• Kitchen
• Painted
• Window seat
• Built-in
• Shelves
• Lights
• Cookbooks

Ochre cookbook window seat

A kitchen window wrapped in ochre built-ins: tall face-framed cookbook shelves either side with brass picture lights, a bridge shelf over the window, and a deep window seat with drawers under an oiled oak bench top and an oatmeal linen cushion.

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At a glance

Overall W x D x H

2600 x 481 x 2550 mm102 3/8" x 18 15/16" x 100 3/8"

Parts to cut

123

Build steps

88

Boards

11

Sheets

9

Solid wood

24.6 bd ft

Weight

213.1 kg470 lb

Materials

• Birch plywood
• Poplar (paint grade)
• MDF
• White oak

Finish

• Finishing oil - Hardwax oil, matt
• Paint - ochre, eggshell

Tools

• Saw
• Square
• Tape
• Chisel
• Clamps
• Router
• Table saw
• Drill
• Pocket-hole jig
• Sandpaper
• Brush
• 10mm bit
• Cable clips

Hardware and fittings

• 1 x Window seat cushion, 70mm foam in oatmeal linen, piped
• 1 x Anti-tip furniture wall bracket, steel, with stud screws
• 8 x Concealed face-frame hinge, partial overlay
• 4 x Round knob, 30mm, brushed brass
• 4 x Side-mount drawer slide, 400mm
• 2 x Cup pull, 96mm centres, brushed brass
• 2 x Plug-in picture light, brass, 350mm

Cut list

The first 3 of 89 lines, in millimetres (inches below), finished size including joint allowances.

The 3D model

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