Then I had attached the trim on the doors with glue and a brad nailer. I’ll be honest….I don’t build a lot of things with doors….hinges are a little intimidating for some reason…but these are easy. I used four of these hinges for the doors. Once your main box is built, you can attach your doors and your stop blocks. If you are allergic to nuts, just have them handy while you finish your broom closet and then mail them to… Peanut M&Ms are absolutely necessary for this build. Or when the kids ask you….tell them its a coffin □ Okay…so the first thing you do is construct your box. Since you don’t see the insides of the door panels, it wouldn’t have mattered to see that plywood edge either. It wouldn’t have affected the functionality of the closet. In actuality, I used 1×12’s for the doors but I wouldn’t recommend that as it is cheaper to just use plywood for the doors and it would have been nicer if it was just a inch or so wider. I modified the cut list above to show what I should have done. ANY DECORATE DOOR TRIM – I used 1×2’s but you can cut any design you like to fit the exterior of the doors.1×6 INSIDE DOOR STOP – 2″ (you will attach these on the inside).1×6 TOP & BOTTOM – 63.5″ (no pocket holes).1×6 SIDES – 62″ (pocket holes on both ends).3/4″ plywood BACK – 62″ x 26″ (put pocket holes all around).I used 3/4″ plywood for the back and some 1×6’s for the sides/top/bottom. I snagged one of her longest brooms and used that as my length and then added about six inches. I didn’t think of this as a formal build – it was just a gift I made for Charity so I didn’t even write down the measurements but I’ll do my best if you want to recreate this at home. I built it for the Pedraza’s house but you can bet your bottom dollar I’m trying to figure out a spot for one in my life because truly….we all need our cleaning supplies…we just don’t want to see them all the time or have them near our food. It’s wall mounted to make it even easier to clean around and it’s a fun decorative storage solution when closets are in demand. The post today is all about this dandy handy broom closet perfect for holding all those brooms and swiffers and mops in your life. WHO AM I BECOMING AND WHY ARE WE TALKING ABOUT POOP?! I have a new puppy and two kids in diapers. Nothing is more obscene in a kitchen than seeing all the dirty cleaning tools.
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