How to Build a Cheap Storage Bench
We had a few catch-all bins just sitting on the ground, and I decided that it was time I make a place for them to live. So I finally took a saw to a few pieces of left over plywood! Ans just like that, we had a new entryway storage bench.
Here’s how we started the party😂 About a year or so like this🙈
First I cut the top and bottom piece out of this spare 3/4” plywood.
Then I used my handy dandy 90 degree clamps to make some squares🙌🏼
That was easy enough and plenty strong to sit on. Now for a base...the wife wanted it dressed up a bit.
Also using 3/4” scraps, I made a simple 4” base.
To “dress it up”, I borrowed the wife’s candle lid to get a round shape I could cut out with a jigsaw. Just a bit of detail goes such a long way.
I screwed the base on from underneath so I wouldn’t have any holes to fill and painted that puppy💥
We love how it turned out.
Easy, clean and functional🙌🏼
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Linda Premo on May 14, 2019
Perfect! Great job. It’s so efficient and looks good too.
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Carol Cole on May 29, 2019
I like that bench, it looks just as good if not better then store bought.
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Sawdust & Whiskey on May 29, 2019
Thank you!!! I like being able to make exactly the size and style you need🙌🏼
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