How To Build A Storage Cabinet

How to build an armoire storage cabinet.

How to build a storage cabinet. Next up frame in each individual locker area. The 1x2 in the front should form a lip to prevent things from sliding off easily. These shelves are heavy duty and ready to hold any type of garage stuff so they need to be sturdy.

Add doors to storage console. Make them the same as the base see previous section and image 5 above but swap out the 2x2 s for 1x2 s. I usually make these simple shaker style doors for my cabinets.

We built this armoire for extra bathroom storage but it can be made to go anywhere. Make four or more or less shelves to add to the unit. Roughly block out the cabinet locations on the wall using masking tape.

I puttied along the top edges and sanded smooth instead of using edge banding. Begin building the base of the cabinets on the ground by laying out two 8 foot 2x4 boards on the floor parallel to the wall. How to make cabinet drawers.

Measure how tall you need the bottom shelf and mark for reference. A simple weekend project. Remember to space the garage cabinets to leave room for shelves in between.

First up frame up the floor and line the area with plywood. Shot some video while working on this project and while incomplete on many technical aspects it gives a pretty good general overview of how one can do this. If you prefer you could edge band around the plywood top.