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AtJOUT THE AUTHOR A .self-taught wondworkpr, Chiifl Gleason has opernti".fJ Gleason
Wootkvuilong Studio for mure than ej^jhi yews From his studio in Salt T ake City Utah
he designs and builds contempDEaiy fumituie and cabinet: y for a vannty of settings
When he's not in the shop, hs enjoys mountain biking ui the summertime and lelematk
skiing m the wintei. He is atso.in p-nthiisiasrjc old-tjme banjo and fiddlp flayer.
AC KNCWL E DG EH E N TS I'm gratcfut lo Jim Sta cEt and Amy HattoiBloy at FtW Publ ica-
tioria for helping so mufti to biinq this hook to life I'd also Efke to thank my filends and
cLenU; who opened up then homes foi Uie dose La you 11 see in this buoV Then ivillirirj
ness to get involved made fbi some neat pioiects While I'm at it my wite. Michele. also
deserves moio than a little acknowledgement for her good nature and paLoncp

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t bl o contents
planning for efficient & user- riend y storage. 8
beyond the basic box . u
ppgj ct Oni
spare bedroom closet tb
dpi err tag
shared master bedroom closet 40
DflllCf fHtll
closet-based home office 52
sports closet m
PH QJ ICt flVC
walk-in closet .. so
P 01 CI ?IK
laundry room closet 92
aoncf ■ t«t n
kids closet ..104
hall closet im
lu nilai ..111
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introduction
T SEEMS LIKE EVERYONE I KNOW HAS MORE STUFF THAN THEY DO SPACE TO STORE IT IN. AND
for those lucky f w who actual I have enough space, a lack of proper layout and organ nation usually
lead lo (knifed functionality and diminished ae tti Ik appeal. Given the v t number of companies
that can d ign and provide stylish closet solutions, it is oasy to overcome thi hurdt . but not without
creating nother on - cosL The nicest clos t systems, the ones you would happily welcome into your
home, generally come with corresponding high price tags Giver the amount of potenti I usefulness
these ts off r over their lifetimes, the prices may well be Justified, but for those of us who are
in ned to do It ours Ives., closets represent age t opportunity to save a gr deai o money and to
add value lo our homes.
This book Is intended tor beginner and intarm diale woodworkers who are interested: in designing and
building cu torn closets at a reasonabl cost he lirst part will present some n r I concepts that aid
in planning ff active storage. The book is ss ntLaLly a set of case sludJe i b gan by making a Tist of
the typ a of closets most people tend lo have Then 1 chose a real-life * mple of h and
designed an organizer for each one Each project presents one ol these close I types in rfetaFf with
tep-by-it p construction photos and a pecial section to high light useful techniques or concepts.
Sec ufta each individual's lifestyle and stOf ge needs are unique, and becau* we're usually working
with pac s that defy a one-size-fits-a approach, the i eas presented tn thi book are meant to be
modi lad and improved upon as you e frL Far from being the inal word on the subject, this book is
meant to provide design ins pi r tion and practical methods to incorpor It as you create the best pos
i&l olutions to your own forego n ds.
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planning for efficient
and user-friendly storage
I get a great deal of pleasure rom designing good
st **5y. Mv „stmypei aUy, but the dea fh vm vuythiiij
in plac-1 t* ridy aj*ptals to me Begmr Jig [hf pioc ts of organizing can be s
riauri ing task, but this chnptPT presents a lew gmriHi l to help simplify things.
Keep in mird that closet CKcjamzcr rlon I hevtt to t ft ^itur tea inside closet enclo
surea It is becoming more find mote common to ft* f[ee&La iding closet systems
set up m a comer or along the b ck wflll at bedrooms that don't have separata
closets and m rooms whose existing closel is too small to be useful If you have
the space, a freestanding closet organizer can be installed just about anywiere.
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GENERAL PRINCIPLES
He*e aie a few genet T pnnOpl« I'd like
to point our rfcy on They ought Dun I
obvious but Lh'.iy Bin funilurocnla] to
creating Enjoyable tint I offiH Uv> wtai i,j
soli-Dons
1. BE OPTIMISTIC. A6 i-tunpfJiod to, say,
jutcnen cabinets, closet bv ■ ms cuj, bo
cLpfi'gnfld eo store a Jot ot ulf while only
leqtunng n mods^t mount of m&wttiA* to
build This means you piobabty cram
a great closet arganixsr cm ihg
budget if you ara willing to spend biUa
more ynit options really open up This
bock satures a beautiful clwiiy t limt
tumsd out in be 4 local paint for tht' wt
loom, and tfaj mfiiarutts coat on]y a couple
hundred daOare
Because the r uderiUol c t design
industry has kicked into hi \t\ fjmn in * ifl
last couple of year , a <]\ .*yii«i n i y c-J
accessories is now a valkililF mhoitu fuj'.tua
01 through woodworking aijp|HI >i Vou
mi j 11 appreciate tho convoniunoa and
functionality you can acquire by add fig a
Hip-down uotuny board Ot of puDnil
baskets, for Ktamp.e
2, BE REALISTIC. Meet people would
like more spaon to h Iptri. mrji*iom.i
ti rav J h it. wi LhQut ti iuvj r iu to 1 uw home
or renovating the p trung □ u timL Un t
uffuaLy a possibility Thift piii rnouiiH inm
y oij ' IJI Live to pu t some tboughl in t
miking the most ol the fijiace you do have
Even if you dan t have room for U" vinlk
in rosier doset ol youi dreorna beautiful
tiificei ials and good d hills can trana-
frum even the humbla* projects ttito
w-droppers.
3. OVE T OR LOSE IT. No m n
process is complete, in my mind, until
you ve gaaen nd of eomethtr Ttj luJjl
of thumb is that ii you haven t ubulI oi
worn something in e yenr, it n h to n
I'll admit thai I Mori i always m.itiiLnin
this Level of iulhlesii (liscuinirienL, hut Lh
conrept is a valuable one Most t,iniB'j
challenges can be flife'atly "umpllfa li otih
outset by panrg down the dutun
Wnenever
"CIO I'm planning
out storage
systems I try to think
ahead to how the user's
needs might chan e in
the fa uie One ol the
easiest ways to off r
some flexibility is by
mcorpoiang
adjustable
Shelves Ihkero
drill rows of W (6mmJ-
diameter holes that can
accommodate small
me .a] shelf supports
This approach is simple
and inexpens ve and i
provides a very quick
and easy way to move
shelves up Of down—or
even Lo remove thm i
entirely You'll spe this
concept utilized
throughout the book

STEPS TO A GREAT CLOSET
Althouqh the piocesa of dosel desigti mid
ix itri T"m [ahoicilyfiel Jislontr t ati -
OL ptoCBKt with _be IciUcwulfl LiUtt ma
1.1 NTIFY VOUR STORAGE HE D
What ie you Eying lottuaiuU} e?
JJ tor x nip ^ you re trying u cigar
L i on m closet, what exactly d Him
ctw i of? Shuns? OK haw many | it 7
ClntW? All Tight lefggB^Bpftfijdc Un
ciu hov k*t ol clothea that, n J T to
BlaioCi On hfingers. or do you, hav i It t
of bulky L rrv ike swsfitws thai O t
eio BheNes ixiq di3wou?Th
inducles specific giurielir u
twlp you the nght amount ol specs
foi ihn nfl yDu"U want to You nay
ot irny rsotwunt us pg tt pr m-
v i ititry of your own su. f
S EVALUATE VOUR 5 PACE. Win I wo i«
r 4 nt work about your Hjcmtino m1 lii-
iti nT Are ycru faced with 3 iv 4lh in (r q
r -h-m ckwet' Do you hsva uat*
thai j^ifll needs bettor aigonii Una.
ot vdu need to gel realty rJtrroi lo rruT .
til* mOBl a smaJ aiee* How is tnfl bflhi
mtf? Adiliny b light torture can ba hi.
Lfujjiijv inqnt
3 REVIEW YOUK OPTIONS. Whnl Ly
oJ ujgnuj*nrH will contain /dux lull n 1
ujuvjjdo th fTitietcoTiveiilencci, - ipiiuiy
ihilitjj B^U3«inq9ompiimf to
whftt is possihl you rntprtnft) yrm hiljiy
to on bo optima, iyr" lot your par-
UcuJoi Application
4 wfliTE IT down *" 'i it on paper
will heUj] you to see the potential advan
Luy< and d^adv cmtages d vu iout con
ri(jutHUcinn and proportacuia li bLk muken
u. Gaa.ar Lo discuss the project wiU oLhtu
|in >p|p, which is btmefiL o. wlinikr i you
cpllaliaEBujjg with a eibef\i ji u ilnni -
Ut portnei When I imrJprtakp a it (art nf
uonl do the
«nd it sMfte w tb
(Jus nature 1 always etiajI by m-itibing an
ainpty cl.pboidcd pi n.uuJfi fLUf fold* f Thot
'^'dy, [ have a place to JViro fill tl:n ihjihi
wn Lhatw.il! mvnfinblv M»oup- tir me,
the written ekunen ol tba Li OjCtC are just
fcs important ill IT tlwstrmph/ee
I recommend g iiwo ctta**
mgr an oveiheed (plan vmw) and
1stiaighvon view (
jiUrn v^ewdiawirg Hr
riu Hccura^ measurum ni oithe space,
which [ then dmw out ¥ u rruiy wan to
iJ-Se gvaph pfi t (ur Lh ■
When I havetho 1 .-in Jar. iiih
woiVfid cut [ prepare irntfmyilfi and cut
Usee These I ufy the qwn^nes
ti maierials 1 It r lo buy wttldi h&pt
keep my budget on It <- TJwysta'u*-
dude a breattdowri of the dimBDauKS of
tJjb individual coinf m. uaannanan
whicb Epeads v.p Hie cfjnwtJuciiQrj process
tienendousLy.
E- CONSIDER Tr- E WAV THAT YOU'LL
ACCESS THE CLOSET In Home cases you
mif^it not Hhvtj rTu nyoplNiru hut. samE-
CMnes you do flod il n mflkn h wDttd of
diflerer-ce For instance Hfldinp dears sze
usualv tiouUBSticne LheyoBow
aocesg into only halt of lb* drset &t a
tnre and you can't view the acon-
u^nia at b single giant lh \iv laundry
Hiimit CiEiPi [ jp-jnwticJ Lhfi aadoiii nrl jh-
Ktallpil a <srt n' =r(inr]fir I ouiwurd swinging
ftwrjed d tp This cj a nmijh mnre
appealing and uaetul
InanoUia one homeownar
(leaded id iiBiiove the wtd thtti btocjied nios
of the bom tf Lha Tor SO ywi s the
closet bed boon emmpod nod diibeult id
qbI into, but a faw Iwuia of wot changed
all that and ucw ,y b t of the apnea is
ai^aii-zed. ac^i?. Lul , nd hriphiJy lit (
Spare Be^Jntifn CI t prt[j 6)
Searching ori bno can reveal aonie great fr8e ClOSet planning rGSOUrCeS
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2 T) In onJy a few miriLi , I discovered two sues that allow use^ to make i Jly rice
diawrings of any r:1osei by r Iling m youi dunensions and oJier paiameiars No softw re
downloeds Hire required A Lst uf useful Web sates is mdudt u 1* i i in ttus chapiei

