My DIY Window Seat Storage Hack [Full Project]

Turning this existing window seat into a cedar-lined storage bench (for under $250!) ended up being way harder than I expected. And. . . before all you woodworkers chime in, yeah I know, it's mostly my own fault. :)
Look - we're not carpenters. Clearly. :D But I figured the plan was simple enough: cut out the lids, line the storage space with cedar, and then re-attach the lids with piano hinges. Bada bing, bada boom.
Yeah. Things DEFINITELY got away from us.
Still, I think the end result is still pretty good. And it only cost around $250 for all the materials.
So now it's your turn. . . all you wood-working, tree-milling, boat-building, cabinet-making geniuses. What'd we do wrong? Or right?
Let us know in the comments!
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lol big guy in there….😂 perhaps next time you could use a small amount of light duty adhesive and stick the two pieces together while test fitting and then insert the screws once you are able to safely pick it up. Thank you for this video… I am about to try to do this in my room. Very helpful 👍🏾

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LED lights would look good with the wood and for visibility while looking for stuff in the dark

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The cedar sure does!

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If you think this is really THAT bad, then geez you would think I'm insane lol. This is just how projects go, there is no shame in that. You both did a terrific job. Only thing I would change is doing an internal hinge.

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Heh, thanks man. Yeah, I got nervous about screwing the hinge into the edge of the MDF. Just wasn't sure if it would tear out over time. I agree though, it would've looked a lot cleaner!

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Wow, I think you could have built brand new lids instead of doing all the work around. 😂. But its good to see real mistakes to see how it all eventually comes together. Thanks guys for your realness. I do love the cedar also!

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I think I am hooked to your diy’s. I just wanted to ask was there any way to attach the hinges on the inside? It would have made the look more neater..

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I thought about hiding the hinge in the crack, but was worried the screws would tear out of the MDF if I screwed them into the edge - which is the only way I could think of to attach a hidden hinge and still allow it to open upwards.

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Has that iron-on banding held up? I used that for a breakfast nook I built and it chipped away in the oft-used spots pretty quickly. I used those same piano hinges, though!

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So far, yes - but it's only been a month, and I'm guessing these lids don't get as much use as your breakfast nook! Did you make a fold down table?

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@@BroBuilds The table is a project for another day; still have to finish trim and caulking on the nook. Other projects have put this one at the bottom of my list, sadly. imgur.com/gallery/y0PS5NO

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Great job! They look great. I, too have taken on (and finished) numerous projects that have required multiple “revisions”… My only observation is that it would have been great if you could have put it all together with an internal hinge so the metal piano hinges wouldn’t distract from the overall look. Overall, looks great & it’s always satisfying to figure it out & overcome!!

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Totally agree with you. At the time I was concerned that the screws from an internal hinge would have torn out of the MDF over time. So instead of screwing into the edge of the MDF, I attached it this way.

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Don't know if anyone said that before but a woodworking friend of mine told me a trick. You can buy boards that are supported by plywood that's glued at 90° to the rest at the two ends. This way it can't bend with the fiber of the wood. You need to know the size of the boards though.

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Definitely not a critique, you did fantastic work. Just a question, out of curiosity. Is there any way to make those hinges look better and not stand out as much? Love your channel, and all of the content you post. I hope to be as handy as you some day!

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Yeah you can put the hinge strips flat against each other (closed) and place them just sticking out of the crack. Then attach the hinges to the lid by screwing INTO the edge of the lid. I worried they'd split going into the edges like that, so I did it top down. But if you get better wood fire your lids - solid boards - that'd be the way to do it.

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It was a great project until you finished it with piano hinge! so many other hinges that would of looked way better. Great project though and its really good the way you show your mistakes so we can all learn as you learn. Loving the channel.

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Great work! Where do you purchase your cedar wood?

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I got mine at a local hardware store, but here's the link to it at home depot: www.homedepot.com/p/CedarSafe-Aromatic-Cedar-Natural-Closet-Liner-Planks-FL60-15N/100384021

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It's more rewarding to build things yourself then to just hire someone.

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Sorry for my ignorance: did you use nails to cover the interior part of the seat with wood axes?

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How does this video only have 89k views?

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maybe you can consider putting tape on the cover and the board and then using super glue to stick them after

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We're just outside of Boise

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Hm....I'm wondering if the problem is with the old wood frame rather than the new wood your using for the top.

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That is definitely possible. I'm sure the old frame wasn't perfect. But the warp in the new wood was very obvious, and fixing that made it fit pretty closely.

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Just wait until the KZbin algorithm do the job

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Hopefully we'll finish up the pizza oven project and get that video out within a week or two!

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I can hear it a little :)

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😄

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[@2012isRonPaul]

should have put the hinges on the inner side of the lid, so that only the rotation part would have stuck out?

[@BroBuilds]

I felt like the screws might crack the MDF from that angle, so that's why I went down from the top rather than into the edge. I agree it would've looked better the other way, but I didn't want to risk it! 🙂

[@David-sc4hi]

Came to suggest this also. I seen a method where you dowel into it first then the screws go into the dowels and it acts like a rawl-plug. But either way its a good looking job and fulfils the intended purpose. So its a win.

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@@David-sc4hi interesting! I would have never thought of that, but I can totally see how that would work.

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@@BroBuilds I've still to try the method myself but may help a lot with mdf in future. Keep up the great content dude.

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Hey

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I’m impatient for the pizza project ahah

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Keep an eye out for it this week! :)

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It’s here..... kzbin.info/www/bejne/fJ6ahnuNnqqKZ9U

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Why didn’t you hide the hinges. Great job though. And please check your insta DM

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I know right, ruined it by not hiding them sadly.

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6:03 "I made a coffin in the house of my parents in law."

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THERE WAS TWO OF HIM.