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A frameless mudroom hutch — two edge-banded plywood side pieces with a 1x6 hook rail across the back and a shelf or two above, sized to hang on a wall over a bench. It's part of a modular collection, so the dimensions scale easily; what's here is the version shown in the source photos.
The build is all pocket holes and plywood. Rip your sheet into 11-1/4"-wide strips (a table saw is much better than a circular saw for a clean, straight rip on cabinet plywood), crosscut to length, and iron edge banding onto the exposed front edges so no plywood plies show. Then pocket-hole the 1x6 rail and 1x4 to the plywood sides.
Two honest cautions. First, this hutch is not a structural load-bearer — the upper shelves aren't rated to hold much weight, so treat it as a coat-and-hat piece, not a bookshelf. Second, assembling and hanging it is tippy and awkward; get a second person to help lift the upper section into place. A frameless piece has no face frame to grab, so it's floppier during assembly than it will be once it's screwed to the wall.
| Item | Qty |
|---|---|
| Plywood, 3/4", 8 ft of 11-1/4" stripSides. Front edge finished with edge banding. | 8 foot |
| 1x6, 6 ftHook rail and shelf. | 2 each |
| 1x3, 6 ftFront trim (a 1x4 in the shown version). | 1 each |
| Edge banding, 3/4" | 10 foot |
| Pocket-hole screws, 1-1/4" | 25 each |
| Coat hooks | 7 each |
| Wood filler | 1 each |
| Paint | 1 each |
Overall cost: $$. Lumber prices vary by region, species, and season, so we give a band rather than a figure we would only be pretending to know.
| Part | Qty | T × W × L |
|---|---|---|
| Sides3/4" plywood | 2 | 3/4" × 11 1/4" × 42" |
| Rail / shelf1x6 | 2 | 3/4" × 5 1/2" × 64 1/2" |
| Front trim1x4 | 1 | 3/4" × 3 1/2" × 64 1/2" |
Buy 4 boards at 8 ft.
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2 boards
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Assumes 8 ft stock, a 1/8" saw kerf, and buying each part at its own width. Change the board size or kerf on the full board plan →
Rip the plywood into 8-ft strips 11-1/4" wide — a table saw is strongly preferred for a straight, clean edge; a rip jig works if that's what you have. Crosscut the pieces to length with a miter saw, then iron edge banding onto the front edges so no plywood plies show.
Drill 3/4" pocket holes on both ends of the 1x6 boards and along one long edge, then attach the 1x6s to the plywood sides. These form the hook rail and shelf.
Add the front 1x3 (or 1x4) piece with pocket holes to trim the front and stiffen the assembly.
Install the pieces together — a tippy process, so have a second person help lift the upper shelves into place. Remember the hutch is not structural, so the upper shelves aren't for heavy loads. Fill, sand, paint, add the seven hooks, and mount to wall studs.
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