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DIY Cabinet Door Bench

by Nancy Bandzuch · 10 Comments

Cabinet Door Bench

I am thrilled that today I have an actual DIY project for you, one that requires saws and wood and physical strength. And, I have to admit, I have a “guest” crafter of sorts who made this wonderful bench, my dear sister Ruth.

Ruth is my older sister, and she is the best older sister there ever could be. 

She is the mother of 4 and has number 5 on the way. 

Like me, Ruth is big into her projects, but as you can see, her projects are a little more impressive than mine. 

In fact, I worry sometimes that she is addicted to DIY projects. 

She is slowly making her way through her home remodeling as she goes. 

A lot of the left-over supplies from a major remodel she did at her house were used for this bench.

And, isn’t this bench cool?!? 

That’s right, the back of the bench is cabinet doors she bought for dirt cheap at a re-use store. 

I love this bench that she has in her entryway (which is part of their recent addition). 

In case you too are a major DIY-er, here is the how-to:

Supplies:

  • Cabinet Doors
  • Lumber–Ruth used a variety of sizes, 4×4’s and 1×4’s, she just used what she had around
  • Plywood
  • Polyurethane
  • Saws
  • Air gun/nails
  • Wood Flooring

Step 1: After gathering all the supplies, the first thing Ruth did was lay out the cabinet doors she’d be using for the back of the bench. 

She purposely chose a rich variety of styles and woods.  From left to right the cabinets are Maple, Cherry, Maple, Hickory, and Oak.  She backed the cabinet doors with a piece of plywood.

Cabinet Door Bench
Step 2: Build the frame for the seat.  Since Ruth was working with scrap wood, her frame was heavy-duty.  She used 4×4’s.  You certainly don’t need to use 4×4’s.
 
Step 3: Add the legs.  For the front two legs Ruth once again used 4×4’s, but cut notches in them so they fit into the corner of the frame.  The two rear legs extend up and are what the cabinet doors are fixed to.
 
Step 4: Cover the bench with flooring.  Yup, she used wood flooring for the seat of the bench.  First she laid a piece of plywood over the frame of the seat and then nailed the flooring into that.
 
Step 5: Frame up the seat.  She used left over door framing for this part.
 
Step 6: Screw on the cabinet doors for the back of the bench.
 
Step 7: Finally, pull out the polyurethane and seal it up!  My sister had a little helper for this part!
Cabinet Door Bench

Now, this is true creativity.

Cabinet Door Bench

And it’s functional!

 
Annnnnddddd….as you can see, while I was visiting, and all nine cousins were together, the bench got a lot of use!
 

I am so glad that my sister isn’t a blogger and that I get to share this project with you!

Thanks for being here,

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  1. Shreya @ The Creatives Hour says

    May 23, 2021 at 12:42 pm

    What an amazing idea and how well it returned out. Great work! That’s one fantastic piece of furniture!

    Reply
  2. wood texture says

    March 22, 2021 at 6:15 am

    That is so cool! I love it! couldn’t have ever thought about that!
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  3. Randi~Dukes and Duchesses says

    July 15, 2013 at 9:08 pm

    That’s fabulous!! What a unique and fun idea. Had to pin it … thanks!

    Reply
  4. Marcie says

    June 26, 2013 at 2:19 pm

    Wow, I can really see this as a platform bed. This is beautiful. Thanks for the idea!!

    Reply
  5. Christine says

    April 30, 2013 at 6:08 am

    CONGRATS!!!
    You have been featured at The DIY Dreamer. Come on over and grab your featured button, you deserve it!
    http://thediydreamer.com/from-dream-to-reality/features-64/

    Don’t forget to come by this evening to link up again 🙂

    Reply
  6. Rebecca D. Dillon says

    April 27, 2013 at 4:10 pm

    That’s so cool! I love it!

    Reply
  7. Marilyn Clark says

    April 23, 2013 at 11:11 am

    Wow, Nancy, this is such a clever idea…and it turned out beautifully!

    Reply
  8. kelly thompson says

    April 22, 2013 at 7:36 pm

    that is really cool, would never have thought of that!

    Reply

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