Eddie & Rocky

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    Mudroom Bench Project...Merry Xmas to my wife

    My wife has been wishing for a place for all of us to be able to take off our shoes so we (mostly me) aren't tracking mud through the house or leaving our shoes, jackets, etc laying around.  So I presented the idea to her and she was on board.  I think for me not being a professional whatsoever it really turned out good...here is the step by step process, it took about 10 days working on it when I could..Merry Christmas Kelli!

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      so we had this space near our garage entrance/exit that was useless adn was perfect place to install a "mudroom" bench

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      installing bench

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      covering up frame with some 1/8th inch paneling

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      touching up paint

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      So the cutting board plank piece is kind of becoming my thing...I use it a lot but it looks so nice and low cost compared to what I would spend on a 6' long, 2" think piece of solid lumber...using 13 2x3s, I ripped them down to 2"...then glued them all together can clamped the living hell outta them...then planed them (this step not a must, you can just sand more to get thickness perfect)...again this whole bench, 6' long and two inched think I have $27 in materials...not bad

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      Beau making sure my clamps are tight

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      sanding

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      MORE sanding

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      once it's glued, planned, and sanded, it's time for stain...this English Chestnut stain is beautiful..two coats

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      stain dried, now time for second coat

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      now adding two coats of polyurethane..satin finish, looks nice

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      This is just a random pic of Bronson going on a materials run to Home Depot...he loves Home Depot :)

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      leveling frame piece that the bench will rest on

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      bench installed...looking sharp

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      getting there

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      finishing the trim...cutting trim is the most maddening thing ever for me...piece is too long then you cut a width of a hair off and it ends up being like a quarter inch short..ugh

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      I prepainted everything before I put it up but now just going back and touching up some places

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      finished product

      finished product

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      wife added the baskets for shoes below and hats, gloves, etc above

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