INSTALLATION TIPS
» Id general instaQaJUOas will go met
easily if at tea* one componwit pome
mount of flexibility built inu it Ckxhw
iQds und fiiiat panels are perfect; oxiimpl <
of this H tipetl be, Boa rj rig sh^H enn
cut down to tit a given space, sn r.hpy he
LtiLH definition as well
• Sei. Jie [i>eiJ romp merits .n pLscii
hrst {1 o , drawee units, etc ), as the? doth
r 1 r tim cut la ny L-enytii laiet on
> I iecommend removing cabinet doom
and rawers belwe man^iorang com-
ponpn u the job le This helps avoid
thai can occur ll mcvmg pans ac-
cidonlaDy awing opon during transit
• When placing fued componenta
tnttlde d closet, you may want to ouent
t}.Btlt around the dom opening far greater
ility wid atao tjettgr vifiviaT a peal
fj u r ifHJ the planning stages, careful mea-
mii li.lt n1. can pomt du* any adi.it ess \n the
pa '" i.tj 't you'll luvfe ijg lJud" with In the
Kidti Closet for example Lhednui open ins
whs nni located m the center of the closet
1 crntt> t rJ ih cr Bniser ran the doar npim-
L-ni lor practical and aesthetic reasons
which mourn that the «*!«« rods an the
Jefc wmo about 3 (TSnirnl longer than
those on the no,ht Since 1 djdn t cul down
the clothes icds until the tuduih. this
wasn t e problem
y lot Ctootlvr probtem-eolving
on mia come up with nifty solution to
th tlui -d rpeting in the Kids Cto&ei,
with mjjllm il Cirnn And money required
■ [Jtssifjn with ihn .rina o[ doEng rncstol
■J-p wt tk in the shop, itaon site Wh^n-
fnit r 1 Imwr choico between doing a pai-
Mrulur lui. nl wi;ik in lira shop en on ale.
] alway choose to do It in the shop, be-
causa it l a rmno forgiving placa to make
a maw and because all of m tools ate ai
hand Additionally I find diet installations
aie hectic «nOugh 11 iA, I try to smi-
pbfy thum as much possible thereby
cutting down on potential ptoblettu)
• Whe-iBVar I hnvrr a pro)arl that will
requuo an instiUtauon, I ii up com
pletaly in the shop bidbratuHid fhia helps
to anar -circuit an piol Ic-1 m that might
come up lnt u, nid Li l.nwi ma to be con
fldent tJidl Lht) in inflation will proceed
reasmanty wn|| It nLno 41' nonJy spooda
up the instalfeuein. because 1 ve ail y
ptccticed 1 once
" Ach. eving perTGCtly apaood rirawar
(ronts and cabinet: doors bf\ ir ititiW
limy the cobmatE thomseLves cm. an
rtCftrwf in [rusuatitir [ used tc ■iibi.' t on
I id 1 Miction pnor Xo deliver,', amy to watch
in nnnui us cit-af-bvel flcois would caunB
flJl. oils ofriUidlifiJinipnts Ovar time J
realized that adiustLng doais and dmv
ion on sAe is very ofmn inmniaabs and
fid I plan BcccudingJy arid save rn the
time nd stress
* faatemng dnecdy into vnHis
mak sui you use appiopisie tasieHHi
■d pkmly of them For drywalt I use a lot
ot toggle bote when the swtls aren't in
[ho tight places
■ Somutim ■■ yau U need to iemovs the
b bfiuids to irviUII 3 comp Triflnt flu: h
Willi a WEiil I meUe sure that my insis]
Irillon U >\ kitinciudcm a pry bar foi thiff
t n o- '-ved ai a saw xa tnm the baso-
bflflids to fit later on
■ ."■kinirTirrLBS yau'11 run across flocrra
ind v.-a\\-- chat ire a iLtde lunky In such
Ciuioft (jetLr.a youi camponenLs level and
I'j tih rnHV be teas imporant thar m king
them look right Be ready to davjate (torn
the r and use yow best judgment In
unusual tueuons
PRODUCTS THAT t.AKE fT EASIER
■ Adh for melsmlnfl
■ -BDC* aciew bead coveia—all
species and eome DiftoTnine cctois
■ I cll-aopporr; dutling lemp'ates
• wel |Otnery systom
■ keihr^flv^ttim
■ Cynr.Omtylote adhesive vrth
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Clothing Inventory
U you re Dying to plan adequate sun for ctahino It can help to add
Up whet you have You may want to budget in extra apace—odds are ihat
you B buy b new pair ol pants now and then The full: witiii chart provides
utrt nea to help you plan
Five su ts: 12" Warn.) wuu J8" ('J? in] L>rn
Flv' huts or bl lU-^es
(cii 1 hnngoiB). 10" (£ficm] wida 38" [T7cm> long
Shirt (folded) B" (20cm) wide H (36wn]deep
Sv iefWnW«M lO'fZScmiwido H-(36cmMisp
Pants
(k4dod on hangers) 27" (GScm) long
Pants
jii vusight s) v.H (nzonjiprig
Skin 36" (Blcm) loog
Dieas. 50"-68" (127 17,1f-m) I'rig
Baihiobit. &2' (112cm) long
Suit -chet 40" f lOflcrr) long
CK t W (137cm} king
Sh G"-9" fl^23cn) wide 10' 1 TOcmtkuiq
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beyond the basic box
If you'd like to go above and beyond, this is the
rhapu r for you Rather ti jn pr ""' pro] 'Ct in particular, this v> 1 lurt w
devoted to a urvey of ihe detaus that can tak your js to the next level
The following chap er. the Walk-In Closet, integrates some of these aspects into
finished closet.
Fni the moment, though, [ hup you (^njoy thus exploration of lhe hi llier ncl
You may find thdt yuu want to incorporate some of thouo fntur 'S into your nwn
designs At thr very J* -est the ]nfo here provides some food [or thought.
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design resources
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Has an mi i-uve closet planning
utility thai posea questions ahaul the cioset
you I p!anru_j huw btg It ILB utLend
Gel USD. what you'ie Lryin to Btocfl etc
Tl n 1. romiLLlates diUcnwit l nJiuui itions
thoi might wmk based on ihc i"foir nition
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piaiintM— iy lavta ■ ui
Another tatarm tive closet ploniur thai
worth aJock-
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thiut wtiik in di*
Aiuthni qr jL plai go for J nation,
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beyond the basic box
If you'd like to go above and beyond, this is the
■ ip ■" fn you Rath^T t.ban pr ^n one proji l in pai.iculai, trussed nn ir
devoted xt a surv y of tl d lis U tt dri tdke your closets tn tht n^xt Ir vol
The followin chaptei, the Walk In Closet, intogr U3 ■some ot U.esa aspects into
a finished closet
For the moment though I hope you njoy this exploi uon of the higher end
You may find that you want to incorporate soma of those eatuios into your own
designs At the very least, the info here provides som food for thought
, 1

lAKE YOUR CLOSET STAND OUT
There are a tew basic lactone which can
ihs5(e a closet stand out
i. materials Higher ofully
bmsbed Hardwoods and fundwood VS-
aeecs. as compared to psmted HDP Thai
exlands to using highs' quality rtmriwara
The d (fete™* tKwun top- and medium -
quality drawer abides, lor exampte is hugs
i AMOUNT OF ATTENTION PAID TO THE
AESTHETICS There is a world of d if fee
fines between a purely functional closet
and nne that haa been caitifLly dosujned
with beauty in mind This invokes l|U
Motioning every component in the prcirrma
and deciding how it can he made mna
attractive and refined Insljea J o. h ivin |
nppn fihi-lves arrass an entico wall. In:
example, d colijj'p n[ iJuurs that conceal
.he clutter migh be more appending
And instead erf using flat panel doom, you
might opt leu fame smd pupal dour.. With
a routed edge pichle that matches the
ciown molding Glass an frosted rjtass
panels can also look great in cabinet doors
There is basjcafiy no iiniit. Co the way you
in uUy a given design and it often
doesn't cost that much more—you |ust
have to ctunh through the details
Goaxidrx. too architectural torn or any
kind oJ display a place for an orchid at
a vase with Fresh Dower?—though then
thin &ren at all functional In virion
to being inactive ouch toucbas have
symbolic tmptH lance—(hey are acknowl-
edgTUTi* olt. value of adm ingbeajiy
bayond Us functional value A luche with
a too makes a strong statement about
tho conspicuous transcendence ol hinc-
bty
SiZ AN SETTING. A smafl dosel
tali be mhdD to Ifiel luxurious, but a large
L [rented in tho same way. will
generally foul more luxurious For ono thing.
the viei rj] Lmptirr Ingieatfir but part of
j impact also comes frum the feet that
writ-Mi yrw hove mot spare you hfivp
mora j wrtunitJ lor useful and
interesting (Jfwsifjn details
A Ijii i ie .Iiwpl (Tiv wJiirh T mc\in a walk-
In) UJ| jlly m srht liavn n pktCs to sit—tow
civil i ml1 anri a c nt [ island oti which
you can lay out garm nta for lolding 01
, tJJin DopvmdJnri on your aesthetics
nd prntt r 1 n , either of these items
oouJd plain or fancy but having the cp-
UfJi would ba pn ty h vsnry legaidless
In addition to the arae ol a closet, its
oveioll form is big coriflidemtinn K you
have a wait in doom, the nsUUBl light lee
m through a window and ti you re KicKy
enough a pretty VteW would be ideal
Sam imas you hav* no chnce about
wheia a i ted and you have u>
lor a spot undemeeth the stairs but
dp- lull height utingsai terrific

GIZMOS A GIMMICKS Fullnutnhn
a might not. be necessary but they
ana exactly the kind of thing which helpa
w distinguish a ritgh end ctosel. Jeweliy
df a s with hardwood dlindas and &
vjtvet lining are another great example of
the kind of useful and kntaestuiff touch
that take a design to the next level Sug
gented sources include Rocktst Wmdrraft
nd local hone centers
S. ACCESSIBILITY In thf Spar - B«d
room Close I.. I actually removed a Wall III
improve* tho unfriendly and inirjr clicnl
pauft layout The finished result is a focal
point for the room. It took about two doVS
tu mt out rha wall, frame in I.I 1" 1 nw ounn
inifl arul install diywall, but it w tho ■ tilv
way Ec do A right, t could vo put Ln th
■u£» pugaauer Jtnt I detagne I and itv ■
out it suD wouki've been ciompcd and
uninviting
Luxuries and
Embellishments
Architectural Thm
Anted cohimns
fsadboanl paneling
Crown molding
framed artwork
minor with a hardwood fmma
complex doot <-
lull-length nunai
WPJ niche to display e Scillpttil
cms La door ard window caainpH
Bromotic cedar lining
Lighting
van lights
undeicaumer Lights
waQ sconces
natural ugh bora e window
Storage Embellishments
drawee dnrid(5F, or luzers
tie racks
coat hooks
hidden safe
■sundry hampe^i
:ol!-o,j, shoo sholv
pi 11 lout hiLhlwm 8r I iltvi
Functional Emheliishn ents
ironing board (flip Mown or dr iv. r m<Jimw I)
a seating area (perrujp wtnduw e t)—nice for sitting down
Co put on shoos
center island for folding doLhsA in 1 flddilional storage
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HOW TO MAKE A RAMEAND
PANEL CABINET DOOR
Door mtiku n .u Li i n icoi.i i tnvi^1 v^cl ,>ro-
rnqs, hm I'll -nniiijly iL twn*—vou n n\
<*j iv^ f>rfil ic t sJi on ytmr own to ninka yout
projecL .U p cial
One* you neva n ccurale mtaauwncn'l For ihe finished door, you
can lart to mam a lnL of lha pa l* you'll ne«J. A Irarne arid penel
door if usually CHnprnti<l of live parti: a cent ■ panel, gener 1iy' *"
|{mm) thick una ■ ltd wood fmma, wfif-h con iet» of wo vertical • le
and hvo hornonlgl ana, I uiu I y inirl n exba trim* pa cr two because
It itoHnl Tone mucri extra limi and It wi I ba well wOiHi II iT you max »
mtitbho loLc-r on and rtnad a cnlacamofti.
Once trta lumbar hfl» baan Jotnlad and «ad lo a ufiilorrn thjdi
nesv yw can np a N~ Wrrwn) wide m'( 5mm) decs grow
or> the- inside F*c«* ol tha t and r v lb eccornpiah a, you oowd
use itu ' b ■ do blast e* ■ regular labta-M* (mtucr* ,
njqu mat-ins run d* *de I. For a cH pads, I
u Fy find Wi*mi oplon to6a If* 0/ ft «<b I
up. Ti>ira ■ ha** a t"-long iMmmKanoncut oito and. and ID*
InnonS will ba luad MiO In* groova*. YOuTf hc*d to astabtisli Hi* Idth
of tfta lUffi and ralta-in Uirt £***, I chM* 7" [SI mm J ai Itus suirnpH.
n buad a door Owl 4" (llOmfnM .b U (356mmj wide, bo
fhzt mains thai well fa* U* ant 4"(ni<hTqnl |n ngth arid
two rails Dial an 11" 30E*rwnl long.
Td mill b tunon on th* and* lha relit, I uaa a lap-
oning jig thai ritf« aero** th* ot the t*Wt
Mi*. YotJ can find one n*w lour tlOQ. and I conaldar
J| Jul if vou plan to mw* than a re* door*.
Vou could also use a band or a labia nd a r
use th* cotitpieied irou can cut Ihe pa
la plywood panel ttroutt M fnuojy into tr># otoov*
but a sol wood n«l nacd lo have room lo expand
or centred, so make vu you hive a good undml irtg
or ' wood n-iovemeni iroull ba an .ng un
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I
Pr or to assembly, I rfcorninend muk r>u wo the 'nude l»ee of ine tile* nd
rails have bMii urukd unoaUi Gkb Lh door l» as mbhad it La very diflicuM
to sand th aria
After leM-irtting lha parti, you urn glue up Vm door
Mak sura Id wpa any lua aqua* out born lha cw
nors ImrnedLat ly, ai glu thai tiai had ■ IK* to p Jn
lh nooks ant) crann will bv u r hard lo . a.
FKAWF ANDPANFL
JANE fOETAll
Vou'H i*» d to in ur tM dugoruiii to m sure we *xm ts
square. Thn diagonal! nHd lo ba hacl Jf U hy'i* Ml Of frquara, I
place a damp icrras tha diagonal (Hat I loo large nd plv(t II a ganllD
squeeze. It should allda right inio lit*.
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One lh* film hn you can sand tha tha door ham*
and lis gas. ( dcml sand the pa onca II has tun anctotad
the frama 41ri harder Id sand evenly. Dapaneano en style
and yotint no for. you can raul lh> ou of the [km on
a roul labht nr i ■ hand-held router
To add anotfca tntereaVng d*LuL jou can mav» a imil moldtng
on your Kfcitar labia and f ri hi Vie edge of liio panal whet il
meets tha and Ha.
A *prd of caubon Th*s* EMS mus oe epe/a #4 Donl tfj
tn fwrvwa loo nvcti fnatenal at once, and hold tha DancJ t
i you maha your paucs.
youd lia to m*h# a true. -pane1
door, tha aama proctai pu*»- Instead
erf tha plywood r panel, though, you'll
need to ghja up a solid ueod panel about * ■"
StGmm) truck- Onca II ha* haan squared up end
EandthJ, you cart ru.fl It aero* your muter tatala
qjlcpod wn . n i reld rvg Di|
SAMPLE RAIDED fANfcJ
DOOR CON i JCT"N
15

