DIY Jewelry Organizer – Building My Jewelry Drawer With Glass Countertop

So with that in thoughts, right here’s how the entire setup seems to be proper now.

After I completed constructing the drawer final evening, I wasn’t certain if I wished so as to add trim to the entrance. However this morning, I made a decision that I’ll most likely add this tiny trim to the drawer simply to present it a little bit one thing further.

And I additionally haven’t picked out drawer and cupboard {hardware} for the room, so as soon as I choose that out, I’ll add two pulls or two knobs to the drawer. I can’t resolve if I need to use one thing actually particular, or if I need to maintain it easy with the drawer and door pulls. I’m nonetheless trying.

So let me present you ways I constructed this jewellery organizer. I began by figuring out the peak of the glass shelf, and I lower and nailed a 1″x2″ simply behind the cupboard trim in that cupboard.

After which utilizing extra 1″x2″ lumber, I continued including the body across the sides and the again of the cupboards. To assemble your complete body, I used two layers of 1″x2″ lumber on the entrance, two layers of 1″x2″ lumber on all sides, and only one 1″x2″ on the again of the cupboard. I nailed all of those in place utilizing 16-gauge nails in my nail gun. And you may see that the second 1″x2″ piece on the entrance of the body sat flush with the entrance trim on the cupboard.

With that primary body in place, right here’s the way it appeared inside the cupboard. The opening inside that body is the precise measurement of the glass that I ordered, plus about 1/8-inch in every course in order that I’d have 1/16-inch wiggle room on all 4 sides of the glass…

After which I wanted so as to add the assist for the glass. For this, I used my desk noticed to tear items of 1″x2″ lumber (which are literally 1.5 inches extensive and never 2 inches extensive) in order that they have been 1.25″ extensive and 1/2″ thick. I lower these with my miter noticed to the right lengths to suit inside that body, after which I hooked up them in order that the underside edges of these items have been flush with the underside edges of the body items, leaving a 1/4-inch rabbet on prime to assist my 1/4-inch tempered glass.

Once more, I obtained a little bit forward of myself with the wooden filler, however I believe you’ll be able to nonetheless see the general building. So once more, on the entrance and sides, I had two layers of 1″x2″ lumber (which are literally 1.5 inches extensive), and simply inside these I hooked up one layer of strips ripped to 1.25″ x .5″.

As soon as that body with the rabbet was constructed, I examined the match of the glass. It was good!

After testing the match of the glass, I eliminated it for secure storage and constructed the drawer, which I made out of 1/2-inch plywood.

I didn’t take footage of the method for constructing the drawer just because I’ve constructed so many drawers prior to now which you could refer again to in the event you want that information.

Earlier than constructing the drawer, I put in the drawer slides. To make it possible for my drawer slides would clear the facet trim on the cupboards, I first hooked up items of 1″x3″ lumber (which is definitely 3/4″ x 2.5″) behind the entrance cupboard trim just under the glass countertop body, nailed in place utilizing 16-guage nails, after which I put in the drawer slides on prime of these 1″x3″ items. Then I measured the space between the drawer slides (that distance for this drawer was 42 5/8″), and I constructed my drawer to suit that width. So the surface dimensions of the completed drawer field is 42 5/8″ x 16″.

And eventually, I lower a bit of 1″x4″ (precise measurement is 3/4″ x 3.5″) pre-primed lumber to make use of because the drawer entrance, and I hooked up it to the entrance of the drawer field, first tacking it into place utilizing 18-gauge nails, after which screwing it to the drawer entrance utilizing 1″ wooden screws which are screwed by means of the within of the drawer field and into the again of the drawer entrance to safe it into place.

And with that, the essential construct of my jewellery drawer with the glass countertop was completed!

I’m so pleased with how this turned out. I’ve to confess that I used to be nervous about this mission as a result of I’ve by no means constructed something like this earlier than, and I knew it needed to be excellent in order that it didn’t seem like an apparent DIY mission. However it turned out precisely as I envisioned it.

And, after all, it’ll look even higher as soon as every thing is caulked and painted. I haven’t determined precisely how I need to end the within of the drawer but. I do know that almost all customized jewellery drawers are lined with velvet or one thing fancy like that, however I actually don’t have the endurance or the need to spend days of my time protecting tiny items of wooden to create small velvet-lined compartments. It’s simply not that necessary to me. So I’ve thought of simply lining the underside of the drawer with velvet or velveteen or one thing like that (if I may even discover a good coordinating shade) after which portray the wooden that makes up the small compartments in the identical shade.

Or I might simply paint the entire thing and forgo the flamboyant velvet altogether. If I paint it the entire thing, I assumed it is perhaps enjoyable to color it one of many corals that I examined out for the cupboards simply so as to add a contact of a coordinating shade to this space. In any case, the part of cupboard simply above this glass-top countertop will probably be wallpapered, so it would look nice to deliver that coral shade in with this drawer.

I’m so enthusiastic about how this turned out. This mission was really a lot simpler than I assumed it will be.

However I do assume I would like so as to add some trim to the drawer entrance simply to make it apparent that it’s a drawer. After all, including drawer pulls may also make it apparent that it’s a drawer.

And now the ultimate factor that I have to construct is the necklace storage that can go within the open part just under the jewellery drawer. I’m nonetheless making an attempt to work out the small print of that. I believe I virtually have it, however I’m not fairly there but.

And I additionally want to determine the small print of how I need to end the within of this drawer — what number of compartments, what number of of every measurement, what shade/end, and many others. However the hardest half is completed.

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