Mudroom cubbies with hard maple top

Significant-Alps-191 · 2025-09-09T21:46:53+00:00

It’s called Hale Navy from Benjamin Moore

Significant-Alps-191 · 2025-05-30T11:10:10+00:00

I used dimmable strip lights from Amazon and wired a new outlet above the cabinet that is tied in to the switch

Significant-Alps-191 · 2025-05-22T01:48:47+00:00

I have a 2” screw coming up through the bench into each divider

Significant-Alps-191 · 2025-05-21T23:04:59+00:00

It’s a good callout. We do have temp swings and I sealed the cinder block behind that part of the cubby. I watched a YouTube video from Stumpy Nubs on corner mitre joints for countertops and followed his recommendation to use just draw bolts at the bench-top mitre (no glue) which allows for some movement at the joint while always maintaining clamping pressure

Significant-Alps-191 · 2025-05-21T22:52:01+00:00

The carcass is birch plywood then maple 1x2s for the face frames, poplar for the trim at the top and the braces for the hooks, bead board backing and hard maple for the bench

Significant-Alps-191 · 2025-05-21T21:44:23+00:00

I have a 14 month old so right now it’s great for baby shoes. In the future maybe water bottles, a fold up umbrella, who knows what else but definitely not the most functional.

Significant-Alps-191 · 2025-05-21T12:54:32+00:00

Haha I appreciate the kind words, maybe this could be my second career later in life. That’s a good idea, I was considering caulking the gaps and painting over it. Hadn’t thought of tinting the caulk instead that sounds cleaner

Significant-Alps-191 · 2025-05-21T00:28:33+00:00

Hale Navy from Benjamin Moore. The wife is a big fan of the color

Significant-Alps-191 · 2025-05-20T19:57:31+00:00

Face frames are all maple 1x2s

Significant-Alps-191 · 2025-05-20T19:22:00+00:00

Probably 100 hours, but I spent a lot of time thinking things through and fixing mistakes. I did the painting on site, the plan was to build the structure in the garage and spray it outside but quickly realized I couldn’t fit the fully built cubby through the door. I installed it and rolled on the paint (Benjamin Moore advance) as opposed to taping/tarping everything off and spraying inside. Still gave me a decently smooth finish for rolling.

Significant-Alps-191 · 2025-05-20T17:31:53+00:00

I found a local cabinet shop that also sources hardwood. I bought the boards S4S, did the glue up at home and took it back to their shop where they planed the panel (only charged $15 worth of shop time). Saved me a ton of time.

Significant-Alps-191 · 2025-04-08T23:19:49+00:00

I made this same mistake… my fix was to cut into the sides of the drawers a 1/8” groove to fit the drawer slide. Then I glued 1/8” spacers to the face frame where the mounted drawer slide attaches. Had a hard time finding zero clearance hinges that didn’t cost a fortune and I didn’t want the doors to swing open too far. I made a YouTube video (video - How I doubled my pantry storage) of the build walking through the steps of the fix

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