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Girl's Attic Bedroom Storage Karl frees up floor space with a built-in cabinet under an angled roof. From "Wasted Spaces" episode DWSP-205

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Karl, Angie and Katie build storage boxes for the cabinet and customize the fronts with beadboard. They add corner molding to the tops of the storage boxes for a more finished look, then prime and paint the boxes.

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Building Custom Storage Boxes

	These easy-build boxes store Katie's stuff with style.
	Figure A
	Figure B

• Measure the spaces for the storage boxes and sketch a rough design for the boxes. Each box will have a bottom and four sides. Decide which sides – either the front and back or the left and right – will go on the "outside" of the others.

• Cut and dry-fit the bottom and side panels for the boxes.

  Safety Alert Wear safety glasses and use caution when working with a power saw, nail gun or other power-assisted tools.

• Use wood glue and a nail gun to assemble the boxes (figure A). Nail into the joints from the outside of the box for secure butt joints; make sure all corners are square.

• Cut beadboard to fit the front panel of each box. Attach the beadboard with glue and nails.

• Karl gave the boxes a more finished look by adding a strip of corner molding along the top edges. Measure and cut the molding, then attach with glue and nails.

• Prime and paint the boxes (figure B). Once the paint is dry, attach drawer pulls or other hardware for easy access to the contents

• Hammer rubber feet into the bottoms of the boxes so they don't scrape the cabinet when pulled out.

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