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Build A Closet Yourself
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If you build a closet yourself you may find it is a great way to not
only save money but also create the exact closet storage that
you need. A few years back a good friend decided to build a log
cabin on a lake in the North. He did a great job in designing and
building it. It was a beautiful structure with a fireplace and large
windows overlooking the lake. When the day came to move into
the cabin for the summer his wife asked where the closets
were. Yes that’s right he left them out of the design.
My friend called me and in the background I could plainly hear
his better half extolling his building abilities. With our
assistance he quickly found that you can build a closet yourself.
Since this was a log cabin he decided that constructing several
walk in closets was impractical. However since the cabin was
going to be used in both the summer months and for
snowmobiling in the winter there was a need to store both
summer and winter apparel the use of wardrobe closet furniture
alone would not provide all the needed closet space.
One of the best places to find closet ideas and designs is on the
Internet. Many closet manufactures and installers have great
closet layouts design software on their websites. Many of these
software packages are specifically design to help you select the
company’s products but they frequently can be used to build a
closet yourself. Basically there are only three closet options
available and they include the walk-in, reach in and free
standing or wardrobe closet furniture. Since space was limited
we decided on using 36 inch deep reach in closet and free
standing closet designs.
Once you have your closet design then you can start looking for
building materials. In the case of my friend whose log cabin had
no closet space we select half log siding that was very similar to
the existing log structure. We roughed in the closets against the
interior stud walls of each bedroom and then lined each with
white cedar. This cedar closet lining basically works the same
as a cedar chest. The interior shelves were also constructed of
cedar. One half of the closets were dedicated to standard half
and full length clothes hanging and the rest to open shelves.
Open selves allow one to quickly find everything within the
closet.
We used the same sealer used on the cabins interior log
surfaces to finish the exterior of our new reach in closets. My
friend’s wife did her part as well by finding wardrobe closet
furniture that would accent the natural look of the log cabin. We
visited the furniture store and made several measurements and
noted the type of construction and material. It was not long
before we were back in our shop designing and building two
copies.
You can build a closet yourself that will function as well as any
product found on the market today. In addition the total cost of
designing and building 3 standard and two free standing
closets was less than $1000. If you were to purchase the two
wardrobe furniture pieces it would have cost more than twice as
much. Our total project time was about 3 weeks which was
reasonable considering we all had regular jobs to work as well.
As you can see you really can build a closet yourself.
Build A Closet Yourself
only save money but also create the exact closet storage that
you need. A few years back a good friend decided to build a log
cabin on a lake in the North. He did a great job in designing and
building it. It was a beautiful structure with a fireplace and large
windows overlooking the lake. When the day came to move into
the cabin for the summer his wife asked where the closets
were. Yes that’s right he left them out of the design.
My friend called me and in the background I could plainly hear
his better half extolling his building abilities. With our
assistance he quickly found that you can build a closet yourself.
Since this was a log cabin he decided that constructing several
walk in closets was impractical. However since the cabin was
going to be used in both the summer months and for
snowmobiling in the winter there was a need to store both
summer and winter apparel the use of wardrobe closet furniture
alone would not provide all the needed closet space.
One of the best places to find closet ideas and designs is on the
Internet. Many closet manufactures and installers have great
closet layouts design software on their websites. Many of these
software packages are specifically design to help you select the
company’s products but they frequently can be used to build a
closet yourself. Basically there are only three closet options
available and they include the walk-in, reach in and free
standing or wardrobe closet furniture. Since space was limited
we decided on using 36 inch deep reach in closet and free
standing closet designs.
Once you have your closet design then you can start looking for
building materials. In the case of my friend whose log cabin had
no closet space we select half log siding that was very similar to
the existing log structure. We roughed in the closets against the
interior stud walls of each bedroom and then lined each with
white cedar. This cedar closet lining basically works the same
as a cedar chest. The interior shelves were also constructed of
cedar. One half of the closets were dedicated to standard half
and full length clothes hanging and the rest to open shelves.
Open selves allow one to quickly find everything within the
closet.
We used the same sealer used on the cabins interior log
surfaces to finish the exterior of our new reach in closets. My
friend’s wife did her part as well by finding wardrobe closet
furniture that would accent the natural look of the log cabin. We
visited the furniture store and made several measurements and
noted the type of construction and material. It was not long
before we were back in our shop designing and building two
copies.
You can build a closet yourself that will function as well as any
product found on the market today. In addition the total cost of
designing and building 3 standard and two free standing
closets was less than $1000. If you were to purchase the two
wardrobe furniture pieces it would have cost more than twice as
much. Our total project time was about 3 weeks which was
reasonable considering we all had regular jobs to work as well.
As you can see you really can build a closet yourself.
Build A Closet Yourself
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