EDGED-PANEL DOORS
If you're using MDF door pooak with
a painted Bnisli, you can use a hahd-
hekj a tflbic-mctintod routed to ci is a
ttoenrauve edge pcoffle II yoti m ustna a
ven&ared jdywoix] though, o hardwood
molding v:j]] neuM contra! jjUbb on
the Edges of the door prme-Jr "Hrs nvoW
ini-i-h aie HrfSy to maks with B IOU ublo
ant] your choice at pMde will cuiiujLliui
to the style at cho flnuihrd pmilucr. Ccrni
ploxogec mnldinfjK will nnmph mnsil n
tradi^nal lEchhiijm. ftif *»■ nj-.ln. wrsilfifl
Simple bulihaee niny tvntk Wll.h rt inofft
madairi look ir youi dtwlgn cnlln Ju[ ih.
use of ntf tin wr ot. tains
moldings acp rtir wey work ihJit u
E Lice in trwike Ui tr n Cu A, than
attach -item. Ji h you oouU iioch
wooden nnpe 10 the doo* irt. 1i si,
then nsil the pt~
Far most appScBtlon*, I UH molding* thai maiujro round 1" x ' 3 (SSmm if 1 JmrPt, bl>t
1HHJ may bM hj expeftmant Mrilh J] tnpiL lilt (WirJ a wtiat Ujoks best. I gse b Men v;lal
fence clamped id my rnutar UWa'l N'K* *0 Vnt (h* btt * Cflhj II* apposed- Trihs allows ma
to expose only as much o* Ih* brl » 11 I HiflBH* ■cutiun most pmfifes in seugrgl pas. If*
safer and usualyora»n*Ei ■ malar, crimper prafl
I
Vnu could wm me tf* motdings qiiln largo fur ■ I aTtadl ITH fiKxrio wifli
riux tfhffla fid panel look and i
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HI Jmnls to* |
10 *r*^ •aantteaaJ) arand
The i^iN! i* an
Df drawer frank
Lr il vn door
A pTifita add! to Ifo
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MAKING A JEWELRY DRAWEH
Phm i 11 eI nt, j y frlcit isal touch
«l luKiny I > h 1.1h-and iWiHtHi tied r n-ns
11 htifKl WW wlViiimwl ijriHgtataaiclwmd
divJd r Yfia tfj iM udf a lock if secuniy
La I I/mm
jBVELICr«A«E DWOE
7*" (6mm)
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A ry drawer starts nit likia any regular drawer.
buttl rt the usual mannar Tib vehiar btjUcMn k* mad*
by l1i --ttitcA (feTwnJ piece C* plywood wnlh wnlvBt
I Ufa b spray adhesive on Ihs indentfe oi the ItaJaa bottom
to MCUnr If*
To make the dirid 1 atari i ri i 1"-thx* <25mmH haitfwOM! kar
For an IB" wJfJt«57mm>dfa I Id Iry rt wiiri a toot ttal mea
sum 2*' H B (61 Drum * 16JrtW
Th <j*n h» Pwi »flff«d into Uie f>r-
fi<»»e you muff »< rl * •" l3rnm> *e* 1 lh«
d aw:
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thing a niter pa Ma u tculiicf* dados Tha daptFi ar 1Mb dadoes should t I Hall th height d Iht block
IH* pttt* or wood. Th« d>d iCuld F» i(Ht*J 'idi - ol w«cd Qnet Ihn notifies are ton*, vtfu i p i ' usar btada
ton( from one antrttitr a*i »hc It! *» wide as tha firMhad ivldifi lb IF back on lh» lablo taw arid rip ttie btocfc wood Into * 4 fBrflrftl stri
b ( bout' '" <6mm) wftHl
Vou'H turn half off Hi* strip* upwda down and kaap thai h*4r Go and mtftii the nd. you do, F bocDtm dear
n |11 aide up. Kh«fi youl n«vd to bun to g** th* on Id mtc your digger.
Tha method a d becauM you can maka a bunch i » ips ahead of
J Le* e aTi down to ny length that yGu It's also Faster
•a ar la 1 vout iw|
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DRAWER CONSTRUCTION
Lq this book I ir& mblud dr.iwaiBwiJi
Diub saewe and p«J< cwa Foi
bigti-Hod protects wh«n tima un i tigtii. I
atmftunes ge* out my dovotaJ ]kg which
isahvayae saiutylngundwulong Asa
fjjudjougeaJtEinatJv 1 oocuoona y use
*aLtK?t and dado ]c m mmydi awei twi
struct on Tbi provnir ejean look *ajl1i
no axpc. J [fiHlum m I use mv tsfrosaw
although a sou' u uiiLo and a straight-cu:
ting he. would t ff tive us well HJeie'A
Lhepiocon t
I OJt IP* -r 14 via tiri my
tobtesflit.
I Cut i U do into web- sioo panel near Hie Duds, wtient h fowl and bach panel! I tnm tf» front and btcfc to oval ■ UWrflue
will ttaeh. A rabbet rnajr be tut InTO - one wCe, or botti
could be ra66
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prapBflr. the
tongue lilts mto the
do hWkwI fame. I
It Into pl*c* uiing
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spare bedroom closet
This closet lias several
functions Because it Is located within a
■jpare bedroom it must accommodate the
dothing of occasional Out-of-tnwii VWI S
Yo&r round however, it is also a
conveil jnnt place to consoliddi< any oveiih'W i liat
doesr'c fit in [he home's other clofu s F ji ,\}
Jus ieason it was important that the design
could accommodate a substantia] amount of
hanging space It lso serves double*duiy,
slot rig miKLell m jus household objects such
■as holiday J ■ "oi none, luggage an Other ,iP .;~
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Although the overall size of the original " - < p
closet was generous, the stoiage potential ^ ^
was coinj In 'ly underutilized Prior to the
remodel, the -Inset had a nanow duorwuy on J. ■ ^ i;
the left-hand side, which made it pasjjbl to
walk m but because there was n room to
move around most of the shelves remained
empty y: | joily organized
Tbprovid. .-tn tLrnntiveconticist wiiJ-i die
white painted walla, we built tt closet
system out of Cherry plywood that has deep
nch tuush We also built 24"-dpfp (61cm)
components to take advantage of the
unusually deep (4^H [107') closet intend
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design detail
IVE RECENTLY STARTED TO ADD AW ELEMENT TO MY
DRAWER COW STRUCT ION THAT I THINK COW
TRIBUTES A SMALL DEGREE OF REFINEMENT WITH A
MINIMAL AMOUNT OF LABOR INSTEAD OF LEAVING
THE TOP EDGES OF THE DRAWERS FLAT I'VE BEEN
ROUNDING THEM OUER WITH A Vv <GMM) ROUTER
BIT SET INTO MY ROUTER TABLE. IVE DISCOVERED
THAT IT IS CRITICAL TO RIP THE FRONT AND BACK
PANELS OF THE DRAPERS '/*" (BUM) NARROWER
THAN THE 51DE5-THE DIFFERENCE IN HEIGHT AL
LOWS THE ROUNDOVER TO START A WD STOP EVENLY.
IF THE PARTS WERE THE SAME HEIGHT. THE ROUN-
DOVER WOULD HAVE AW AWKWARD GAP AT THE COR-
WERS. SOME PEOPLE MAY NOT NOTICE THIS DETAIL,
BUT I COWSIDER IT ESSENTIAL TO BUILDING
DRAWERS THAT ARE MORE THAN ORDINARY.
MATERIALS SELECTION
The *'f (19mm) cherry plywood ha*.
rich, gorgeous iook. but it is not a cheap
material to work with Fortunately many
of the pans involved >n building liub
closet end up hidden from view after final
installation Fct this reason, I didn't have
to shell dlll tho big bucks for premium
material and I even got to use enme scrap
wood that I'd saved from another project
n thr materials list I denoted the parts
that allow for substitution
In this closet. 1 used standard issue
^a '-th'ck (13mnn) birch plywood for the
drfiweis (mostly because T had a lot of
scrap to use and I was excited to tree up
the space in my shop). However I have
recently be^>me a huge fan of pie On
ished Vj'-thicfc (13mm) plywood drawer
stock You tan buy Jt in 5 x 5 (1524mm
x I524rrun) shoots at many lumberyards,
and tt oan quickly be npped down to
whatever dimensions you need for your
dm wens The amount of time autl effort
you save by [aiming out the finishing is
worth the oxtm cast For this closet, it
mitjbt nrssc you an pxtra $1B of $20 and
you'll probably save about an hour end a
half of tedious woik
I used aV (19mm) rustic-grade cherry
foi this project The "rustic" designation
means there are small knots in the vonccr
If I used Al cherry grade I would have
paid 3D percent moic. Foi this project,
Ihe rustic giade was an ideal material' 1
stained it rathei dark which minimized
ibe appearance of die knots, and the
onentatiot of the components made die
veneer faces Iqes visible
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When instaJingdiawer slides, ilsL 1 yOUf Lhe lOCatiOHS Of the
"t V) drawer fronts. Thoi mstnli, the I 1i- m of the haidware Vb" (3mm) to' 4" f6mmj
bovo the mark indicating the bottom of ih )uw f irouL This w;ll assure ample cl i-
iji ■ I ■' Lw u Lh^ bottom of this diawer front and the top of the drawer from below it
£53-*
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CltI tha end panels first They are Ihe la COmpOrttntl and Ihe I uHtT * ttlwn) tiwry band ■ tor . of In* iDOttd
smaller pieces can laler be fabricated from nfftuli. Thtfi cul
all lbs other 3 4" (Iftrnml cherry pans.
n ng tha hots* for
tha pags^ lay out the
WKl p*n*lf In malchad rf. (I
UMbadt
th* trtndii with ■ marker J That is
t lo do, and ung u do so can
unavoc lal on.
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I built the baxr for thn tall drawer cabinet from 4crafi ptrwood Th* t*l[ ir*w*t cabjnal Is wfihtforwtrd. " ft lour ban with
Only the Iron! piece had to be cherry. Tfie gram orientation didnl tfra bath wvwad on.
matter en Ihe other thn. sh es. eitiier
Th drawer slides separate irrta two halves. Ihe cabinet side runner
and the drawer ronl addition, Ihe ports are as nedtoeii. Hie
figtri #t Ml of tha drawn1 Trw cabinet s»d* runners itnw iiwJTy
onto the Jnside face of the cabinet ?Jdes. To locate Itie positions of the
cabinet rutmtn, et to th* ■*. ng on =, 31
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Bund th inflje drawer box and jr> 1 cahr runnan hi Ycm> tan a* mble your draiaera In any numbar oJ wa t lt
It I posiliDnad Uie front cof ne of tt?e runners *'>" {1]mrri) na3* and glue. The drainer bottom* W nlo a V*"- It mm I
lha Citi nal hottom. rareon that 1 rait near the bottom of the drawer parti using my labia un,
A« long h rou"™ poGlHonad th* cabllot U U«n i tOrtoCl.ly I
m . i a dntfi lo mitt II With (he *Jf war placed tip*'
down on a offcbeneh, (he iwar paJti [ nbt placed an trie bottom of
the drawer and &erawad on. Dta- from adna of lha nil ahould be flush
with the frorit edg4 of Iti draw r
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Starting with tha tall ctrowar en Inet, yOull fioed a pair of «,y:' wide ate an ' a" [3mm) gap batwnari IS* Note ml tfta
(11 Jfnm) shims, which urill hpld Ih boll am dr:ii*cr frort at tha correct drawer faints can be repositioned during A* hnal irratattalian If
height. By removing tha ascend drawer, I had nough «p*ca le gel ■
crwck rJBiTie n C* lo field IH» dr wa front onto tha drawar. I aaanad A
front Mi* lA*jd * th two i Hssrninr «.
, TIw Gttwnd lop It
, room to oh a dump
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T«j1 hart to it out aUhig with
Jhe draw below it Work carefully
andytKtshouldn't hq ei rjrgblem
eepmg the parts a lignecL
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boid
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tort la • lltai
Tha t * r ia composed of Iw end ant conp«d»d vrtUi Blnlcti-
TH*abaUhanian nppsd frnm 3a Mimmlcharry plywood Bitd
adga-btod 4* ln«it long a**
Two of Ihe stretchers am ptHllinnod bi lha bantam nf th# uml one
bL Itie Frart and one 31 the back, who™ inoy form a basa for Uw
bottom shair. Place the packet holes for Iha «c wb on Itia back uda of
the lintefrBri wtiora they'll be out of sigJiL
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The IhlHj MHt r I* pi Mh <PP ' IhC 10 ur. Qfi th t»ch Wim tJi* right-h id (V] pHo p Hi*
s de. During Ifre Ln IflltnHOn. dm IF mrtw LhE 1uw«r to the wan drawer unit and nutm sum H i Mid I »Nrrt» L
through W* rtrelchor, Mc ce^te s perfect fa. The flatting shelves lc Ui* rlfltil wHI Tit perl Ly II
Sutrw Uw r u lo lt»
bach A nodtf *il
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b* umfc, dMdi to lev*) Shim, tec- Don adhoah*.
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into I in the right hand
wi to aula * t#*c* lot the tt&H-
inuahotm. Place ■!«¥•< on tops!
(h> toft-timd mdpansl unci across
the gap where the shelves
oa When bubblej»
c*nr . it** ih* accon}-
Ifi Ty T?i indiCal = the 1 at
which ta place the short end panel
Don't simply measure up from the
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to va Idinra In [he heJghl of the
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shoe cubbi abort the H •■ ■ oV tt unil ar (n#d» with
lm> *l>or| amd paifeJ ftttKNtd to tta of ttio drBwor box.
I qn fCftvrl ifOfll P» in audio* «JU«(a 1*1 barfaf mnimLtn
hoWlng pow
Th» l*c*rnBHl oF th ilnnle drawer unil I A III CNtktll at it wal
rcw iria tail draw unit, bHjoius* II ■* (urroundtJ co both Ida* bk
dnihet radi, which cin ba cut Do whatever length la r > Jaca uirt
flssHjmDlv top le*neorary itand aod screw uie 1km le lha m*\l rr
5ur sou hit * uda, Rs nlore* |h tpnnecfcon to the ring *■*
metat L brack r lop ol the end; paneEs. Sac ra la Id
the wall with leur bafta. When the whole thing Hi th*
flouting dial to Creole tire shoe cub
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bedroom closet
This xoject features a generous master bedroom
closet thai eccommortw the clothirg of two arid &■ d a system thai keeps
its cjiiLentg otdi-'tly
Boc "us tin1 b*Ji roum ic^li isrVL hum , we dcruU.'d to '.nui*,.1 a dieseer in th
closet so tha room could remain more 'pun I'hf t rrusu is ideal foi small lie ma
liste socks undenv ar and stacks of T-shirts Above the dresser, wg dnEk ■ I 11 o
vertical panels for arijustab sh h/r This a rem p.aee for thmj-i LLu don't
hang well bui can be folded and slacked e tly B> positioning the Tiain atoiage-
amis in the enter of die cioset we ft enou h room on each side for users to
■ddKily rev rt mto thr edges of the cl t vi Th way every bit of th space
is ace ■■ Nilih The lady of the house owns me long dresses and long coatft
but thry Ivn't compose Lhe bulk l\ m w ird obe, so 12* (310rnmJ of full h Jfiht
u.. nginq space is eiiouyh Thu rem mi k huiig ny space .illowa for half I i-ujlit
cloth s rods pi ced one above the nt.hu
T)i look of the Ltaset takes cues from t surroundings The maple v i. •
matches tha 3oonng that runs ihxough in L uf the I oujse. and *Jie cuttu mpo
rflry lyh his in nicely with the bnghi tind fluy decor The deep d»w i r. on fult-
exKTi inn fliides provide j jt-niy of con iled storage and th© aditfetable stirpes
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Begin by cutting t*ie (free
vertical piniiH3fit-tnei*rB
identical, so I cut Ihem all nt urK*.
hieh some Irma end most
nnparlcntly. ensured Ihai they were
Il>k*tomountttialvaionL- tapedsupport*ibst fit Inic V^-dl*
amatar (Smm> holes because Bwy'r* easy to InataFI id adiu l
tha necessary rows hoi using ■ strap of peoboard Cut to the
required tangJK ** eaehsel hufas consistently, rn&rkfht padfca
of the pegboanl with ■ hly marker Tc amid drilling 4n If
wrong locators, iruBrtung tape to mwef up the hot**. HI
dont an pegboard tnwnd, J ■ scrap of' * ttmm)
pivwo&d and cuUcm^maH* a piece to rt th* pniacl In this project, tha
shelves Mb n the two wlical partitions in the nght fund stda Ol
the close! Mark lha partitions accordingly, so you car y sort out and
position them In tht h4 t ol Itia moment. In my enpenenc*. I tut* found
that anytime you hnv than cine of SDmEthJncj, yDu have an
opportunity In grab Iht wrgrlO one, sn I am obsEssrve ahoiA lat llrtfl COfTlpon nls.
I u u Iy try to pu:| m rh. In places inar won't show Her I ha final a sern-
- ong Ihe lop md bach edges of the p mien*, for Mompla. in tl m
case. I I them rtlUtfls 1-1 and 3, from left to rtobt reapeetaely. Plll-
bons 3 and 3 need nag hdhri from ttie top down, as shown ki tha photos.
They art no) I bla, but are in fact mrrur Images of , ether,
34 be Iq ■ (ham aa such arhen fwi duii the I begul dnlfincj
holes (MJmml horn _ lop ol the panel and oonsriira until iht lonresl
hale J J4~(t1tBrnml hom e bottom el tha panel Tha holes «nj cad
r (ST mm) Wait

