If you don’t have a pocket hole jig, you can pre-drill pilot holes and construct the carcass with just regular wood screws and glue. I drilled 3/4-inch pocket holes into these boards and attached them with 1 1/4-inch pocket screws and wood glue. Next, I cut out the toe kick parts as well as the middle support board. By clamping them together, I’m minimizing my room for error and I now had to make just two cuts instead of four. I clamped the two panels together and used a jigsaw to make these cuts. Keep in mind, however, this may change your measurements going forward.
If you have shorter or taller baseboards, just be sure to cut the notch accordingly. Our baseboards are 5 1/2 inches tall, so that’s how high I made the notch.
Once the side panels are cut, I used a jigsaw to notch out the bottom to accommodate the toe kick. This foam board is cheap, easy to store, and easy to manage and I cut on it over and over. In the left photo above, you can see me using my foam board insulation trick – I like to use it as my cutting mat because it supports the entire sheet of plywood and protects whatever is underneath. I also changed out the blade to a plywood blade, which will result in a cleaner, more precise cut with minimal tear-out. Read on for a few of my tips and tricks and be sure to watch the video to see how it all came together!įirst, I cut the 3/4-inch plywood parts to size using my circular saw and a straight-edge guide. Two sheets of plywood and a few 1x boards brought the cost to about $150 for each cabinet! BANANAS. I wanted filing cabinets that looked more like a beautiful piece of built-in furniture and this is what I came up with! Have you ever seen file cabinets look so good?! And guess what – they were surprisingly easy and affordable to build. I really needed some file cabinets for my home office, but I didn’t want them to look like file cabinets, you know? ‘Cubicle chic’ is not the vibe I’m going for in here. But wait… there’s more! These drawers have a little secret… I made these drawers super deep and wide so I can hide pretty much everything I ever owned in here. Did you see my progress so far? I shared it here on The Home Depot blog! Can you believe these beautiful built-in cabinets are DIY?! They look amazing and the functionality of it is SO GOOD. Hiii!!! I am so excited to share my latest DIY project with you today! I am one step closer to completing my home office makeover.
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An in-depth tutorial on how to build DIY built-in cabinets with drawers! Lots of step-by-step photos, tips, and tricks on how to build and install drawers, including an awesome video!
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