How to Build a Sliding Door Dresser with Drawers
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- čas přidán 28. 07. 2024
- Hey friends, let’s build a sliding barn door dresser chest with drawers and adjustable shelves!
This build is definitely not difficult, but this video is packed FULL of tips and helpful information to use throughout the build.
This is definitely one of my favorite projects to date, so I hope you enjoy watching it come together here.
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Some resources you may find helpful for the build:
How to square board edges: www.woodshopdiaries.com/woodw...
How to cut plywood sheets: www.woodshopdiaries.com/cut-d...
How to use a pocket hole jig: www.woodshopdiaries.com/how-t...
How to apply iron on edge banding: www.woodshopdiaries.com/how-t...
How to build and install drawers: www.woodshopdiaries.com/there...
How to finish raw wood furniture without a sprayer: www.woodshopdiaries.com/how-t...
Tools and Materials
*Affiliate links below
Tools:
Miter Saw: homedepot.sjv.io/b3DkDx
Drill/Driver: homedepot.sjv.io/Aoo6Ya
Circular Saw: homedepot.sjv.io/AooaYx
Cutting Guides-Kreg Rip Cut & Kreg AccuCut (optional, but helpful): amzn.to/3Y38tDQ & amzn.to/3HB8FEY
Pocket Hole Jig: amzn.to/32eoPBY
Table Saw: Grizzly 10" Cabinet Saw used here, but I don't have a link because this model is discontinued
Shelf Pin Jig: amzn.to/3D04UWY
Brad Nailer: homedepot.sjv.io/c/1404662/13...
Jig Saw: homedepot.sjv.io/Gjj912
Speed Square: homedepot.sjv.io/oeBZn9
Clamps
Sander
Materials:
(1 + ¼) 4 x 8 sheet ¾″ plywood: homedepot.sjv.io/9rR95
(1) 4×4 sheet ¼″ plywood (½ sheet)
(4) 2x6x8 boards
(4) ⅝″ x 5 ½″ x 6′ cedar fence pickets: homedepot.sjv.io/zaB9zO
(1) 1x6x8 board
(2) 1×2 boards (optional)
1 ¼” pocket hole screws: amzn.to/3FKfikk
1 ¼” wood screws
2 ½ ” pocket hole screws: amzn.to/2y9rJZZ
1 ” & 1 ¼″ brad nails
(3) pair 14″ ball bearing drawer slides: amzn.to/3JdA0OI
36″ sliding cabinet door hardware kit: amzn.to/3ZCH5xv
Wood Glue: amzn.to/34NCtuv
Shelf Pins: amzn.to/3ya9teA
Edge Banding (optional): amzn.to/3nx64RT
Wood filler, caulk, wood finish of your choice
Chapters:
00:00 Introduction
00:26 How to Assemble the Corner Posts
02:18 How to Assemble the Side Panels
03:16 How to Assemble the Dresser Frame
06:05 How to Install the Middle and Drawer Dividers
07:36 Installing the Bottom Shelf
08:33 How to Add X Trim on the Sides
10:22 Installing the Drawers
11:40 How to Add the Back Panel
12:36 How to Add the Drawer Fronts
14:24 Adding the Top Panel
14:44 How to Build and Install Sliding Barn Door
17:46 Add Shelves and Complete - Jak na to + styl
This is a beautiful piece you’ve made. I did get somewhat distracted by the ginger cat tho. And personally, I do really like the bottom leg detail you cut.
That orange cat can be distracting! I agree haha. Thanks so much for watching!
Awesome build Shara!
I liked how you walked us through this and showed some of your solutions and fixes.
You know you are a real "wood-chuck" when you say "and it smells good..." LOL.
This video was not long at all, you actually leave viewers wanting more :).
Thanks for sharing and God Bless!
Thank you so much! I'm glad you enjoyed it and yes, cedar is my favorite wood not only because of the color, but the smell, too! Ha!
I really appreciate your kind words and thank you so much for watching! God bless you too!
