A blank corner entryway near the stairs was redesigned to look larger and stand out. A board-and-batten wall was planned behind the area, paired with a storage bench to provide shoe storage. Materials included 2x4s, 1x2s, quarter-inch plywood for drawers, and dolly carts for the bench. The bench frame was built from measured cuts, then drawers and drawer-slide compartments were assembled and painted. Wood filler was applied to drawer fronts and the bench top, then sanded for a smoother finish. The main difficulty was getting paint to cover plywood evenly, with a paint sprayer recommended to speed and simplify the process.
"“I decided to make a change to the entryway so that it would appear larger and stand out when people enter our home,” Sandra (@ourblissfulhaven) says."
"“I wanted to be practical and decided that having a storage bench would allow for shoe storage,” she explains, so John watched several YouTube tutorials for creating bench seating with drawers underneath. The couple bought 2x4s, 1x2s, and quarter-inch plywood for the drawers and two dolly carts for the storage bench. The board and batten wall required 1x3s, 1x4s, and 1x6s."
"“After my husband purchased the materials, he made all the cuts based on the measurements he had made and created the frame of the storage bench,” Sandra says. “He then created the drawers and the inside section that would hold the drawer slides. He put the pieces together and then painted everything.”"
"“A recommendation for someone doing this is to use a paint sprayer if it's in the budget to make it easier,” Sandra says. “It took longer for my husband to make it smooth, painting it by hand.”"
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