Adding Doors To Metal Shelves

This instructable will show you how to build sliding doors for large bookcases.

Adding doors to metal shelves.

Any ideas for adding doors that are not going to be too costly. I was just going to add the doors and leave it at that but a lot of built ins like these are actually base cabinets with shallower bookcases set on top of them creating a ledge where they meet see my pinterest board on bookcase and built in inspirations here i like that little detail so i pondered how to modify the bookcases and eventually decided to use my jigsaw to cut mdf trim like this. Bottom of the top of your frame to the top of your lowest shelf or the top of your kick plate. Make nonparallel 45 degree miter cuts to the short ends of one of the extra shelves and angle it inside the bookcase using screws to secure one end to the middle shelf and the other to the unit s side.

Consider making a pair of doors for shelving units made of real or composite wood. Do the same for shorter shelf segments. Nicer doors will need to be cut right up to the edge say if you re adding glass to a door. Width from inside edge to inside edge leaving a little space for the hinges.

If you can recess the door measure from the inside of your frame. Because i needed something that would circulate air flow i knew i wanted to use the radiator metal sheeting i love this stuff. Also measure the depth of the recess so you get your door the correct thickness. How do i add glass paneled doors to built in shelves.

I had a pair of ikea pax shelves that i bought a while back and thought i would go back to ikea to get some doors for them. It s not cheap but i was able to get two doors out of one sheet and only had four doors. I am doing this project myself dh won t assist. Measure the unit s width including the frame and divide the total in half for the width of each door.

The cheapest doors they had were 600. Fedmax metal storage cabinet 71 tall lockable doors and adjustable shelves 70 86 tall x 31 5 w x 15 75 d great steel locker for garage kitchen pantry office and laundry room gray 4 1 out of 5 stars 259. Standard doors dont fit i hoped ikea doors would be the solution but to no avail they were too long.