Project - "Debbie's Kitchen Breakfast Nook"

It's always fun to start a new project. This week, I will start a project that will be in two phases. Sal's daughter, Debbie, needs a built-in bench for her kitchen — a place to seat her family of four comfortably. The second part of the project will be to add some cabinets along the same wall. The photo is a shot of her husband's visual concept of the project. Sal and I stopped over to take measurements.
	On the way back from her house, we stopped and got several 1 X 12's that I am now ripping into 1 1/2" strips. I plan to double them up into 1 1/2" square pieces. I will make the bench frame from these.
I have no plans for this project so I am starting by laying out the measurements that I took from a chair for height and depth. I have angled the front back enough to allow for a "toe-kick".
	I use my bevel to read the angle of the frame front.
I set the miter saw to the angle — it is 15o exactly. I measure each component off the layout model and cut nine pieces. I figure we will need 9 of these frames for the two benches.
	I clamp two scrap pieces of wood to the layout table and make sure that the corner is a good right angle.
Here are the pieces as they will be assembled. You can see that the top portion is cut differently than the bottom. In effect, I will have each corner with "half-laps."
	This  close-up of one corner may give you a better idea of the over-lapping.
I spread glue evenly over the lower layer. I have the upper layer ready to go.
	I am using  1 1/4" narrow crown staples to "stitch" the layers together.   I have all the other 8 frame members stacked in order and ready to assemble.
Here are the 9 frames. I will let them set overnight and start the rest of the bench tomorrow. In the meantime, I have to make a more detailed drawing and materials list, particularly of the cabinets.