Building Your Own Closet Shelves

Step 1 the fun part.

Building your own closet shelves.

Use wood screws or finishing nails to put the center of the organizer together. You can see more about how i designed the shelf configuration in this post. Instructions remove everything from the closet including old shelves you will no longer be using. If you don t have a power saw you can have all of the.

With tips to build your own closet system and shelves. Measure length wise from one end of the closet to the other to get the length of your shelves. Plywood wood glue and a handful of 8d finish nails. Diy plywood closet organizer build plans.

It is easiest to paint all of the pieces of. Cut your mdf pieces. Just 2 short years ago we made over our master closet for the 100 room challenge. Determine how many shelves you want to install in the closet.

Cut the strips of mdf to the correct length for your shelves. All you need is a 4 x 4 ft. My husband bought two sheets of 4 8 plywood for our small closet. Build your own diy closet organizers with these creative and budget friendly closet system ideas.

Closetmaid professional design service. If your closet. How to make storage shelves. You can also use it as a step to reach the high shelf.

Patch any holes in the walls with. You may need more or less depending on how big your closet is. The width of the shelves depends on how large your closet is and how wide you want the shelves to be. Cut the side shelves wall cleats for the side shelves closet rod and top shelf image 2.

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. We like mdf instead of plywood because it s never warped it s cheaper than plywood and it. We did three shelves.

It made all the difference. Build this handy stool in one hour and park it in your closet. Prevent chip out by taping where you will cut the melamine shelving. Leave the top and bottom of the unit open.

Cut the plywood pieces according to the illustration. 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. Space the shelves evenly or according to the height of the items you plan to store. Install the vertical pieces.

Prime and paint all wood parts after cutting image 3. Build your own melamine closet organizer choose your hardware first.