How To Build A Kitchen Nook Bench Seating With Storage
Apply furniture felt pads to prevent floor damage.
How to build a kitchen nook bench seating with storage. The baseboards in the corner of your kitchen will need to be removed in order to install your corner bench seating. Cut two 2x4s to that size. The 1 5 inches is to account for the inch shiplap on the ends for the bench. Make sure you choose a comfortable height for your bench.
Locate and mark studs in wall. Attach using 1 25 wood screws and wood glue. Cut 2 4 s to desired length for bench minus 1 5 inches and attach to wall for upper and lower frame work with proper screws to studs. Cut 2 3 x 20 x 0 75 pieces to use as the feet for the storage bench.
I used spax 3 construction screws. Cut your 2 4 s and use a kreg jig to make vertical holes for your screws. How to build a breakfast nook bench with storage. The best way to remove baseboards is to run a utility knife along the top of the baseboard where your caulk line is.
Build the frame we used 12 2 4 s to build the frame for a 12 x6 bench. We made the depth of our bench 17 1 2. Measure the area where your bench is going to be installed. Next use a pry bar and hammer to get it behind the baseboard and pry it off of the wall.