The tall hanging un* ha cenab-LieEad ■■ a
stand-akma com ananl and Until a krt
of strengm and if bully h» »n« «d|LJ'T b t\mtl
anu hi He. right and to lh dotht* lOOt OP it
left. K also rrtabin th£ M.1 tlfilnin llttltiltr
because II is pnattembiad. The umi u bnic n>
built ]ik a bookc ftc: It conaltt tit two 1 i
partition* th I r held log LhHjf by • bott m
arid a I6(i. The bottom ana tap v* gjuid *nd
screwed lo Die side , md h di
OTvertd with wood fflksf I cmat ■ to* k*»
■r-cjt by ffi sing tht bottom 4' i" 1114-mrnl from
noof.aitflmo _ mat conwoondt
hflti hetgtaQttiw H»
Ifce W (emml plywood bat*; hi attached
tot and {Due
Th* drtraW ia essentially a tour-sided fcoi Jd Ihe
back ued and naied on A separate top cap wi II f In-
tUl ft Oil id hWe the exposed plywood adgn winch would
Other be vmlble from above. Begin the dnlur by cut
I lh* aldEB jd bottom Id size. The bottom Is filuod and
■CI*, nto Ctece; Hln sides Ova lap IL You I notice Itlel I
Klfel Hit b Horn 4' j" (114mrn) l't"n Hi* bottom dge of 1 h
a a Th (oo kltk will be Inst Had bn Urn space
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Th iwo top slals.a eaci'cJied In th* *atri« martn r*% Cut n b*ck and n it
Iho bottom, jicvpt they arp positioned riush wMh 1h in piftCe.
K3p of the cabinet sides.
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nrcass at ih# bottom ol iha cabin*L I dacidad re add a dacor uva oluad Into plac *
Cut hi create some vl4Ltal appaaL *
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tattih tlrna lo gat Iha hang of, but goes qtuckhy onca youto up Td spaad Vdu can wail
or ttla parti Cut out and ready Id nope-band so you can do Uibjti all at onca, dt *du can dp Irwin
a lew al a tLma you faal Ji H. It <■ man/naty quick hi do fl- at onca, bul soma irrf
HdnlfOr, njuhl nlhi that fo I break a bft and find that it govs ray Td ■
hi In tftit rd
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the cabinet has three
drawers which are all uniform in
size, saving you s bit of time gLti
Inc d e design «nrj conal i clmn
phases because all of the parts
will be identical. You'li need Id cut
1 I" (l^nritTi) plywood to the
dimensions indicated on 1he cut l-sL
Then you'll rip a 1 4 (Emm) groove
into the drawer sleek 1 a" (tSmmJ
ibove the iiottom exFge of [he
ejovs. You can use a rOuler table, a
dado blBde on the labia saw, or a
standard table saw blade Move the
Feftcft ' e (3mm] and n^ahe a
second pass. Whatever you use, make
sure the groove is sized appropn
ateJy lor the awe* bottom.
kept it simple end gtued
and nailed lh* drr lo-
gtrtti Ttian i varnished them. For
details on the drawer installation,
see ng Drawer* wrth Aoeu-
nde-stye sMe* wi page 5&

