How to Use Stock Cabinets to Build a Window Seat
Discover building a window seat using stock cabinets for an economical alternative to an expensive pre fabricated design with these stock cabinet design ideas. Stock cabinets are regular sized and often have attractive prefinishes; you can create several interesting areas. Building a window seat is a great alternative use for these modular cabinets.
- Measure the area under the window that the stock cabinets are placed; remember with stock cabinets you may not get a flush to the wall sizing. Once you have your wall and cabinets measured, select your base cabinets from the design store.
- Consider using the cabinets as storage areas also, with purchasing the full cabinet with doors an attractive storage area created for your use under the window, an additional plus. Select interesting cabinets and doorframes to accent your furnishings in the room with the window area.
- Construct the seat of your window seat by placing a plywood board across the length of the cabinets. Place foam on the plywood and then fabric, finish the raw edges and use a staple gun or nail gun to attach the plywood base to the cabinets. Consider attaching the cabinets together at the back to prevent slippage. Sew the pillows for your new window seat.
- Increase the professional look of the window seat by including molding around the base of the seat, also around the areas that may not fit perfectly in the area of your window. Another solution is order custom cabinets; this will increase the price of your cabinets but ensure a professional look.