Installed a drawer under the sofa

[THedges]

I decided to add a drawer under our sofa bed. It is just an open space closed in by a board that is held in place with velcro.

[THedges]

I built the drawer out of 3/4" oak plywood that I had left over from another project. I used furniture glides on the bottom to let it slide easily over the carpet.

Then I attached the sofa front to the drawer.


I used heavy duty magnetic drawer clasps to hold it in place.

This will help make up for the lack of pantry space in our model.

[JRTJH]

Looks very good, THedges. My bottom panel was screwed to two steel angles, one on each side. I removed them, got a piece of piano hinge and refastened the panel on the upper side, now the panel opens upward and we use the area to store brooms vaccuums, etc.

I like your idea better and may build something similar once things slow down.

Thanks for the photos and the idea.

[hankpage]

THedges, Thanks for the photos. This will make up for the storage I lost when I removed the benches from the booth. Nice job, Hank

[hankpage]

DARN IT! I have the old style "try to sleep on metal bars and springs" type of couch. The front raps around each side about 6" and looks like a major project to gain very little storage on this couch.

[Johnnyfry]

Nice job. Interesting though, my 318SAB came with a drawer like that.

John