As you can see, it serves no purpose other than housing Jeff's new bike, a huge bag of dog food, a Whole Foods canvas bag and a basket full of dog toys. The space begins from the edge of the fridge and ends at one double door (this one doesn't open). So, I thought it would be great to have a banquette made so that I would have a place to sit and write, drink coffee on the weekends, etc. I then changed my mind and thought about purchasing a small love seat but realized that the low window frame may prevent me from finding a sofa that fits the space. That put me back at wanting a banquette. I Googled 'building a banquette' and found a great blog that detailed the entire process. Easy! I asked Jeff to read the blog to see if this was something he could do and he thought it would be easy enough. He was immediately hired. First problem--I needed this built fast, as in this weekend. Why? College football begins next weekend. Bye Jeff, see you next year (I am quoting Frank from Father Of The Bride II when George takes the tranquilizer pills and passes out on the table and Frank says, "Bye George, see you next Thursday). If this was not built this weekend, I would not see my beautiful writing, reading, etc. area completed until next January. So I presented it this way--"Jeff, this can be my birthday present from you".
So, photos to document the process:
Another view without the bike.
Frame
He even added hinges so we can use this as seating and storage.
Patton approves