The clan called ror Lhr
adjustable shelves, which
are simple -ectsnglBs. The opening
measures-331,'i" (flilmm) wide,
o I tibLtsti 1 *" (6mm) from ih»
dimension lei get Hie width of th*
Shaves [331 4' (S51 mm>]_ Adjust
abta shelves need t liti.l * e
room [about' t" i3rr ml on oac+i
side] so they can move in and out
easily without causing any damage
to the vwiKai partition*. We «m
needed a 33* i"Hong CB51mm)
StTetdKF between vertical
partitions 3 ind 3. It pot on*d
at fra tup rear OT*r o* th* pa
tions and screwed rfiretHy aito a
stud on tiie bade waL
By 1tlng up Iho cdrtironimli In In* ■hoc baloraharid, I can rail assured the InsLailatkin will go srciDottily
ecauu Ihit dntipn 4t 1ty iifnpla, IH utl halm to Kiiw Lha mpanenta Id Hie wall and Install the
dallies rods.
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installing drawers with Accuride-style slides
TO 6 GIN WITH. VO NEED TO MA E SURE THAT THE DBA ERS ARE S ZEQ HOPEWLY ACCU RIDE STYLE
ELIDES ARE , * i 13MM) WIDE <A SET O TWO WILL TAKE UP T [25MM1 WITHiW THE CABtNET> SO TA *E
THAT INTO ACCOUNT. THE INTERIOR WIDTH OF YOUR CABINET IS 22' " 1o72MvU THEN THE OUTSIDE
WIDTH OFTMEDPCWERS N EDS TO BE 21' J" (54GMM) WHEN TN DOUBT, tT IS BETTER TO B W (2MMJ
OR EVEN V (3MM) TOO NARROW RATHER THAN TOO WIDE. VOU CAN ALWAYS USE SHIMS TO TAKE UP
THE SLACK, BUT A DRAWER THAT IS TOO LARGE WILL HAVE TO BE CUT DOWN AND REBUILT
Th# preens is preny simply Frsl nstallthe iNdert AM* each slide vlh three scfews. then flip th* ubirvcl
Kito th canrnel, then ettaen th* d' wart (o lha tlld- ow and r*peat the process on the opposite skto.
arm. I flvt 651 Chans the cubpnrt on side, wtikh la aem* Wuh tha dr«»r in an uprfgM pos.tion. setJ. V'-lfiiek 11 flrnni t
than flaming nst Brevity Posiikni ih* siidc'i men or Ian pacer* on th* c*Bin*t bottom Inola Wat I cotortd th
in tha centar IT* IpOl whan th« dronra Anil tall and IP ftpatar th* pTicto so H iniuld stand out) Tha bottom
14Ria K*ap (lock hltfi spacafs hi ensure consistent plaC*- dra can Ulan ilida into lha cabinet most of the lat
cnaflU^Tha IhmiI sdoBof the drawer shda Unas up ajaclly about 2 ISlmmJofao. ndftwUlbe *tl wnlh |hf
with Ibe fnjnt of the cabinet aldea, ft miy help to - bottom at the dmae*, Extend th* aide* ao
t*rm the onto m* from *dg* of tha HihatfOucan ik*h ih* front of the
I yOu'l* cant n si prtpeiy
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cull the -drawer cuL Apply downward prnaur on Hie drawer 1o
moke sure il ts sitting flat end level, then screw hi His back Ihfl tHri
bi well. When the bottom drawer J9 in. rmic«i Ilia an i anrj placa
thorn on lap of the d rawer -this pause the way for tha riajt drawar do he
Installed. The top drawer is mstafiad In tha aama- way.
A few trirks of Hie trad* I tome of tha fm | em
hanging drawer hTjnLs. Starting ■rtth'tha bottom .put the
dra front into OQfi.r6cm.thef1 tightly- bv~
Worklno. slowly and c tha rirawaf out a I Inehaa and u*e ■
njudt-clump to hoid the drawer front In placa tng auna not to JpalMi
tf» drawer front worik at a c of sowar* tram (h* of tha- drawer
WBh the draw dosed, sat a r of Mb( drawa ftprrl and
nul rnorrt on tap of IHotn- hji F| t tna de4rid
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I lepeat this process aU the way up
the cabinet. If ft drawer front ends up
crook d, |uii remc th* icms arid ad)u4t n »
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closet-based
home office
Converting a closet into a mini home office is an
opaon for those who don't have an entue room to sacrifice In this example, the
closet is left open because I think it looks great, and I keep it tidy enough to L3
on display most of the time. If you work amidst clutter, though, you can easily
add a set of doors.
I'he most important part of planning this closet is evaluating your storage needs
and working style I already owned a simple wooden stool that is comfortable
for me to sit at, so 1 played around with a few measurements and decided on a
desktop height of 36" t965mm). I also knew that 1 wanted as big of a desktop as
possible because I need to spread out as I work. This rerpjirement basically
divided the space into upper and lower portions. I realized that I could work more
storage inio the lower area, so I kept the upper area pretty minimal J like hav
mg open shelves to -show off knickknaoks and 1 can always incorporate baskets
and bins later oi if I need to
I had a lot of stuff to squeeze into the lower area. One of the drawers is very
shadow and functions as a roll out printer tray, which frees up a lot of desktop
space and eliminates some visual clutter. I also have a pullout recycling bin, and
five deep drawees thai, hold everything from envelopes to files Foe file storage, I
used aftemiarket drop-in fUe iails that I bought at an office store I left one
cabinet mostly open ao that it could hold a computer tower should I ever give up
my tiuaty laptop 1 also dedicated a small portion of that same cabinet to hold
cables and cords
I used 3A' (19mmJ MDF because it speeds up the construction process (you
don't need to do any edge-banding}. It is also good for the budget The expense
in this project lies in the drawer slides and the recycling pullout rather than
high-end veneered plywoods. MDF also takes paint beautifully, which allowed
mo to experiment with some nifty color combinations This particular
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Cablfiet D 3 0 ldl/j" wido m 23- l«p h B hiflh (£7 m 6S k EOcm)
DOORfliD Vffiril-RuNTSlAIJ J< OM1'* MPFt
C urietA 1 fl 1^'!" high 12] 4" wnd (27 » 31 on)
1 ft Si* *" hiQl] x 121 4 widfl t« v 31onJ
QitalTiet'B 3 © 10s b hJOh, * 1 4 {27 n 37arJ
CdhuiHtC 1 SZTht^hx 1431 wdn(01 37cnJ
SP ^ if -lughnlZ1* I2?t3tani

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Cut el[ of the parts for the cabJn
time, I fflcomrrwwJ labeling lha e
ttacK aid fl hglp tn be org ruz d.
nd th lr door* «l ih* ■em*
■Ince you'll have qui a
The Cabinet bone* It On a sin & base It mtasu at 41 t" (114mm)
high and ipnns almost the entile footprint of the niche. J set the
■idea In abou 1" (SSmm). lusl In use Uw front and back of the base
needs to bo trimmed tor B precise fit Po ion the center supports evenly
trots, the Interior ol Itia I
lb DtflW ir DOokcaaa I used CDunWtfun*, screws because fte/re
■V to tl'l rid I ov*r Ittiouflh yw could so use podiet
■ th*. but bl mli, or dados and giu*. Rathe* than place It* bott m
ihelf dlntdlv at Iho boHom Of the bonkca , where tt would break up Ihe
daftktDp aurf I raised It up IS" '381 mm). I didnl need to build b back
btciLi a this boohcM* mill bo ctewed diractJy to Ihe D through Ks
lell'hBhd Ida. hmlnallng lha back saves lima and materials, and it also
allows lha wall color to show through, which is an important design eje-
m nt In thli can.
Cabinets A.B.C and D go t
same way I usad through
Views, since the sales, wmfl show and U" no rt 1o cone
the join Just b* sura to and coun rnt for tha I alao
recommend setting the screws a few inches In from (tie (omeri you
use MFJFr since it lends la spht if screws art dmeq rlo its edges near a
come*. And fjenl b« ■ wflh ghie-lhe will provtd* a lot
of the strength in this case
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Sine* tfili project allows for ram* "tjiitcfc ahd dirty" construction to m fi ftU'l iJI ttia compenorfi wll bo to sin r pMXWly, I l^piys
I chriiqti ytrtj can i.mplv nd OH IhtbKKE Irtelij unio i irwm up In tha h
tho eupinat bewa*-
Tha nut il»t _ ate* ttia parts jiaull naad for [ha dr wort w ipe
CL IE E on building and insta l>ng dnwni, hc Ltta Shared Maslar
Bedroom Cfo al priori
Mb ing Una dmrt and draws fronts for this project coul- n t be m
pier MoadQ bortd-ntj rsquir d, nda yvU" d Lo ic 1 Lit cut
MDF rECtenfjkes To Ktglp develop |he cole schema for thlj prelect I laid
out the doors and drawer fronts In Ihplr actual cannauratlcn. For it* Ihia
was iDucti oaU Bid mar* dlracl than frying h> worfc on
57

For details on how Id Ln taJI
end ad"List 3Smin Eun>-»ty a
tioot ha^n, See H*a on
(woaUamtCt
INSTALLATION
Qrlt* v™"^0 Sat the base into pcsihpn and lavaJad II wilh itums as
noadgd. you can be?1 the- cabinets on II, I puihed Jtia C binds up
«OPrn til 'iQhl'hand wait then screw-ad Ihirn logalhar You'll notice thai
1 UHd I ulek-eUmp to keEp their frcnt edgat tin rv Thia cDntlgurStlcMi
left an unavan gap along the left hand sklc dua to *omo bulges In the
plMtar tin 111* w I- h scnbed a filler strip to fit ttiit afiaca.
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t c it no Hud*
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In a perfect worid, tn> acn*t nidi* would t» pnnu 5e Hie bookcase irfrrity on top of Iha ar> ta on
*nd dli could fust mwsyri and • •*&* to < fw Ihe mi through it lafl-hdnd
desktop. H >e lucky and ttfe ks tht £6 It* il< OfhtmfoL I
juog • method for creating * lemplir* lh*t hflp you to ft > tw
or Mflvfc jrtaee until an nmn spoL fThi atap \ pwf la* (tun *
lops, by the wayJ See the r on MS* M
When it e time to point, be
"tl"Q awiiro thul 11 o cut edrje of an
MDF panel i: a Jot more
porous them ita auifdce Hiid will soak up mete
vahn You may nee to sand
aggressively between coats (use lOO-gnt
paper) ro achi ve a ruoe uniform edges
For 11- Udn ll'T mm)
hdt« through t)» etktmt r> r b dk edge 11 GUI tfm
hort wFtn bru h#cl ntec oromrnet.

using 35mm Eurohinges
LOTS OF PEOPLE SWEAR BY 35MM (EUROPEAN-STYLEJ HrNGES THEY IHSTALL QUICKLY AND ARE EASY
TO AD UST THEY AtfE ALSO AVAILABLE FOR EVERY IMAGINABLE CONFIGURATION: ANGLED CABINETS.
BIFOLD DOO R 5, YOU NAM IT
The hinges came In Iwd part -1 ho tiinfja cup and Hie
mounting plate Start by drilling if Hoi in the dcrar Id
hold In* hunflo cup Vooll na*d a Jrjmm of 1s ■" Fo*stne< bit
To lout* tent at Ih* hoJ* tot tfrm hlngs cup. make a
mark ' ■ CMntn) From tb* 0< lhe dkwr
Bb- sura In place the mark! laf nDugh 1rom the ton
ond batlom al the door h thai Ilia hnipa* will cktse
w Lhout hidjr>g tha top and bottom erf lha cablnot itsoll-3H
(Tfmmt ahould do rt For doors lonejar than "'" OUmm), I
tcOrTirrwnd thn» Or more hinge*. TOu C rt UCO'i thfl hinge
Cup i two*4 ItPuninl self tapplrtg acre
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VrlUi Uia mounting plat click Lu Lha hinoo tup, ponlkm Hue
doct *! ilS correct heifltil fe* momil no. I l»»C *'•" 13mm) gap
tnl-v n t door and front of (tie caWr I (t Just ay 1) 4L bul you wwr/
I* a tpacer Id Die Edge ol Ihe don* nd tfian ness It bghtiyintn place I
Uurm a pen, or fine marVar, mart Hie localkina pi tha mounting parka
hole* on (he Inside of Uw cab<n*t A f acnm Htcirattw dmx
With door dosed, ou can hew H tocA*. Vgo i* chaca.
tog lb* I, |hlng«:Whefl ih on. ltKH b* plumb,
■nd ih* Draper height When Irorn th* Htc I *hcukf bt
hanging il aiflrH- Die gap befurthsn tha dear and lha tmef std* should
ba 11 la inul and N should bo mca and evan w mi caaaJve widening at
nlhar lha too ef bottom All adjustments wt rtada by turning the screws
art lha arm at tfw hinge' Vau can juil oafiti hinge from side to sido. up
and down, and front to bach. II you taha Ifia lima In gal a real Tor it, this
m i an Intuitive p'ocSii, and you'll |u*l know which screw nimdi let
be hjrn d land (n which irection) to correct an imp in door I
Soma door irranrjernerrls can no pretty
cnmodcaltd aacecial'y when you have, a
numbw of doom all lined up next to each Dinar,
but you'll prevail by warding slowly And s^sl m
ilic lu. Lirrnncj your door* and catmint* ar
aquara. I augge t making only ona adUualnniirnl
at a tlmo, Dian doting the door to avatuala tha
ovarall loot. A ma. I recommend that you
unlll 1tH caHnal* ra bean in rf btfon
you pul .y lima aduavmg part * fitting
doom Cabi to > CFvriUy and
■ thevNai property Jeweled and Past*
lo wafhv, and IM» *pH affect the way the doof •
61

making a desktop template
MAKING A DESKTOP THAT IS BORDERED ON TH RE SIDES BY MALLS CAU BE TRICKY. ESPECIALLY SINCE
YOU ARE OFTEN NOT DEALING MTH P P. ECTLY SQUARE AND EVE hi WALLS. FORTUNATELY MY FRIEND DAVL
SHOWED ME A NEAT WAY OF MAKING A TEMPLA THAT YOU CAN TRACE ONTO YOUR DESKTOP BUNK.
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To foprn Bie template, l u «rap of1 hicH C mimi ti rdboflrd Start v»nii lhe becfc »dSo. Pt« Ifm Hie in 1 tut k 411 arm
(mason t or veneered pfywood. ripped biTo 1" <B lnim) wldthi. see tiow it looks: H ttiom l» no apace batwaan Ola up and the
Cul one s&u lor eacti side tint >ou B nead lo tatt *nd • irip for th wall, thflf will save vou some imt it Lfmr n a (Ftp, hioww r, you'll need
■rant to tenbe the atrip. 5*1 in* compass polnii bout1 <■" tomrrii w»dM ihsn
ttie g al it wride*l polnL You can then run 1ha cempn ■ lortg th4 well
and cut atons ina Una wltfi a psaw,
The itrip thould now •flfrutM lh« " .a
!■ Hndpapar ill urt at enT vonv
fl The left and nsN On «r* don* In umt
■vsy. Once the in w n*t i iho* fa. you
can conned itiam i im ccman wltrt * tH-iona.
ti 3rnrn) Kiev . In »ronl np can ce tacurad m
(lie Barm ivjy, u vou lak your Urn* with ih str
Ing and cutting, your unified ,iop ahcuki d op
rlghl into p1ac«
62

scribing a fille strip to a wall
WITH THE CABINETS SECURED (WTO PLACE, PLACE THE FILLER STRIP AGAINST THE
WALL AMD HOLD IT SECURELY
5*1 in* corneal* point about 1 (25mm) cat nd
mo** mo comunss ttom loc to bottom to c**a *
pafitil Ima lti«1 mirror* the eCOntrUUes of the «ral
To IK lha lo up, nuni the s*P at lha top
•nd bottom ot . ublriat In 1Mb uh. II w about
1' ■ (3Qmm) «| rha lop and i" «6mml at lha bottom.
iiha , cut f lo
eteli
I marked She filler atr p a«oricJinGJv M'-'i" (KmmJ from
lh+ •crlbed I*1 w Ihe lop and 1" (Z&mm) r (he
bottom! nd drew a straight line to correct the two m*A

sports closet
This project is a neat vanation
of a walk-in closet—one that isn t used to
store clothes Instead, this area has been
designed to give an active family optimal storage
spaccfor their sports equpmem They do e
lot of cycling in the suinmei and skiing in thp
winter, and between the two activities they
own quite a bit of geai Fortunately they had
a small unused room that we could easily
convert to a walk-m sports ctoset
Alien an initial consultatiun and sri * measure*
mom, wo determined that they would n
wall-mounted ski rack to holds six pans ol skis
and also 6 woik area where they couki wax
skis—the long L shape councertop provides
ample space foi this They ateo hove many
pans of ski boots which are best stored on
open shelves so air can circulate allowing the
boots to dry out between days on the sto
Small items—such as hats and mittens—are
conveniently grouped in bins and baskets
Bins and baskets are Great because thry art,
quicker to build end install than drawers and
die usu ly less r nsive than draw li stock
The overall stor ge concept in tales a bol
dnced mix of doom ndopensh vmg The
former make it convenient to hide duller, the
latter make it easy to find and access stuff
quickly on the way out the door

