Closet Organizer with Drawers

• Set the pocket hole jig for 1/2" thick material.
• Drill 2 pocket holes on the end of each of the drawer box front/back pieces (both large and small). Make sure to drill the holes on the opposite side of the board as the groove so your pocket holes are on the outside of your drawer, keeping them hidden. Secure two drawer box side boards to the ends of each drawer box front with wood glue and 1" pocket hole screws.
• Repeat for all drawers.

Slide the drawer box bottom pieces into the groove.

Attach the drawer box backs to close up the drawer boxes. Make sure the bottom sits into the groove. Secure with glue and 1" pocket hole screws.

To finish off the drawer fronts, add edge banding to the edges of the large and small drawer fronts cut from the 3/4" plywood. Trim the excess flush with the plywood.

• Set your Kreg jig for 3/4" material.
• Drill 2 pocket holes on the inside top of the cabinet (facing up) to attach the cabinet to the shelf above. These pocket holes are not meant to hold up the entire weight of the cabinet, but to help hold it flush to the shelf above it for install.

• Install drawer slides using the Kreg drawer slide jigs. You will need to use drawer slide clips for face frame cabinets or add a piece of scrap 3/4" thick wood inside the cabinet to make the back of the slide flush with the face frame. The drawers are sized for slides that require 1/2" clearance on each side.
• Clamp the drawer fronts onto the front of the drawers. Secure the drawer front with screws or finish nails in from the inside.
• Then use the cabinet hardware jig to add drawer pulls Make sure the screws go through the drawer front and the drawer box.

If you want to, you can use some of the scraps of 3/4" plywood to cut 1 or 2 shelves for the open upper area. Use the shelf pin jig to add shelf pin holes to the top and then cut shelves to fit. Line the front with edge banding for a finished look. We are keeping the area open to create a vanity area for my daughter.

Sand and finish your closet organizer. We added an additional shelf to one side of it and split the hang bar to have a longer section for dresses and shorter section for shirts. You can follow along on our complete closet makeover at Housefulofhandmade.com!

• Hold your closet organizer up against the shelf.
• Check for plum and level. Use shims if needed to get level. Using 1 1/4" pocket hole screws (for a 3/4" thick closet shelf), attach the front of the cabinet to the underside of your closet shelf with the pocket holes drilled in the top of the cabinet.
• Then using 2 1/2" long cabinet screws, attach the cabinet to the wall into the studs through the back support pieces. Make sure to secure the cabinet to the wall through both the back support pieces.