My Wife's Shoes Cabinet

I made one, but my wife insisted that she needed more storage for her shoes?!!!

Alright, wife’s request is the command; and another shoe cabinet was put on drafting table.

I like the bold look of cabinets made of thick boards but that would cost me a lot of money for material. So I go with the ¾” (18mm) thick ply wood. And the 50mm wide planks are used as cabinet face frame.

Material that I used:

1. 18mm ply wood board

2. 50mm plank

Tools:

1. Kreg jig

2. Hand tools

3. Screws & sand paper

My cabinet dimensions are: W400mmxD350mmxH1200mm, so my boards are cut into:

1. 2ea x 35mm x 1200mm (side panels)

2. 6ea x 332mm x 364mm (shelving)

3. 1ea x 350mm x 364mm (top panel)

I used the kreg jig to make pocket holes on the planks. I have to admit that this tool is very handful in installing things like this, biscuit joints, dovetail joints are professional but take really serious tools that a home hobby maker like me would dream about.

It makes my life easier, just get the piece in place, clamp down and screw in at the back.

OK, my face frame was completed. It looked good, for now.

Then I did same with the boards, drilling pocket holes, clamping down and screwing it in.

First with the top panels and then the side panel, & shelving from the down to the bottom one. One by one.

And here is how it looked. Stand alone.

Applied some sanding.

I like the natural color of the face frame, so I left it as it was.

Voila, my wife’s shoe cabinet next to its colleague. My wife was happy with this cabinets and surely more shoes are coming. Anyway, it's a pleasure to make beloved women feel happy. Because when they're happy, every one is happy.

Thank you for reading through my post. I also hope my little project would give you some ideas on spending your weekend. All comments are welcomed! Have a nice day.

P/S: I'm going to put a door door for the top shelf & use it as a miscellaneous storage.