My wife bought a piano keyboard last year with the intent of learning how to play. It lives in our bedroom but didn't have a seat, so we had to drag in an office chair or dining chair to sit at it. I wanted to get a bench, but wasn't willing to shell out the cash when I knew I could just whip one up.

I made a goal to get rid of scraps this year so I took a cherry board that was not good enough to use in a normal furniture project and some 12/4 cutoffs that I had for some legs. Since the materials were free I tried a design that had popped into my head a few months ago, this way if I hated it, there wouldn't be much of a loss of funds.