Build A Closet Shelf

We placed one 10 5 piece with the pockets facing.

Build a closet shelf.

You ll use 3 4 inch plywood to make this closet organizer. We made 2 pockets on the 10 5 pieces one on each. Simply cut another 1 x2 board to the length of your shelves minus three inches. Using our kreg jig mini and a small clamp we made pocket holes in the pieces we cut.

A basic bedroom closet gets a cost cutting single rod and shelf. With the help of our big clamp we dry fitted our pieces together. Six 11 7 8 inch square shelves for the central unit. My closets already had existing shelves so i didn t have to build everything from scratch thankfully.

The cleat supports the shelf and provides an anchor point where rod supports can be installed to secure the closet rod. To create the cubby dividers cut more mdf to size. The composite material for these shelves was ripped to 12 inches wide using a circular saw and rip fence. Two 11 7 8 inch wide long closet shelves to the length that fits the width of your closet in step 1.

Diy shelving for closet. Cut the wood for diy closet shelves. For this basic closet you can mark a level line on the closet walls at 68 inches and nail 1 by 4 cleats along this line. Six 1 x 3 inch boards with lengths based on the back and side wall measurements in step 1.

While solid wood is stronger and doesn t sag as much plywood and composite material cost less. If you are building simple shelves rather than cubbies you also need to add a long shelf support along the back wall of the closet.