Do-it-yourself Shelves &; Storage : A Practical Instructive Guide to Building Shelves and Storage Facilities in Your Home

This is a practical instructive guide to building shelves and storage facilities in your home. How to fit a wide variety of shelves, brackets and shelf supports on walls and in alcoves. It provides storage ideas for different rooms in the house, and how to make useful projects such as a double shelf wall unit. It includes woodwork projects for more advanced do-it-yourselfers, such as a folding magazine rack, a white oak bookshelf and a sloping cherry wood CD rack. It is a guide to tools, fixtures, nails, screws and drill bits, and advice on which materials to use. It features step-by-step instructions for making freestanding shelving units, cabinets and drawer kits, fitting built-in wardrobes and creating clothes organizers. Whether you want to hide belongings away, store them accessibly or simply want to display them, tailor-made storage is the answer. This book helps you decide what type of storage you need, then sets about showing you how to make it. With inspirational ideas for every type of storage, you will have the satisfaction of making a more efficient and tidy place to live in.