![]() The left side of this space is right next to my backdoor, so I really wanted to have a small, flat, “catch all” space to set things like the chicken water, etc. I used this depth all the way across my built in., though I’ve seen others that either have it deeper than the storage, or shallower than the storage, so it’s really flexible. I looked up standard dimensions for benches and window seats and came up with 18″ deep. This is my favorite view in my whole house, so I had my heart set on a window seat. This window looks into my backyard, with my chicken coop in the distance, and my garden on the way. Now that I had the blank slate, I started adding in the elements that I wanted in the room. While I could move this somewhere else, I don’t really want to so I am going to try to work around it. The last is the existing electrical which is below the window on the right hand side. The third is the existing HVAC duct (not pictured, but it centers under the window). In fact, this beam actually extends all the way up the ceiling, across the room, and then down the opposite wall. The second is the brown support beam (this is where the original exterior wall for my house used to be). There are four “set in stone” components I need to work around in this room. I took the dimensions of the room I am working on and created my canvas to work on. You know, just in case you decide you really want to wallpaper your room with Josh’s skin.įirst, I created my “blank slate”. How do I know this? Because one of the included materials inside SketchUp is Josh’s Skin. Side note: That dude standing is named Josh. It opens a blank screen with a dude standing there for reference. ![]() I set up my SketchUp account and created a new template in feet and inches. For the engineers out there, you can also use more advanced engineering tools like SolidWorks, or Creo, if you really want to, but SketchUp is free so I went with that. The interface is fairly intuitive, though I will admit I struggled with it for a morning before I felt like I had any clue what I was doing. There are a TON of tools available to help visualize and plan built ins, but probably the most widely available (and FREE!) is SketchUp. I could have used pen and paper to help me visualize my finished product, but opted instead to use a digital tool. There’s exposed insulation where I pulled the fireplace out and some missing drywall from where I needed to modify the electrical. Not my picture, but I couldn’t find the original poster to give credit to. I went to Pinterest and found my pinspiration. I want the window to be the focal point of the room, and the asymmetry will drive me nuts unless I do something to even it out. I also wanted to increase the storage of my 50s house. When the original homeowners did this renovation, they didn’t center the window. Last weekend I got all of my subfloor installed and now it’s time to plan the decorative features of the room.
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