My solution was a wall mounted bench.
Build a bench seat attached to wall.
The window bench sides are made of 3 4 plywood.
How to build built ins with a bench seat plus printable step by step instructions.
With all four sides attached to the inside framing the rectangular box should be taking shape.
Kidding maybe but seriously when i set out to do this project i d thought it 100 times through.
The front of the 66 inch plank needs to be flush with the ends of the 18 inch wood planks.
After finishing our basement i finally had a small space to create a mudroom.
If the bench and sides are being painted birch face plywood presents a smooth finish.
Seriously you guys i can t even believe how good these diy built ins with a bench seat turned out.
This makes a c shape.
Use a clamp to hold the seat boards in place or have your helper stand on the bench our preferred method and drive screws into the bottom of the seat from underneath the top of the brackets where they will be less visible.
A step by step tutorial on how to build a floating bench for any space in the home.
Wall hung benches are a great addition to homes and other buildings where space is at a premium.
You should now have a basic box mounted to the wall.
Screw the sides into 2x4 framing.
Attach the structure to the 2 by 4 mounted on the wall.
But i wanted a simple bench for the area.
Just ask my neighbor she probably sees me standing and staring at them daily through our front window.
The desired bench height is created by the dimensions of the bench sides.
Have you thought about mounting a bench to the wall.
Now that you wall mounted bench is in place add your desired molding to the edges and along the wall to cover the crack.