Building Walk In Closet Shelves

For example you can install an expandable shelf along the wall that you face when you enter the closet.

Building walk in closet shelves.

Here shelves make room for shoes and accessories. Use a measuring tape long level and pencil to mark the location of your shelves. In a children s bedroom by erin gates design a shallow closet feels more like a walk in thanks to a smart closet organization system. 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.

They act as a shelf and also contain a bar for hangers. A basic bedroom closet gets a cost cutting single rod and shelf. You ll use 3 4 inch plywood to make this closet organizer. The middle two shelves are installed 12 inches apart and the top two shelves are installed 10 inches apart.

Simply cut another 1 x2 board the length of your shelf minus 3 inches to accommodate the side supports and screw it to the studs along the back wall of the closet. Units like these make it a snap to create compartmentalized storage solutions for a wide range of items. Six 11 7 8 inch square shelves for the central unit. The cleat supports the shelf and provides an anchor point where rod supports can be installed to secure the closet rod.

Use a clothes iron set to the cotton setting no steam to adhere 13 16 inch iron on veneer onto the plywood edges. To build a walk in closet start by choosing a square or rectangular room since rounded angles are harder to. This simple design is an affordable way to maximize storage space. May 7 2014 routing out a slot for shelves to make custom closet shelving.

A short closet rod creates space for dresses and jackets. In this video this old house general contractor tom silva and host kevin o connor build a storage system for a walk in closet. The shallow shelves make it easier to locate items at or above eye level. The top four shelves are 11 inches deep.

How to build custom closet shelves view along the way. Walk in closet make over on budget. If you are building straightforward shelves you also need to add wood supports along the back wall of the closet. It s not only lack of space for hanging cloth but also lack of storage we really need.

Two 11 7 8 inch wide long closet shelves to the length that fits the width of your closet in step 1. Cut the plywood parts to size using a circular saw and clamp in place straightedge. Six 1 x 3 inch boards with lengths based on the back and side wall measurements in step 1. Diy closet shelf plans.

Our master walk in closet was all white wire shelves. In this video we go over a basic design for a walk in closet perimeter shelf and pole.