Build Kitchen Nook Bench Seat

The size of your table usually depends on the size of your kitchen but benches don t have to be the complicated built ins you ll find in many breakfast nooks.

Build kitchen nook bench seat.

To be perfectly honest i wasn t looking forward to this project after a failed diy drawer attempt in a laundry room years ago. The best way to remove baseboards is to run a utility knife along the top of the baseboard where your caulk line is. As part of our breakfast nook makeover i wanted to create a built in look dining bench not only do dining benches look cute and cozy but they re a practical space saver. Custom was our only option.

The baseboards in the corner of your kitchen will need to be removed in order to install your corner bench seating. Here are 30 ideas for your breakfast nook bench to help you create your new favorite sunday morning spot. A built in daybed bench seat was the way to go but there weren t any standard sized cabinets or drawers that would fit perfectly. Cut one piece of 1 2 plywood 16 3 4 tall and the length of the long face of the bench from the inner corner to the edge including the end piece of plywood you just installed.

Cut two 17 1 2 x 16 3 4 pieces of 1 2 plywood pre drill and screw them onto the ends of each box. Measure the front and the sides of your bench frame our baseboard was sticking out so i cut the shape of it out with a table saw leftover baseboard always comes in handy we used 1 sheet of 3 4 inch plywood and i had some scrap wood for the sides you also need some trim to give the bench a.