Diy Closet Shelving

Custom closet shelving a tutorial.

Diy closet shelving. The closet we built in the step by step photos was an upfit for a bathroom in an 80 year old house so we spaced the shelves about 18 inches apart. In this tutorial we ll walk through the process of how to make closet shelves. Using our kreg jig mini and a small clamp we made pocket holes in the pieces we cut. Cut the strips of mdf to the correct length for your shelves.

When i moved into my fixer upper home in september of 2017 i had to gut a lot of the home and redo it. But instead of complaining about our lack of storage i. Hence i tore down the old single shelf in each closet and am slowly re doing them. We cut the supports 16 in.

Because our old farm house is without a single coat closet linen closet and pantry until we made our own. Attach shelf support to wall. How to make closet shelves. Diy shelving for closet step 1.

Instructions remove everything from the closet including old shelves you will no longer be using. Assemble the central unit. Measure the closet space. So we live in this old house right.

It is easiest to paint all of the pieces of wood for your closet shelves before installing them. And apparently 112 years ago storage solutions weren t on the forefront of home builders minds. With the help of our big clamp we dry fitted our pieces together. Buy enough closet shelving material to match the length of the existing shelf plus enough for two end supports and middle supports over each bracket.

Twelve inch wide shelving is available in various lengths and finishes at home centers and lumberyards. Position the central unit in the closet. Measure pieces for closet organizer. We placed one big board face down onto a flat.

Finishing nails step 1. Cut two side supports for each shelf.