Hallways require narrow, space-conscious furniture.
Linen closets are a boon to home storage, particularly for homes with more than one bedroom and exponentially for homes with frequent guests. Storing your extra linens in one convenient location quickly makes up for the cost of building the linen cabinet through time saved and the increased ease of changing bedding. Hall linen cabinets must not be too deep, as they need to provide access with swinging doors but not impede motion in the hallway. The various dimensions of the linen closet may be easily shifted to meet the specific needs of the space. Does this Spark an idea?
Instructions
1. Arrange two 1/2-by-12-by-60 inch boards parallel to each other on the working surface. Place these boards, which will be the linen cabinet side boards, stand on their long, thin edges about 2 feet apart.
2. Press a 1/2-by-12-by-24-inch board against one set of the side board ends so that the outside edges of the new board line up with outside surfaces of the side boards. Drill 3 holes through the new board, which will be the top board of the cabinet, and into each side board, for a total of 6 holes. Drill 2-inch wood screws through these holes to join the boards together.
3. Repeat with an additional 1/2-by-12-by-24-inch board on the other end of the side boards. Attach the board with 2-inch wood screws to make it the bottom board of the cabinet.
4. Lower a 1/2-by-24-by-61-inch plywood sheet over the top of this assembled frame, and adjust the various edges to make sure they line up evenly. Drill a hole through the plywood, which will be the rear board of the linen cabinet, every 12 inches and into the frame underneath. Push 2-inch wood screws into these holes and tighten them with a drill.
5. Flip over the assembled cabinet frame, and position a 1/2-by-2-by-24-inch board across the frame along the bottom edge, so that its edges line up with the outside edges of the side boards and bottom board. Drill 1 hole through the board, which is the front base board, and into each side board. Drill 6 evenly spaced holes through the front base board and into the bottom board. Set 2-inch wood screws in these holes, and attach the boards to one another with a drill.
6. Set two 1/2-by-12-by-59-inch boards across the frame opening to serve as the two doors. Position 4 side-mount cabinet hinges along the sides of each door and side board. Mark the holes which must be drilled for the hinge screws and drill them. Fasten the hinges to the side boards and the doors with 1/2-inch wood screws in these holes.
7. Hold a 1/2-by-12-by-23-inch shelf board within the cabinet in a desired shelf location. Mark each side board at this height, then drill 2 holes in each side board at this level. Fill the holes with pegs and set the shelf board on the pegs. Repeat this procedure for each additional shelf needed.
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