Mid Century Nightstand Alongside Hidden Shoe Storage

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When my boys were babies, nosotros started using a handbasket to concur their shoes. Well, straight off they are growing bigger together with their shoes are getting larger too. We demand a meliorate solution for shoe storage. I decided I could comprise divided cubbies inwards a nightstand, together with it gave me a gamble to travail a novel thought for a cabinet door that I had been brainstorming.

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I'm planning on hiding shoes inwards my sons' room, but this cabinet would last gorgeous inwards a living room storing wine, don't you lot think?

*This post is sponsored past times RPM Wood Finishes Group together with contains affiliate links. All opinions are uninfluenced together with my own.

Materials List:

(1) 4' x 8' x 3/4" - plywood
(1) 2' x 4' x 1/4" - plywood
(1) 2 x 2 x 96"
(14) 3/4" x 3/4" x 36" - foursquare dowel
(1) pair non-mortise, inset door hinges
*2" #8 forest screws
*1-1/4" steal hole screws
*2-1/2" steal hole screws
*5/8" #6 screws
*iron-on border banding
*wood glue
*3/32 drill bit
*5/8" forstner drill bit

Cut List:

(2) 3/4" plywood @ 22-1/2" x 16"
(2) 3/4" plywood @ 20-1/2" x 16"
(2) 3/4" plywood @ 21" x 15"
(2) 3/4" plywood @ 20-1/2" x 15"
(1) 1/4" plywood @ 22-1/2" x 22"
(2) 2 x 2 - cut into trapezoid 12" brusque side- fifteen degrees off foursquare (see diagram)
(4) 2 x 2 - @ 6" cut fifteen degrees off square, parallel (see diagram)
(14) 3/4" x 3/4" dowel @ 20-1/4"
(28) 3/4" x 3/4" dowel @ 7"

1. The outset measuring is to cutting all your cloth downward to size. Once the plywood panels are cut, determine which edges volition last exposed together with *iron-on border banding. Once border banding is applied together with trimmed, a slice of plywood looks only similar a company slice of wood.

2. Drill five, 3/4" steal holes across both ends of the 20-1/2" x 16" panels. Apply gum to the ends, together with attach side panels to the 22-1/2 x 16", hap together with bottom panels, using 1-1/4" steal hole screws.

3. Measure contrary corners of the box to cheque for square. On the backside of the box (the side amongst un-banded plywood edges), align the 22-1/2" x 22" panel together with attach it amongst 5/8" staples or screws.

4. With the basic torso of the nightstand built, its fourth dimension to start on the legs. Cut 2 trapezoidal lengths of 2 x 2, fifteen degrees off square, 12" long on the brusque side. Drill two, 1-1/2" steal holes on either terminate of the brusque side.

Cut 4 legs, both ends fifteen degrees off foursquare at 6", cutting parallel. Apply gum to both ends of the pump rails together with align a leg on each side, even out to the top. Drive *2-1/2" steal hole screws, joining the pieces together.

5. On the bottom side of the box, mensurate 1/2" from the sides. Place the legs together with pre-drill iii holes across the underside of the pump rails. Attach to the box using gum together with 2" forest screws.

6. The 4 remaining plywood panels volition perish dividers for the shoe compartment. By cutting 3/4" broad notches into the plywood, the panels tin last slid together (just similar my 3D Plywood Trees).

There are a lot of ways to cutting notches. A router is traditionally used, but I came upwards some other option. Mark the infinite where the notch volition last cut. Next, purpose a 5/8" forstner fleck together with drill a hole at the terminate of the notch. Then, clamp a speed foursquare every bit a guide on the plywood, Use a jigsaw amongst a fine molar blade, to cutting out the marked infinite together with foursquare off the end.

7. Apply gum to the joints together with slide the divider panels together. Clamp together together with allow to dry.

Once the dividers are dry, side them into the box. Pre-drill vi holes through the bottom of the box, together with secure inwards house amongst 2" forest screws. If the dividers are nonetheless a fleck wobbly, you lot could shoot some 2" brad nails through the sides.

8. The in conclusion constituent to create is the door. If you lot truly honey your tabular array saw, you lot could cutting downward larger boards into 3/4" x 3/4" dowels. If you lot abhor your tabular array saw (like me), together with then you lot tin uncovering 3/4" foursquare dowels inwards 36" length inwards the moulding aisle of Home Depot.

Since the door is made from thence many pieces that are the same length, I highly recommend setting upwards a halt block on your saw or bench thence you lot tin create repeated cuts quickly.

Working quickly, alternately stack 20-1/4" long dowel together with 7" dowels, spaced 6-3/4" apart. Once inwards place, purpose a combat block together with a *speed square to delineate everything up. Clamp the boards together together with wipe off access glue.

9. Once the door is fully dry, give all sides a skillful sanding, smoothing out whatsoever unevenness. This is when you lot would desire to apply your stain together with finish.

The in conclusion measuring is to hang the door. Follow the directions included amongst the hinges. Depending on your hinges together with how your door sits, you lot may desire to install a magnetic catch.

Fill upwards your novel nightstand amongst shoes together with you're create to roll!

I chose to exit the within of the nightstand unstained. Knowing the within of this cabinet would last housing muddied shoes, I wanted to protect the plywood. I brushed on 3 coats of *Behlen Rockhard Table Top Varnish .

I absolutely honey the means the door turned out! No hardware needed. Just make inwards through a infinite together with opened upwards it up. Although its made upwards from thence many small-scale pieces, it truly was unproblematic to build.

*Note: I wishing I had cutting my doors slightly wide, perhaps around 20-7/8" wide. By the fourth dimension I squared upwards together with sanded my door, it was a niggling narrow together with left me amongst larger gaps on the sides.

Like I mentioned, this nightstand is destined for my sons' room. Maybe they'll finally halt leaving their shoes on the floor? hahaha!

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