Building a chair seat is quite simple and provides a place for safekeeping items out of sight while also standing 18 inches high which equals the standard chair seat height. You have four fairly equal sides and a bottom filler. The four legs are joined from eight pieces in this case cut at a 45 degree angle. Four small pieces are filled under the base so that the legs appear as engaging the box.
The lid has a extra layer on the bottom which inlays the top opening. (See left) A flat horizontal border is applied to the top edge revealed upon the legs. Between the legs, additional trim can be added.
Here is one that I have made that is distressed with an enamel base coat (electric pink mix) with enamel forest green blended on the outside. I don't recommend these types of paints but have paints that I am trying to use up as versus wasting them. Be careful working with oil base paints as the fumes are horrible.
Add this to your storage ideas. I seem to build a lot of these so I will be sure and post a picture of the next one. Having stored various material for smaller projects, this is a way to utilize mother nature in a respectable way versus what normally is thrown away. The legs are cut offs from beaded material shown at left up close. Warning: If kept dry and glue is used in construction chair seat may last a lifetime. |
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