How to Turn a Closet Into Built In Open Shelves
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- čas přidán 6. 09. 2024
- I've been hard at work with our bathroom remodel and while most of it is still in pieces, I did manage to put something together this week to share with you!
When we originally decided to remodel our bathroom, I had wanted to tear out this closet completely. We didn't need the storage space and I didn't like the boring, basic closet here.
However, since the ceiling was textured, tearing out these walls would have involved patching and trying to match the texture and it was more hassle than it was worth.
So, instead of removing it, I decided to keep the existing structure and just rework it into something a little more...custom.
I turned the basic closet into some built in open shelves perfect for storing towels, toiletries, or just adding some simple decor to our new bathroom.
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Love how you show that you can’t be hell bent on sticking w original plans. Sometimes things don’t pan out. Looks great shara! You’re literally my favorite diy channel
This is the story of my life 🤣 nothing ever goes as planned. You just have to roll with it 😅 I’m glad you enjoyed the video and the project. I so appreciate you watching and your kind words!
This is what I wanted to do. I hate the linens cabinet. I wish you were my neighbor 😃 you are very handy and you have saved lots of money. Great job!!!
I did the very thing! I had 2 closets side by side in my dining room, they were only seperated by a sheet of drywall, didn't make sence. So I took out the drywall, took the door off built the shelves shallow and still had access to the back of that closet through the other one. I store my vacuum there and other things. I trimmed out the shelves on the front and now it looks great. I even added a light to it!
Great minds think alike! That sounds like a great use of space!
Stunning, as usual. I like those kreg saw attachments. Need to get them.
They’re life savers 🙌🙌
I really like your open shelving cubby. A pretty wallpaper on the back would add a little more color, if you like.
Love how that turned out. The bathroom remodel is really moving along. Can't wait to see how it looks when finished! I agree that the white wall looks better in the back of the cubbies. Makes it light and bright.
It’s slowly but surely making progress. Tiling the shower is taking forever 🤣 I can’t wait to share it once it’s done 🙌
So beautiful
Thank you 👍
Great transformation of a cupboard into a something much better looking 👍
Thanks so much! I’m really happy with how it turned out!
I really like this idea! We have a small linen closet in the hallway across from our main bathroom that we hate. It’s just become a catch all for the extra towels, soap, bandages and other crap that we really don’t need anyway. I also love how you said that you were a hot mess of indecision on this project. That’s me on almost all my projects. I can identify with so much of what you do and how you do it. I used to follow another CZcams channel that was very similar that way but stopped because all he wanted to do “grow” his woodworking which was fine but he got focused on getting tools that guys like me can’t afford or justify, like a CNC machine. Great for him and guys with roomy workshops but irrelevant for people like me who want project ideas but work out of a garage that has to stay a garage. You’ve grown your shop, your range of projects and tools but haven’t left us home diy folk’s behind. I appreciate that and that’s why I can’t wait for your videos to come out. I have many of them saved as inspiration that I want to build someday. Thank you so much for what you do!
Definitely agree that the shelving looks better than the closet. Having open shelving is a motivator to keep things tidy. Glad you repainted the back wall. The black made it look like you could walk straight into an abyss. Looking forward to seeing more of the remodel.
Haha walk straight into an abyss 🤣 that made me laugh. Sometimes I’d like to do that ha! I agree though, the white feels much better in here.
Hopefully I’ll have more remodel projects to share very soon!
that really turned out nice.
Thank you!
I literally laughed out loud at “hot mess of indecision” - that line just got me lol. That’s how my projects end up going a lot of the time too.
The bottom might have been a good place to put a drawer, if someone really wanted to use the space. The conversion came out nicely. I don't think I've ever seen that extra wide veneer before.
When you were measuring your door after painting, there's a trick for a more accurate measurement than having the bend of your tape at the top and having to guess. Make a mark from the top at some number, let's say 10 inches, then measure to your mark very accurately and just add 10 inches. Takes but a second to do and it's much more accurate.
Thanks for the tip! That’s a great idea. In this case, I didn’t need accuracy as I was making my box under size anyway to allow for wiggle room to get it in place.
Well sometimes less is more. In future if you need more space you can always add a drawer in the bottom. Great project, simple design but looks great. As usual fantastic job and thanks for sharing.
Thanks so much! I appreciate you watching!
Love how simple & chic the shelving turned out!
