Comments on: Designing a Home for a Growing Family: Part Two – The DIY Bench Edition

By: Kate Arends

Kate Arends — Mon, 03 Jan 2022 21:41:41 +0000

In reply to ST Y. Hello! In my experience, the bench we built didn't need an additional divider in the cabinets to add support. Drilling the sides of each cabinet together made it sturdy enough for our family's use. I'd imagine the 36" would be okay without additional support, although I can't say for certain since that's not the size we used.

By: ST Y

ST Y — Fri, 24 Dec 2021 00:17:08 +0000

In reply to Danielle Hauck. I'd like to know as well for 36" version.. can you please help?

By: Nettle

Nettle — Tue, 09 Feb 2021 19:29:21 +0000

In reply to Danielle Hauck. I’m also very curious about this, as I’d like to build these in an L shape for our dining table. Thank you for this great DIY!

By: Danielle Hauck

Danielle Hauck — Wed, 27 Jan 2021 18:33:27 +0000

In reply to Danielle Hauck. Do you think additional support would be needed with the 36" version? I see that you responded to a similar question below about your benches' sturdiness.

By: Danielle Hauck

Danielle Hauck — Wed, 27 Jan 2021 18:31:01 +0000

This is just the kind of DIY storage bench hack I have been looking for! Thanks for sharing it. For my space, I’m considering the same IKEA cabinet but the 36″ version. Based on your photos and those on IKEA’s website, it looks like there is no middle divider/support in either the 30″ or 36″ cabinet. As you used the bench, did you ever feel like it needed additional support like the kind that would be offered by a divider/support?

By: Kate Arends

Kate Arends — Fri, 04 Sep 2020 23:04:28 +0000

In reply to Katelyn. Hi, Katelyn! Great question! We drilled the cabinets together which helped in terms of the stability, but they're actually super sturdy as-is and wouldn't need additional support. But it's always a good thing to consider with particle board!

By: Katelyn

Katelyn — Tue, 18 Aug 2020 18:22:22 +0000

I love this and would like to recreate something along these lines. Wondering if you ever thought about adding extra stability to the cupboards since they are made from particle board? Thanks!

By: George Forbes

George Forbes — Sat, 25 May 2019 14:34:48 +0000

Wow! Awesome collection of photos! And the ideas which you shared. I’m sure it will help my work at https://www.araxwindows.com/ which is a window replacement company in Chicago. We replace old windows to the new ones, which looks nice!

By: eve

eve — Mon, 16 Apr 2018 20:18:02 +0000

Where are the curtains from?

By: Samira

Samira — Sat, 18 Nov 2017 15:38:42 +0000

What color did you paint the base and at what point did you paint it?

By: José

José — Fri, 10 Nov 2017 21:02:52 +0000

I love architecture and decoration, thanks! 🙂

By: Gena

Gena — Fri, 10 Nov 2017 12:26:12 +0000

Hi just wondering how you close the curtains? Do you plan to shorten them in the future?

By: Nichole Lubic

Nichole Lubic — Fri, 10 Nov 2017 01:09:26 +0000

I love window seats and have since I was a little girl!! Thanks for this:)

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By: Colleen Ryan

Colleen Ryan — Thu, 09 Nov 2017 17:44:19 +0000

I love those windows (the actual ones) – is there a link to those or are they original?

By: Charmaine Ng | Architecture & Lifestyle Blog

Charmaine Ng | Architecture & Lifestyle Blog — Thu, 09 Nov 2017 16:44:25 +0000

The bench really completes the whole room. I’m probably not skilled enough to DIY it, but I love it!
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