Custom Maple Closet Shelves

with thick maple and rod

Play
PlayPause
 
Rafael Sanches avatar
Video made by Rafael Published on 07/03/2016, viewed by 5472 , 7 Comments

We were hoping to build the perfect closet, but couldn't live any longer without a place to put our clothes. This is a very simple start to our closet, so we can start improving it with time.

What you will need

INGREDIENTS

Maple slabs

Wood glue

Chrome Closet wall brackets with rod support

Chrome rods

Drywall nails or wood nails for stud

120 grit sand paper

40 grit sand paper

Wood sealer and top coat

TOOLS

Stud finder

Drill

Saw to cut straight

Clamps

Level

Sander

Hand planner

How to do this project

1

Play
 joint them so you will have the size you need for your shelves.

Depending on the slabs that you have you will need to cut them straight and joint them so you will have the size you need for your shelves.

2

Play
ut they are very important. See how we sandwiched the wood for clamping vertically.

Glue the joint and clamp it. I used to always forget the vertical clamps, but they are very important. See how we sandwiched the wood for clamping vertically.

3

Play
 other. I used the planner and then a 40 grit sand paper to quickly remove the difference.

Remove the joint difference. If one piece might be sightly thicker than the other. I used the planner and then a 40 grit sand paper to quickly remove the difference.

4

Play
erfectly. We have cut slightly smaller so to account it's very difficult to fit perfectly when the drywall is usually imperfect.

Measure the space you have in your closet and cut the slabs to fit almost perfectly. We have cut slightly smaller so to account it's very difficult to fit perfectly when the drywall is usually imperfect.

5

Play
n our maple floors and we also liked the unfinished maple look. See in the photo how the container is squished after we used it. That way we remove the air to preserve the content.

Seal and apply finish. We used bona naturale because its the same we used on our maple floors and we also liked the unfinished maple look. See in the photo how the container is squished after we used it. That way we remove the air to preserve the content.

6

Play
. Use a leveler to make it sure it's properly aligned. After you tape two brackets, use a longer leveler to see if both are aligned, then drill the wood slabs to it.

Measure where you are going to install the brackets and tape it to the wall. Use a leveler to make it sure it's properly aligned. After you tape two brackets, use a longer leveler to see if both are aligned, then drill the wood slabs to it.

7

Play
h is the same finish as the slab.

Make it sure you level everything all the time. You can see our floor finish is the same finish as the slab.

8

Play

Since we made a custom size, we needed to cut the chromed rods to size.

9

Play
ger rod. To do that, we have inserted a wood rod inside and taped till was snug enough to be super tight.

Because one of our shelves was an odd big size (107'') we had to make a bigger rod. To do that, we have inserted a wood rod inside and taped till was snug enough to be super tight.

10

Play
ns on it. We didn't screw the rod to the wall support.

Screw the end connection. This is what keep the rod in place if someone leans on it. We didn't screw the rod to the wall support.

11

Play

This is the end result. Just missing an end cap to the rods.

12

Play

Here's with our mess.

Comments

Avatar placeholder
Christopher Kimball avatar
Christopher Kimball
08/26/2016 ☰
Looks great!
See Translation
😊 2
zahyh shumrani avatar
zahyh shumrani
09/06/2016 ☰
😎😎
See Translation
Selahattin Δ°zgi avatar
Selahattin Δ°zgi
09/12/2016 ☰
looks usefull, good job
See Translation