Closet under the stairs

In order to optimize the space of a small-sized dwelling, you often have to use a place not for the intended purpose. One way to expand the area of ​​your house can be the placement of a cabinet or shelves under the stairs. What can you really say, under the stairs at all, you can build a separate room or place a wardrobe, and how to do it, we'll tell you in this article.

Closet compartment under the stairs

Place a high-grade closet under the stairs - a dream that is easy to implement. All that is required is to find manufacturers who are ready to fulfill such an unusual order, and there it is already a little thing: to do a niche and install the cabinet there. You can go on the road economy version and just close the niche with a sliding door.

Such a built-in closet under the stairs is extremely convenient, especially if the staircase is located at the entrance to the house. Having provided the facade of such a cabinet with a mirror, you will visually expand the space of the hallway and make it functionally useful.

Closet under the stairs with your own hands

Let's go along the path of greater resistance and figure out how to make the cupboard under the stairs yourself.

All you need is a pair of hands and some tools, namely: a Bulgarian, a drill, a tape measure and the material that you will cover the walls.

1. First of all, close the floor with polyethylene, and mark on the wall the places of the future door.
2. Having done a niche in the wall with a bulgarian, start the installation of the future door: install the box in the opening, while placing the hinges.
3. Make measurements on the walls using a tape measure, and fasten your covering material with nails, in the usual case it can be plywood, which before installation is worth dyeing white, as it will be inconvenient to do from the inside. It is better to paint our wardrobe in light colors, as this place will not be sufficiently illuminated, and without proper painting it will resemble a storage room.
4. Now install the beams on which your shelves will be fixed, their width should not exceed 2.5 cm. After that, you can place the shelves yourself.
5. If you want to place additional shelves under the stairs, you can use the space below the step itself. We do not recommend doing it yourself, since this method requires proper fixing, which only professionals can install.

Below are a few ideas that you can follow when building a cupboard under the stairs.