Building A Small Bedroom Closet

Lay out the walls and doors.

Building a small bedroom closet.

Even if you don t need a permit you ll need a licensed electrician if you plan to put a light in the closet. Use grid paper 1 4 scale is common with specific dimensions it will serve as your materials guide as well as your blueprint. Whether it is a wall or walk in closet will depend on the amount of room available to. Remove any base or ceiling trim and carpet from.

In a small space every inch counts and we needed as much space in the closet as possible. Next you will trim the door opening and install the door s of your choice. I used a warm gray called worldly gray from sherwin williams. Decide where to locate your closet.

Imo the closet is best on a short wall. We framed out the closet and ran the electrical wiring. The following day is when i got to work. Check with your local building department.

A small bedroom closet doesn t really need a light but it didn t cost much to add one. This can be the most difficult part of the process. Consider tall shelving built in cabinets cubbies for shoes a tilt. The most logical place would.

You need to leave room for a door to open. Once the room and closet was painted it was time to design and build the shelves for the closet. If there is less than 30 between a window s trim edge and a wall corner you may need to put the closet on another wall. Clothes need a minimum of 24 interior depth for hanging.

The first step is to build a closet frame and fasten it to the surrounding walls. Also consider whether windows might be in the way.