Did I tell you that I have a handy husband?! I didn’t know myself when I married him 😛 I envisioned a window bench where the baby can sit and read with storage of toys and random baby stuff underneath.  Thanks to Pinterest, there are a lot of Ikea Kallax bench hacks, but to my surprise, Nick decided he was going to make a corner chest to connect it together. sure, why not?!

laying down the base

the plans

Putting the Kallax bench together was easy as per Ikea usual.  I added batting, cushion, and fabric and got to work with a staple gun to put it together.  Then some wood glue and screws from the underside to secure the bench to the shelf.

almost there…

Nick made this extra special by putting a hinged lift door (with a safety slow so that there’s no slamming of little fingers).  Add a cushion on top, and voila!

Here it is in the corner of the nursery…isn’t it just darling?

The nursery is coming together…!