Creating Shelves In Closet

Spread wood glue on the joints then nail them together with 8d finish nails.

Creating shelves in closet. How to make storage shelves. We did three shelves. I can actually walk into my closet now without getting clotheslined by an excessively deep shelf. All you need is a 4 x 4 ft.

In fact bedroom closets are nearly useless when in their builder grade state. The shallow shelves make it easier to locate items at or above eye level. The width of the shelves depends on how large your closet is and how wide you want the shelves to be. Measure length wise from one end of the closet to the other to get the length of your shelves.

Install the vertical pieces. Most closets are equipped with just one rod and a shelf just above it. Spread wood glue on the joints then nail them together with 8d finish nails. If your closet.

In a perfect world closets would always come with a full functioning effective closet kit but they just don t. Create your own custom closet system and shelving with elfa build a plan online visit an in store expert or pick out the components yourself. Built in storage is essential in closets these days. First nail through the sides into the back.

With the help of our big clamp we dry fitted our pieces together. Plywood wood glue and a handful of 8d finish nails. Using our kreg jig mini and a small clamp we made pocket holes in the pieces we cut. We made 2 pockets on the 10.

Use a measuring tape long level and pencil to mark the location of your shelves. Cut the plywood pieces according to the illustration. Plywood wood glue and a handful of 8d finish nails. 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.

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. We like mdf instead of plywood because it s never warped it s cheaper than plywood and it. All you need is a 4 x 4 ft.

Instructions remove everything from the closet including old shelves you will no longer be using. We placed one 10 5 piece with the pockets. It is easiest to paint all of the pieces of. Determine how many shelves you want to install in the closet.

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. Time to attach the pieces together. Step 1 the fun part. Cut the strips of mdf to the correct length for your shelves.

How to make storage shelves. Cut the plywood pieces according to the illustration. The top four shelves are 11 inches deep. First nail through the sides into the back.