The top four shelves are 11 inches deep.
Creating shelves in 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.
In fact bedroom closets are nearly useless when in their builder grade state.
Plywood wood glue and a handful of 8d finish nails.
Time to attach the pieces together.
How to make storage shelves.
Using our kreg jig mini and a small clamp we made pocket holes in the pieces we cut.
Use a measuring tape long level and pencil to mark the location of your shelves.
We placed one 10 5 piece with the pockets.
If you don t have a power saw you can have all of the.
The shallow shelves make it easier to locate items at or above eye level.
You can see more about how i designed the shelf configuration in this post.
Patch any holes in the walls with.
Cut the strips of mdf to the correct length for your shelves.
We like mdf instead of plywood because it s never warped it s cheaper than plywood and it.
If your closet.
Cut your mdf pieces.
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Most closets are equipped with just one rod and a shelf just above it.
First nail through the sides into the back.
We did three shelves.
Cut the plywood pieces according to the illustration.
In a perfect world closets would always come with a full functioning effective closet kit but they just don t.
Built in storage is essential in closets these days.
Instructions remove everything from the closet including old shelves you will no longer be using.
All you need is a 4 x 4 ft.
All you need is a 4 x 4 ft.
The width of the shelves depends on how large your closet is and how wide you want the shelves to be.
Cut the plywood pieces according to the illustration.
Step 1 the fun part.
I can actually walk into my closet now without getting clotheslined by an excessively deep shelf.
Spread wood glue on the joints then nail them together with 8d finish nails.
Install the vertical pieces.
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It is easiest to paint all of the pieces of.
Measure length wise from one end of the closet to the other to get the length of your shelves.
With the help of our big clamp we dry fitted our pieces together.
The middle two shelves are installed 12 inches apart and the top two shelves are installed 10 inches apart.
Determine how many shelves you want to install in the closet.
Spread wood glue on the joints then nail them together with 8d finish nails.
First nail through the sides into the back.
