Build Recessed Cabinet Between Studs

Perfect for any bathroom.

Build recessed cabinet between studs.

The cabinet fits between studs inside the wall so it ll work in even the tiniest. Time to cut the hole. Once you re in there you ll see that there s a lot of room between the studs of your walls. But these take up relatively little room and if you re so inclined you may find opportunities to create shallow recessed cabinets and shelving between the studs.

Recesses in the wall between the studs and simply screws to the studs on each side of the opening. Use a mirror and flashlight to look inside the wall cavity to see if there are any surprise obstructions. Then saw along the studs and remove the drywall. But cutting a space into drywall is easy.

How to build recessed wall shelves between studs. Our bathroom is small to begin with and limited with places to store things. The construction of this cabinet couldn t be easier. Draw level lines between the studs and use a drywall keyhole saw to cut to the edges of the studs.

Before you buy materials choose the location for your built in cabinet and cut the hole. We have been working on some bathroom organization for the last lit. Today i am going to show you how to build recessed shelves between studs in our bathroom. Don t cut into a stud if it s a load bearing wall of course.

In my case i used an existing cavity formerly occupied by a medicine cabinet in our guest bathroom to make this recessed wall cabinet. We have had a plan in our minds for the longest time to build recessed shelves in the wall between the studs. Just cut between two studs. Plan where to put the cabinet.

We put together this video of the entire process on how to build it. With the studs marked mark a horizontal line between the two studs where you want the top and bottom of the cabinet to be. Start in the middle of the desired location and cut a small rough opening. This unique patented design of shelf supports keeps each shelf in place.

Get started by cutting all the pieces to size refer to figure a. Cut rout and drill the parts. Only the doors are outside the wall. Beautiful practical and less than 50 step 1.