Build Corner Shelf Closet

Put those corners to work with corner shelves of every size and shape.

Build corner shelf closet.

This leaves the right amount of room for clothes on the first wall to hang without interference. Laying out the closet clockwise end a section of clothes rod at the right end of the first wall then turning 90 degrees to the right measure 2 feet from the left wall of the next section and start with a partition. Mark your studs on the wall. Instructions remove everything from the closet including old shelves you will no longer be using.

Our closet dimensions are 59 right wall x 62 facing wall 29. Attach 2 2 cleats to the studs on the wall. Because our old farm house is without a single coat closet linen closet and pantry until we made our own but instead of complaining about our lack of storage i should just be grateful that we even have closets in our bedrooms. We finally found a shelf that was tall enough too mount a curved rod onto that wouldn t be too wide and take up all of the hanging space on either side.

There are several organization options but they take up too much hanging room. Every house has corners and almost everyone needs more storage space. Build shelf skeleton with more 2 2 s. Optionally each corner shelf can be constructed from a single piece of material if the inner corner of the shelves are curved.

Check out this super collection of corner shelf plans and choose one that s right for your home. So we live in this old house right and apparently 112 years ago storage solutions weren t on the forefront of home builders minds. How to build corner floating shelves 1. Patch any holes in the walls with.

If you don t have a power saw you can have all of the. Next i determined the depth of. Corner shelves with joined shelving to create the inside corner. Once you have it built it is the perfect way to utilize a larger corner to store books records pictures and more.

This is a popular solution in pantries where the added strength gained from using a single piece of material rather than joined shelving can be important. I used more 2 2 s to create the skeleton of the shelves. Because the walls of a corner closet are non load bearing you can build them with a basic 2 x 4 frame. These shelves are extremely easy to put together.

Use a bolt cutter rather than a hacksaw the manufacturer s instructions suggest using a hacksaw to cut wire shelving. Cut the strips of mdf to the correct length for your shelves. They re so easy you ll probably make several and finally have room to stow all your stuff. Cut shorter shelves to avoid marring closet sidewalls cut full length shelves at least 1 2 in.

Be sure to buy your closet s door before you begin building so you ll know exactly what size to make the rough door opening. Shorter than the length of the closet. A hacksaw will work but a bolt cutter will make for smoother easier cuts. It is easiest to paint all of the pieces of.

Buy wood of varying sizes create cubes and attach the wood cubes together and to the wall.