Redwood built-in bench wrapping two walls of a patio corner, with matching horizontal redwood cladding on the wall behind

Carpentry

Redwood Built-In Patio Bench with Hidden Storage

A wraparound redwood bench built into a patio corner, with the seat sections hinged to open into dry storage underneath.

ProjectRedwood Built-In Patio Bench with Hidden Storage
ServiceCarpentry
LocationNot recorded — see note below
Photos12 (5 mid-build)

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The problem

A narrow patio corner had no seating and nowhere to put cushions, tools or garden supplies. Freestanding furniture would have eaten the walkable floor and still left the storage problem unsolved.

What Gary did

Gary framed a bench directly into the corner so it follows the walls instead of fighting them, then clad the frame and the wall behind it in horizontal redwood so the seating and the wall read as one built piece. The seat panels lift so the entire base is usable storage.

The result

Continuous seating on two walls, a cushion-and-tool store that stays dry and out of sight, and a patio that gained usable floor rather than losing it.

How it came together

Redwood bench with storage compartments open, showing the framed cavities beneath each hinged seat panel

In progress

Taking shape

Finished

Project photographs

FinishedClose view of the redwood bench corner joint showing alternating light and dark board grain across seat and back

FinishedFinished redwood corner bench with storage lids closed, seat boards running the length of both walls

FinishedSunlit close view of the redwood bench lid and armrest, showing the smooth sanded seat surface

In progressPartially built redwood bench frame with vertical supports in place and loose decking boards staged alongside

In progressOpen redwood bench framing viewed from above, showing the internal storage bays before the seat panels go on

In progressRedwood bench corner under construction with the back cladding installed and the seat structure still open

FinishedRedwood bench corner with string lights above and shelving built into the clad wall

FinishedLong redwood bench running along a clad wall beside a modern linear fire table

Project location is not published because it has not been confirmed. Gary's photo archive spans more than one market and these images are not individually dated or geotagged, so no city is claimed for any single project.