Build Recessed Cabinet Between Studs

Recesses in the wall between the studs and simply screws to the studs on each side of the opening.

Build recessed cabinet between studs.

Before you buy materials choose the location for your built in cabinet and cut the hole. Today i am going to show you how to build recessed shelves between studs in our bathroom. Then saw along the studs and remove the drywall. But these take up relatively little room and if you re so inclined you may find opportunities to create shallow recessed cabinets and shelving between the studs.

With the studs marked mark a horizontal line between the two studs where you want the top and bottom of the cabinet to be. Get started by cutting all the pieces to size refer to figure a. Draw level lines between the studs and use a drywall keyhole saw to cut to the edges of the studs. How to build recessed wall shelves between studs.

Concealed hinges with soft close built in assuring the door will never slam shut but softly close on its own instead. We have been working on some bathroom organization for the last lit. Beautiful practical and less than 50 step 1. We had a blank wall that needed some love.

We have had a plan in our minds for the longest time to build recessed shelves in the wall between the studs. There has to be to run plumbing and electrical wires. Our bathroom is small to begin with and limited with places to store things. This unique patented design of shelf supports keeps each shelf in place.

Once you re in there you ll see that there s a lot of room between the studs of your walls. The cabinet fits between studs inside the wall so it ll work in even the tiniest. The construction of this cabinet couldn t be easier. Time to cut the hole.

But cutting a space into drywall is easy. We put together this video of the entire process on how to build it. Don t cut into a stud if it s a load bearing wall of course. Plan where to put the cabinet.

Only the doors are outside the wall. In my case i used an existing cavity formerly occupied by a medicine cabinet in our guest bathroom to make this recessed wall cabinet. Cut rout and drill the parts. Use a mirror and flashlight to look inside the wall cavity to see if there are any surprise obstructions.