Building Your Own Closet Shelves

The width of the shelves depends on how large your closet is and how wide you want the shelves to be.

Building your own closet shelves.

Cut the strips of mdf to the correct length for your shelves. Measure and mark the lumber for the two side shelves four wall cleats for the side shelves closet rod and top shelf image 1. Cut the plywood pieces according to the illustration. We did three shelves.

Build your own diy closet organizers with these creative and budget friendly closet system ideas. Prime and paint all wood parts after cutting image 3. Determine how many shelves you want to install in the closet. My husband bought two sheets of 4 8 plywood for our small closet.

You can cut melamine sheets with a circular saw and. Build this handy stool in one hour and park it in your closet. Use wood screws or finishing nails to put the center of the organizer together. You can also use it as a step to reach the high shelf.

If your closet. If you don t have a power saw you can have all of the. Collect the dimensions of your closet space and then let a design specialist design a closet for you. 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.

If you re planning to install accessories similar to the ones we used for our white closet. You may need more or less depending on how big your closet is. It made all the difference. Just 2 short years ago we made over our master closet for the 100 room challenge.

Patch any holes in the walls with. Diy plywood closet organizer build plans. Space the shelves evenly or according to the height of the items you plan to store. Plywood wood glue and a handful of 8d finish nails.

Step 1 the fun part. Cut the side shelves wall cleats for the side shelves closet rod and top shelf image 2. We like mdf instead of plywood because it s never warped it s cheaper than plywood and it. Leave the top and bottom of the unit open.

Build your own melamine closet organizer choose your hardware first. It is easiest to paint all of the pieces of. Purchase your closet supplies you ll want strong and sturdy shelves so you ll want to buymdf plywood that is 3 4 thick. Prevent chip out by taping where you will cut the melamine shelving.

You can see more about how i designed the shelf configuration in this post. How to make storage shelves. Instructions remove everything from the closet including old shelves you will no longer be using. Cut your mdf pieces.

All you need is a 4 x 4 ft. Closetmaid professional design service.