Thank you! 😊💕
Nice project! My wife and have been trying to decide on a bathroom closet. This has given us a direction. Thanks!
That came out Awesome.. great job 👏 👍
Glad you enjoyed it! Thank you!
Excellent build, and I think your choice to switch to the white paint in the back was the better choice. Great job.
Beautiful job 👍
Thanks so much!
Very creative awesome as always👍🏾
Thanks so much!
I have purchased several of your plans I love your project and how you put them together thank you for sharing.
Thank you for showcasing all of these shelf jigs. You made my life a lot easier.
The visual appeal of this cubby/closet is amazing. I am far too messy to replace a closet with an open concept like this. I have to have a closet in which to cram all of my bathroom stuff/junk, but an organized and naturally neat lady like you can really rock this look.
I enjoyed watching you build this project. Thanks for sharing it with us.
Haha don’t worry, we have plenty of other “hidden” storage in here for all the things 🤣 I’m building some built ins where we removed a large tub. I’m like you-I still need somewhere to hide all the messy stuff too!
I’m glad you enjoyed it and I really appreciate you watching!
Now HERE's the Shara we all know and love... plywood and pocket holes for the win! 😆
It’s my favorite combo 🤣🙌🙌😁
That looks great!!!
Thank you 👍
Great job Shara! I really like how the shelving came out, nice touch! Thanks for posting!
Thanks so much for watching!
That's a very nice, inexpensive way of adding "curb appeal"!
Thank you! Such a simple way to “upgrade”
This is a genius transformation, i hava a similar situation and will try to do same thing
Nice project! Clever reuse of some space you didn't need as a closet. I can't wait to see the whole project :)
Thank you! I can’t wait to share more…and most of all I can’t wait to be finished with it haha. Thanks for watching 🙌
Love how you think outside the box🙂 Your creativity is very inspiring💯
Nice work Shara. looks way better than a door. best thing about doing things for yourself is that things can be adjusted on the fly and you are the only one to get permission from.
100% this! I love building stuff for me…I get to do what I want…which is sometimes a good thing and sometimes a bad thing 😅🤣
Thanks so much for watching! I really appreciate it 😊
Amazing work, Shara! It turned out fantastic! 😃
I totally agree about painting the back white! It was the best decision!
Anyway, stay safe there with your family! 🖖😊
Thanks so much! I agree…I don’t know what I was thinking with the black 🙈🤣🤣
I hope you have a great weekend!
I am 100% loving the way this turned out. I would love to do the same for our bathroom, but we are in a rental. Ours is a very small space so having the door open just makes the space that much smaller. This is great and really gives a look of elegance. Because ours is a tight space we don't waste any space so I think if I was doing it in our space I'd make the bottom area a drawer as let's face it, not everything that is kept in a bathroom are meant to be viewed on a shelf. Great job and love your channel.
Nice build Shara! That’s a great idea! I like your ability to adapt on the fly and make it work so well. Take care and have a great weekend!
Thanks so much! I appreciate you watching and hope you enjoy your weekend! 😎🙌
love the chunky wood look, like always amazing work Shara beautiful build... thanks for the tips and tricks...
Thank you so much! I appreciate you watching!
I really like this open closet idea... looks great!
Well done!!!
Thank you 👍
i think this turned out great! super clean looking and i think having less areas to store junk is better!!!
Thank you! I agree…the more places you have to store junk, the more junk you’ll accumulate 🙈😅
That's an awesome project. I like it. Great work 👏 👍
Thank you for watching!
@@WoodshopDiaries you're welcome. I love seeing what projects you have. It help gives me ideas. Thank you
Thank you so much! This is exactly the video I have been looking for. I have the stupidest closet in my bathroom. No one bothered to check and see if a door would actually fit into the space and so it opens halfway and bangs into a radiator. I've been so intimidated to start the project, but your video has given me confidence.
So glad to hear this was helpful! I have a hatred for doors…in so many cases, they’re such a waste and either in the way or don’t fully function due to the design/location someone put them in. I vote remove the door 🙌🤣
I would have loved a drawer at the bottom!! nice job like always.
Great video and great job. Working on a few things of my own. I'll check the channel out for more stuff. Keep it up.
Awesome looking piece of work!
Love it! We have a 1948 home with a dark shower the size of a phone booth. We’re going to copy your idea and turn it into storage unit like yours. The bathtub is going away to make room for a larger shower.
Ahh that’s such a great idea to reuse that space!
