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Not too long ago we had a pile of running shoes, sandals and boots to greet us every day at the front door. Tired of tripping over them and with no place to sit while putting them on, I drew up some plans for a shoe bench. The bench is made from some wood I got from a local Hawaiian lumber yard shortly before we left the island. The top is constructed of a beautiful piece of monkeypod and eucalyptus. The lower shelf, which my wife has all to herself, is also eucalyptus (no koalas were hurt in the making of this bench). The finish is a BLO/Poly mix. It's pretty solid.























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Nice lil Shoe Bench, Brentmore…

Looks like it works slick… and solves the problem.

Pretty wood too…

You can sure tell who wears the Shoes in your family!
She has room for 4 pairs… and you get room for 3… of course your are quite a bit larger than yours… LOL

Very nice design… Looks good and strong…

Cute dog likes it too… Great!

Thank you for sharing.
 

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Brent that wood top looks just awesome. Speaking from experience however you may have made it too small. My shoes are no longer anywhere near the bench I made several years.

CtL
 

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Beautiful bench/shoe rack, that is really beautiful and so is the and so is the eucalyptus. I think the dog has laid claim to the top…:)
 

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Thanks guys!

Chris, you're right - I wish I had more of the monkeypod! I had to add some extra wood to frame the top because the monkeypod would have been too narrow by itself. It was a really beautiful find and I should have picked up more of it.
 

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That is a very good looking and useful shoe bench!!
 

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I like the slippa shelf. That monkey pod is nice!
 

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Great idea & use of a beautiful wood grain.

Thanks for sharing.

Bill in MI
 

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Looks like its nice and solid built nice joints framing the monkey looks real good!Looks like the dog needs a day bed maybe
 

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Fantastic shoe rack/bench! Looks really sturdy with those great joints. Great design especially the top. Great work!
 
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