One of the most practical pieces of furniture for a contemporary home
was either invented or discovered by Benjamin Franklin 'way back in the 1700's.  Franklin introduced his chair (Also known as: step stool, library chair, small step ladder) to the residents of Philadelphia when he returned there from a long stay in England. The Library Chair, as it was known then, was an instant success!

Today, you have your choice of two ways to own one o these very practical library chairs:
(1) You can buy a pre-cut (all parts included) Franklin Library Chair kit (from: Originals By Weber on eBay). 

Or, you can build one yourself using Weber's package of easy to understand plans, drawings and full size templates.  With this "U-Build-It" set of plans you
(1) simply lay the full size template (pattern) on a piece of wood, draw around it and then, using either a hand held (power) jigsaw (sabre-saw) or a band saw cut the wood to shape.
(2) Next you sand all of the rough edges.
(3) Next you drill holes for the screws. 
(4) Before assembly, you varnish the wood.
(5) Finally you put it all together, attach two hinges and
(6) You are done!  That's all there is to it.

You can expect this Library Chair to be well used in several ways such as:
Step Stool in your kitchen to let you reach dishes in high cabinets. 
Chair in kitchen or "mud room" when removing muddy boots and shoes.
Set up as a step stool and fill the steps with knick-knacks or house plants.

To build the kit you will need about 11 board feet of wood. Example, today you can get
red oak for about $3.00 per bd. foot. 
You can see both the Library Chair Kit and the plans package in the eBay store:
Originals By Weber