Portable seat switches to a stool

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This article was published 05/03/2006 (7244 days ago), so information in it may no longer be current.

This cleverly designed unit just might be the most versatile piece of furniture in your house. In one position, it is a highly portable seat, and in another it becomes a stool which gives you access to those otherwise unreachable areas. Think about your over-the-counter kitchen cupboards — if they are of standard design, and if you are not basketball-player height, those top shelves are essentially unusable storage space.

The advantage of this combined seat/step stool is that it is attractive enough that you can keep it close by, to give you safe access to heights — compared to a folding painter’s stool which would be hidden away in a closet (and therefore probably unused).

The plans for this project detail all you need to know to build the two-in-one stool, and come with a complete materials list, step-by-step instructions and illustrations. To begin this project, ask for pattern MD-00076 and send $19.95 plus $5 (for shipping, handling and GST). Combine your order with our Kitchen Work Centre (no. 920162) pay only $36.95 total — a savings of over $9.

Make your cheque or money order payable to “Constructive Ideas” and mail it along with your request to The Winnipeg Free Press c/o PO Box 400, Beaconsfield, QC H9W 5T9. You may also order by calling toll-free at 1-800-561-8383 and charging it to your Visa or MasterCard. Or, visit our website at www.greatplans.com .