Last November Laura asked me if I could construct a bay window seat in her kitchen. I quickly agreed and after the first of the year I got started on it.
Pinterest.com is a wonderful place to look at ideas others have had. So I got busy and found a number of places where I could get plans on how to do one. After deciding on a bench seat with storage I started planning.
I got measurements, bought the supplies and set up shop in Laura's garage.This wasn't supposed to take long according to the plans but it never seems to turn out that way. I worked on and off on it for weeks.
The walls had different measurements, there was a floor heating vent that had to be accounted for, and I was working away from my shop so of course that in itself caused problems. If this was a full time job I probably could have completed it faster but I was juggling this with other things as well. Also there was a learning curve on a project I had never attempted.
The hardest part of this project was trying to use hidden hinges. After discovering I had put them on wrong and made a mess of things I bought different hinges that did the job.
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| I really disliked these hinges. |
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| Heating vent and foundation framework. |
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| Vent covered and floor installed. |
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| Front panel and part of top installed. |
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| Completed but adjusting door. |
Laura recently ordered a beautiful cushion to stretch across it. It feels nice to have completed this project for Laura. I hope it seems that family well.
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