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Project notes

• Adjust the cupboard according to your needs – ours was made so that the top slab is level with the countertops of our built-in kitchen cupboards. You can also make the front flush to match the rest of your cabinets.

• Ask your timber merchant to cut the wood to size.

• Sand your wood beforehand.

• Remember to drill pilot holes.

1 Measure and mark the front and back (as shown in sketch 1) and drill pilot holes where the planks must be attached. Attach the side piece between the front and back with the 6mm x 40mm screws. Attach the bottom and top shelves to form the carcass of the cupboard.

2 Glue and screw a retaining piece to each of the two remaining shelves (see sketch 2). Position the shelves in place and secure with screws. Position the final retaining piece (without a shelf) about 100mm above the bottom shelf and attach it between the front and back.

3 Make the slab by gluing together the two 320 x 585mm planks and then securing them with the 8mm x 30mm chipboard screws. Turn the cupboard upside down and attach the slab to the top shelf from the inside.

4 Attach a castor to each corner of the bottom of the cupboard with the 8mm x 16mm screws. Turn the cupboard over and mark where the handle will be attached to the front. Using the 4mm drill bit, drill screw holes then attach the handle. Fill all visible screw holes with wood filler and allow to dry completely. Sand the cupboard thoroughly and paint or varnish it in the colour of your choice.