Build A Bench Seat With Drawers

Featuring a large flip top seat for shoes and a small drawer for keys and other easily misplaced items this bespoke red oak plywood bench from anika s diy life is a great solution for the.

Build a bench seat with drawers.

The bench top will have a hinged door to provide access the storage area inside the banquette. If using a kreg jig to build the drawer box place pocket holes on the inside of the front of the drawer. Place a slider on each side of the drawers. This hardware allows the drawers to slide in and out of the bench.

The opening should be large for easy access to the storage area inside but to make the seat more stable your door should not extend more than an inch over the sides of the bench. Line them up with the bottom edge of the drawer running from front to back and make sure they re straight. Then screw each one into place. Read the instructions with your drawer slides and build drawers to fit your slides and opening.

The measurements show are for standard 1 2 clearance drawer slides with 3 4 thick 1x10s. The front edge should overhang just enough so it is easy to lift up. Custom was our only option. 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.

Attach the sliders to the bottom of each drawer. Storage and seating all in one place. Built in bench seat from stock cabinets. You can still place on the outside on the back.

How to build a corner bench. By lowe s editorial team. Create a cozy retreat in the corner of a bedroom or along the wall of a family room with this bench plan that s made using stock cabinets and trim. Got to squeeze all the clever camper van storage you can into you.