Because closets are out of the way and often behind closed doors, they can become extremely unorganized. New clothes tend to get added before old clothes get taken out, to the point where you may find it difficult to locate certain items. The best way to solve this is to organize your closets. One organizational tool you can use are cabinets. If you don't want to spend a lot of money to have a professional come out and organize the space, build your own closet cabinets. Does this Spark an idea?
Use of Space
The main concern when building cabinets for your closet is use of space. While cupboards will undoubtedly make your closet organization much easier, if you don't take into account the space issues, you may end up making the problem worse than it was . When you add cabinets you will be taking away space you had for clothes. Measure your closet and think about exactly what the cabinets will be used for. Once you have the measurements and have decided on the cabinet usage, only then can you really begin the cabinet design.
Materials
Because closets are behind closed doors, the materials you use for your closet cabinets don't have to be of the best quality. If you plan to permanently installing these cabinets and leave them when you sell the house, then by all means get wood such as pine or redwood and a nice stain to finish it with. If these cabinets are just for you and will come with you when you leave, however, save money and go with a basic plywood. Plywood is durable and long-lasting.
Assembly
Putting together the cabinet is the easiest part of this process. Build a frame with four pieces of plywood which will make up the sides, the top and the bottom of the cabinet. Screw these pieces together at the corners so they are tight and form right angles to each other. Then add the shelves to the cabinet. Determine if you want shelves and how many you want when you make your preliminary measurements. Make sure that the shelves completely fill the interior of the frame and screw them into the sides. Screw a piece of plywood that fits the frame evenly into the frame to make the back of the cabinet. If you are going to be setting the cabinet directly against the wall, you may not need a back, but it will help with stability
The door may be the hardest part of the assembly. Make sure your door closes completely over the cabinet front, but is not directly on the ground or it will not open. A good way to make sure this doesn't happen is to set the bottom of the cabinet 1 inch off the ground in the frame. This way the door will cover the cabinet and not get stuck on the floor. If there is no room for a door, a tension rod and a curtain may work for a covering for your cabinet.
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