A window seat is not only a marvellous place to relax but can be a potential storage area as well. If you have a particularly long window or two windows set close together, in the lounge, you may be able to create a window bank. A window bank is, typically, two window seats flanking a cupboard, upon which any number of items could be placed, including a coffee cup while you sit and enjoy the view from your window.
Some construction timber will be needed for the unit’s framework. However, the cases are, for the most part, held together with the use of three quarter inch plywood. The seats and cupboard should be assembled as separate units and the units cut to fit the length of the window or windows.
The back frame for the cupboard should be built first and attached to the wall using eight three inch screws. Next attach the mid-rail to the wall and fix the side panels in place. If you are building the window bank for a long window, simply build the cupboard as a free-standing unit. When you assemble the window seats and attach them to the wall, be sure to leave enough room for the cupboard and allow clearance of about two centimetres on either side. However you may decide to also build the seats as free-standing unit.
One advantage of having free standing units is that you can move them to different parts of the room should you fancy a change.