Building Shelves In A Small Closet

But i did all of those things for this project and i lived to tell the tale.

Building shelves in a small closet.

13 74 1 x6 ripped in half qty 2 1 49 1 x4 side shelves afterthought. Put diy closet side brackets on following steps outlined above. You can also use it as a step to reach the high shelf. How to build closet shelving.

Here s how i installed closet shelves into an awkward too small closet nook. How to make storage shelves. Instructions remove everything from the closet including old shelves you will no longer be using. How to build small closet shelves that do not go all the way across the closet.

Build this handy stool in one hour and park it in your closet. 29 99 4 x8 sheet of melamine. Ugh can you even imagine. Diy custom closet shelves completely transform this standard double closets.

All you need is a 4 x 4 ft. Cut the strips of mdf to the correct length for your shelves. If you don t have a power saw you can have all of the. It is easiest to paint all of the pieces of.

To determine where to place the 1 2 s measure the height of your space and divide by the number of shelf openings. My space was 80 and we wanted four shelf openings and three shelves. You could call it an open shelf bookcase even though we are using it for clothing. We installed two 15 inch deep shelves at the bottom and left 16 18 inches of shelf space between each shelf for storing large items like cereal boxes tall bottles and small appliances.

Here s our cost breakdown. Cut the plywood pieces according to the illustration. Cut the plywood pieces according to the illustration. Power tools cutting wood drilling into studs a diy project involving any of those tasks completely intimidates me.

Plywood wood glue and a handful of 8d finish nails. The middle two shelves are installed 12 inches apart and the top two shelves are installed 10 inches apart. Patch any holes in the walls with. I placed the bottom of the 1 2 s every 20 inches creating three shelves and four openings 20 inches apart.

We made 2 pockets on the 10 5. The top four shelves are 11 inches deep. Using our kreg jig mini and a small clamp we made pocket holes in the pieces we cut. Make the most of a small entryway closet with diy built in shelves for shoes and coats.

You can also use it as a step to reach the high shelf. Plywood wood glue and a handful of 8d finish nails. All you need is a 4 x 4 ft. There are also custom fabric bins perfect for a kids room.

And for a small fraction of what we would have paid for custom closet shelving units. To continue in the movable aspect of the closet we opted to make open shelves to place clothes on. This is a great use of space and can be done in a day. Create another diy shelving bracket out of pine wood scraps to attach to the corner see picture.