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I
Begin by assembling lha Ubtflal b*H* with glua and Frill*. Don't This project requires n lot uT parti, bul malt or Ifiem lh» UOtt
worry nboul lha n*li h Ififl «ipo bacauM ■ pl«ca of trim widtti, sq It Is p etty eficlenl to C ul lham jl| al on . I p rf Dim most
wll cow tol»f on- YouK also lhal lha ■ »ar* inset to tHe of mi coticu *ilb a labLe-uw il ■
front* backs, wfttdh ■■ bac* it allow* you la u a ib
[chars o* Hm soft* to* both and ina tmafiort 6t tna basas.
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eta banding now v tetc out I And « ** to irta shaH- t co«niruciiofl. Vou'll nolle* trial the tide* of cabinet* B,t,E ami
pag holaa aarti on <n iha pneau, F a» not aicosad This maana vou can M*a soma lima by jusi nailing or
scrvwfriQ Bw u*ei log Ihw
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These catuntdt car hrvt th* h* tcnrw d {Uracil wi lo IHo cb I- C i™l A.D.O iiflH Ith al La *1 one de ei used. «o i
I «£as. erWK a mora. .in fnatnod of correUxictujn fc* tripm On th*
ran*, I acnpyrt of ihrough tcwm I
lituneiJl wiping a aqr -oul * pe* lewd
1.1* or «£3eoti0 on the you . cut ■ dado Into NbjI the partition In cabin t 0 Ihiwiah th lap, bottom and back If il
Ih* catarnd ports for Ihe back Id nestte Hs ThJ» lmka% a hnhi Ticnf Is too snug, use a rubber mnllol In M»a |n|p plpce
but enrahn ■ irary professional took. Hots b/mI Iria bottom •dgn of
th* h in t«i cat»n*t H, SO bo tura la adga-b*r>d th*rri
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Th* couniertop* ccustsl of * *" n 9mm) plywood mat >■ ooubl d up Tha do* ■ are mid from ' 4" (iflmmJ plv oed that has, been
at its adiges. Glu and screw down tti 4"-wid (102mmJ trip* to ed e-binded on all fou ftldaa. The hotel for the, Europcan-st/le
maximum stiffness and durability. Tha exposed Ddfln can ba doa-bnnd tliraj** Ira lacalnd A" tl05mm) from tha iop/bottom edge ol Etie dour*
ed with 3"-wide {91mm) banding when Un glue flap rifled, and ia m" (Hmm) (rem Ihe side.
II your workshop has anougri apaca I racommvnd ting up ma Tha wall-mount sftd rack start* wWt b back pbrte. If you' using
components as you will For finil Btaambl . Dong *o bIIdwb you lo ptywmd youl wont to odge-band sfl Four stdes.
see any problems that mey fiave shppad In, And: Jl't grnarally lor t fix
prgfcJsmt whil you tMi In in* •nop and ha*e i'l of you' Icdi t hand.
In ddillon, lha find! Installation will go mora arnualilly beCiu you Hart
already mocked It up one* and you'll know ajtaclly whal you'i* doing.
Wide ihra ma e»m IIha anLra work, I cannot ilnu anouah ho nolo ul
It e n dd.
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This rack wM hold su pain Of whcti maafi* thai you'll need to I n^Ommend riding Ihe Exposed ends ol the dowels Cm a disc
drS sli pairs dT '* n~-diamalav (74mm) holes al regufar in enrafek umtar, This cmat n mora I rushed look raid bIec prevents Ih*
In this case. I siuced the lira! 1' j" (38mm| from the ends, then ends from splintering In the 'ulur
spaced the pairs T 178cnml apart c nt i pi Uie holes are located
J1 ~ lUmml apart
The 4«weli uhem»el*«» Mill
fit ry ntjgJv tip lham In
with a r p Irom g rubbor rnjl-
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can be varnished. I r*i:ornrri nd a
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provide 1ha DaaietL way to handle
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INSTALLATION
I rU'l d an 51 stunt lo hetp with irisia lation. a good hjeh for a 1 find 41 10 levM QA long uiintarmplfrd run Ipk
PTO^ClOfthra siifl. Flrsl lay cut all ths bases and scre-w them Mj- tbli WM n (hay In fttLaCfMd Ui . *4 C121Smm hrraHor a bser
galh r ond to end IbveI. il you irv p oqul dl. locate an spots thHt aro oul of tarel and
riJm icconilnBlv *Q Wi» *nllnf n mbly ol ba»s mads level along its
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to fiaek at **il Dartg m
jneKet a Huge difference Jn how
ire cotunets againd Uw hail

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Scraw Iha bauf tnlo atudi n Hie bade wol *o Honl mowa
■round you Brittle twwfc
To install tha cahmU^ ttad on Die hetl hand side (rf ttw aMVmHf
becausa Ihara'a a mora ccip ad L-shap* pniupina on Iha right
will hhlulhl llWt uaa Of a fill Th* cablnMi 11 ITit lalt Ira
flulh Hi L
Cul htriai 0 tt* Cabinet
electrical otfl A jlffU* d th*
job quichly and noall .
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Sc t tbe qaWnets tugetk
Ifirausn Hwr wj«b, using
. • io Ita* up iH* fro** edge*
Than acfaw the cabinets to studs in
Ihe bah4ndthe
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• ryflTulO wdl it Inlo ptece Ihc firal Lima
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aUlna, you can prop up thai cabin t do a mJk crala and usm soma through tn* bach ol ia aHac*fad to
acr*p wood lo ItfT rt 10 Uh nohl lit
ThacniH la catenate
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Tune tar the finishing touch**. Cut mi flua+i u th |he cabinet Hanging th# dOW* it ghtfarw Fof jnFannaaon on
bases so the toefciek Iran cm up. i U»*<1 a Dfltukj-ityle installing and adUutUng avropaarvatyla h s, see- the SMJeba In
handsaw to make GLiick ark. of Ulia. the Ctosel Bncd Horn Offi
Sliiw riha ahd nefc nfo «1 !•■*!
hn dud*.
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building a basic crosscut sled
CUTTING LARGE PLYWOOD PAM ELS DOWN TO SIZE CAM SEA CHORE. SO IF YOU NEED TO DO A LOT OF IT
I RECOMMEND TAKING THE TINE TO BUILD A CROSSCUT SLED. THE SLED 1S COMPOSED OF A J * THJC
H M M1 DECK THAT HAS HARDWOOD R U N N ERS G LU ED AND SCR EW ED TO ffS CTTOM S FDE. TH E fl UN N Eft S
5UDE BACK AND FORTH IN HE GROOVES THAT ARE SET INTO THE TOP OF YOUR TABLE SAW AND YOUR
WORK PIECE IS HELD SOU A RELY IN PLACE BY A STRIP OF WOOD THAT RUNS ACROSS THE BACK EDGE OF
THE DECK THE SIZE OF THE DECK ISNT CRITICAL. ALTHOUGH A LARGER DECK WILL ALLOW YOU TO CUT
DOWN WIDER PANELS \ SUGGEST 3CT x 3" (761 M« 21 . HI AS A GOOD STARTING POINT
You'll iv. nl La ilart by miJhr>fi two
ifr pi or hardwood ihm m into ih*
DrcHjvai en Pig labia- nw lop- VruTf
hould rrrovi OBBHv lrt>m 'rent le
bick, bui v\*i ihouid hivt v»t>
Nul* akla lo tld* mowsmimL Tho
strips aUDiild be abDul it' f 2rnm>
higher 1ti n [he table-saw lop
My hoflcui tor angling Iho
tnp» to 1 ha dec* ht ilmnle nd
pKWirtl* no rn»i*u™msnL With th*
Met potiuanad In Ih Ir grooves
I pul some 5-minuUe epoiy on lop
□F Itiern. then place tiie deck on
lop. When Hie epo*y has. cured, the
nearly completed led should more
bKfc nd forth easily h" It Is a bent
tit, voj can trim Ih* runn r* with ■
Kjpp dl Ofi nig plane For
du lily I iufl44*t COl*tl«r*iniLi
raw acrewi through ir* run
frile lha bottom of ttia dach
I recommend attaching; * 3*4 or
2*6 btac* lo in* iront *do* of in*
nttd far atabtlitv You can u« ind
hjh it without worrying about
an iacl position Tot brat* ■' lha
bar* edg ol me sl*d hoviaver
mmt be placed square to the
blade. To doldfrmn* il» placemenl,
relriEl lha blade CPmpklely kilo
tha saw and raise it slowly Id ut a
kerf across most dI lha Hletf b lap
Vou modi want O cul it comptately
from front to bach, since the led
would Ju4t run apart ai rhu po nl—11
you cut about 1B" (4S7mrnl or
more, you'll be able to ley a ''Dm
Ins aquflft along the hart and rrtfuk
a perpendicular adgo altha hock
or Iho sled. I racDmrrwnd Slipping
ouet the squBf a and marking lin 3
on both the right and loft ol Ihe
kerf Tina sJitm id provide a str lorn
Ins alona which lo align Ihe roar
brace. Then glue and screw the
brace for stability, nd cul all the
wav through lha deck from rronl
to beck
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walk-in closet
This s a dream closet for
these homeowners The long wall provided
an opportunity for a focal point, so we
embellished it with framed artwork. Fresh flowers
and accent lighting We also chose to place
the clothes rods on the side walls so the car©-
fully comixised look of the focal wall would
be as unclutte ed as possible The doors and
drawer fronts disp ay a shop-made molding
detail, and the drawers, which feature v 1-
vet drawer bottoms end hardwood dividers
are made to contain jewelry We used fluted
molding and Tosettes for some of tlii trim,
and a medium-toned stain ro uunplnmrni,
the neutral wall color The small coun 'Hop
a^ea is tiled in limestone, end town mol lint;
caps off the top of the orgauzer
From a functional point of view this closet
presents a question that is unique to walk
in closets, how to best Use the space in the
comers of the room This design IncOfpo-
ates comer un~ts to take advantage of the
available space and make it as accessibt
as possible Each unit is built as one sobd
piece, thereby providing a great deal of
stability This project was built with 3 4" (19mm)
okume plywood, en African man ny
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egln wllti Lh CcmE uNIl You'J notice Ihat thoir an not jymmet Rip and aoaa/l tha parts Uv die base Dun I
ricaL Th i li bacauu lha unit* on ttie lung wa3l 1 IWfcnm iflDi soiew* Tha acr** iwft show, sawa . wffl
deep, but Bit units -en tha atiort ■ the ckvBw* red* go T cover ihe aide* ol p the cab) wthiemai
i40 mrrl daap to i pa-mants Trm ■! pea* bun from a km bona f. Tha mm consists of a lengtti of "Hied
nr ptnblams wi conalructton R an a-npoftant _ alvia mrJlrJirnj. rmaUa and a ehrriK Tha parti ope glued and nallad Ic tn
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ba. k I w* plann dtau^ heads wonl show rl j*hi admi horn tha ouhlria because other
cabinets wfll covet them lat . Uh P 4" (103mm) spacer b> postiori the
nd panels accurately.
Tha tie hJt i*v*fal tuncitcWi l serves as a to fTMunt
Dvaf head llghti, II pfacWoB a place to securely Fallen lha amn
moldlnj and H halpi Id cranio a mora built-in took.
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This a l (lllttrim ICSmrJ Sine* Bus w*» ■ pr Lly dfl project, I decided to bla Ihn lop vu (i
buWup «l)» '* -thick {19tnm^iblp« Of ptfwgud 17" » 11" lOEVnm r, 3D9mrn> limestone. Thiat miwnt lnil«1llrnj
I3 <n"-wido (Mmm) Uim imp (of (he- fronl via*, CPU & me til '■ ant V»-
(Emm) th ck IF you' rising a it ndwd wooden hip, make Ihn trim il'lr}
lVaT {44rnm> wldo I round tha lop and: bottom Edg« of #m atrip on lh«
router tab r
Afiach Vie s&^> wnti
and nails. For a iJ* loA you
ibtl m lha strip ' «' {ftrntu) to
Ihe front edge of the Mai
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I tested Ihe flt of Ihe uie* end J needed to reprieve about 1y«"
(2mm) From the edges. A quick pubs ovnr my stationary belt sanfl r
shaved it off B=id created a perfect fit. t waited until the rest of Ihe project
was stained and varnished before laying ihe Mes with construction
adhesive. I coaled Uitun with stone s ale' per the manuhKlurd^s dl'flctlens
When done prepe ly, Ihe subtop will drop
perfectly Into place.
The upper cabinets came
togeihef wiih butt joints held
tegtth fivblf elufi and atftwi Hit
backs are glued and nailed on.
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gc-bsn<jed [htm tiat to assembly.
I aaeto?«<lfle4 doot a
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INSTALLATION
InstaJ' Lhe corner Pie shoe cubby arid Itie up cibi I lcrcw to tho &<J Cl
units first the earner Urtfl Sine* t took Iht tlin* to mosk up 111* rnslal lien tn
th* shop, they ant mf to Hlg ult Ih Kflw heJe to ct IHe
component *.< . tly mtc ptae*.
I had dp ilvtint T Mh b
ln»l*l!nt)Ofih W I w * *bt*
to •• mblo Ih «nt»r unit n my
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Th hoe ciii>by and lh upper lnat to Iho rigni of lh tut* Scuw tht clothe* «dt way onto tfw panes of the comer
cabinet can be reattached now I uiad ■ 4" 1102 mm) apac r to ot> unit Notlc* ttul I attach d * dart abova lha doth rtxf so th*
tablish the height of the shoe cubby (ippar htfl ha) ■ ptace to land. The upper straff tsnTt desired fej support
heavy ooricta, although voti could easily reinforce it. if to main
luncuon it U> provide a place lo attach the crown molding
Cutting and m talkflft [iwn molding la loa big ■ topic l(j fully gel Accent Lighting is a nice touch This unit didn't require an electrt-
to hart. I can at laatt ni ycti to a smet book on the tub den: It plugs nto an enlsllns outlet.
r«d- Crown T htatmM tt £*** a At) (LVinartal PubUiftarl)
I an angla gang* to thj* wlwi lha componants
coma logaUiar |h« basic to Find th* ns* for my corn-
pound Hto
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laundry room closet
This laundry center provides some neat ways to get
a lot done m e sm II sp ir It is nji^t pxample of how you can rteslgn n m
to be boLh highly functtonal iinU it sUk. tically pleasing The ong:nal confl u a-
tion had sliding doors which were "utnlj isorne and only allowed access to ona
half of the closet at a time By replacing them with conventional hinged doois,
we opened up th space and made it more practical and invito
The flip-down ironing board is a great space and timer saver No more drag irig
out the old clunker and setting up in the middle ol the zoom (where it would
invariably be in someone s way'] We had initially conside ed integiating an
ironing board in one ol t e cabin ts inside the close but we reali ed that this
would mean takinr up t-p-ic that could he better used for storing sh "-" and
towete We achieved thi, LcbL ol all worlds by installing the ironing boaid on the
back of one of the du; ■ 11 lours. Ynu'U also notice that the cabinet to in left ol
the washer/dryer Is i ii- I 20* (508mm) frrjm ihc floor to allow a laundry baskM
to neu be nh it This fr es up pr ^cious floor space while Lh bundiy c iii jr is
being us
We used 3-a (19mm> melamme-covered pamcleboaxd for this project Metamin
is a water- eeistant easy to-cme lot materia] and because it is whits, it i jflf cut
light keep.ng the closet interior b ight with a roomy feel

