Custom Potting Bench

We have had a busy May, mostly doing wood work.
We are just finishing up a project in San Jose that had a potting bench in the design.

We went back and forth with our client considering what style of bench we would install.

At first we discussed the option of buying one online and assembling it on site.


But after looking around and reading reviews, we decided a custom bench would work better and last longer.

So we decided to create a simple bench that was purely functional. There were a few requirements we were working with: 
We wanted a drawer for hand tools, a cabinet for fertilizers, a drop down cabinet for soils and a waterproof bench to keep the soils dry.

So we came up with a simple drawing and gave it to our client. After looking it over and seeing the rest of the yard come together so beautifully, (see the post on 'Relaxing Koi Pond') we decided to make the potting bench both functional and beautiful.


We redesigned it and started building in our shop.


We used hand picked select heart Redwood for the framework and the bench. The bench was constructed in a 'cutting board' style.

We used a nice bright Pine for the face of the cabinets and drawer.


This gave a wonderful contrast to the Redwood.


As I mentioned above, we installed a drawer for small hand tools, a cabinet for fertilizers and other plant food, a drop down cabinet for potting soils and two shelves for pots.


The bench was then sealed with Poly-urethane, delivered to the job site and assembled.