Building Bay Window Bench Seat

Use a circular saw to trim your boards to the necessary size.

Building bay window bench seat.

The depth of the toekick must equal the depth of the cabinets not including their doors. The finished height will be 17 tall after the lids and reinforcing studs are added. Measure your bay window for bench seat. My take on bay window bench seat.

Which gave me an overall height of 21 inches. Measure and cut the sanded plywood to accommodate this overhang. Below are 16 best pictures collection of how to build a bay window bench seat with storage photo in high resolution. The wall should be approximately 15 tall.

Screw the top into place. Measure height length and depth. The top will not hang over the back of the window bench. Take into account lid seat thickness.

I used three quarter inch oak plywood. Build a small framing wall with 2 4 lumber that fits perfectly in the front width of the bay window. Start by building a perimeter base called the toekick out of 2x4s or 2x6s to the same height as the existing baseboard. If you want you can extend your frame enough on either side to make room for additional cabinets or bookshelves for.

The top seat of the window bench will overhang both sides and the front by 2 inches. After adding a cushion the height will be a standard 18 chair height. This is an overview of the techniques i used to accompl. Featuring hidden storage recessed panels solid redwood bench top.

If you don t have a bumped out window seat in a bay window or under a sloped ceiling consider building a custom bench in a corner or a small walled in nook by a window.