I really like the aesthetics of this piece. And your engineering background shows through yet again. Thanks for posting and thumbs up!
I appreciate you watching! Thanks so much for following along 😊
Ooh this is a great storage system for small entryways!!
Yes! Definitely a versatile storage piece!
Simple and beauty in that drawers with sliding door.
From Iraq best regards to you
You make it sound like you're winging it, yet the results are amazing. In a world full of recipes and structure, it's awesome to see someone flowing spontaneously and passionately enjoying the process and letting the results take care of themselves.
Respect from South Africa
Nice rustic design. And who doesn't love fence pickets for this kind of cabinet!
Thank you! They seemed to be perfect for this--which was good because that's what I already had in the shop 😅
I am a relative DIY novice and a very novice woodworker. I needed a piece of furniture and decided to build it myself. I stumbled on Shara's website and this piece. I really liked the design and your instructions are fantastic. I adjusted a handful of things to fit my needs and my skill set, but I am thrilled with how my attempt worked out and I learned so much! I was wondering if you had a place to share our outcomes using your designs? Thank you for helping me build my first piece of furniture!
Hey I’ve been away a while this and your work are stunning just like you 💚💚☘️🇮🇪
Uniquely Shara! Just amazing!
Thank you so much! Glad you enjoyed it 😊
Good morning Shara, love the contrast with the cedar and paint. (also the gotta paint look you gave) 😂😂. Another great design.🤗 Love the door. Thks. Again for sharing. Have a great day!
Thank you so much! Haha yes, the dreaded paint 🤣🤣 I appreciate you watching and hope you have a great weekend! 🙌
I do believe I have to have two of these. Just saying this is GREAT!!!
j adore le style les teintes la porte encore une belle création félicitations Sarah patrick
Thank you so much! I appreciate you watching!
Great design, and Craftsmanship!
The rolling door, and use of cedar fence pickets was genius!
Well done!
Another beautiful project that anyone can make with simple yet effective pocket hole joinery. Thank you for making this video.
Thanks so much for watching! I'm glad you enjoyed it!
I'm very happy to have found your videos. I'm only 19, but can't wait until i have my own place to do all these things! Thank you for the amazing ideas and tutorials.
Thanks for your kindness and allowing us to learn along with you. Gorgeous & functional cabinet!👏
I hope you enjoyed watching! Thank you and have a great weekend!
Cute, I can see this being very popular especially in a room without tons of closet space or as a crafts organizer
Beautiful job 👍
Thank you so much! Have a great weekend!
Another must build. Ty again. Great job
Love it, Shara!
Thanks so much for watching!
All your videos are great and detailed ... the bonuse round is that you do share your mistakes, and I think it's a big part of what makes your videos ... always enjoy your videos so much ... thank you
I really appreciate that! I'm always happy to hear you enjoy the videos--mistakes and all haha. Thanks so much for watching and happy building!
I love watching your projects. They always look so good when you are done and give us confidence that we too can build our own furniture using wood from our local big box store and with minimal tools. Thanks for sharing!
I really appreciate that! If I can build it, I'm sure anyone can! Thanks so much for watching. I hope you have a great weekend!
Your projects are,awesome. This one is no exception,for that saying. Yes those doors came out perfect. Have a great weekend,🐱 & 🐶 as well.
Thank you so much! The door was my favorite part--I am really happy with how it turned out. Thanks so much for watching and I hope you have a great weekend as well!
Love how this turned out. It's one of my favorite builds you've done although I like them all! You do a great job of explaining everything and giving tips along the way. It was wonderful to see Lucy make an appearance and of course I always enjoy Bubby who seems to be a real ham when you're making a video!
It's one of my favorites as well! It was really fun to put together and I am glad you enjoyed watching it! Lucy and Bubs were enjoying the nice weather we finally had last week and I'm glad they both got a little screen time haha. Bubs is a camera hog for sure!
A very nice project! I like the sliding door front! This would easily make a great vanity too! I really enjoy your step by step approach and I’m glad you always include the pitfalls and the lessons learned. Have a great weekend Shara!
