How To Construct Diy Crate Lockers

Wednesday, November 6, 2019 1 Comment Edit

Learn how to hit a uncomplicated DIY locker using basic tools together with materials!

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I've been searching for a laid of lockers for months together with months amongst no luck. Unfortunately, the lockers I convey flora are either the incorrect size, likewise damaged or non the correct style. I'm yet keeping my oculus out for the perfect laid (Update: I eventually did find amazing lockers for my office), exactly until then, I decided to hit my ain DIY lockers using iii large Crates together with Pallet crates.

Since I used already assembled crates this DIY projection was super tardily to build. The hardest component of the entire projection was existence patient spell the many coats of pigment dried :)

-SUPPLIES NEEDED TO BUILD DIY LOCKERS-

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- 3 large Crates together with Pallet crates
- 2x6' 1/4 plywood (I used a chalkboard canvass since I had ane on hand)
- 2 x 10 x half-dozen (I used a fight slice of woods that was already stained together with was a fight wider)
- 1 x 1/4 x half-dozen (you entirely require nearly a foot)
- 2 pocket-size clamps
- Paintbrush (Purdy is my favorite)
- Minwax expresso stain
- White paint
- 1 1/4" screws
- 3 magnetic latches
- 6 cabinet hinges
- 3 door pulls (I got mine from hobby lobby)
- 6 aluminum reflective numbers
- Silver decorative brads
- Drill amongst diverse drill bits
- DAP woods glue

-CUT LIST-

- iii Doors- xi 3/4" x sixteen 1/2"
- Stained Wood (for pump accents) thirteen 1/2" x 10" (mine were a fight wider since I used woods I had on hand)
- Interior shelves xi 3/4" x half-dozen /4"
- (12) 1/2" pieces for shelf supports

HOW TO BUILD DIY CRATE LOCKERS

I headed to Home Depot together with picked upwards iii Crates together with Pallet crates. Right right away they are a especial purchase together with y'all tin flame snag them for entirely $9.97 a piece! I also picked upwards the balance of the supplies that I needed to hit the crate lockers.

First, I cutting all my woods together with hence painted 2 coats of white pigment on each crate together with the forepart together with dorsum of each door panel.

Once the pigment was dry out it was fourth dimension to get together the lockers!

I used 4 screws to attach the stained back upwards slice to each terminate of the crates, working my agency upwards until I had all iii crates attached.

After I had the lockers assembled I moved onto attaching the doors. Since I chose to role sparse woods I attached the hinges to the crates amongst the screws provided exactly opted to role woods gum to attach the hinges to the door. Small clamps held everything together until the gum was dry.

Once the doors were attached I added aluminum numbers (pre drill holes, attach amongst gum together with hence add together decorative brads), woods knobs together with magnetic door latches. Again, I used gum for the door latches to avoid exposed screws.

I glued the pocket-size shelf supports (5 inches downwards from the top) to each crate together with hence painted them white.

Once the shelf supports were dry out I added the shelves together with called this projection complete!

I dearest how the crate lockers turned out together with can't expression to uncovering a abode for them somewhere inwards my house. My half-dozen twelvemonth onetime boy is begging for them to become inwards his room, exactly nosotros shall see.