall. In retrospect that probably wasn't the smartest thing to do but, live and learn. It's still very functional and looks pretty good.