Large storage drawer under the bench seat

The storage area under the bench was too hard to get into. I either had to remove the bench seat cushion and plywood or kneel on the floor and reach in through the door that came on the bench seat.

So I built this large drawer (one under each of the benches actually).



The benches each had a hinged door covering an opening where the drawer now comes out. I removed the cabinet doors, took off the hinges and attached the doors to the drawer fronts (screwed from inside of the box to the cabinet door).

I also enlarged the door opening to maximize the drawer / box size while keeping the bench strong and the opening covered by the cabinet doors that came with it.

Note that I even notched the very bottom of the opening for the rails to fit. I wanted to maximize the box size and waste as little space as possible.

The drawer / box was made with plywood and table saw.

Lots of easy to use storage space under the benches now.

Ed