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03-21-2022, 03:53 PM
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New Member
Join Date: Mar 2022
Location: Brentwood
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M.O.C. #30696
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Make A Storage Bench in Dining Room?
We just got our 3855BR and the two additional chairs in the dining room are just crappy folding chairs. I was thinking of making a seat bench with shoe storage on the side. This dining area is in the pop-out. Has anyone ever made a bench and how did you anchor it? I attached a picture of the area.
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03-21-2022, 05:09 PM
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Site Team
Join Date: Sep 2017
Location: Oro Valley
Posts: 4,086
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Christina,
Welcome to the forum! Can't help you with your bench idea.
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Zack and Donna plus Millie and Ranger
2018 3160RL
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03-21-2022, 05:40 PM
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Montana Master
Join Date: May 2019
Location: Alton
Posts: 2,898
M.O.C. #24086
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We have been thinking the same thing. Wasted space where a bench seat could be used for additional storage.
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2019 3130re 20th Anniversary Edition
2016 F350 Lariat
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03-21-2022, 06:58 PM
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Montana Master
Join Date: Oct 2018
Location: Anderson
Posts: 2,788
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No need to anchor it down. It won't move, and gives you options to change later. Or simply pick up a couple of these and save a lot of time and expense building something:
Click here.
Or something line this, click here - need only 1 this way.
or this, click here.
We ended up removing all 4 of our stand alone chairs and replaced them with 4 of these: Click here. They fold up and can be put out of the way, opening space around the table, or take them outside if we want too. Haven't missed the wooden kitchen chairs at all.
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03-22-2022, 06:08 AM
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Montana Master
Join Date: Jul 2014
Location: Upstate NY
Posts: 1,789
M.O.C. #14547
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Ours came with 4 chairs - but even those are useless space wasters. I contemplated doing just that too.
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Design a nice bench seat at the slide wall. Suggest you look at other brands, even TTs that have bench seats to get an idea of dimensions then have an upholstery shop make up cushions to more or less match the rest of the 5ers upholstery.
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2014 Montana High Country 343RL (Sold!)
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03-22-2022, 07:13 AM
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Montana Master
Join Date: Mar 2021
Location: Western NY
Posts: 548
M.O.C. #28430
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I was thinking about doing this on the forward side of the table to start. DW sits there. I sit on the other side facing forward and find myself turning the chair about 45 degrees after dinner in order to see the television better while finishing up. Maybe I will decide to do both sides.
When I remodeled our kitchen at home I bought an extra piece of cherry end panel from the cabinet company so I could make a little bench next to the entry door from the garage. Seems I should be able come up with something, and having the cottage white option would be easy to match up.
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03-22-2022, 09:51 AM
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Montana Master
Join Date: May 2019
Location: Alton
Posts: 2,898
M.O.C. #24086
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I like the Walmart bench seat but I believe to fit it will need to be
L 38" x H 19" x W 24"
Then put a cushen against the wall under the window.
For the other side a bench the same dimensions. No back.
Replace the table. Remove the wall box.
On my "to do" list for this fall when we get home.
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Daryl and Marianne,
2019 3130re 20th Anniversary Edition
2016 F350 Lariat
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03-27-2022, 04:51 PM
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Seasoned Camper
Join Date: Sep 2018
Location: Plains
Posts: 54
M.O.C. #22710
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We ordered two storage benches on Amazon. Folding lid. Put one chair in storage and the other at the desk in the BR. The two folding chairs are under the bed in case we need extras. They are great for storage.
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03-28-2022, 08:27 PM
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New Member
Join Date: Mar 2022
Location: Brentwood
Posts: 6
M.O.C. #30696
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Do you have the link to the ones you purchased? Thanks for the info!
Quote:
Originally Posted by Dave and Beta
We ordered two storage benches on Amazon. Folding lid. Put one chair in storage and the other at the desk in the BR. The two folding chairs are under the bed in case we need extras. They are great for storage.
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