Simple solution with a faboulous result. As you have about an inch wiggle room from top to bottom you could add some kind of french cleet so the cubby is more or less fixed. But as you said it will not go anywhere. 👍👍👍👍👍
Thank you for the ideas. I'm looking forward to the rest of your remodeling.
Thanks so much! I appreciate you following along!
Lovely. Simple & really effective.
Loved your video, gives me the motivation to convert an awkward closet to a built in shelf space!
Shara, was so excited when I saw you had a new video up. While watching your video I kept saying "what about this, or what about that!" Then I remembered you have so much more creative talent than most of us so I just sat back and held my judgement until the end. Your outcome in the end is remarkable....again! We're looking forward to the bathroom remodel journey at your convenience of course. Thanks for Sharing! Didn't know edge banding came in a variety of widths. Another lesson learned.
I definitely don’t have any more talent or creativity than anyone else 🤣 but I appreciate the kind words. I’m sure you could think of a million ways to customize this simple idea 😉
I can’t wait to share more progress on the bathroom. It’s just slow going doing everything myself…tiling is a never ending nightmare 🤣 but we will get there eventually. I’m glad you’re looking forward to it.
Thanks again for watching. I always appreciate you following along!
hello from Brazil. Congratulations for your videos.
Thank you for watching!
Nice project! Thumbs up and thanks for posting.
Thank you! I appreciate you watching!
Wow!! Another great project and video. Much more visually appealing than the closet. That vanity is one my favorites of yours. Can't wait to see the rest come together. Yours is my favorite DIY channel 😀👍👍👍
New Subscriber here. I like your work and presentation. Keep it coming. Rich Blessings.
Thanks so much for following along! I appreciate it 😊
Nice work on the built in open shelves Shara! Thanks for sharing them with us!👍💖😎JP
Thanks so much for watching!
@@WoodshopDiaries Your very welcome Shara! Have a great Sunday😎
That’s a great idea.
Thanks so much!
Very nice looks beautiful
Thanks so much!
Very creative ty for sharing
Looks awesome Shara! Love how you go with the flow. If one plan doesn't work there are always other options. Can't wait to see the rest of the renovation
Another great project. Nice work!
Thanks so much! I appreciate it!
Beautifull job!!! 👏👏👏🙌🙌
Thank you!
Missed you last week Shara, but I Guess I can permit you to have a little vacation when a holiday is involved! I really like this weeks project, and even though you were a self described “hot mess” during the project, I believe you may have solved a problem that’s been plaguing me for a while!
We’ve got a big cubby in a basement bathroom, that did have some rudimentary shelving in it, but those have been demo’ed already. A closet just isn’t practical for that space, but shelving like what my favorite (maker/creator/influencer/CZcams-sensational) Engeneer has developed here, might just be the exact answer! 👍🏻 😁
I’m glad to hear I was missed 😊 and I’d like to blame it on the holiday but truthfully it’s because I spent the week demoing the bathroom and didnt have time to get a video together to share 🙈🤣 weekly videos are hard to sustain when dealing with huge projects 😅I’ll be so glad to get back to the shop after this ha!
I’m glad this inspired some ideas for your own space! Sometimes closets just need a little thinking outside the box 😉
I always appreciate your kind words and thanks so much for watching!!
The shelves are a neat idea and they look great! I have say you are a better painter than I am. I would have had paint all over the floor. Thanks for sharing this.
Haha not going to lie…I did get paint drips on the floor in some places before it was over. I like to let them dry then just pop them of with a putty knife. It’s kind of fun 🤣
@@WoodshopDiaries I never thought of using a putty knife. Thanks for the tip!
the bottom area could still be used for a large drawer... and the top could be a cabinet
Very nice work Shara!! I definitely prefer the open look over the closet especially with the natural wood. Keep up the great work and like always looking forward to your next build.
Looks great!! 😍🤩🥰🥰
Thanks so much 💕
Nice work simple n easy place LED strip light inside when u open door everything visible always great to watch ur videos 👍✌️👌💕
Thank you! So glad you enjoyed it 😊
Looks great!
Thanks so much!
Love all your videos! Have been bindge watching too much 😅 Weird request, if possible can you do a video on creating an over the toilet storage. I need one and I just cannot find one I love and need some base to work around. Thank you!
oh yes it is looks much better then just another door.
Alternative for the bottom, a drawer could be interesting.
