A single locker can be used alone or grouped with several other lockers to create a whole locker system! Features two large cubbies and a large locker area. Suitable for two hooks, on either side of the locker interior.
Well, I did promise you all a locker cabinet when you voted this weekend on our Facebook Fan Page.
And it was pretty close, Lockers vs Cubbies. I loved so so many of your creative ideas, from using the cubbies style as a media center to creating a lift top bench to combining both . . . wow, we have some smart people in this world! We all share one thing in common - the desire to have somewhere compact and well organized to throw (yes, throw) our stuff. And as back to school approaches, the thought of backpacks, books, coats, homework and sports gear gives me clutterphobe nightmares. I wake up in a cold sweat, drowing in down jackets, lunch pails, mittens, and Uggs and Grace's favorite hat that we can never find.
So I woke up on Saturday morning, drove to our local lumber yard, drilled quite a few pocket holes, and had a locker cabinet sitting in my entryway, with still a few hours left to pick blueberries.
No, I'm not superwoman. I had help. Here's Grace, waiting with her blueberry picking bucket, blue pants (because she is going to invariably sit on blueberries) and impaitent face. And that's my sister Phebe and Grace's Grandma Pat. They painted 5, yes 5, pieces of furniture for me! They know how much I love picking berries, and I'm so thankful they helped out and I was able to finish all my projects and pick gallons and gallons of wild Alaska blueberries this weekend.
BUT I didn't get the beauty shots that I so desperately wanted. So I thought I would publish a variation of the locker cabinet. Something that combined a few of your ideas, and could work for anyone, no matter how many kids they have. Or how small their space is.
Preparation
2 - 1x12 @ 10 feet long
2 - 1x2 @ 8 feet long
1 - 1x3 @ 14 feet long
1 - 1/4" Plywood or Beadboard (for the Back)
2 - 1x12 @ 67 1/4" (Box Sides)
3 - 1x12 @ 15 1/2" (Shelves)
1 - 1x12 @ 17" (Top)
1 - 1/4" Plywood @ 17" x 68" (Back)
2 - 1x2 @ 65 3/4" (Legs)
2 - 1x2 @ 17" (Crown/Header)
1 - 1x3 @ 14" (Footer)
Please review the PDF for more information.
Please review PDF for more information.
Instructions
Step 1
As you know, I’ve been limited on tools lately, and ended up building my locker cabinet with a Kreg Jig™ and a drill. I am so impressed with my Kreg Jig™ ( I have the $99 one, and it’s worth every penny). If you are using the Kreg Jig™, drill pocket holes (three per end) in both ends of each of the shelves and on one end of the sides. Mark the joints on the side boards, as shown in the above measurements. Glue and screw. If you don’t have a Kreg Jig™, you can use a countersink bit and 2″ screws and glue from the outsides of the sides to attach the shelves.
Step 2
Step 3
If you have a Kreg Jig™, build your face frame separate. Drill pocket holes in both ends of the footer board (blue above) and the top ends of the leg trim (yellow above). Attach the boards with glue and screws. Then use finish nails to secure to the face of the locker.
If you don’t have a Kreg Jig™, you can start by attaching the leg trim, keeping outside edges flush. Then attach the footer and header, and finally the crown. Make sure you add a 2″ finish nail though the face of the crown into the 1×12 top piece of the locker.
Comments
Curried Cupcakes (not verified)
Mon, 08/16/2010 - 04:22
I LOVE this. I want to build
I LOVE this. I want to build two of these with doors so I can store my vacuum in one and hang coats in the other.
Christy (not verified)
Mon, 08/16/2010 - 04:45
these are great! will you be
these are great! will you be doing plans for the larger ones that aren't individual lockers?
