Yesterday, I labored on constructing the ultimate piece of the perimeter cupboards in my walk-in closet — a DIY necklace organizer. For the final yr, I’ve been utilizing this quite simple DIY jewellery organizer that I made to sit down on the countertop in our rest room.
I’ve cherished this design. All of my necklaces, which I make myself, have clasps on them as a result of I like the flexibility of getting clasps on my necklaces in order that I can add extenders after I need them to be longer for a specific outfit. So this design has labored completely for me. I merely unhook the clasp to take away it from the necklace holder.
So I wished the identical kind of design for the closet, minus the little tray on the underside for earrings. I don’t want that little earring tray anymore since I now have a complete glass-top drawer for small objects like that.
So with that in thoughts, here’s what I got here up with. I constructed a drawer-type construction that doesn’t have a backside on it, put it on drawer slides, and added two closet rods contained in the construction. When it’s pushed into the cupboard, it appears like this…
After which it pulls out like a drawer so I can simply entry the necklaces…
The constructing course of was extremely easy. I ripped some 1/2-inch plywood (the identical plywood I used to construct my jewellery drawer) to 6 inches vast, after which I reduce a protracted piece for the again, and two brief items for the perimeters. I nailed these collectively utilizing 1.5-inch 18-gauge nails.
After which, to maintain these items sq., I ripped one other strip of 1/2-inch plywood to 2.5 inches vast, reduce it to the correct size on my miter noticed, and nailed that to the highest on the again in order that it was nailed into the highest edges of the perimeters items and the again piece.
After which I added the drawer slides, slid the construction into the cupboard, and added the closet rods. I used the identical closet rods that I’ll be utilizing for the hanging storage within the closet. You could find these right here (affiliate hyperlink).
And naturally, I’ll be portray the entire thing the identical coloration as the cupboards, so it’ll mix in as soon as it’s painted.
I used to be anxious to see how it might look with all of my necklaces hanging on it, so I went forward and added these. I staggered the peak of the 2 bars, with the again bar about two inches increased than the entrance bar. And I do wish to work out a manner so as to add tape lights underneath there. I believe it would look superb to have these lit from the again.
And right here’s what it appears like after they’re pulled out for simple entry.
Total, I actually love the simplicity of the design. And it pulls out simply simply by grabbing the bar and pulling. So there’s no want to determine a manner so as to add any further pulls.
I do know many individuals advised that I discover a solution to carry the necklaces as much as eye degree, however actually, I’m so brief that this may work out completely for me. I deliberately put in the glass countertop a bit increased than countertop peak in order that the necklaces may very well be up a few inches increased than I had initially deliberate.
My peak, plus the truth that it pulls out for simple entry, makes this design work out completely for me.
The one factor I’m uncertain about is the best way to end off these edges. Clearly, I can’t depart it like this with the sting of the plywood and the drawer slide displaying.
I’ve had two concepts for ending off these edges. The primary is to repeat the design that I used on the high of the cupboards…
There are a few points with that, however perhaps I may determine them out. First, these corbels on the high are 4.5 inches sq.. The body for the necklace organizer is six inches excessive. So if I attempt to repeat that design, the underside tail on it must be longer. I’m undecided if that might throw off the continuity of the design, or if it might work. Additionally, there’s nothing to nail that high edge to, so it might simply be free. I’m undecided if it might keep put. The one factor I’ve to nail it to is the six-inch-high fringe of the 1/2-inch plywood. Right here’s a mock-up I did of that potential design.
The only solution to end it off could be to make use of a slender piece of wooden connected to the sting of that plywood. I examined out this concept utilizing a 1″x2″ (which is definitely 1.5″ vast), but when I am going this path, I’d rip that all the way down to only one″ vast, which is all that I must cowl the sting of the plywood. I used my band noticed to spherical off the underside nook of the piece to see what that might appear to be.
So these are the 2 concepts I had, however I do know that y’all are extremely artistic and should have a greater concept. If something involves thoughts, let me know! I wish to hold it easy, and I don’t need something to cowl the entrance of the necklaces.
If I can work out that last piece, I’ll formally have each single a part of the perimeter cupboards constructed. This necklace storage was the very last thing I had to determine and construct, and people ending touches on the necklace storage are the ultimate items of the puzzle.
Addicted 2 Adorning is the place I share my DIY and adorning journey as I transform and embellish the 1948 fixer higher that my husband, Matt, and I purchased in 2013. Matt has M.S. and is unable to do bodily work, so I do nearly all of the work on the home on my own. You may be taught extra about me right here.
