Closet under the stairs with your own hands

A reasonably and practically equipped free space under the stairs in your own private house helps to save a little space with small useful areas and gives an elegant style to the room. Embedded there is a closet - the most practical and rational solution for filling free space. How to properly equip the cabinet under the stairs with your own hands, so that he provided not only practical help, but also perfectly fit into the overall style of the room, this article will tell.

What can be arranged in the underbrush space

Most often in a private two-story house or cottage they arrange a flight of stairs. It is most convenient for lifting and lowering. This object is often the central element of the decor in the room. However, it has one drawback, which can be leveled. This is the formation of a large area under the shroud of space, which can also be turned into a useful space, having a functional place there.

Under the stairs, pantries, wardrobes, cupboards or drawers for storing various things are most often arranged. Which of these various designs is more in demand and rational, you can find out in each case. And it depends on the needs and financial capabilities of the owner. However, any cabinet under the stairs can be mounted with your own hands. That such built-in wooden furniture brings the maximum benefit, was aesthetic and very durable, should be carefully treated with the choice of material and properly calculate the necessary design of the cabinet.

Variants of cabinets under the

ladder For the rational arrangement of the cabinet in a useless niche under the ladder, there are many interesting solutions. A rich choice of shapes, designs, colors and designs gives real opportunity to owners of private houses to fully implement the rapid flight of their most insane design ideas. The whole set of built-in cabinets of this type can be divided into several different types:

• With a swing type of doors. This is a classic classic design, which is equipped with hinged doors. These cabinets are simple to mount, they are convenient and practical. This species is found most often.

• The closet is more convenient and compact due to the presence of sliding doors. At the same time the installation of such furniture requires certain knowledge and some skill. Preferably, if such a design you trust professionals.

• The corner of the schoolchild under the stairs is a set of a table and several lockers for different trifles. You can put a computer on the table. This solution is very convenient for such houses, where the space for accommodation of all necessary is limited.

• The drawer is the most rational design for equipping a deep-seated deep niche. This design is a few capacious lockers, which simply slide out on a special sled.

• The combined design of the cabinet is quite practical and beautiful. It combines several different styles and their combinations in the built-in furniture.

How to choose a cabinet for the ladder

The choice of the basic design built-in under the staircase of the cabinet basically depends on the depth of the subarctic niche. If it is narrow and not deep, then it is most expedient to install an ordinary wardrobe with hinged doors. It should be equipped with many offices and a place for a dressing room. If the groove is wider, it is best to install a sliding-door wardrobe in it, or to equip convenient drawers-this will make it easier to get things. Looks great closet built-in under the stairs, equipped with a mirror or glass doors.

Installed in a deep niche, such furniture forms an original and unique color in the room. The easiest way is to make this furniture to order, taking into account the geometric parameters of the staircase. However, this possibility is not always available to everyone. In this case, you can try to make built-in furniture by your efforts. For this it is necessary only to know to possess the necessary knowledge and to show not a stately imagination. Mainly for such furniture, wood or other materials are selected, for example, chipboard. For finishing you can use metal, mirror, glass or plastic. It should be noted that the mirror doors of the cabinet create the illusion of space expansion. The market of building materials offers a large number of options for decoration, accessories and components for creating and decorating any furniture. Tips written further will help to cope with this easily and without unnecessary financial costs.

How to do the cabinet yourself under the house ladder

When starting an independent cabinet, you need to make the right drawing, choose the suitable materials and calculate the required quantity. It is necessary to calculate the necessary number of all kinds of shelves, doors and sections, the texture of the external and internal finishes. The role of the side / top and rear walls in this cabinet is made by the walls themselves. That is, high-quality finishing works will be required only by a single side wall and the main facade. The simplest option is to equip the cabinet with swinging hinged doors. Installation of doors with a sliding mechanism can be justified only if there is enough free space under the stairs. After preliminary purchase of the necessary materials, they begin to mount the cabinet independently under the stairs. To equip the simplest cabinet with swing doors, you need an absolute minimum of tools and building materials:

1. Pencil and tape measure.
2. Drill, electric jigsaw, screwdriver.
3. Brackets for furniture and screws.
4. Material for interior trim and frame.
5. Material for exterior and front.
6. Various furniture fittings.

First of all, free up all available under the stairs space. It is important not to damage the floor covering during the manufacture of all installation work. To do this, put a thick cloth, film or paper on the floor. The layout of the internal space will allow to correctly and accurately mount all the elements of the future cabinet. All partitions and shelves are marked for their identification with the installation site. Most often zoning the cabinet to two large departments. The larger department is used to place the outer clothing, and the small one, the one that is located below, is intended for shoes. The partition between the zones is made of chipboard or sheet of drywall. With a combined device, you can turn on the various drawers located at the top or bottom.

Instructions for self-assembly of the

cabinet The self-assembly of the cabinet under the stairs is performed in several consecutive stages:

1. All used parts of the cabinet are pre-cut to the dimensions indicated in the drawing. Electric jigsaw or hacksaw for this will do the best. Do not ignore the fact that any work related to the installation of furniture requires accuracy and the implementation of accurate measurements.
2. Inside the entire space of the cabinet trim decorative panels, or other similar materials. The easiest way, of course, is simply to paint the wall or glue the wallpaper. Internal finishing works are carried out completely individually in every single case.
3. Vertical internal partitions are installed, which zonate the cabinet space. If the partitions are made of gypsum board, then prefabricated frame is assembled from the beams, to which the plasterboard sheets are attached from two sides.
4. The necessary places under the shelves and various additional partitions are marked. In order to maintain one shelf, you need to use two bars. Their length should exactly match the depth of the niche. To the wall, the bars are best secured with Euro screws( confirmations), and they can be attached to the tree with screws using a screwdriver.
5. Next in the prepared niches are established in advance cut out on the sizes from the necessary material of a shelf. They can be attached for a more reliable fixation to the bars.
6. The next step involves the installation of a door frame. This is quite difficult and requires the presence of certain skills and complex calculations, so if you are not sure of your abilities, then entrust this work to a specialist.
7. The door block is fixed using conventional furniture screws. With the help of building glue clypers are fixed.
8. The hinges are fixed to the doors and the cabinet box. In this case, each part is installed separately.
9. Doors need to pick up and decorate in advance. Here the main thing is not to make a mistake in the amount. After all, for such doors there is no standard due to the individuality of each staircase in a private house.
10. In the end, the door is hung on the hinges.
11. Inside the manufactured cabinet, the required hooks or a bar for hanging the hangers are fixed. It is very convenient to make a design with a retractable hanger.

It's quite easy to make an exclusive cabinet under the stairs with your own hands. The main thing to approach this process responsibly and with all the required accuracy. To trim the doors, there is a wide selection of accessories. It can play the role of an additional decoration, harmoniously combined with the entire interior of the room. Who does not have the power to equip a full cabinet, can make under the stairs ordinary shelves to store various things or books. Here you can arrange a mini-cabinet or a game room for kids. Sometimes in the closet under the stairs store things that are used seasonally. Very good, when the staircase itself is located in the immediate vicinity of the entrance door to the house. In this case, the space beneath it can be fully used for the equipment of the hallway.