Yes, a sliding door vanity would be awesome! I think the sliding door would be pretty cool on all kinds of projects--I may do a few more at some point! I appreciate you watching and I hope you have a great weekend as well!
Another great project. Unfortunately I couldn't sell the sliding door to my wife, not her style. But I enjoyed the video again.👍
I understand the sliding door isn’t everyone’s thing. Thanks for watching!
This is a great looking cabinet, Shara. I love the sliding door and I think that the use of fence pickets was good choice. Thanks for the video.
This is a great piece. I’ve never sanded cedar fence pickets before and I now I’m going to try it
They're inexpensive and clean up really well!
Shara nice project. I have started using the Kreg drawer jig to install drawer slides and it has made it simpler for me to get slides straight and level.
Thanks so much for watching! The Kreg drawer jig is pretty handy! I've got one and use it on occasion, but I like to flip things on their side and let gravity hold it for me haha.
I love this. I’m thinking it would be a great cabinet for my daughter’s bathroom. Thanks for the great tutorial. Take care
I love taller, skinnier pieces for bedroom storage as they dont take up as much floor space! That would be a great place to put one of these! Thanks so much for watching and happy building!
Really beautiful work, Shara! It looks amazing! 😃
Stay safe there with your family! 🖖😊
Thank you so much! I appreciate you watching and hope you have a wonderful weekend!
Beautiful piece and yes, fresh-cut cedar smells awesome.
Thank you so much for watching! Have a great weekend!
beautiful design and excellent build video.
This is one of the nicest pieces of furniture I've ever seen. Wow!
The cat... 🥰🐈
This is a dope Sliding Door Dresser! You might have been "flying by the seat of your pants" but it turned out awesome! Lots of great details and it just looks very cool🤙🏾💯
Haha thank you so much! I really appreciate you watching and hope you have a great weekend!
@@WoodshopDiaries Thanks! Have a great week and I can't wait to see what you build next.
I love watching your builds - beautiful piece of furniture! You make everything look so easy... :D
happy building
Thanks so much for watching!
Wonderful project! All kinds of little tips in each video, so, thank you for those. Until next time... Saw safe.
I hope they were helpful! I appreciate you watching. Have a wonderful weekend 🙌
Beau travail,joli meuble,j’aime beaucoup, à bientôt salut Jeannot ⚒😉
Thank you so much! I’m so glad you enjoyed it!
I love this beautiful cabinet. You explain every step of this build so clearly. Thank you
Thank you! I always try to make things as clear as possible--sometimes it's good and sometimes it's not haha. I appreciate you watching!
Another great project. Artistry is definitely a part of woodworking and you have amazing artistry. My mother and sister really like this style. Hmm, maybe one of them might get one. It looks fun to build, except the painting.
Thank you so much! I definitely don't consider myself an artist haha, but I appreciate the compliment! This was definitely fun to build--except for the painting, you are right about that haha.
I appreciate you taking the time to watch and hope you have a great weekend!
The dresser looks great! I like the design and the barn hardware for the door was a good idea. I am always impressed by your designs and builds. Thanks for sharing this.
Thank you so much! I have been wanting to build a sliding door dresser like this for a while--I'm really glad I finally found time to do it! I think this is one of my favorite builds so far. I really appreciate you watching and following along! I hope you have a great weekend!
Looks great!!
Thanks so much! I appreciate you watching!
Made it seem such a simple build and achieved such accuracy with awesome ease
Great work
Great idea it turned out amazing
Really nice looking project Shara. I plan on getting this plan. Great work as always. Thank you
Awesome! Thanks so much for watching! Happy building! :)
Love it girly! so happy for you!
Exactly what I was looking for! Plans purchased and now I'll have to wait for the weather to turn so I can get to work on this one! Thank you for sharing this project!
Ahh thanks so much for your support of my small business! Happy building! 🙌
Wow, what a great piece. You are so talented. I’ve got a spot in my house for this and have been looking for the right piece for it for years. Also, love the cedar fence pieces. Great idea. Thanks so much.
