Corner Window Seat w/Storage project for my daughter

[Melensdad]

New window seat with a storage base for Melen.

Corner to corner is 8' wide. Depth is 26". The center section will have a lift up lid that is 48" wide by 21" deep. The lid will be 3/4" plywood so it will take the weight of someone sitting on it.

Our daughter Melen had a big round lounge chair in the corner of her living room, I loved it, but her Corgi dog didn't like it because it would spin when he jumped up onto the chair. So she asked for a window seat to be built.

Went up there last week, took some measurements. Pre-built some sections at home. Loaded them up and hauled them to her.

Did a double 2x4 wall to fit under the window. Can't nail into the wall under the window to secure it because it is an insulated prefab metal sandwich wall that is actually fairly thin. It is a high rise condominium building, not really sure how thick that panel is, but I suspect it is under 2" thick and just guessing on the material, I know the external cladding is metal, interior cladding is metal, and it is insulated.

It is a project in process. Won't get back up there until next week to put the top pieces on it. Maybe sooner? No clue.

Oh, and for haters, yes that is a Ryobi framing nailer. The brand of amateurs. I'm OK with that. It works great for me.

 

[waybomb]

Amateur... for the live of it, I believe, is the translation

 

[NorthernRedneck]

Looks good so far. 👌 We've got a slightly bigger version of that knook off our kitchen and another off the living room area. We have a small end table our son built at school sitting there with two chairs. Enough for a nice morning sitting area. Ours has 5 windows that go floor to ceiling in the knook so we couldn't do a bench. The puppies like sitting there in the afternoon in the sun as I faces south with full sun exposure.

This morning? What am I doing? Watching the birds and squirrels while waiting for Bambi to come along. It's a balmy +7 celcius with a light rain (which we desperately need).

My only other plans are a trip to the city this afternoon to pick up my daughter from school and another trip in for an awards ceremony for our other daughter. She's playing piano and trumpet and singing in the choir.

 

[Melensdad]

I had no intention of going back to chicago this morning. But…
Still needs the hinge, trim, quarter round, caulk and paint.

 

[Melensdad]

Piano hinge installed. Electrical outlet installed. Front trim installed. Seams caulked. The only thing left for ME to finish is the 1/4 Round. I was getting ready to do it but Melen had a video conference starting so we agreed to delay that for a later date. Picture snapped before the outlet finish cover plate was installed. The original plan was for me to drill a 2" hole in the lift up lid, route the edges smooth and that would be her access handle to get into the storage area, she changed it, has some screw on handles coming and she will install those when they arrive.

SHE WILL PAINT IT. I don't paint. She sews, so she will be making the custom cushion.

So it is basically done. Probably 10 minutes to install the 1/4 round. That is my job. The paint will take her some time, but that is NOT my job!