Do-it-yourself wardrobe: An individual design made from an old shed door

You need: Cordless combi drill, Wood Drill Bit Set, Metal shelf

In the first step, you need an ordinary wall shelf with metal frame in the assembled state. Ideally, this should match the dimensions of your old shed door.

Lay it on your workbench with the rear side facing down.
Now use a metal drill to make several small holes into the rear square bar from the top. Start just above the height of the second panel from the bottom and drill additional holes, always slightly above each panel.

Then drill holes into the sides of each square bar. Make sure that the holes are slightly offset from the other holes.

You need: pocket rule, Shelf with pre-drilled holes from step 1, Old shed door, 2x black MDF wooden boards (for the side panel of the wardrobe)

Place the shed door onto the workbench and put the shelf on top of it. In our sample project, the bottom shelf remains empty and the door – or the actual cabinet – starts with the shelf above.

Now measure the required width of the side panel on the metal shelf: Make sure that you account for the material thickness of the rear panel when taking down the dimensions. The height of the final wardrobe is determined by the length of the side panels. Therefore, you should consider at the start of the project how tall you want the wardrobe to be and set the dimensions accordingly.

You can then have the two MDF boards for the side panels conveniently cut to size in a DYI store or cut them yourself.

You need: Cordless combi drill, Suitable bit set, g-clamps, Metal shelf, Black MDF wooden board (for the rear panel of the wardrobe), Wood screws with a diameter of 3.5 mm (length depending on the thickness of the wooden board for the rear panel + metal rods of the wall shelf).

The rear panel of the wardrobe also consists of an MDF board. It should therefore match the width of the shelf and the height of the side panels from step 2. It is best to have the panel cut to size at the DYI store, or use a saw yourself.

Then place the trimmed back panel on your workbench and place the shelf on top of it in the desired position. A word of caution: The top should protrude corresponding to the thickness of the MDF boards. This will allow you to install a top panel in the wardrobe.
Using the pre-drilled holes from step 1, screw the rear panel to the frame. Make sure to use screws that are just the right length so they won’t protrude from the back.

You need: Cordless combi drill, Suitable bit set, g-clamps, pencil, Metal shelf, MDF boards for the side panels from step 2, Black MDF wooden board (for the top panel of the wardrobe), 4x small metal brackets, Wood screws with a diameter of 3.5 mm (length depending on the thickness of the wooden board for the rear panel + metal rods of the wall shelf).

Now use the lateral holes pre-drilled in step 1 and screw the two side panels tight (image 1).
A word of caution: Here, too, the top should protrude (corresponding to the thickness of the MDF boards) to accommodate the top panel.

Now you can easily measure the size of this roof panel and cut the MDF board to size accordingly. Then attach the top to the side panels using small brackets (image 2).

You need: Cordless combi drill, Wood Drill Bit Set, g-clamps, Shed door, Shelf with frame, 2x metal hinges, 2x screws M10 x 60 mm (must match the hinges of the shed door), 4x carriage bolts M8 with nuts

Now the frame comprising the rear panel, the two sides and the top should be completed. All you need to do now is attach the shed door.

To do this, first position the door on the finished frame and insert suitably sized screws into the old hinges. In our example, we used M10 x 60 mm screws.
Then install the two new hinges and check that they rest flush against the cabinet wall. If not, you may have to bend them a little until they are in place.

Once everything is properly mounted, you can now drill holes in the side wall through the existing holes of the hinges. Attach the hinges using carriage bolts.

Finally, all that remains to be done is to stand up the frame and hang in the shed door. Your individual wardrobe is done!