Using standard building materials and techniques, you can create a bay or bow window seat for any room in your home. Whether you’re adding casual seating in a library or den, or you’re making extra bench seating in the dining room or kitchen, this basic tutorial will guide you through the steps to add needed storage and seating in your home.

This photo-filled tutorial for constructing a built-in window seat shows just how simple building and finishing attractive additional seating can be. This project uses standard building materials, and the final shell can emulate the look of any decorating style. Use beadboard, tongue and groove paneling or solid plywood and trims to create a built-in that looks like it was produced with the original construction.

Find more window seat plans at FreeWW.com. This one is from atthepicketfence.com.

How to build a window seat with storage from At The Picket Fence
 

You can build this really neat window seat unit for your kid’s room with the use of these plans. This great unit has cubby holes for storage under the seat that double as a step up to the window seat. Cushions can be placed for comfy seating and once removed the hard surface can be used for coloring or doing homework. The plan has step by step instructions to help you create this window seat unit.