9/2/2023 0 Comments Washer dryer shelf![]() ![]() That’s because the vertical divider doesn’t go all the way back to the wall (to leave some access to the washer and the dryer duct). You can see above that I screwed in a couple of pieces of wood on the back and side walls for the middle shelf to rest on. It hung over the plywood a bit (I forgot to calculate the added trim on the middle shelf when cutting my board) but I solved that later with another piece of 1 x 2″ trim on the floor to finish things off. Then I screwed bottom half of the divider directly into the “floor “(which is actually a piece of plywood that runs under the appliances for extra stability – more on that here) and into the middle shelf using my Kreg jig. Here I am testing the placement, which fortunately worked out really well. The middle shelf would sit flush with the window sill, so I cut and attached the 1 x 2″ trim pieces so it’d leave a sill-sized notch. Not pictured, nor sketched above, are some more 1 x 12″ boards for my shelves and some miscellaneous 1 x 2″s for trim. And then a 1 x 10″ trimmed with 1 x 2″s for the middle shelf that would connect the two divider halves. Also like the console, I’d be screwing two 1 x 12″ boards side-by-side to get a wider board for the bottom and top portions of my vertical divider. We used whitewood with 1 x 2″ poplar boards mixed in (since they don’t sell whitewood planks that thin) just like the console. I got the guys at Home Depot to make most of my cuts, so here’s the bulk of my wood pile by the time I got home. And I’m sure this drawing below (which helped me determined wood cuts) doesn’t help. The bottom half would be washer-depth and the top-half (above the window sill) would be window-depth. ![]() We wanted the whole thing to be as deep as the appliances, but then it would partially cover the window. I’ll pause while you marvel at my technical drawing skills.Īfter much consideration, we opted to use the right wall (with the window on it) as side #1 of the bookshelf and to build a vertical divider of sorts to be side #2. First I measured the space and marked up a little sketch that I did with a few measurements. So here’s a quick-ish recap of how it went down. It certainly couldn’t be harder than the behemoth console that we built, right? And since no ready-made bookshelf skinny enough to fit into that 14.5″ gap won us over (they were all too shallow to allow us to take full advantage of the nook), we opted to build something instead. Speaking of up, since the built-in cabinets above the dryer are completely out of Sherry’s reach (poor thing, but at least she can reach the dryer buttons), more accessible storage was just the thing. Since the room is so skinny, we knew adding that vertical storage next to the washer would be key (we can’t really go “out” for fear of bashing into fold-out shelving or counters or drying racks – so we might as well go “up” instead!). So if anyone’s still having trouble getting how narrow this space is, I broke out my spider monkey skills (and crazy toes) to demonstrate. Even during our initial walk-through of this house we decided to maximize that sliver of space with some built-ins to add a lot more function.ĭid we mention the room is just 3.5′ wide? That means the washer and dryer doors wouldn’t even open if they were placed on the other wall under the window or fuse box. Well, if you really want to be up to speed, now it looks like this:īut let’s back up so I can blather on about how those shelves came to be. Laundry room update? Don’t mind if I do. To jog your memory, so far we’ve replaced the washer/dryer, taken down window shutters & cluttered shelves along with frosting the door (all here), filled some ceiling cracks, and painted the room the same color (Benjamin Moore’s Sesame) as the kitchen. ![]()
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