Sylvania Ohio built in Beginnings

Ive begun construction on the built-in in Sylvania, Ohio!  The week prior to this point has been filled with prep work for this project.  Ive spent the previous week buying, sanding, priming, and coloring the materials to be used here.
The first picture is the drawing showing the general layout of the built-in, and what the desired features are going to be. The more time spent on this phase with the owners the better. Its where ideas, wants, and needs get all hashed out, and it also eliminates surprises.  The drawing shows wider and deeper bench areas below the windows, decorative areas on either side of the windows, a large overhead display area, a center open area to accommodate the tv (to include a pull out shelf), and a lower center section to house the electronics.

Here is a picture of our "blank canvas", and the area to be worked in.  There are two floor registers to deal with.  I will be installing ductwork to project them out of the front of the window seat sections.

Over the last day and a half, I have built the two window seat sections.  I initially built a subframe out of 2x3 material, and trimmed and capped it with my painted 1x4s.  Ive installed the seat tops, which I made out of beefier 5/4 stair treads to give it a bolder look.  Ive also routed the ductwork to the front of the seat sections, and dropped in 1/4 piece to cover the ducts and give some storage space.

I will be making doors for the front of these sections to finish them off.

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