You're so kind. I'm glad you enjoyed the video and I appreciate you watching! Have a great weekend!
Good Saturday morning Shara. Ecellent video. What a project. Your woodworking skills are superb. It's incredible what you can accomplish when you set your mind to it. 😁
Thank you so much! I really appreciate you watching!
@@WoodshopDiaries Absolutely Shara.
Shara, I'm dog sitting and chicken sitting this weekend. So I'm a bit late watching your video. I believe everyone should develop their own style of woodworking so I don't do everything as you would BUT I can't believe how much I do do as you would. I found myself paying most attention to how you trimmed out this project because right now I'm close to trimming out my home office project. I find your use of cedar very interesting because I'm considering using it for my door fronts because it takes stain differently that the plywood I've used which hopefully would give me a nice contrast. Enjoyed seeing both Bubby and Lucy make appearances. I'm sure you'll be giving them both lots of hugs and kisses. On this project I'd advise anyone who was going to build it to purchase your plans and the hardware you used to get a rather remarkable result. Hope your having a great weekend. Thanks for Sharing!
Dog and chicken sitting sounds like quite the weekend! I am so glad you enjoyed the video and I hope the trim here gave you some neat ideas to use on your own project(s)! And about the cedar...You know the old saying--great minds think alike! But, I don't claim to have a great mind, so I'm not sure if that applies here haha. I'm sure whatever you go with on your projects will look amazing. Happy building!
I appreciate you watching and hope you have a great weekend!
@@WoodshopDiaries Shara, I think if you would have added about a 3" taper to the bottom of the legs instead of a 45 you would have achieved the look you wanted for the bottom of the legs. 😊
I just love the things you do! I’d like to make my daughter a puzzle coffee table. She loves to do puzzles but she does not have the space to lay it out.
I've had a puzzle table on my list of projects I'd like to build for well over a year! I may have to bump that one up on the list--I know it would be a fun one!
@@WoodshopDiaries wow! That would be great!
Well done, Shara! You always have beautiful and functional builds. I appreciate how you show the process...very inspiring ☺️.
Stunning as always Shara! The build too... that door and drawer faces make me wanna build something out of cedar just so the shop smells good for a while lol. Awesome work looking forward to your next project
Haha thank you! Cedar is my favorite wood--the color and the smell. You just can't beat it haha. I appreciate you watching and hope you have a great weekend!
@@WoodshopDiaries hope you have a great weekend as well
OK I love everything about it Great video, I love watching you build stuff from the comfort of my couch...
The engineer in me has to comment...
I could be wrong but brad nails into the front of doors that are pulled on to open offer extremely little additional strength and are really only necessary to hold the pieces for the glue to dry. Once glued, the glue is a stronger bond than the wood itself.
Just my thoughts may save you a few brads and a trip to HD in the future.
Clamping while the glue dried may have helped more.
Armchair quarterback here.
Keep making great videos, Thanks
Thanks so much for watching! Also, yes, the brad nails don't provide much strength--although they do provide a little. However, nailing at alternating angles will provide some additional holding power. I needed the nails for the door in the next step, anyway, plus some stain and paint trays for another project, so not a completely useless trip to town haha.
@@WoodshopDiariesThanks for your response. Like most of your viewers I sit on my butt and criticize. If you want revenge you can critique my videos 😂😂😂 please don't... mine are music. My co-workers call it crappy 🤣 there is some violin 🎻
It's fun to be part of a conversation and I think it helps your metrics.
Fantastic 👍👍
Keep up the good work 🍻
Magnifique comme d'habitude, félicitations !
Thank you so much! I appreciate it!
Hey, this one is sort of an amalgam of several different Woodshop Diaries design vibes... and I love it. The sliding barn door is a real space-saver and visual interest element. I personally like the little angles on the front legs... and you might think about chamfering the other three sides of the legs to help with splintering if the piece gets moved (especially since we're using our favorite SPF lumber - who sez you can't make fine furniture from 2x's). I had to watch twice... once for the build and a second time to play "spot the animals" 😁
One of these days I should do a video where we try to see how many times we spot each pet and play some sort of game with it 🤣 I love having them around when I’m working.
