Kerry is renovating an 1890's farm house and did this project with reused and left over wood. Click above for pics, below for the how-to and be sure to give Kerry a THUMBS UP if you find this project helpful....
Tools:
1. Table Saw / Miter Saw
2. Drill / Impact Driver
3. Air Compressor / Nail Gun
4. Wood Glue / Caulk / Paint / Rags
5. Wood (we used left over wood from other DIY projects around the house) / 1 sheet plywood / 2x4's / bead board
6. Used internet for "Locker" idea
7. heating duct
8. hinges / knobs
Steps:
1. Build the box frame with 2x4's
2. Put the sides up next with plywood
3. Install dividers
4. Make the cabinet storage area
5. Measure and cut wood for the individual storage containers
6. When all together, Sand
7. Prime
8. Sand
9. Brush on tan colored paint / Let dry
10. Rag on green paint mixed with Glaze for a antique finished look. Let dry. Reapply same technique the next day. Paint cabinet doors and storage container doors with same finish.
11. Paint hinges black / and mesh metal for the vents
12 After paint is all dry, fasten hinges / knobs / vents
13. Paint Chalk paint on each individual cubby 3x
Sources:
We are tearing down and building back up a 1890's old farm house. We have been reusing all the extra wood that we tear out. The bead board was left over from the dining room. We used some 2x4's that were left over from another cabinet project upstairs. I went to Sherwin Williams for the paint. They have a miss tint paint section in the back, and I bought the paint for $1. We are very thrifty. We have to be. We only have one more room left. The kitchen.... Ugh!
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I loved this......lookout for the "chalkboard paint nazi's" they are brutal. Great creative space and good colors. Awesome organizing!
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Love the design of this. Impressive!
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I would like some more information about this project. I like that you are re-using wood from the house that you are rebuilding, and accomplishing so many projects more than this one. I can't say that I have a use for recreating this project, but I want to know how it is useful.
The seats are also bins. The chalkboard so you can write everyone's name, and whose bin is whose, right? There's a lot of shoes in one picture, that's what it looked like before... I guess? Do you keep your shoes in the bins? It looks like it has the power to keep the chaos neat, but where do the coats go? How high is the cabinet above, and what do you keep up there? It seems like a good idea to put a rod or some hooks so people can keep their coat in their locker.
It looks very neat and pretty, but it would be helpful to see how it looks when it's being used, instead of a pile of all the tools you used during your project. I think this is an interesting solution for a lot of families, that they probably wouldn't think of, as well as an extremely appropriate use for chalkboard paint (just had to say).
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I've been wanting to make lockers for a few years now. Yours turned out so well, maybe I'll get started on them this spring.
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I will say, I would use a bench mounted to the wall, with space underneath for shoes, easier cleaning. I do love the beadboard and chalkboard paint though.
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