A TOUCH OF CLASS

Turn a standard kitchen door into standout bathroom storage to show off your bathroom essentials

EASY STEPS TO A BATHROOM CABINET

You can always do with extra storage but instead of a plain cabinet, why not build one made for display? Based on an off-the-shelf glazed kitchen door, the cabinet is made of Tasmanian oak – you just cut, glue and screw it all together.

Gather your supplies

• 135 x 19mm x 1.8m Tasmanian oak (2)

• 450mm glazed kitchen cabinet door, hinges and handle

• 9.5mm x 1.2m Tasmanian oak dowel (1)

• 1200 x 600 x 7mm hardwood plywood (1)

You’ll also need

Circular saw; quick square; combination square; pencil; clamp; drill; 5, 3 and 9.5mm drill bits; PVA glue; 50, 30 and 65mm screws; masking tape; hammer; sanding block; fine sandpaper; clear varnish; painting gear; black exterior paint; countersinking drill bit; stud finder; spirit level; 2mm spacer

STEP 1 Use a circular saw and quick square to cut Tasmanian oak to length. Cabinet sides are 721mm and shelves 413mm long.

Use square as a guide for baseplate of your saw, with saw blade on cu•ing line.

STEP 2 To mark sides for shelves, hold side on edge on top of door with ends of side overhanging door evenly. Use a combination square to mark lines of shelves on side to coincide with glazing bars on door.

STEP 3 Mark positions of screw holes for shelves. Make screws 25mm from each edge.

STEP 4 Sit both sides together so ends are aligned and clamp.

Drill clearance holes for screws through both sides using a 5mm drill bit.

STEP 5 Spread glue along end of a shelf and bu• into side flush with one end. Predrill through screw hole in shelf using a 3mm drill bit, then screw side to shelf with 50mm screws. Repeat to a•ach remaining shelves to this side.

STEP 6 Spread glue on open ends of shelves and sit other side on top. Predrill and screw together. Allow glue to dry.

STEP 7 Working 1 shelf at a time, remove screws and

drill hole with a 9.5mm drill bit. Make hole 50mm deep, using masking tape around bit as a depth gauge.

STEP 8 Squirt glue in hole, then tap in a 50mm length of dowel. Repeat for all screws, then leave glue to dry. Sand ends of dowel to make smooth.

STEP 9 Apply 2 coats clear varnish to entire cabinet. Leave to dry and sand lightly between coats.

STEP 10 Clamp plywood to bench and cut out back for cabinet. Use sandpaper to round edges and create a shadowline between back and cabinet.

STEP 11 Apply 2 coats of black paint to 1 face of back. Leave to dry and sand lightly between coats. (If you use interior paint, apply an undercoat first.)

STEP 12 Spread thin bead of glue on back edges of cabinet and sit back on top, painted face down. Use a countersinking drill bit to predrill and screw together with 30mm screws.

STEP 13 Use a stud finder to locate wall studs behind plasterboard. Place cabinet in desired spot, predrill and screw into studs with 65mm screws. Make sure cabinet is plumb using a spirit level.

STEP 14 Clamp a block to bo‘om of cabinet with a 2mm spacer on top. Sit door on spacer, then predrill and screw hinge blocks to cabinet. Centre of screws should be 38mm from front edge of cabinet. Drill hole for handle and screw on.

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