How To Make A Bay Window Bench Seat Cushion

The unfinished wood frames around the window seat make it more interesting and bring a rustic vibe to it.

How to make a bay window bench seat cushion.

How to make a window seat cushion. Fold the paper in half along the cushion width and crease it. Step 2 foam and fabric cutting foam comes in several sizes and styles. I used a electric meat carver to cut my foam.

Measure the distance from. Then staple the middle of each side keeping the fabric tight really tight i didn t do this well enough. There are two measurements that you will need. Purchase the plywood at your local home improvement store and ask them to cut it the size of your bench top.

Purchase foam and cut it the size of the plywood. To get the best fit we decided to make one extra long bay window seat cushion with angled sides to match the shape of the bench. If you want to have two cushions then split the length in half. Look for a piece that is about 3inches thick and at least as long as your window seat bench.

Align this crease to the center of the bay. We used dura skrim pattern material to trace the shape of the bench to be sure we had the angles just right. You can have memory foam or just regular foam padding. Tape the front of the paper.

The length of the bench and the width of the bench. A built in bookshelf is a good choice if you have narrow space. This will be the size of the finished cushion. Get a piece of foam that will serve as the inside of the cushion.

Tuck the corners in neatly hospital corners and put a couple staples at each corner. The window seat has a soft cushion several pillows storage under the cushion and a built in bookshelf. The window seat in need of a cushion was a long bench in the curved opening of a bay window. Measure the width across the front of the bay opening and record this measurement as the cushion finished length.

Lay the fabric over the cushion and make sure its straight. Double check to make sure it s looking good then staple around the rest of the cushion.