Small closets can easily store food, but the depth of the closet can present a storage problem. With deep closets, the food that sits toward the back of the shelves becomes hard to see and reach, leading to the food spoiling before you can use it. By installing pull-out shelves in your closet, you maximize the space inside but also make finding and using all of the food stored in the pantry a more realistic task. Does this Spark an idea?
Instructions
1. Measure the sides of the inside of the closet, from the floor to the ceiling, as well as the depth of the closet. Nail 1-inch-thick wood blocks that are as long as the closet is deep to both sides of the closet, spacing the wood blocks every 18 inches along the sides of the closet, from the floor to the ceiling.
2. Cut sheets of plywood that measure the same dimensions as the closet walls. Position the plywood against the wood blocks, and then drive 1/2-inch wood screws through the plywood and into the blocks.
3. Mark on the plywood where you wish the shelves to sit inside the closet, using measuring tape and a level to make straight lines. Attach the wheeled section of drawer sliding rails to the plywood using wood screws, keeping the top edges of the rails lined up with the lines you marked on the plywood.
4. Cut wood shelves to match the distance between the plywood sheets you installed in the closet. Attach the non-wheeled drawer rails to the underside of the shelves, on both sides of the shelves, using 1/4-inch wood screws. Position the rails so the open ends point toward the same side of the shelves.
5. Insert the open ends of the drawer rails over the wheels on the rails already mounted in the closet. Slide the drawers all the way into the closet and close the door to check that the shelves are the proper size for the closet.
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