I am popping in quick with part two of our sweet seating project for the playroom. I last left you with a glimpse of our seating plan, which included using two IKEA Expedit benches and upholstered tops, to create a corner shaped bench:
As great as it was shaping up to be, we still needed to address making it functional and safe. As it stood, the corner had zero support below the upholstered cushion, and I knew that section would probably be the most used section of the whole piece.
So, my super handy hubs, built a little support "table" looking thing. It isn't all that pretty....
But it doesn't need to be pretty. It won't be seen anyway. He just used some spare 2x4's and 2x2's and we had a flush and sturdy little corner support system!
Another option would probably be to just secure a small ledge into the wall studs. This option, however, doesn't leave any permanent damage to the walls. And for as much as I change things, that's probably a good thing!
Sliding the upholstered section back over and you would never know that support was there, looks perfect!
As for the cushion itself, now that we had the support in place, we wanted to affix the cushion to the Expedit, just to be sure that it doesn't slide around or accidentally fall off. It is in a playroom after all, and our boys like to wiggle.
Some pre-drilling....
And then standard screws {times four in each bench}, make it nice and secure!
We could have used a rug pad, or Velcro, but this was the safest route to be sure that cushion top wasn't going anywhere. And I was nervous you would be able to see the marks, but nope, not visible at all.
So with all of the supporting and attaching, we were left with the same "after" picture as the before, but a much more secure and safe "after" now:
I am hoping to find some time this weekend to start filling the cubbies with baskets and toys so the kiddos can start using their space again, so stay tuned for more progress next week!
Anyone tackling any organizing or building projects this weekend?
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