Popular Post Russell Posted November 19, 2017 Popular Post Report Share Posted November 19, 2017 I have built seating beneath windows, for kitchen niches, mudrooms, bedrooms, etc. Most would like a storage bench seat with access through the front (doors or drawers). My client wanted one beneath a window in a room that was closest to the pool in their backyard. Towels, etc. would be stored there. A lifting lid (hinged seat top) was best for this kind of storage. Here was the initial rendering based on doors & drawers. Here it’s beginning to come together on a bench in the shop. After painting, I placed the base molding on the bench to get a sense of what I’d constructed. I decided to have a large center section of the seat top to lift up, leaving short sections left and right permanently attached to help keep the box rigid. You'll also notice she wanted the arm rest to be more simple. After installation… There is a billiards table in this room now so this seating is getting plenty of use... russell hudson11/19/17 9 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pkinneb Posted November 20, 2017 Report Share Posted November 20, 2017 Very nice! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coop Posted November 20, 2017 Report Share Posted November 20, 2017 Very well done Russell. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brendon_t Posted November 20, 2017 Report Share Posted November 20, 2017 Great job. Did you make the cushions also? After building my porch swing, I was astounded to find that the foam and fabric was going to cost triple what the materials for the bench were. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wdwerker Posted November 20, 2017 Report Share Posted November 20, 2017 Great looking bench ! Let me guess, the curled arm design went away due to cost ? The arm in a natural wood would have been a nice highlight with either design. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Russell Posted November 21, 2017 Author Report Share Posted November 21, 2017 I love two-toning a piece that way / maybe the seat top as well / I have a built-in bureau in our bedroom whose counter is stained & the rest painted Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Russell Posted November 21, 2017 Author Report Share Posted November 21, 2017 11 hours ago, Brendon_t said: Great job. Did you make the cushions also? After building my porch swing, I was astounded to find that the foam and fabric was going to cost triple what the materials for the bench were. I didn't / that's a whole other discipline Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coop Posted November 21, 2017 Report Share Posted November 21, 2017 Not to take away from the construction or intent, but I bet that the cushions will minimize the original need for storage of pool towels. So much easier to grab one from the closet. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Russell Posted November 21, 2017 Author Report Share Posted November 21, 2017 19 minutes ago, K Cooper said: Not to take away from the construction or intent, but I bet that the cushions will minimize the original need for storage of pool towels. So much easier to grab one from the closet. If you look closely, you'll notice that the seat cushion is divided exactly where the hinged, wood-top section exists ... but I don't live there so I can't help you with your bet Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coop Posted November 21, 2017 Report Share Posted November 21, 2017 My wife is a pillow freak. 4 sofas in the house and you can’t sit on one without throwing a pillow into the corner. Just saying. Same way in the bedroom! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JosephThomas Posted November 21, 2017 Report Share Posted November 21, 2017 Very nice end result. What are the panels made of? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Russell Posted November 22, 2017 Author Report Share Posted November 22, 2017 18 hours ago, JosephThomas said: Very nice end result. What are the panels made of? a high density MDF / since it was to be painted (by us) / easier to mill Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ronn W Posted November 22, 2017 Report Share Posted November 22, 2017 On 20/11/2017 at 9:06 PM, K Cooper said: My wife is a pillow freak. 4 sofas in the house and you can’t sit on one without throwing a pillow into the corner. Just saying. Same way in the bedroom! +1. pillows belong on beds not on furniture. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JosephThomas Posted November 22, 2017 Report Share Posted November 22, 2017 3 hours ago, Russell said: a high density MDF / since it was to be painted (by us) / easier to mill I thought it might be. I love doing that for flat panels, but I've yet to try it on raised panels, I'm scared if the corners taking damage as soon as I expose it to the little monsters that roam thru my house... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Russell Posted November 22, 2017 Author Report Share Posted November 22, 2017 32 minutes ago, JosephThomas said: I thought it might be. I love doing that for flat panels, but I've yet to try it on raised panels, I'm scared if the corners taking damage as soon as I expose it to the little monsters that roam thru my house... I'll use it for crown molding and for some moldings that won't be subject to hard contact (not on doors, counter edges or any outside corner) and I won't use it for structural integrity anywhere / they have no young ones anymore 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pkinneb Posted November 23, 2017 Report Share Posted November 23, 2017 On 11/20/2017 at 9:06 PM, K Cooper said: My wife is a pillow freak. 4 sofas in the house and you can’t sit on one without throwing a pillow into the corner. Just saying. Same way in the bedroom! I hear you what's with that? I make the bed every morning throw 5 pillows on the bed (not the ones we sleep on) no one but us ever goes in there than at night I throw them all in the chair until the next morning rinse and repeat...crazy lol 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JosephThomas Posted November 23, 2017 Report Share Posted November 23, 2017 2 hours ago, pkinneb said: I hear you what's with that? I make the bed every morning throw 5 pillows on the bed (not the ones we sleep on) no one but us ever goes in there than at night I throw them all in the chair until the next morning rinse and repeat...crazy lol Such is life. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Immortan D Posted November 23, 2017 Report Share Posted November 23, 2017 On 11/21/2017 at 12:06 AM, K Cooper said: My wife is a pillow freak. 4 sofas in the house and you can’t sit on one without throwing a pillow into the corner. Just saying. Same way in the bedroom! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Russell Posted November 23, 2017 Author Report Share Posted November 23, 2017 yeah, my wife began that doing that a month ago / I throw them on a chair to get in bed each night & the damn things are there again the next night / no one uses them / no one can see them / wtf? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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