A couple of weeks ago I decided it was time to put some of
my leftover wood scraps to use. After my
Kentwood bookshelf project, I had some leftover strips of plywood with no
specific plan. I’ve always liked the
look of the cubbie-type storage units, but so many of the store bought ones
are built with ½” particle board and assembled with large screws and an allen
key. I knew I wanted something more
durable so I decided to build one. I
popped into Canadian Tire and picked up three of their large fabric storage
boxes. They're part of their "For Living" collection and they're called "cube fabric drawers". I knew I wanted to build the cabinet to custom fit these boxes.
I had enough leftover material to
build 6 cubbies, but not quite enough to make the unit tall enough to hold 6 boxes. I decided the bottom of the unit would be
fine for 3 storage boxes and the upper shelves would be fine a little shorter and
would be perfect for books or display.
The main box and shelves are built with ¾” sanded pine plywood,
constructed with pocket hole screws. The front and back face frames are built from
solid white wood. Before painting, I filled the visible pocket holes with wooden pocket hole plugs, sanded them flush, and then primed over them! You can hardly tell they're there!
After starting to
paint it with a dark blue paint, I realized immediately it didn’t suit it at
all!
So I repainted it in a soft cream and finished it with a glossy clear
coat. SO much better!
This awesome little storage unit really fits into any room you need a little more storage! I built the project to sell, but after moving it into my
living room for pictures, I was debating whether to actually list it or not!
;) It just fit in so nicely with our other furniture!
Ok, so this one does have to go, but
I’m already thinking about the next one I’ll build!
Thanks for popping by!
