![]() ![]() Now take the front covers and attach them to the drawer boxes using wood glue and 1″ pocket hole screws. Repeat the process until you have all five drawer boxes complete. Place the bottom board on your workbench and then attach the sides using wood glue and 1 1/4 brad nail with a nail gun. These pocket holes will be used to attach the front cover board. The bottom piece of the drawer box will have three pocket holes, and the side pieces will have two pocket holes. If you want the front drawer covers to look nicer, you could use solid wood and apply polyurethane instead of painting it white.īefore assembling the drawer boxes, set your Kreg Jig to 1/2″ wood thickness and drill pocket holes, as shown in the picture. The top drawer box will need to have the front cover 1″ taller to cover the shelf board. Next, take 3/4″ plywood and cut four cover pieces to 8″ x 20″ for the lower drawers and one 9″ x 20″ piece for the upper drawer. Take 1/2″ plywood and, using a table saw, cut five bottom pieces to 17″ x 14″, five back pieces to 16″ x 7 1/2″, and ten side pieces to 14″ x 7 1/2″. All five drawer boxes will be of the same height, width, and length. This 1/2″ plywood is strong enough for the boxes and less expensive than 3/4″ plywood. ![]() Now the drawer boxes will need to be built from 1/2″ plywood. Step 3 – Build Drawer Boxes Using 1/2″ Plywood Then set your Kreg Jig to 3/4″ wood thickness and drill four pocket holes on each shelf board as shown in the picture. Take 3/4″ plywood and cut two pieces to 18″ x 16″. Step 2 – Cut Two Shelf Boards for the Centerīetween the closet organizer sideboards, we will have drawers on the bottom and a few shelves on the top. These 2x4s will be connected to the sideboards later on and will be holding the entire closet system on the wall. Next, take 2×4 and cut three pieces to 18″ in length. Then, at the top of these plywood pieces, trim off 4″ at 45 degrees as shown in the picture. Take 3/4″ cabinet grade plywood and two side pieces to 64″x16″ using a table saw. Once the center is complete, then you could easily add the shelves on both sides. See lumber sizes for actual dimensions vs nominal.ĭisclosure: Some of the links on this page as well as links in “tools for this project” and “material list” sections are affiliate links.įirst, start with building the center section of the DIY closet system. Note: Lumber dimensions are listed as nominal size. ![]() You will need to use a stud finder to locate the studs accurately.Ĭheck out the other project I’ve built for organizing kid’s toys and keeping your garage organized with garage cabinets and a pegboard wall. It’s very important that this closet system is attached to studs inside the wall because of its weight. I used ½” plywood for the drawer boxes and ¾” plywood for the shelves and front of the drawer. This project was mainly done with two types of plywood. If you decide to build this closet organizer project, you can easily omit some shelves or add a couple more, depending on your needs. The younger son has the lower drawers and shelves, and the older son has the upper drawers. I took everything out, including the closet doors, and built a nice Closet Organizer with Drawers in the middle. So we decided to change the closet completely. We tried different things to make it more organized, but it never worked. Having the same issue, I decided to build a DIY Closet Organizer with Drawers. See the below tutorial with 3D illustrations on how to build it.Īn organized closet helps you streamline your morning routine and eliminate unnecessary clutter. No matter how hard you try to keep your closet under control, somehow, things get all over the place. It’s very challenging to organize a closet effectively with one shelf. Often a traditional closet would have one wooden rod spanning two walls and a shelf above the rod. ![]()
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