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Furniture with Storage DIY's From Junky to Funky designers show how to fill a bare bedroom with storage. From "From Junky to Funky" episode DFJF-213

The homeowner's bedroom is in major need of furniture and storage, so a wardrobe, headboard with shelves, and a vanity are made to solve the problem.

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Old doors become part of a large piece of furniture to organize the homeowner's clothes.

Wood Door Wardrobe

Materials:

2 curved doors
3/4" oak plywood
2 wooden dowel rods
2 tin tiles
oak trim
wood glue
stain
polyurethane
sand paper
nails
2"x4" wood
painter's tape
painting supplies
gloves
paint striper
cleaning supplies
gloves
safety glasses
closet pole hardware
upholstery tacks
fabric
thread
sewing machine
screwdriver
hammer
table saw
sander
chop saw
drill
wood screws
clamps
paddle bit
metal snips

1. Take off all of the hardware from the doors.

2. Sand the doors.

3. Cut a backer board out of plywood to the height of the back of the unit.

Safety Note: Always wear safety glasses when cutting.

4. Cut three shelves out of oak plywood.

5. Glue and nail 3/4 inch trim to the edges of the shelves.

6. Build a rectangular frame from 2" x 4" wood to act as the base for the wardrobe.

7. Glue and nail the bottom shelf to this frame.

Figure A

8. Glue and nail the bottom trim to the front of the frame.

9. Create a shelf support by measuring 1" x 1" oak strips, and then cutting.

10. Pre-drill, glue and nail 1" x 1" oak strips to the doors and backer where the shelves will be placed (figure A).

Tin Ceiling

1. Trace the curve of the door onto plywood, and then cut out three 4 inch spines to support the tin ceiling.

2. Cut two additional pieces of plywood for the front and back of the frame. Glue, screw and clamp the unit together.

3. Apply 3/4 inch oak trim to the underside of the exposed plywood edges. Glue, screw and secure using painter's tape.

4. Measure the thickness of the dowel rod. Drill the appropriate size hole using a paddle bit. Put the dowel rod through the hole of all three spines.

5. Attach the same kind of oak trim that is on the base structure to the front of the tin ceiling structure.

6. Apply a coat of stain and several coats of polyurethane to all of the wood before assembling together.

7. Remove the old paint, and then scrub two tin ceiling tiles.

Safety Note: Be sure to wear a dust mask when removing paint.

Figure B

8. Cut the tiles to fit the structure (figure B).

9. Spray paint the unit.

10. Attach the ceiling tiles to the top of the curved spine using upholstery tacks. Be sure to sand the sharp edges.

11. Once everything is dry, attach the backer board to the back edges of the doors using wood screws.

12. Flip the unit onto its back, and then attach the base through the underside using wood screws.

13. Flip the unit upright and attach it to the next two shelves by pre-drilling and screwing from the underside.

14. Attach the tin ceiling structure from the inside, and then hide the screws behind the trim and the clothes rod.

15. Attach one more dowel rod in front of the tin ceiling trim for a curtain using closet pole hardware.

16. For the curtain, create a simple sack with the right sides of the fabric together, and then sew along three sides.

17. Flip the fabric inside out so that the right side is facing out.

18. Iron the three edges flat.

19. On the top and final edges, fold both under, pin, and then finish with a topstitch.

20. For ease, use curtain rings with clips.

Project Cost:

Door: Free
Tin Tiles: Free
Oak Plywood: $60
Materials: $40

Tota: $100

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