Dude! This is a great video. Thanks for taking everything step by step. The music is perfect, I need to have it playing while I do this to keep me from freaking out, which I do at the start of every home project lol.
This is fantastic, been watching a few videos and yours is the most accessible. I have a bunch of tools, but not a whole garage workshop like some videos seem to have. I might have missed this, but what did you use to cover the bottom of the shelves? I’m guessing a thinner piece of plywood? Thanks for sharing, I’m going to start on this soon!
Thank you! In the video, I did forget to mention the shelf bottom, it's 1/4 inch plywood. So the shelves are composed of 2x2 frame, 1/2 inch plywood top, and 1/4 inch plywood bottom. The plywood is glued to the frame then nailed using a Milwaukee 18 gauge Brad Nailer. The last component of the shelf is a 1x3 face board for a finished look. Good luck with your project!
You did a great job! Thank you for sharing the details. I am planning to build similar shelves. Could you please tell me which size L-brackets you used?
The L brackets are 3 inch by 3 inch zinc plated. I am glad I used the L brackets, the resulting shelves are very strong. Thanks for watching and good luck with your project!
Yes, these cabinets were pre-assembled and pre-finished. They are a bit more expensive at Home Depot than the unfinished ones but they are worth it in my opinion. Thanks and good luck with your project!
Great video! We've been looking for ideas for our pantry and I think this is it. What are the dimensions of your long walls? Do you think a 15 inch depth for the counter would have worked?
Thanks! The back walls of the pantry are 50" by 46". The counter depth is 14", however, I think 15" would work also. I wanted the counter to be a bit deeper than the shelves. The shelves are 12 1/2" and 2" thick. Good luck with your project!
This is exactly the video I was looking for. Just one question. You used L joints instead of pocket holes for the shelf frames. Is there a reason why (stronger, cheaper, etc.)?
The L brackets I used were heavy duty to give the shelves more strength, however, they actually ended up costing much more than pocket hole joints would have. The L brackets combined with other construction techniques (2x2 frame, heavy duty construction screws secured into wall studs, plywood top and bottom glued and nailed to framing) resulted in very strong shelves than can hold heavy items like mixers or gallons of water (without visible supports). Thanks for watching!
The 2 main walls of the pantry are 46" on the left and 50" on the right. It's a typical corner pantry, however, it seems like we have much more shelf space after this project. Thanks for watching!
I guess it does take some space away, however, it feels like we have more space since we also added the cabinets for storage. The thicker wood shelves are super strong and can hold heavy items. Before this we had metal wire shelves that were bending and ready to collapse. Thanks for watching our video!
The white upper shelves are 12 1/2" deep and the gray counter is 14" deep. The shelves are 2" thick including the 1/2" plywood tops and 1/4" plywood bottoms. Thanks for watching!
