How to build a wood sideboard inspired by Restoration Hardware Salvaged Wood Sideboard.
Gigantic.
Huge.
Enormous.
Hillary's sideboard, inspired by Restoration Hardware Salvaged Wood Sideboard, retailing for no less than $2995, made of reclaimed pine, can be yours with some elbow grease and a flatbed cart full of lumber.
Preparation
6 – 2x4 @ 8 feet long
2 – 2x6 @ 8 feet long
7 – 1x4 @ 8 feet long
2 – 1x2 @ 8 feet long
1 – 1x6 @ 6 feet long
¼” thick x 3 ½” wide boards for door panels or ¼” plywood or paneling
1 – sheet ¾” hardwood plywood
10 feet of 4 ¼” base moulding
3 – 15” drawer slides
2 ½” pocket hole screws
1 ¼” pocket hole screws
1 ¼” finish nails
2 ½” finish nails
1 – sheet ¼” plywood
4 - 2x4 @ 34 ½” (Legs)
4 – 2x4 @ 10 ½” (Panel ends)
6 – 1x4 @ 23 ½” (Side Panels)
2 – 2x4 @ 75 ½” (Bottom Supports)
1 – ¾” plywood @ 16 ¾” x 75 ½”
2 – ¾” plywood @ 16 ¾” x 30 ¼”
2 – 1x4 @ 18 1/8”
2 – 1x2 @ 75 ½”
2 – 1x2 @ 5 5/8”
2 – 1x2 @ 22 3/8”
2 – 2x4 @ 18”
2 – 2x4 @ 77”
2 – 2x6 @ 77”
8 – 1x4 @ 22 ¼”
8 – 1x4 @ 11”
¼” x 3 ½” hobby stock for backs of doors or ¼” plywood or paneling
2 – 1x4 @ 16 ¾”
6 – 1x4 @ 15 ½”
2 – 1x4 @ 33 3/4” (Measure and fit)
4 – 1x4 @ 15 5/8” (Measure and fit)
1x6 for drawer faces – cut to fit
1 – ¼” plywood @ 77” x 32” (Back)
Please read through the entire plan and all comments before beginning this project. It is also advisable to review the Getting Started Section. Take all necessary precautions to build safely and smartly. Work on a clean level surface, free of imperfections or debris. Always use straight boards. Check for square after each step. Always predrill holes before attaching with screws. Use glue with finish nails for a stronger hold. Wipe excess glue off bare wood for stained projects, as dried glue will not take stain. Be safe, have fun, and ask for help if you need it. Good luck!
Instructions
Step 1
Starting on the inside 1x4 panel and working your way out to adding legs, build your ends with 1 1/2" pocket holes and 2 1/2" pocket hole screws, hiding your screws on the insides. Keep all edges flush. Remember that the backs are flush, but the outer side is not, with the 1x4 panel inset.
Step 2
I really wanted this sideboard to NEVER sag in the middle, so these boards are more for support than anything. I recommend attaching with 1 1/2" pocket holes and 2 1/2" pocket hole screws from the back side to hide. Set aside, we'll work on the storage part now.
Step 3
For the storage part, attach plywood dividers to bottom very carefully, making sure joints are square.
Step 4
Then fit the center divider into the base as shown above. Fit flush to back.
Step 5
Step 6
On the front, add trim, being very careful to make sure your trim is square and straight. Remember, we've got drawers to fit.
Step 7
The remaining front trim is flush to the inside of side cabinets, overhanging the center cabinet.
Step 8
Build top as shown in diagram.
Step 9
You can attach top now, or as Hillary recommends, attach top after installing drawers.
Step 10
Cut baseboard, mitering corners to fit bottom. Nail on with glue.
Step 11
Build your door frames as shown above.
Step 12
Then attach hobby stock to centers to complete doors.
Step 13
These are for the drawers.
