I Built a Shelf

Seen here, posed on the bench I built last week. With bonus black cat.

The design is a bit different because it’s made to fit *into* a space in my walk-in closet, amidst the built-in shelves already there (installed by a previous owner). The shelf is, therefore, 31 7/8 inches wide, 60 inches tall, and 11 3/4 inches deep. I only put backboard on a couple shelves because (a) where it’s going to be “installed” has almost no horizontal wiggle room, (b) I decided to use up some scraps that fit almost perfectly, and (c) I didn’t want to wrestle a full sheet of 1/4 inch plywood from where it’s currently ensconced.

I bought the supplies and started building this shelf back in February, but it suffered delays.

The first delay was the onset of gardening season. The second delay was working on a project with my son. The third delay was losing my job.

But now it is done.

-David

Updated: December 1, 2025 — 1:05 am