So glad you enjoyed the build even though it is a little “not my normal” style. I actually think this might be one of my all time favorite projects! That’s a great idea about chamfering the bottoms-thanks for the suggestion.
I really appreciate you watching and I hope you have a great weekend!
Very nice .
Thank you!
well done 🥰
Thank you so much!
Nice one!
Absolutely maverles
Thanks so much!
hermosos trabajo como siempre amo tu canal saludos
Thank you so much! I appreciate you watching!
That’s awesome!👌🏾 Is it possible to make a video of building a mid century modern coffee table with matching end tables? Asking for a friend.😂
Have you see this one? How to Build a MODERN Round Wood Coffee Table
czcams.com/video/3KD5f3Wek5U/video.html
The size is super easy to modify and the little version of it could easily make an end table
@@WoodshopDiaries No, but I’ll watch it now lol.👍🏾
thats very nice
Hermoso 😍
Super!
Thank you!
Very nice!
Thank you! I appreciate you watching!
@@WoodshopDiaries I love watching your builds.
Nice !!!
Thanks so much! I hope you have a great weekend!
Impressive 😁
Hope you enjoyed watching! Have a great weekend!
Beautiful cabinet! You make it look so easy to build 😅 I have a question about the pocket holes. I noticed you don't use clamps when you're connecting the panels with the pocket holes. Don't the panels move during screwing? Also compliments for your workshop, so well organized and clean 🧹👌🏼 Thanks for sharing this video!
Thank you! That’s a VERY common question and honestly, I’m not 100% sure how to answer. I just hold pressure on the piece and I guess I’ve had a lot of practice 🤷♀️ I made a video on it here: How to drive pocket hole screws without using clamps #shorts
czcams.com/users/shorts5BEhvuj3Kfc?feature=share
Hi Shara, thank you for your answer, i'm sorry i didn't know so many people asked you the same question. 🤭I watched your video about it and i'm gonna practice💪🏼
love the video ! metric system rule !
Very nivel thant you 👍
Thank you so much for watching!
Another great project. I’m curious how heavy it is. you handle it like it’s not that bad. LOL. It looks great. I have been doing so much furniture refinishing that I need to clear out my shop and make room for my next build. Too many ideas in my head. Maybe this will be the one.
Thank you so much! Haha it definitely wasn't light! Furniture refinishing projects sound like fun. I understand having too many ideas in your head! I feel like that often haha. I hope you find some time to clean the shop and get building so one (or more!) of those ideas comes to life :) Have a great weekend!
The cedar accents look really nice! An engineer with such good design sense as well! I like the geometry tips about cutting the angles as well. I think in a previous video you mentioned you got a new camera. I'm curious what camera you use for your videos. I hope you keep all this videos and plans up for a long time because once my daughters move out I can see me making some of your designs for them. I really love this one!
Thank you so much! I hope the tips about the X trim come in handy one day--I've used that "trick" so many times and it saves a lot of figuring and calculations haha.
I got a new video camera about 3 years ago--a Sony a6400. It took me a good while to figure out how and when and why to change the settings on it, but I think I've figured it out for the most part. I'm definitely not an expert (I don't really enjoy video, so I want to know just enough to get me by haha), and I often forget to change the settings for the morning (when the sun is shining in the shop) and the afternoon (when it's not). Other than user error (haha...me), it's a decent camera for what I do. But I'd much rather be taking still photos haha.
I hope to keep the channel and website up and running as long as I can. I'm sure your daughters would love anything you make for them! I appreciate you watching and hope you have a great weekend!
It's a really cool look, how do you come up these idea, love this build and the finished product
Thanks so much! I had seen several similar designs online and locally in a furniture shop a little over a year ago. I liked the concept, but didn't love the exact design or dimensions of anything I had seen. So I came up with some modifications and figured out the dimensions I would prefer it to be and built it.