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4 luge* and nynur^ (.', mi
full v with itriir pint
2 tioorpulki
t (t, [-ttie-doci uontng dvii
(se*1 mirplier'i 1int (mil UJ
2C 5mm Bhrirpftse
T,fl'-wide 122mm) ch ry fyIqo ninciing
Buld m* , tnii-bunB nbri t ii L I oil IT* pirls to tli using my labia iw nd a bl*d«
meant for cutting rmrfamine Whit* mail any combination bl d ftill ftrDvlda cut
tcsulti. imlambne-^peaflc blades tend hi produce Itia Bmollrit amount of lanr-DUt.

Usin a Icrnctate, drin tiohtt oa ih* M4
panels tor Bia 5mm shelf poqt.
I decided b> use clwry _ .. banding on Ihli protect boetuu it
coordinated nicely >h Iha chfny dwi ami twa M H lunctlonad
as a common ahfnam which h» h» V*t it njnl ccmpcnerita In
the design, I uted ■ razor Made la wnm tht oca* Vou o*t • Iki,
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methods voi U"ie hc*e. I went iiflTtl CO*jnlO unli r w*, HI 1ti y E&r (C llfln them correctly. J]
hflW V«ry well In [WfHclEbnarri whttn cMnt holfl* .1 pr . flltnd nd in ap- Q
proprlale sdheihw b used- I tiflrt racentlv btc m ■ 'an or Hflc Glua'l *
ahfluv» for meiarrvne I wouldn't cemider tHjildinu trliti mel mini witr
Dui (»h Supplier* at the back or thtboofc) 1>*m mbfy Ji Mrimht-
faf id on one comer I • m* and u \t>% Id tioW lh panel*
In Th« saw* heads Aon be ruble on [his CBtitnA so donl worry
•ootft Hlhng orcovering them.
Ttie bach will stnslshers
provide a place Id screw th*
cabinet fntn trie 5 ds in the will I
nbced than inside the portkWi til
cabinet that wrl be hfettfen by *h«
doors. Dcwhj so makes for a leu
cluttered boh whan the eahaiel»
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I mpida th dears from
soma scnp ry plywood
(Ybu can usa Ilia jpacici or wXkJ
you dewe.) Us* a 1 '*"•" OErnmJ
For In r b<t lo drill ihfl lung* bola*
4" (1 OEmm) Irom trw 1cp arid but'
torn «dgq» of Mia door*, and "j'h"
<21 mm) in from (tie doe*.
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the doors tfvemse its, and
screw the hnge plgtes, with the
doors, daio uw ubtriti
=. Wilh (xlly two doors Ihs Is
■neu tasJc.
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An InaxD n lv» Ifti . aia fa ibabHe art most home centers! make*
Inf quick and CQntlatent layaul al Hie door pulls. You cen tee- thai
the grain of II a door* materia* nlc»ty—thj5 is bet bus* they cam from
tha urna place plywood,
lh larger cabinet la «5SBnbB*ly an open backed bcakcew- 11 f I
H h ■ wbv to sjve money- In general, rnevlfig cabin ti
pub a lot of ilran on Uhalr Joints, and a back would provide considerably
■If Bfcatis* 1hi> cabmaL will be transported only ones and rjee
it b« and naver moved again. tM is • perfecll
nraaenable C cut dS* pa/b to size an my table saw sled than
adrje-banrlad than* and drilled the peg hole* just as I did for lha
••nal ca
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iha bottom In plat*. I dhnsa
pot l *oaw» because I wanted
Ih* eapoiad ecraw ha rJ On tha
bottom kgW tide Of Iho ptoce to be
ctinenilad. Fittcnp til-Ilk* screw
n*ad covers wtuld'vi h Ipad, but
pockat *cr w» art CKjaJailly quick
and took vat bettor.
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«Hri pockflt screws whera
Lhay'rl b* fikfckn from yibw. Tho
Ituhlck ■■ Mt In ' i* fl 3mir>) trorri
rh fftidl , of tho tStlnnl
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thnlephi b*tn n .ltd,
attach lh* -i ap in
PC* »ritti lame own unit
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Use a 4B" [1219 I tori Ltrmrft* whiihtt you netd lb iNm
ttle cabinet ta make ft piumij and (eveL
Um an electronic dud finder to locala Ih* ikidt In in*
bKfe L
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Slice I rr m d ine im - II iton b; mv i, i ul I fl temc-w '-j
stand lot th wait-hung cbd ruL II combats al two pEywood scraps
Bint i n I d 10 flic in tha ih »a of ■ T, nnd II provided all Uie supper!
necHiary to ha p tha cablnal pn puce while I fastened II to I ha walL
For mto wqcla room, id lit* tamper
1 4' {Smrtn. * than tha fmlatwd hwght I used
shims tD align Itiu IDp i Ih* l»
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1 V« " (93mm} HlMsppIno *er *l Via t p*r»1_ unH wIFt Aart to
read be arts unit. II you look tho lima Id meek up Lha wulsllirtlon in the
shop, as I did tho icraw ticla* will >l ahly ha hi Die rtglil places and iti"-
eIdp will b» ■ inap EUhor ly, I titggnl ualng ■ : -clBnuq to ho d ttw
edge* tlusn wtiilt yvu'r* putitng in wm witi
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tach kha daora on aria. I gananilv immmw
tham la Cabmol* ft banilt to avokt dam
aging them. Vol phv n*td le nuHa • uupia or
minor on-nto ■diUEtmanti Is rmk (lit aon
hang euenly, but it ahDufril Q*&t laka ■ cupla of
minurtai
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kids closet
Zack and Max, age 7 and 4, share a large bedroom
which is oguippod with two Luge closets T le overall plan dedicates one c - t
to the storage of toys end games and the othLt to clothing ThiB propel tackles
the clothing storage closet The homeowners desired a eymmetn -al aitangs-
ment, so thdL each boy would have an identical apace, and neither would be
favored di slighted by a better or worse allocation of apace You'll notice the
design centers on a vertical axis that divides, tho space into two mirror lm, rj.
This reach in cloaet has a 60"-wide {lEv'Irnm} entry and about 1 fl" (457mm) nf
space on either side of _he doorway Hence, most of ihe contents Of the d a t
are readily visible, which makes the whole sy& rn nsi i to u o Th loss vmLI ■
areas to the sides of the closet can be reserved for so -anal atoi r oi loss li
quertly used items We decided to use the areas in LL bot un corners (or rioa
caddies, so that shoes don't end up all over the floor an we raised ih irawin
unit 18" (457mm) to accommodate a shared laundry b ket Each boy has the
same amount oi orawer shelf and hanging rod space, rd tho bottom couple of
drawers aie at a very accessible height to boys Of th n young ag As they get
older, the h gher reaches of the closet will become more accessible and useful
IVe used adjustable shelves to allow for changing storage needs in die future
The unit is a neutral color—since the boys h ve plenty of colorful dothing as
it is. we wanted to avoid the visual chaos diet could easily result from bright.
childish colors. The neutral color will still be appropriate when the boys are elder
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Begin by c out tiia pvls for fl*t
dressw united I used MDF I
l*k« pant wel aul requras no adga-baftdl
a detail wtikti sctes a ctmskjanbta amount e*f
Urn* TouTI notice Ihfft soma of Una rrtalana I
wad is vanaarad with aldftf. ] ufced R ont]f ba-
Cau** grt a Qood d*al On it and w tl* Id
i On those ttunpornml in fexJi w 4 I
thtrp wouldn't be iii &te altering llilian Us
■Iid a ood idoi to cut on! tha three eno paneli
el this |imt,. Inee jfuu'r* «| up (or It.
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The a umiBirocoTK*
sfructe with blKLHt*. 1
damped up the un't wMtoul glu*
to thai I child ley eul a tarki of
marks for tho bjscuita at often |eml
Tha dob in the top and bait-
torn panels are cut with the
bwut jdnqr h W parang to the
worhplecB-s.
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og th* hKuR *tota inla Uie side panoJa ■■ a bii Ultkler, h (he Altar a t*tl it Lo iruk* un the eioti procwlv aiiOri*d, t glued
b*ajll |o>nar im p Uwied pefidlcui Ic Iha wsrKp*«. I was up ttia i rtiblle* end applied e* n dunptno t> 'f*- The t»t j)
able to keep panel* Heady by placing tfwn oo Uio Hwr. m mm t m aile of im but rt'i not H you ducev ■ (S
In tha fit, ou'll m lol o* me, t i and mm H you ctfdi M beta*
ttief*^ omw olac*
I iftjc th* i thndi
(jGpvrt) . lo ttie dresser
unH with glud Irtd Icewb, Yehj <nay
to uw bndi
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numthc a Bw Pafritttie a unit* baton nstiHIng Itie drawera Id arald I-
■ «i Idol Thrt ba at ft* Mni ao a Hng fit on d slW&ri. Th srily If I paint
CTnOtJv uirform luilac* »idaal han Ain/fHKcanba and th*tm>» from adQa*. *» Bw tliawwE Nd*trNi and
resondei. I mad and nt Id aand flown large "- the end tha Qidstdu
Pai i nfl the
* thba cubbl« prior tc as-
* J"^ aemblf |a a mu t the a ht earner*
end mall pnC+H MylCvgh
la flnJiH rjlhnrwlB*. When trie psinl
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than paint
Th , t . dranqn ntHjdlwHh1 r d3mm| mat 1*1
Ihat glued and naited a! Iha toman. The bottoms fit jnto a (|Tt»o*p
nep«d the brjMjarn adgfr of Una drawn Block
Tnu *!tfi It Ot>UOrtfcJF but I highly rocomrt d IL tno th
pr leas n ihii book. closet cor^itU ' com
and I Bee to p*Jl Warn an Hie shop bafori tn ■« I Cad
trwfattslKMt untaaMafi s IM tf an In ration
hrfch. rd modi bt • shop tfi n on * |ob f H
when> I rraahi not ha*a |h«mwcM I meed to malt*ce nJ-Thls
stop hEso has tha ban -JaJ ffad of makmn the natal union* go much
more smoothly In Vila caaa, acraw the cents' end panal Id Ihn drasser
units, then add Iha 1wo and panel & en Ihn laft and rlahL ildai. With Uib
halt) Of an mil t hi, un lha MfhDle assembly Onto iho- aha* Dubbins. Ba
to ouerlep only about l" ( tmril onto the uj iti I
transfers dowfi iracBy Id tna fJoof Once yo sera* tht urUI hp Uw wal
du We final lml II Vm thing w*P ba ■
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I —tfrngi itim sT-1 or |» titvitCt Imtall With (ha ctrawara placad upside down on »0 khonch. it's easy
Hie -aJda ahda* in Utacahnets firil hp Jnftill (h 4'awaf side nmntf* «n th a4H noitg '/a" 413mm}
tt*an* Th*i VttJ tan |h« «*r* cablAat *h
yw'ra
I tttatrtjrtt
HwMDF fronts using
a'< (l-Omflrt n on*r ht, TltJi
dvtal IcHskj nlca aid aJiminal
Ilia ctilppuig thai often occms cm
(ID HH il |H)" Draper front* «n
b« uNph-WMr a
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Bkiuh th# notn Tor 1 cftoMfl dn pull irad
uniQu* » si. J trititm my own alig nt gux** and I
U$ad for all i driw
Tie noundover al o makes ft master to al gn the r Tnonts be
eau a 11 «on al* sHghi unevannatt batwwui adjacenil d'
Toy
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a to mourn Iharo on L bncfcm
bocauf* you can mn m to**
througn if* iwaanti to kwfc ih*
■haha* In poalUoa.
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HopeiuUy everything wil] go smoothly lor you during installation but if u doesn t you might
L1TD need to pid u 'B aomJ ci • live problem (solving, as 1 did fo this particular pioject Before I put
in the new oigani er, I had to emove the old one which revealed an unforeseen sn j Th
p.ioLo shows a pai ol tiacks on the floor where carpeting had been installed around the old vertical
supports We realized dial the carpet would be impossible to lepaii so 1 decided to lo er up lb ti( i nui Jy
with a low shelf The laundry basket still slid in nd out. we onginaliy planned The finished fl L
is really nice and jt looks AS though il was planned this way all n'ong. So don't panic when j
job site hands you a su prise Sometimes it turns out for the best
The struts arc gtjed end n II loth bo om
of J\c shcH: Their role ie pn manly
ses ^—t . sheff looks
when it is elevated
slightly above the floor.
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The shoe cabbies ere placed
33" (Si3mm) apart on the
floor. They should be tunta ed on
Hie door opening, since this is a
symmetrical o*9enf?er.
Set Ihe left'hand drawer uri-t
■n pises, I keel the tod porvd
scrowod to its side lo save a step,
and if I had had an assistant to
hefp me kh l, I wouldVe kept Ihe
entire upper ass mbly (both
drawer units aid all three end panels)
screwed together Thai ivould've
saved even mora time.
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The rigfit'hend drawer unil.
with end penels attach Ed
to bolh aides, soes in next Align
the rronl edges, then clamp Etiem
together w th a quick-clirnp. The
Clarnp siamrlics th ass 'mblv M
yDU can screw it together.
Screw the drawer u nits mto
Sluds ifi Itlo buck wall. I used
12 scfews, wiiich may bE mora
lhap necessary, but better safe
Uian sorry.
116

