Build Recessed Cabinet Between Studs

This unique patented design of shelf supports keeps each shelf in place.

Build recessed cabinet between studs.

Concealed hinges with soft close built in assuring the door will never slam shut but softly close on its own instead. We had a blank wall that needed some love. There has to be to run plumbing and electrical wires. Plan where to put the cabinet.

Before you buy materials choose the location for your built in cabinet and cut the hole. Recesses in the wall between the studs and simply screws to the studs on each side of the opening. In my case i used an existing cavity formerly occupied by a medicine cabinet in our guest bathroom to make this recessed wall cabinet. Our bathroom is small to begin with and limited with places to store things.

We have been working on some bathroom organization for the last lit. The cabinet fits between studs inside the wall so it ll work in even the tiniest. We put together this video of the entire process on how to build it. Only the doors are outside the wall.

Get started by cutting all the pieces to size refer to figure a. Don t cut into a stud if it s a load bearing wall of course. We have had a plan in our minds for the longest time to build recessed shelves in the wall between the studs. 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.

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. With the studs marked mark a horizontal line between the two studs where you want the top and bottom of the cabinet to be. Draw level lines between the studs and use a drywall keyhole saw to cut to the edges of the studs.

But cutting a space into drywall is easy. Today i am going to show you how to build recessed shelves between studs in our bathroom. Once you re in there you ll see that there s a lot of room between the studs of your walls. Just cut between two studs.

The construction of this cabinet couldn t be easier. How to build recessed wall shelves between studs. Cut rout and drill the parts. Start in the middle of the desired location and cut a small rough opening.