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Having cabinets and shelves installed by professionals can be expensive. Save money by building cabinets and shelves yourself with these Home DIY projects.

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If you're tired of digging through cans and boxes to find a jar of tomato sauce hidden at the back of the cabinet, these rollout bins might be just the ticket. Learn how to build them in this article. See more »

Bathroom Cabinet

Bathroom Cabinet

In many bathrooms, a picture or a small shelf hangs above the toilet. But you can make better use of that space by building an attractive cabinet that offers about three times as much storage as a typical medicine cabinet.

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Bathroom Glass Shelf Installation

Bathroom Glass Shelf Installation

Open glass shelving is a great place to display decorative bathroom bottles or knickknacks. These steps will help you anchor those lovely glass shelves to the wall.

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Behind-the-door Shelves

Behind-the-door Shelves

The space behind a door is another storage spot that's often overlooked. Read this article to learn how to build these behind-the-door shelves.

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Closet Nook Shelves

Closet Nook Shelves

Salvage the hidden space at the recessed ends of your closets by adding a set of shelves. Learn how to build these closet nook shelves here.

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Heavy-duty Utility Shelves

Heavy-duty Utility Shelves

Store-bought shelving units are either hard to assemble and flimsy or awfully expensive. Here's a better solution - learn how to build them yourself!

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How to Build a Behind-the-Door Medicine Cabinet

How to Build a Behind-the-Door Medicine Cabinet

Bathrooms can be one of the most crowded places in a home. Make every nook and cranny count by installing a medicine cabinet behind the bathroom door. Learn how to build a behind-the-door medicine cabinet.

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How to Build a Space-Saving Cabinet

How to Build a Space-Saving Cabinet

Built into the wall, between the studs, this unobtrusive cabinet extends only 2-1/4 inch into the room, and you can build it in a weekend for about $135. Learn how to build a space-saving cabinet for any room in the house.

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How to Build an Under-sink Shelf in a Garage or Utility Room

How to Build an Under-sink Shelf in a Garage or Utility Room

Tired of moving all that stuff under the sink every time you mop the floor? Make your own under-sink shelf for the garage using a few cheap materials.

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How to Build Easy Stackable Shelves

How to Build Easy Stackable Shelves

If you need shelving, storage, a desk or a work surface, check out this modular system. It's easy to create, and you can customize this system to suit your storage needs and wall space.

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How to Install Open Kitchen Shelves

How to Install Open Kitchen Shelves

Converting a few of your wall cabinets to open shelving is a great way to create display space for dishes or to keep cookbooks and cooking supplies within easy reach. Learn how to install open kitchen shelves.

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Joist Space-saver Shelves

Joist Space-saver Shelves

Don't waste all that space between joists in a basement or garage. Screw wire shelving to the underside to make joist space-saving shelves.

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Kitchen Rollouts

Kitchen Rollouts

If you're tired of digging through cans and boxes to find a jar of tomato sauce hidden at the back of the cabinet, these rollout bins might be just the ticket. Learn how to build them in this article.

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Sink Cabinet Shelf

Sink Cabinet Shelf

All that wide open space under the sink is a black hole for cleaning products, shoe polish, trash bags - you name it. If you're tired of exploring its depths every time you need something, build this handy door-mounted shelf.

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Stud-space Cabinet

Stud-space Cabinet

When you can't find a convenient nook for a set of shelves, you can often create one by recessing the shelves into the wall itself. Learn how to construct this stud space cabinet in this article.

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Stud-space Shelves

Stud-space Shelves

The space behind a door is another storage spot that's often overlooked. Read this article to learn how to build behind-the-door shelves and stud-space shelves.

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Tall Closet Shelves

Tall Closet Shelves

There's a lot of space above the shelf in most closets. Even though it's a little hard to reach, it's a great place to store seldom-used items. Learn how to construct an extra shelf to add more space to your closet.

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Ultimate Garage Wall System

Ultimate Garage Wall System

For most of us, the garage is more than just a parking space. It's also storage space for outdoor toys and gardening gear and a workshop for home projects and hobbies. Learn how to construct the ultimate garage wall system to add more space to your garage.

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