Pair of Decorative Sitting Benches

Pair of decorative benches for home. I made these out of a Aluminum folding work platforms (16" X 48" Werner Platform Bench ladder) and completely enclosed it in wood. I used regular cabinet plywoods, standard 2X6's, some inexpensive paneling and some basic faux finishing techniques to give the benches some resemblance to Walnut. Discovered that proportions necessitated adding some trim on bottom edge. Note that this trim only runs partially around so there is a front and back and limits the ar...