DIY Pipe Cabinets – Shanty 2 Stylish

Hey guys! My son Brooks has been asking for some cabinets in his room. After discovering some nice cheap {hardware} on Amazon, I knew precisely what I wished to do. Ash came to visit and helped me construct these DIY Pipe Cabinets and the perfect half was that I used to be capable of construct them for round $100! Try the video of how we constructed them beneath and print and save the FREE plans on the backside of this submit!

Step 1

Construct the body of the shelf first. These are constructed with 1×2 boards. We ripped our 1×2 from a 1×6 to save cash, however you can too simply use 1×2. Reduce every bit to dimension and fasten the lengthy boards to the quick boards utilizing wooden glue and 1.25” brad nails.

Step 2

Subsequent, connect the highest and backside plywood items. That is 1/4” lauan plywood. I used THIS plywood from Lowe’s. It’s actually cheap and takes stain nicely, so it was good for this venture. Rip every to dimension and fasten to the underside and the highest of the body utilizing wooden glue and 1.25” brad nails or staples.

We used our GluBot for the gluing… LOVE this software! You’ll be able to see it right here on Amazon.

Step 3

The ultimate step is including the trim on the perimeters and entrance. I used 3/8” pine craft boards for this half. I bought the three” width and ripped every right down to 2”huge every. You’ll be able to see them HERE! I bought 2 for every shelf. The corners are minimize at 45˚ angles. Connect the trim to the body utilizing wooden glue and 1.25” brad nails. It’s finest to carry the wooden in place and mark your cuts with a pencil.

As soon as we constructed the entire shelf items, we stained the whole lot with golden oak stain and let it dry. I discovered the shelf {hardware} on Amazon for beneath $50. Yow will discover it HERE!

{Hardware}

It was really easy to place collectively! You’ll be able to see it right here on Amazon. I made a decision to mount the wall brackets into studs. On the ceiling brackets I put one velocity anchor into both sides, and the remainder of the screws simply went into sheet rock since they aren’t holding weight. Look how cute it turned out!

You can even try the reel beneath of me getting them hooked up and adorned! Really easy!