Mark measurements for the right side.
How to build shelves under basement stairs. They had a thick piece of wood hinged on the right side and held up with a barrel bolt or two. Measure the heights at which you want to place your shelves and mark the heights on the stud lines. Shelves for glassware a cabinet for liquor and a. Cut all pieces for the shelves.
Attach brackets to both studs and stringers with 1 1 2 inch. When they needed something from the shelves they un did the wood and put it across the abyss like a drawbrige to rest on the left hand shelf. Whether you live in a traditional or modern house there are plenty. Use a circular saw and straightedge jig to crosscut one 3 4 inch thick particleboard sheet to 70 1 2 inches long the.
And here s how to build shelves under a staircase. How to do it. How to build shelves under stairs locate the studs on both walls under your staircase and mark their locations with chalk or pencil. If you have a basement that you re using as a garage or as an utility room you can easily use space under the stairs.
This built in cabinet under the staircase designed by katy bell interiors creates superb storage for all your cocktail hour essentials. Drill shelf piece pocket holes and attach to the left side of the shelf. You simply need to put some nice shelving units there and you re done. Collect this idea stair shelves and unconventional storage spaces around your stairs are clever ways to declutter you home.
Although if you re using the basement as a playroom or for some other purpose you can use the space under the stairs for other things. My aunt uncle had shelves like that on their basement stairs when i was a kid.