Favorite Building Closet Shelves

Because this is a bedroom we use formaldehyde-free plywood and no-VOC primer and.

Building closet shelves. With custom shelves drawers and doors plus places to hang clothes and store shoes and purses there are literally thousands of design options to create your dream closet storage space. Screw blocks to the bottom shelf spacing them 12 in. This closet organizer build makes the best use of the space in the closet.

Use the length that fits the width of your closet in Step 1. With the rod depth at 11 my clotheshangers stick out from the wall about 20. Six 11 7 8-inch square shelves for the central unit.

The composite material for these shelves was ripped to 12 inches wide using a circular saw and rip fence. Ugh can you even imagine. Baskets Cubbies and Drawers.

While solid wood is stronger and doesnt sag as much plywood and composite material cost less. Buy your baskets then cut spacer blocks 12 in. For double rods the first rod is placed 40 from the floor and the second rod is 80-82 from the floor.

Place at least 12 inches apart vertically for stacked clothes. Make sure it is level and then screw this support to the studs along the back wall. The lengths will be based on the back and side wall measurements in Step 1.

And for a small fraction of what we would have paid for custom closet shelving units. Farther apart than the baskets are wide. When remodeling your home closets usually are not on the top of the list.