Bread Bin
Space is often in demand in modern homes and sometimes we need to make sacrifices when choosing furniture, but the beauty of making a project yourself is that you can customize your own solution. The Get It Done team build a seat that doubles as a mobile storage unit. They also chat to an upholstery expert on how best to tackle the upholstery work.
You will need:
| Tools | Material list |
| JigSaw | 20 mm Pine or meranti (something a bit more exotic would be nicer) NB cannot be warped – if warped we cannot use it |
| Router | Bottom 430mm x 250mm – 1 piece (grain in direction of long side) |
| PEX 300 sander (New one) | Top 470mm x 200mm – 1 piece (grain in direction of long side) |
| PSR 18 cordless drill driver | Back 430mm x 160mm – 1 piece (grain in direction of long side) |
| PSR 1080 Cordless drill driver (New one) | Door – 427mm x 250 mm – 1 piece (grain in direction of long side) |
| PFS Spray gun | Sides 250 mm x 215mm – 2 pieces (grain in direction of long side) |
| Dremel tool or versatip (to decorate door) | door knob – small – not higher than thicness of wood – 1 piece |
| Planer | 6-8 mm dowel stick to match wood. – 1 piece (600-900mm or closest) |
| Wood filler to match wood | |
| Teak oil (Red oill for darker wood or yellow for light wood) | |
| Wood for pot holder (same as above) 1 piece 300 x 200 | |
| wood glue |
Steps:
- Mark out and drill pilot holes for bottom, back and top
- Router top and bottom edges
- Assemble Top, back and bottom
- Cut shape in sides and router
- Mark out and drill holes for dowel stick hinge and stopper
- Mirror these holes on door
- Router door
- Assemble sides and door onto the rest of the cabinet
- Decorate door
- Sand and oil
- Attach handle
