Build A Banquette Storage Bench
A kitchen banquette or built in storage bench is a wonderful addition to any kitchen design.
Build a banquette storage bench. Build and install plywood interior boxes for storage. It measured 55 wide. Banquettes can be used as seating for a kitchen table or as a window seat. 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.
First i measured the width between the cabinets where i wanted my seat. Free up space in your kitchen and add seating with a custom banquette corner bench that you can build to fit your space. A rustic bench add a built in breakfast bar or add a faux brick backsplash. It can even add storage if you need that.
Storage space isn t limited to the underside of a banquette. Now as for the length of each side of the banquette that will be determined by your walls and again your personal preference on how big of a banquette you want. The front edge should overhang just enough so it is easy to lift up. So i started with two 1 x 4 pieces of lumber cut to 55 long.
A corner built in banquette is a great way to fit extra seating around a small table. The bench top will have a hinged door to provide access the storage area inside the banquette. Build them to size so they will be able to slide into the brackets easily. And the best part it wasn t difficult to build at all.
The storage boxes that go inside the framing can be built from plywood panels to provide storage inside of the bench. This provides a good indication of what is involved in a project like this. How to build a bench seat with storage. How to build an outdoor bench with storage add extra seating to your patio or deck with this diy outdoor bench featuring beautiful fretwork panels and hidden storage under the seat.
Using minimal tools and a few supplies from the home improvement store you can build this stunning storage bench in one weekend. Other great kitchen ideas that are a great addition to this banquette corner bench. Here are the steps i took to build my banquette bench with storage. In this video we show a time lapse recording of a dining room banquette being built.
While this small round table might only fit four dining chairs with a bench it could comfortably seat five or six guests to make this dining room even more functional a fabric skirt along the base of the banquette hides extra storage.