A dressing table is a convenient, useful, practical and beautiful addition to any bathroom, even the smallest. Of course, you can buy such a table in the store, however, if the dressing table is made by yourself, it will bring more joy and light to the room, it will perfectly match your interior, it will be comfortable for you, convenient and reliable for the whole family.
It is necessary
Chipboard, facing edge, wood glue
Instructions
Step 1
Many are interested in information on how to make a dressing table with a work surface, retractable drawers and opening doors for storing toiletries on their own at home, this is what this article will discuss.
Step 2
Purchase all the materials you need to make your table, including the table top, chipboard for the shelves, doors and side panels, and plywood for the back of the table. Prepare the necessary construction tools.
Step 3
Start by assembling the cabinet itself. Cut out the walls for the bottom of the cabinet and its sides from the prepared chipboard boards. In this case, you should know that the front wall should be 0.5 cm wider than the bottom and the opposite wall.
Step 4
Prepare veneering edges for each of the cut-out panels. They should be 0.2 cm wider and 2.5 cm longer than the panel itself.
Step 5
Glue the edges and secure them with clamps. Remember that on the wall of the cabinet adjacent to the wall, the strip should be glued with an overlap of 2.5 cm.
Step 6
Scrape off any excess glue after drying and trim the ends to fit the side of the cabinet.
Step 7
Punch holes for the floor and back panels in the pre-marked locations and fasten the side panels, intermediate, back and bottom parts with glue and screws.
Step 8
Cut out the holes for the hinges to hang the cabinet doors. Then attach the hinges to the side walls and doors and nail a few small blocks evenly parallel to each other on both sides of the walls inside the planned cabinet. It is on these bars that the shelves will fit.
Step 9
Hang the doors on the hinges using self-tapping screws, and then be sure to check that the doors are working properly.
Step 10
Move on to making drawers. Design two or three drawers at your discretion, attaching to them and to the side walls of the second half of the cabinet the appropriate fittings for their pull-out. Insert the drawers you made and try to move them.
Step 11
Cut the countertop out of finished material or chipboard boards so that the edges on all sides are 2 cm away from the cabinet. If you use chipboard boards, you should glue them over with self-adhesive paper of the color you need.
Step 12
Attach the table top to the cabinet using glue and self-tapping screws. Screw the pre-purchased legs to the bottom of the table, if provided by you. The dressing table is ready. Install it where you want it and enjoy it.
