Corner Banquette Makeover + How to Redirect Air Vents Under Cabinets

All of the information to give a corner banquette a new search with paint, in addition how to put in an air vent redirect underneath a cabinet.

At last!

Soon after months of seeking for a secondhand corner banquette on Fb Market, driving almost 4 hrs round-trip to decide on it up, going a doorway, setting up LVP flooring, redirecting an air vent, and painting for times, we have the slight makings of breakfast nook!

I managed to shoot the banquette’s new digs suitable following the electrician still left from putting in individuals sconce bins and relocating for the linear chandelier, so forgive the dust. 😉

I’m nonetheless ready on reupholstered cushions, but even “naked” this banquette already has us envisioning so several fun family members dinners gathered all around the desk with numerous far more loved types squeezed into this little area!

How to Redirect Air Vents Less than Cupboards

A single minor obstacle we experienced to tackle just before producing the shabby corner banquette glance chic was rerouting the air vent on the ground that was positioned correct beneath the below seat the cupboards.

(There constantly has to be at minimum just one obstacle or it would not be a household enhancement challenge, would it? Murphy’s Law every time.)

If you are at any time building built-in cabinets, cupboards, a window seat, or a corner banquette like ours, you totally just can’t go over and disregard any vents the air circulation need to be redirected to maintain the place adequately heating and cooling.

How to Set up an Air Vent Redirect

We used this air vent redirecting package named a Toe Ductor (it performs for wall registers and baseboard registers far too).

The package makes it possible for you to thrust the air flow beneath your constructed-in furnishings. (Not sponsored… just a neat detail we’ve identified and used for DIYs about the a long time.) Make confident you let at least 4 inches of space underneath your cabinet or created-in.

We did the same underneath the designed-in cabinets and window seat for our neighbors’ rec home makeover very last calendar year. In hindsight, I would paint that vent grate to mix it.

Supplies

• Toe Ductor Kit (wall vent kit here or baseboard vent package here)
• Drill
• 1/2″ wood screws
• Oscillating resource
• Duct tape

Move 1 – Attach Box to Flooring Vent

Protect the flooring vent first with the Toe Ductor box and screw into location.

Move 2 – Evaluate and Reduce for the Toe Kick Address

Choose the place you want to location the new air vent on your crafted-in, measure, and mark. Utilizing the oscillating device, slash out a rectangular section.

Step 3 – Attach the New Vent

On the backside of the rectangular gap you just slice, attach the new vent with screws to the toe kick.

Action 4 – Connect Versatile Duct

Use the furnished metal strip to connect the flexible duct to the again of the vent. (Our metal strip place up a little bit of a combat, so we reinforced it with duct tape.)

Step 5 – Attach Flex Duct to Box and Placement Cupboard/Built-In on Prime

Extend out the versatile duct beneath the corner banquette crafted-in, and attach it to the box on the floor with the kit’s steel stripping. We strengthened ours once again with duct tape so no air escapes.

Area the cupboard or crafted=in on major of the box and anchor to the wall as you’d like. You can attach the toe kick grate to the entrance soon after painting.

Move 6 – Prep and Paint

I went as a result of my usual cupboard portray course of action given that this corner banquette is extremely considerably like a piece of cabinetry.

• Sand with an orbital sander using medium/good grit
• Vacuum and tack fabric away dust
• Use liquid sander deglosser
• Prime with shellac dependent primer
• Paint with enamel satin

Verify out that deep, desaturated olive eco-friendly! It blends beautifully with our far more vivid hunter inexperienced kitchen cabinets though still experience like a neutral. Enjoy! The colour is Benjamin Moore Southern Vines.

We anchored the new-to-us corner banquette to the wall when we ended up at it so the children can get rough and rowdy on this bench all they want.

The Painted Corner Banquette

I are unable to wait to see some quite striped cushions on this bench soon, but it appears so great previously!

This linear chandelier is best for the slender rectangular dining desk that will go below shortly. Mainly because this area is windowless, and this corner feels so dim, we extra sconce containers to give it some added assistance.

I plan to go again and paint the vent protect the very same Benjamin Moore Southern Vines to blend with the relaxation of the corner banquette so it will pretty much disappear.

Are you beginning to see the eyesight choose shape in this minimal dining nook? Are we feelin’ the bench seating situation? We have an affordable wall remedy prepared up coming to add some additional dimension that I cannot hold out to exhibit you!

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