With the help of our big clamp we dry fitted our pieces together.
Creating shelves in closet.
Measure length wise from one end of the closet to the other to get the length of your shelves.
First nail through the sides into the back.
The middle two shelves are installed 12 inches apart and the top two shelves are installed 10 inches apart.
Time to attach the pieces together.
How to make storage shelves.
We made 2 pockets on the 10.
We did three shelves.
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.
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.
I can actually walk into my closet now without getting clotheslined by an excessively deep shelf.
Most closets are equipped with just one rod and a shelf just above it.
You can see more about how i designed the shelf configuration in this post.
Using our kreg jig mini and a small clamp we made pocket holes in the pieces we cut.
If your closet.
We like mdf instead of plywood because it s never warped it s cheaper than plywood and it.
Plywood wood glue and a handful of 8d finish nails.
We placed one 10 5 piece with the pockets.
Install the vertical pieces.
All you need is a 4 x 4 ft.
Patch any holes in the walls with.
Cut the plywood pieces according to the illustration.
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Use a measuring tape long level and pencil to mark the location of your shelves.
The shallow shelves make it easier to locate items at or above eye level.
Plywood wood glue and a handful of 8d finish nails.
If you don t have a power saw you can have all of the.
All you need is a 4 x 4 ft.
Cut your mdf pieces.
Determine how many shelves you want to install in the closet.
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.
Spread wood glue on the joints then nail them together with 8d finish nails.
First nail through the sides into the back.
In a perfect world closets would always come with a full functioning effective closet kit but they just don t.
Cut the strips of mdf to the correct length for your shelves.
It is easiest to paint all of the pieces of.
Instructions remove everything from the closet including old shelves you will no longer be using.
Spread wood glue on the joints then nail them together with 8d finish nails.
The top four shelves are 11 inches deep.
Step 1 the fun part.