Building Your Own Closet Shelves

Cut the side shelves wall cleats for the side shelves closet rod and top shelf image 2.

Building your own closet shelves.

Cut the strips of mdf to the correct length for your shelves. Prime and paint all wood parts after cutting image 3. If you re planning to install accessories similar to the ones we used for our white closet. Step 1 the fun part.

Build this handy stool in one hour and park it in your closet. My husband bought two sheets of 4 8 plywood for our small closet. Answer a few questions and for just 5 in a few days we ll provide two professional design variations including a product parts list and options for where to buy. It made all the difference.

Measure and mark the lumber for the two side shelves four wall cleats for the side shelves closet rod and top shelf image 1. Purchase your closet supplies you ll want strong and sturdy shelves so you ll want to buymdf plywood that is 3 4 thick. If you don t have a power saw you can have all of the. Use wood screws or finishing nails to put the center of the organizer together.

Install the vertical pieces. Determine how many shelves you want to install in the closet. Cut your mdf pieces. The width of the shelves depends on how large your closet is and how wide you want the shelves to be.

Instructions remove everything from the closet including old shelves you will no longer be using. With tips to build your own closet system and shelves. Build your own diy closet organizers with these creative and budget friendly closet system ideas. Closetmaid professional design service.

Build your own melamine closet organizer choose your hardware first. Measure length wise from one end of the closet to the other to get the length of your shelves. You can also use it as a step to reach the high shelf. If your closet.

Plywood wood glue and a handful of 8d finish nails. Just 2 short years ago we made over our master closet for the 100 room challenge. You may need more or less depending on how big your closet is. Diy plywood closet organizer build plans.

We like mdf instead of plywood because it s never warped it s cheaper than plywood and it. Prevent chip out by taping where you will cut the melamine shelving. We did three shelves. You can see more about how i designed the shelf configuration in this post.

It is easiest to paint all of the pieces of. Cut the plywood pieces according to the illustration. How to make storage shelves. All you need is a 4 x 4 ft.

Space the shelves evenly or according to the height of the items you plan to store. Patch any holes in the walls with.