Kevin (not verified)
Mon, 08/16/2010 - 06:02
This is what I think a lot of
This is what I think a lot of people were suggesting. I like this. However, the only thing I would love to add to it is the bottom area being a bit out more.. so you could sit on top of the cubby area. It would look like the Pottery Barn furniture:
http://www.potterybarn.com/products/brady-4-piece-charge-sort-entryway-…
But this is really nice! If you can draw up plans for the pottery barn model, that would be great too. :)
Ana White (not verified)
Mon, 08/16/2010 - 06:12
Thanks! There will be larger
Thanks! There will be larger versions posted soon. And Kevin, if you love the PB Brady Entryway system, plans are online here: http://www.knock-offwood.com/search/label/Braden%20Entryway%20Collection Many people have had success with these plans,and the goal with the loan locker is to provide something different than those plans.
Ana White (not verified)
Mon, 08/16/2010 - 06:42
One more comment - one of the
One more comment - one of the things I try to do is conserve materials when building. The back of this cabinet is 17" wide - wide enough so that you can only get two back pieces out of a single piece of 1/4" plywood. 1/4" plywood tends to be cheap, but if you want to conserve materials, make the entire cabinet 1" narrower, with the back 16" wide. Then you can get three back pieces from a single sheet of plywood.
Kevin (not verified)
Mon, 08/16/2010 - 08:47
Ah.. very nice Ana! Thank
Ah.. very nice Ana! Thank you. I didn't look well enough to find those plans.
AJ (not verified)
Mon, 08/16/2010 - 09:51
I just stumbled upon your
I just stumbled upon your site and I really really love it!! I love working with wood (I've actually thought of going to school for carpentry) and I know I will get great use out of this site.
One thing I would really enjoy, would be if you posted an average cost per project, it would be very handy. Thanks!
AJ (not verified)
Mon, 08/16/2010 - 09:59
oh I see what you did there,
oh I see what you did there, the price is in the tags ;) sneaky haha love it
Kelly (not verified)
Mon, 08/16/2010 - 10:02
Love it! I'm adding it to my
Love it! I'm adding it to my long list of to do projects from your site! :) Question... do you prime before you paint your furniture? I've never actually completed a project yet so just wondering for future reference, I figured you did, but the picture maybe looks like no- thought I'd ask :)
Småenglenes verksted (not verified)
Mon, 08/16/2010 - 22:55
This must be the most
This must be the most fantastic web site I've ever encountered, I'm over the moon.
katie and matt (not verified)
Tue, 08/17/2010 - 15:19
Love that green color!
Love that green color!
Jeremy Davis (not verified)
Wed, 08/25/2010 - 14:47
Have you posted the plans for
Have you posted the plans for the "cubbie" option? Where can I find them? I really like the one on the top right of this post. Thanks.
Heidi (not verified)
Thu, 11/04/2010 - 04:47
I like the plans. but will
I like the plans. but will have to adjust them wider to use them to store the Boyscout backpacks that are taking over my house will my husband and all my sons in scouts.
I will try to add photos after I build them. It could be a while as I have lots to do.
AlaskanAlison (not verified)
Tue, 11/09/2010 - 10:38
zomg. I stumbled on your
zomg. I stumbled on your website and am the happiest I've been all month! I've been desperately searching for a locker/cupboard unit that I could purchase, but I've been looking for something so specific that I just haven't found what I wanted. Now I can just make it! I think I'm going to make two of these, widen them just a bit and attach them side by side. I'm thinking there must be an easy way to attach doors to these?
Thanks so much! Amazing site!
Alison
pgutting (not verified)
Fri, 05/25/2012 - 07:46
Echo the Doors Question Above
I am also curious about the doors. I have a handfull of Montessori middle school students asking for lockers in their classroom and they really like this design, but they want doors. Anybody have any thoughts or suggestions?
Thanks
srodge1
Sat, 09/14/2019 - 19:54
THANKS!!!
I love these plans! I'm going to build four for one of the classrooms at church (and I bet some of the other teachers will want some too). These will be perfect!
Thank you so much for all the hard work you put into posting each of your plans ... I've used so many!. Our church has an annual auction, with all the proceeds going to the different ministries. I try to do as many projects throughout the year and I ALWAYS have at least two of your projects to donate. I can't tell you how much I appreciate how easy your plans are to follow. I truly feel like I could build ANY of your projects using your plans :-).
Thanks again for your hard work … it's so much appreciated!!