Because you're putting a bottom on the shelves, instead of drywalling the empty space you could instead install a large drawer there. It uses the space and adds a bit more visual interest to the look.
That’s a good idea! I liked the clean look of the smooth drywall around the built in, to keep it less busy and simple…but for access to more storage if you need it, a drawer is a great option.
IMO, the bottom would've made a great drawer for TP.
Looks gorgeous. Could have a drawer at the bottom as well.
That’s a great idea! I hadn’t thought about a drawer!
Noticed that you put a full piece of baseboard trim along the wall where you were going to be installing the new vanity. Am now wondering why you wouldn’t have left that trim loose for now and then attached once the new vanity was installed since it would be much easier to butt that trim up to the new vanity rather than scribe the vanity base to the trim or require additional adjustments with the how the vanity abuts the wall. Eager to see or hear what you did here although it may very well have just been an afterthought and has now been corrected like the black interior of the wall storage. Great job and I enjoy your videos.
The vanity will butt up to the short piece on the left side 👍
I saw the tile on the vanity. I wanted to do the black hexagon when I remodeled my bathroom but could never find enough in stock
Love it!
What kind of plywood do you use, do the number of plys make a difference. And the closet conversion was awesome
Thank you! I’ve linked the exact plywood I use in the video description 😊 cabinet grade plywood (birch, maple, oak) are what I use for furniture and cabinet building.
Good
Thank you 👍
Shara you are amazing
Awesome!!
Thanks so much!
@@WoodshopDiaries of course!! You are very talented. My wife and I are always excited to see your new videos.
I really appreciate that!
The open shelving looks great. My only concern would be the bathroom (ahem) particles (cough) on all the fresh linens. You may have a setup in your bathroom that negates those concerns. Another great build though!
Thanks! Yeah, that’s a good point, but it’s about ten foot from the toilet, so it’s not really a concern. Plus our actual “linens” we use aren’t pretty enough to display so they’ll be hidden away 🤣
@@WoodshopDiaries haha, I completely understand that!
Bomb!
Thanks for watching!
I'm surprised you didn't make the bottom a drawer just so that you didn't need to do drywall work.
I do prefer drawers over drywall work 🤣but I was already drywalling other parts of the room, so this wasn’t too much extra to add on to it. Plus I think it looks a lot cleaner being centered vertically and less busy with the smooth drywall surrounding it.
Do you prefer the Kreg guide with circular saw to a table saw? I’m just building up my tools as I’ve been borrowing up to now but will have to solve for these wider cuts eventually.
I use my kreg rip cut or accucut over the table saw for everything I can possibly cut. My table saw is always the last resort…personally.
@@WoodshopDiaries that is super helpful, thanks!! Definitely easier to store vs a table saw also :) building everything out of a one car garage so the smaller space impact, the better!
I just found your channel. I love it. I use many of the same tools you do. I have recently started using pocket hole joining. Question, I’ve noticed on several videos when building boxes you don’t clamp the plywood together prior to screwing them together. I’ve tried this and I find that as the screw tightens it moves the wood a few mm off my mark. How do you avoid this? Thanks.
I’m so glad you enjoy the videos! I very rarely clamp my pieces when driving screws. I’ve found it quicker, easier and just as precise to just hold them. I have a video here sharing how I do it:
How to drive pocket hole screws without using clamps #shorts
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@@WoodshopDiaries Thank you. So much faster.
What was wrong with the original vanity? 🤔It looked gorgeous 😕
@3:36, I definitely would've turned this into a secret swing door/shelf thingy 🙂. Of course the shelves wouldn't have been as deep but It would still be so cool lol. I have a thing for secret compartments 🤪. Nevertheless, great project. Thanks for sharing
Nothing is wrong with the original vanity, but I like the one I built to replace it much better. 👍
A secret door is a cool idea! Thanks for watching
Very nice , where do you get your edge banding?
I’ve linked them on the video description 😊👍
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Thank you 👍
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Does your Grease record fit it the top shelf?
Haha I borrowed that grease record to take pictures of that record shelf I built. I don’t own any records 🙈🤣
@@WoodshopDiaries It is a great soundtrack in any format lol!
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that space at the bottom could be a drawer
Yep, that’s a neat idea to customize your own 😊👍
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How did you get rid of the plywood look on the side for the trim? Is that the same plywood board?
Yes it’s all plywood. This is what I did to cover it: www.woodshopdiaries.com/how-to-cover-plywood-edges/