Making A Mudroom Storage Bench

How to build a mudbench overview illustration by gregory nemec.

Making a mudroom storage bench.

Get your storage fix quick with a custom fit bench that you can build yourself. Day to day timeline for building a mudroom bench with storage. There s even a hollow bench with a flip up lid to store your hats and gloves. Our model has a comfy seat coat hooks and five storage cubbies to hold organized baskets.

Drill pocket holes at both ends of the short components and insert 1 1 4 screws into the perpendicular components. Paint all of the wood before you get started so you can bring it in and put it together instead of trying to paint it once it s installed. We ve compiled a bunch of diy mudroom bench plans below 12 of them to be exact. Slide a basket or two underneath for shoes and you have a cute entryway that is both organized and functional.

1x16 1 72 inches. How to make a mudroom bench. Install the seat lid and beadboard panel. A mudroom without a proper storage unit is a disaster waiting to happen.

Assemble the shelf and paint the bench. Mount it near the garage service door and you ll have a convenient spot to remove and store your shoes or boots before going inside. When your family comes home from work and school for the day chances are they re tramping their dirty shoes across carpets and clean kitchen linoleum. Charming mudroom design ideas see all photos.

Make the frame for the lid out of 1 2 lumber and the panel out of 3 4 plywood. Follow along on these pages as tom uses these methods to assemble this useful mudroom organizer. Make sure the corners are square. Tom and kevin show off their latest project.

I told you this was easy. If you re looking to build a mudroom bench we ve got you covered. A mudroom storage bench will do just that by providing storage while also affording the members of your household a place to sit when pulling off muddy boots or putting them on. If you would love to have a mudroom but just don t have the space this compact bench and shoe shelf may be exactly what you need.

A three cubby storage bench that took them just a couple of hours to make from scratch. Diy mudroom bench step 4. Build and trim out the seat box. Cut list download cutlist here 1x12 2 72 inches.

I kind of want to make more of these. Flip it over and you are done. Simply attach a leg to each corner using a drill. Dimensions and cut list.

Build the lid for the bench to get a professional result.