I'm planning on building cabinets in a mudroom I'm putting in my garage. At this point, my intention is to use melamine. The cabinets will be built into a nook I've framed and drywalled. Part of the design is a bench about 12 inches tall and 12 inches deep with several open cubbies. It seems to me that, despite its reputation for a lack of strength, a 60 inch piece of melamine supported at both ends, at the back and every 10 inches with 3/4" melamine panels would be strong enough as a bench. The bench itself will sit on a drywall shelf supported by framing, so no worries there. But I wanted to check with a few who had more experience with melamine, since I routinely see comments about how it can be weak. I'm also open to suggestions about how to assemble it. I've searched a lot on here and seen that dadoes, biscuits and screws have all been suggested. Any comments are appreciated.