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General Store Cubbies
A wide open-cubby wall unit, inspired by old general-store shelving — built to be stacked or lined up in multiples for a whole wall of storage.
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- 3–4 hrs

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Wall-mounted garden tool storage rack

Storage & Shelving

Garden Tool Storage Rack

A wall-mounted 2x4 rack with staggered hanger blocks that holds long-handled garden tools by their handles, sorted by whether they have a D-ring grip.

Beginner
$
45 min – 1.5 hrs

Eight-foot two-frame garage shelving unit with plywood shelf decks

Storage & Shelving

8-Foot Garage Shelving Unit

A two-frame, 8-foot, 24"-deep shelving rack where the lumber math does the work: full boards uncut, 12-footers halved, plywood ripped once. Minimal cuts, maximum shelf.

Beginner
$$$
2–3.5 hrs

Long freestanding garage shelving unit built entirely from 2x4 lumber

Storage & Shelving

2x4 Freestanding Garage Shelves

Modular heavy-duty garage shelving: build one ladder-style leg support per ~4 feet of run, span them with 2x4 shelf boards, and anchor to the wall. Any length, same two steps.

Beginner
$$
2–4 hrs

Long wooden gallery ledge shelf with leaning framed pictures

Storage & Shelving

Gallery Ledge Shelves

The three-board picture ledge: two 1x3s in an L with a 1x2 lip, screwed to studs. An 8-footer needs zero cuts and about twenty minutes per shelf.

Beginner
$
30 min – 1 hr

Two-bay white melamine pantry shelving unit

Storage & Shelving

Freestanding Pantry Bookshelf

A two-bay melamine shelving unit built entirely from pre-finished white shelving boards, with an offset pocket-hole trick that keeps screws from colliding at the center divider.

Easy
$$$
3–4.5 hrs

A leaning ladder-style bookcase with five shelves made from pine

Storage & Shelving

Freestanding Ladder Bookcase

A leaning-ladder bookcase where every joint is a 10° angle. The angle is the design — cut it consistently and the shelves float between the legs.

Intermediate
$$$
5–8 hrs

Frameless modern open-shelf base cabinet in edge-banded plywood

Storage & Shelving

Frameless Office Open Shelf Base

A modern frameless open-shelf base cabinet from one sheet of hardwood plywood, edge-banded for a clean furniture look. A grain-and-cut-order lesson.

Intermediate
$$
4–6 hrs

Three-shelf bookshelf with face-frame trim and built-up legs

Storage & Shelving

Framed Three-Shelf Bookshelf

A three-shelf bookcase wrapped in 1x2/1x3 face frames that hide the plywood edges and add built-up legs. Build it from 1x12 pine or ripped plywood strips.

Easy
$$
6–10 hrs

A small open-front cubby hutch with a center divider for a modular playroom storage wall

Storage & Shelving

Four Cubby Hutch for the Modular Playroom Storage Wall Collection

A small open-front hutch with a center divider and two shelves, sized to combine with matching pieces into a modular playroom storage wall.

Easy
$$
3–4 hrs

Storage & Shelving

Floating Walnut Shelves

Hidden steel-rod brackets, no visible hardware. Looks like the shelf grew out of the wall.

Intermediate
$$$
5–7 hrs

36 inch floating wall-hung vanity cabinet

Storage & Shelving

36" Floating Vanity Cabinet

A wall-hung vanity cabinet with no legs at all — lag-bolted directly to studs, with vertical dividers you cut into on-site to clear your actual vanity top and sink.

Intermediate
$$$
5–6.5 hrs

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