That is a really cool piece. I love the cedar. Did you put any finish on the cedar?
Such a cool build! Did you put any kind of finish or top coat on the cedar pieces, or did you just leave them raw? Thanks.
Thanks so much! I added a coat of Minwax Helmsman on them--It probably wasn't necessary, but it helped smooth the surface out a little bit more.
Seems like still cold up there!!
great looking cabinet. But i hate pocket screws :)
You’re welcome to build yours however you’d like :)
Is it painted white or cream/off white. Which ever still looks awesome.
Really enjoy your videos, Ive only seen a handful, but really enjoy the knowledge you give, I have a question, I see that you use pocket hole joinery a lot, which I do as well, I don't see any glue being applied along with the pocket hole, Just a preference of yours?
I actually reference this in my latest video. In most cases with pocket hole screws, glue won't hurt, but it may or may not actually help. But it will make things much messier. I don't use glue often (I do some when it seems necessary), and a big reason is because I recycle my projects--take them apart and reuse the wood to build something else.
Great Video! I just built a bath vanity that is very similar! Did a YT video on it too!
Awesome! I’ll have to check it out!
Do you ever use glue where you’re using pocket screws or would this be overkill ?
I do in some cases. But in most cases, it doesn’t add much of anything except a big mess to clean up during assembly.
When I only use one screw at a joint, I always use glue. Otherwise, usually not.
Neat
Thanks so much for watching!
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Hi Shara hace a question you just simply used a 3/4 plywood for the top piece and edge banded?
Yep!
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Thank you!
Hi Shara - your work is amazing. I only have one suggestion - please stop appologizing in your videos! I'm sure there are comments critizizing whatever methods or decisions you make, but you are good at what you do and you don't owe anyone an appology. While this skill comes pretty easy for you, it is a skill that most people do not have - and that makes you an expert at what you do. Own your amazingness, your choices, your methods and keep doing what you are doing!
THANK YOU! Most peoples “suggestions” are just their way of “kindly” making jabs 🤣 but I truly (TRULY) do appreciate this suggestion. I always tread lightly as to try my best not to wake the critics. But you’re right…I should just own my choices. I won’t agree with the amazing ness part, though. I appreciate the compliment, but I definitely don’t think I’m at that level haha. Anyway, thank you for your kind words and encouragement. They mean more than you know. 🙌
@@WoodshopDiaries You should work on that part because you are amazing. I bought a house recently and I've done some pretty cool projects. I thought they were pretty easy to do, but people that see them are wowed. So I have to sit back and think about what comes easy for me is extrodinary to someone else. If someone doesn't like how you've chosen to build YOUR projects - they can simply make a different decision or watch someone else's method. I PROMISE you are worth owning your awesomeness!
How do you avoid pieces to move when driving pocket holes?
How to drive pocket hole screws without using clamps #shorts
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I have seen you use pocket hole screws on many projects with out any clamps like in this project, but I'm not sure how you do this with out the peace moving could you give some deteals on how you do this because the wood allways moves when I try that.
I have a video here: How to drive pocket hole screws without using clamps #shorts
czcams.com/users/shorts5BEhvuj3Kfc?feature=share
@@WoodshopDiaries Thanks :-)
Just have a question for you. How come you don't build drawers with dovetail joints? Instead of pocket hole joints? The dovetail joints are stronger. And will hold up better over time. Congratulations! It is a nice functional project though.
Dovetails are great. But I’ve never had a failed drawer using pocket holes either. They’re quicker, easier, and more approachable to others who are looking to build the same. There’s plenty of ways to build a drawer box and most of them work equally well for the application they’re used in 😊 thanks so much for watching!
Do you have your building plan in cm ?
What blades do you use ?
I use Diablo blades
The paint is the worst, (jajaja) I couldn't agree more.
I see you used the 3 foot sliding door. Does that mean the rail is 3 feet long?
Yes
@@WoodshopDiaries thank you
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