Next use a pry bar and hammer to get it behind the baseboard and pry it off of the wall.
Build kitchen nook bench seat.
Cut two 17 1 2 x 16 3 4 pieces of 1 2 plywood pre drill and screw them onto the ends of each box.
The baseboards in the corner of your kitchen will need to be removed in order to install your corner bench seating.
Cut one piece of 1 2 plywood 16 3 4 tall and the length of the long face of the bench from the inner corner to the edge including the end piece of plywood you just installed.
I used ikea kitchen cabinets to easily build a dining bench that looks built in but it s still movable.
Measure the front and the sides of your bench frame our baseboard was sticking out so i cut the shape of it out with a table saw leftover baseboard always comes in handy we used 1 sheet of 3 4 inch plywood and i had some scrap wood for the sides you also need some trim to give the bench a.
Custom was our only option.
To be perfectly honest i wasn t looking forward to this project after a failed diy drawer attempt in a laundry room years ago.
A built in daybed bench seat was the way to go but there weren t any standard sized cabinets or drawers that would fit perfectly.
The size of your table usually depends on the size of your kitchen but benches don t have to be the complicated built ins you ll find in many breakfast nooks.
The best way to remove baseboards is to run a utility knife along the top of the baseboard where your caulk line is.