Step 14
Build drawers to fit openings. Remember, most drawer slides require 1/2" clearance on each side, or 1" overall. It's always a good idea to double check measurements with diagrams before building drawers.
Step 15
Install drawers with slides, set in 3/4" for the drawer faces. Then cut drawer faces and attach to drawers with 1 1/4" finish nails and glue.
Step 16
Add back. I really loved how Hillary inset her back.
Step 17
And finally, add shelves.
It is always recommended to apply a test coat on a hidden area or scrap piece to ensure color evenness and adhesion. Use primer or wood conditioner as needed.
Comments
ellawilliams
Mon, 09/02/2013 - 06:52
rescaled for a tiny cottage!
I've just finished this build with my fiance (brag posted) and we had to completely rescale the whole thing in order to allow it to fit into our cottage. The instructions you gave allowed this to be MUCH simpler than it could have been but my main bit of advice to anyone changing anything is work out the key dimensions (in our case all of them! h x w x d) and then all the new lengths you 'should' need but measure and cut the wood as you go! We are fairly new at this and naturally made the odd mistake but this approach meant that we could adjust as we went and it still worked out using the estimated wood and we found our miscalculations by double checking each required cut length on the actual build instead of trusting our (as it turned out slightly off in places) initial calculations.
Good luck to anyone attempting this - it was great fun and looks fantastic! Thank you!
http://ellawilliams.wordpress.com/2013/08/31/planked-wood-sideboard-a-l…
Duckincrazy
Mon, 11/25/2013 - 10:08
Hinges
Curious about what type / style hinges used for the doors I'm done to that point just not sure which to use.
camjohns
Thu, 12/12/2013 - 06:13
Attaching top to base
So i am engaged in this project as my first one and loving it! as im getting to the point of attaching the top to the base and was wondering where all the points of connection were? I saw in photos and diagram that it uses the plywood dividers and the spacers in the back, but where else does it screw to? it just seems that there would be more, but not sure where.
do i drill pocket holes in the side panel on both sides and attach there as well?
thanks!
mamabee0809
Sun, 12/29/2013 - 12:31
matching hutch
Has anyone attempted a hutch to go on top of this? I am planning on building this as my next project and I would like a match hutch as well.
jfeezie
Fri, 01/03/2014 - 13:33
Baseboards
Hello! I'm to the point of the build where the instructions say to install the baseboards....only I don't see any baseboards on the cut list! I'm wondering what I should use here?? What have others used? Should I just use a 1x5? Or something else?
Nicupson
Thu, 08/28/2014 - 09:50
Shrink?
I LOVE this piece! It is what I am looking for, though bigger than what I need. I'm afraid that if I try to 'shrink' it down it will lose the look.
Ideally I would want something like this that was 30" tall, 16" deep and no longer than 6'. But would that make the doors look odd and stumpy, and the drawers too small to be of any use? Any idea where I could go for help in figuring out the best way to size this project down?
Thank you! ~ Nicki
booksnotbombs
Thu, 08/28/2014 - 14:40
If you do some creative
If you do some creative searching of the brag posts, there are a few people on here who have made it smaller by keeping each cabinet the same size, but bringing it down to 3 cabinets w/ drawers instead of four. Does that make sense? They just had to decide which way they wanted the doors to open.
Cassie84
Sat, 07/11/2015 - 22:03
HINGES
I clicked on the link for hinges, but it's not good anymore. where can I buy decorative surface mount hinges for a good price?
cpoe
Mon, 09/14/2015 - 08:26
Pallet Wood
Has anyone made this out of pallet wood or have plans for pallet wood? I have a lot of pallets and would love to use them to make this project!
DWinMadison
Fri, 10/30/2015 - 13:08
Planning to Build this Sideboard
I have enough cypress left over from some other projects to complete most of this project. My problem is I hate to build the entire piece out of cypress then have to use plywood for the door panels. I cannot find cypress plywood nor can I find a local mill willing to plane lumber down to quarter inch thickness. Any suggestions?