Diy Built In Entryway Bench Entry Redo Apartment Therapy

Diy Built In Entryway Bench Entry Redo Apartment Therapy Before and after: $140 turns a cramped closet into a super organized entryway. megan is a writer and editor who specializes in home upgrades, diy projects, hacks, and design. before apartment therapy, she was an editor at hgtv magazine and this old house magazine. megan has a degree in magazine journalism from northwestern university's medill. Before and after: $600 later, an inefficient entryway closet becomes a functional design feature. sarah everett. sarah everett assistant editor, home projects. sarah is an assistant editor at apartment therapy. she completed her ma in journalism at the university of missouri and has a bachelor's degree in journalism from belmont university.

Entryway Closet Turned Bench Redo For 600 Before And After Photos Credit: sandra tsarouxas. the couple bought 2x4s, 1x2s, and quarter inch plywood for the drawers and and two dolly carts for the storage bench. the board and batten wall required 1x3s, 1x4s, and 1x6s. “after my husband purchased the materials, he made all the cuts based on the measurements he made, and created the frame of the storage bench. The bench seat was cut to size and i laid the frame on top of it and pre drilled the pilot holes. then screwed them together. the top was secured from the bottom of the frame, this way the screws will be hidden from the bench. then the whole bench received a really good sanding! the studs were marked off before securing the bench inside the closet. 2. remove the baseboard. the next step is to remove the baseboard, which we did already for the diy built in cabinet in part 1. 3. build the frame of the built in entryway bench. for the frame of the bench, i used 3 4″ thick plywood ripped to size for the sides, middle, and top frame and 1x3s for the back frame. Since we knew we were adding trim later, we just used a bead of wood glue to attach a small sliver of plywood to fill the gap. it doesn’t need to be stained since it will be covered by the trim eventually. the bottom shelf used as our diy shoe storage bench is simply resting on top of the supports.