The shallow shelves make it easier to locate items at or above eye level.
Creating shelves in closet.
The middle two shelves are installed 12 inches apart and the top two shelves are installed 10 inches apart.
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You can see more about how i designed the shelf configuration in this post.
First nail through the sides into the back.
We did three shelves.
Built in storage is essential in closets these days.
Plywood wood glue and a handful of 8d finish nails.
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Using our kreg jig mini and a small clamp we made pocket holes in the pieces we cut.
First nail through the sides into the back.
Cut the plywood pieces according to the illustration.
Cut the strips of mdf to the correct length for your shelves.
Install the vertical pieces.
How to make storage shelves.
Measure length wise from one end of the closet to the other to get the length of your shelves.
We made 2 pockets on the 10.
I can actually walk into my closet now without getting clotheslined by an excessively deep shelf.
Patch any holes in the walls with.
Plywood wood glue and a handful of 8d finish nails.
If your closet.
Cut the plywood pieces according to the illustration.
We placed one 10 5 piece with the pockets.
Spread wood glue on the joints then nail them together with 8d finish nails.
The top four shelves are 11 inches deep.
We like mdf instead of plywood because it s never warped it s cheaper than plywood and it.
If you don t have a power saw you can have all of the.
The width of the shelves depends on how large your closet is and how wide you want the shelves to be.
How to make storage shelves.
Time to attach the pieces together.
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.
Cut your mdf pieces.
Spread wood glue on the joints then nail them together with 8d finish nails.
In a perfect world closets would always come with a full functioning effective closet kit but they just don t.
Use a measuring tape long level and pencil to mark the location of your shelves.
Most closets are equipped with just one rod and a shelf just above 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.
All you need is a 4 x 4 ft.
It is easiest to paint all of the pieces of.
In fact bedroom closets are nearly useless when in their builder grade state.
