Creating Shelves In Closet

Measure length wise from one end of the closet to the other to get the length of your shelves.

Creating shelves in closet.

It is easiest to paint all of the pieces of. Time to attach the pieces together. Cut the strips of mdf to the correct length for your shelves. First nail through the sides into the back.

Using our kreg jig mini and a small clamp we made pocket holes in the pieces we cut. I can actually walk into my closet now without getting clotheslined by an excessively deep shelf. Plywood wood glue and a handful of 8d finish nails. Spread wood glue on the joints then nail them together with 8d finish nails.

Install the vertical pieces. The top four shelves are 11 inches deep. If you don t have a power saw you can have all of the. Cut the plywood pieces according to the illustration.

How to make storage shelves. Patch any holes in the walls with. Spread wood glue on the joints then nail them together with 8d finish nails. We did three shelves.

Cut the plywood pieces according to the illustration. All you need is a 4 x 4 ft. You can see more about how i designed the shelf configuration in this post. If your closet.

Most closets are equipped with just one rod and a shelf just above it. How to make storage shelves. In fact bedroom closets are nearly useless when in their builder grade state. First nail through the sides into the back.

We placed one 10 5 piece with the pockets. The middle two shelves are installed 12 inches apart and the top two shelves are installed 10 inches apart. We made 2 pockets on the 10. We were slightly worried that adding shelves on the sides would make the closet seem smaller but after having cut the original shelf down to 1 depth instead of 2 it actually opens things up a lot.

With the help of our big clamp we dry fitted our pieces together. Use a measuring tape long level and pencil to mark the location of your shelves. The width of the shelves depends on how large your closet is and how wide you want the shelves to be. Step 1 the fun part.

We like mdf instead of plywood because it s never warped it s cheaper than plywood and it. Get free shipping over 75 free in store pickup everyday if you are using a screen reader activate this link for accessibility features or call 888 266 8246 for assistance. In a perfect world closets would always come with a full functioning effective closet kit but they just don t. Determine how many shelves you want to install in the closet.

Cut your mdf pieces. Instructions remove everything from the closet including old shelves you will no longer be using. All you need is a 4 x 4 ft. The shallow shelves make it easier to locate items at or above eye level.