Piiw la loading tft» oirti in »t vaa I wmortd" ttw drawtn from
tho pi * Tib (ntUll»t<m. A| I rvfnovtd thorn, I (twit
according to iMtfr powbon <n th» firmnad imfl-41 woukJ b* ••*ir to n«l
Ihwn mm up a\ Tb« clothH rod* wan > fa tall For Hm
drywal anchor*. I 3"<T$nun1 \oqg bori» Pw* nl any
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hall closet
I'm using the term hall closet to refer to any closet
located near a home's main entrance—it may 01 may not actually be in a hail
way Not everyone is lucky enough to have one but for those who do this
closet can provide e convenient place to store all kinds of stull Typical contents
include coats, shoes and umbrellas, and sometimes the vacuum er as well
There is no one-size-hts-al] approach to hall closets The project here i fleets
custom solution to some unique storage needs
In this case, closets in other parts of the home hand 1-^1 shoe Storage bo that
was a nonif ^ue The amount of coat storage provided in the ougin I
configuration was adequate, but the clothes rod was placed at the wrong height foi this
family's needs At eye level, it meant there was Only mediocre sto &Q above
and below the coata We decided to talse the nod 75" (l9Q&mnl) and r create
a laige storage aiea belaw the coats This left a 16" h.gh (4Jjomrn) Space above
where we installed <j sheil Its a bit too high to reach on a daily basis but
provides extra storage for infrequently used items.
We decided to build a cabinet to fill the area helow U.e coais It spans moat of
the closets width, with a small space reserved on earh side for Ion coats Th*
unit tea uies two pullout drawers tor hats and mittens, and an open fihel at Ih"1
top for a set of music hooka the family often uses when they gather around the
piaro They wanted the books to be close at hand without duLteung up the
living room and the closet turned out to be an ideal solution.
The unit is freestanding, and it is finished on ell sides, which moan it c "n bo
removed and used elsewhere boasting great versatility
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'■ * lAmml oak plywood bach. I
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cutting ML
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hotai on ma WKm aid* whf if Ihff ant out of fight to apphjhig Ihe glue.
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position tt cOrnctly. maaaiif* duwi r (Tflmm) trorti Il« bottoni S40mml from the bottom edge of th* stda panakt and BJtgn Ihf
edge of the shtos and rr»K* a of mall marfct m panel. lop ide of the shef accorcf ingh^
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t ere Led lb motaifig proM wrth i'*' (6mm) roundoff bhL The l. port the r h and the coal rod Rip ctaela lnvn ywoodl
bottom edge nl Ihe tulle wai r«li«d 1q I1 h" IS7mm} balaw the lop oT Ifien edge band the edges that will remain vleible ett r 1tn LallalJan.
Ihfl router table, For mar* delerl* (vn ihia construction method, see Be-
vend the Ekitlc Gch
fihach a hardwood strip to the front edge oi the upper shelf. II *H( I uied ■ rich walnut etaJn for ihht project Vou can uta what
keep the shell hum sagging ov limt J t same nxrtwt bl bell w four dotal and * *u
lo profile (he hardwood Ifcip as I did or the dttwv frtHIDL Doing *0 pny-
vides for nice conunuitj bet- &er compo nls.
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sity. Far details an drawer slFrfe installation, see the Shared Master
Bedroom Closer project I constructed Itie drawers using rabbet-and-dsdo
|oin*ry- this I* detailed In Beyond the Basic Boa.
This install BfHon was easy. I removed rtie old shelf and coat fod i tiexl screwed the em> wall cleats Into studs. Once I dropped the
hrsl (not the primer on the wall wherr* they used to be). Once the shell hnto place and screwed in the coat rod, I vscuumed the closet
Pf rTM dried, I touch d uo the parnt to conceal all traces of Itie aid unit and set Ilia cabinet Into place.
Then I screwed the back wall cleat to studs.
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fiCOfiBUDilily of apai i ID 16.26
Aocbrudty (ruppbua \2
f.li'llUlili HfjH.VBB. B 43
Aesuhtiucn. It
li-miii' tLl*- I clxm U-3fi
iwrewUnlr.v 16
h uos. 15
draww c5on-:miftir.n 7-1 25
■dged-pflJisJ clnore. 20-21
fc [ ia aii4 panel Qfliunel dpof.
17 IB
QlxttjOff emj mnrui;Jcj, Ifl
walTv r.iwcr roftsLruetKni
£2-23
OKiiiuH end «nbeHjalmisrn3 16
r ns 15
s»an4 Curug IE
Booteses 56 62
CkiHet-Based Home CHide ^-E3
35MM Eujnhmges BO-fil
bookcase. S6. 62
HtnpEtcs 59
dnwtnoj S4
njetertoks. 56
plAnmtg 52
Oxtenil 35 Bl
Q uncut bVeL 79
:3
Don
CoboaLIl 56 57
cutting and bbaUrQ. 56
in* put twnptott. 99
edged pawjl,a>-Zl 69
faams and pwJ fafafnet, 17
macdaliati Una II
Eiidmg dama 10
mnngtbH lunged dun, 10
DMWtt*
dlttM, 60-61
■t. 32- .
112-113
h tA 31 36, 57
[uB cjcLejtatati . ]
infltaJlBHnti IT
mw&iy. IB. ££"23
layout, 31
in&trulMr 30
t untied edges 3D
Hildas. 33.50- 51,112.12
l^IBWJEDS, planning 10
EihcKsiu ^-unitijc, B-tl
Fmhelhshfiifljits 15
Fitter atnps 63
Glass safety Upa, 2
HHBCJnest. 118 125
CUJIBtjUtLjmi, 121-125
UWWlJirj 120
materials 12t
planning lie
Hinges. 36 MM Eurohingw 60-01
fngtajiBtlon tlpa. U
Jewelry diawens. 16.22 23
KvdsClneat 104-117
consuruetioci. 107-117
It uttno 1
tmrtallati , Up*. 11
nuunaU. tcr?
ptwmnw 104
laundiy ttctttn Odeal. 02-103
oabatructian 103
dnwtan. 94
untungbdafd 112
nutntuk. 92. BS
■wtngtng nlngMd dan, 10
Lortkof kM tt.0
Luitu 16
16
MetotCdhnvBtBlori duav2
apoimam in planning; outage 0
Fusing 63,110-111
{"awing t» B-11
foni «qutpnwu BBttty upa.
Pfodiwo ooniuTucbon cam II
HaaUpm. In plinfiHig ate—pa
n , L l if? ii
Safety Una £
Ikxlbtngaliaarattlptoatfal 03
Setljng d 16
ShaiadM B*dnnm
40-M
rim wing
njess-r. J 46-51
mfttafl
pelves. 44
taTJ hanging unit.
Shelves
edlLHable B. 49
CMUUurtlijji, 44
EhciM
cedtllw 104
cuLtJw, 38, BO, Bl 110, lib
trays, 16
SlMofdo LIE
Hparo Beririroifi OcioK, ■ 3B
diAwinti. ?.n. 31
[unclUni. 2C
m Tntlrlit. 29 1n
wall tarnowil for ae ■ l>i!i i v. 10
10, ZH
Spoil* Ctourt, 79
t lmcuon.70- fl
Tnwqntj 60-67
metun .60
[H*nn|ng. B4
9u»pa to oi L I 10
SU[ lletl, 12 126
Sws i. t mwt[, 36-38
lam ■
danttnp 59
ocxxpulto,
Etnohingai HJ-Gt
Tt
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ijksHBi quvti 31
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iKsmUng naouicaa. 10
hi 114
uamjucnniv 85- 1
drvrtlng, 82-0
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