Porch rehab

Jeeeezzzzzzz, how a simple request for some bookcases grew into a porch makeover!

Started of simple enough, a good friend asked if I could make some bookcases for the porch. Since the porch was glassed in and had a concrete floor, this did not seem like much of a challenge. The size is about 6 ½’ by 22 ½’, with about 27”up to the existing windowsill, so is not a large porch.

If I did the whole porch in bookcases, it would be a LOT and pretty boring to boot, so decided to put in some doors to close of stuff you might not want out., then the door side seemed like a nice size for a daybed, with storage beneath. Since this was by the doorway, it would also serve as a handy spot to set down packages.

Since the porch was small, I scaled the shelf’s back to about 10”, and added a 2 X 4 base beneath to function as a toe hole, and hide the height variations in the floor.. The top is brought to just underneath the existing windowsill and screwed from beneath into the sill. I wanted to make the top sturdy enough to hold a persons weight. (I could visualize people sitting her to talk.)

The spacing of the shelf’s and uprights, as well as the pattern on the small doors picked up the A & C design on the Front door. This design was also used on the panels on the daybed, except that one was cut in and the other applied to.

Basic constructio9n was ¾” maple plywood, painted white with poplar used for the trim. Fastening was biscuits and face frame screws.

As a footnote, my friend reports that the daybed is a preferred resting place for guests, and a favored place to read and converse.

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