Comments on: DIY Corner Cabinet

By: Gail Wilson

Gail Wilson — Tue, 29 Jul 2025 01:34:08 +0000

In reply to joan.

Yes, Joan, using this method, the screws are visible on the inside. You can use wood putty or drywall mud to patch them so they are less visible. Being a corner cabinet, the screws in the front are tucked away . The one in the back is a little more visible, but once your “pretties” are inside, nobody will be the wiser.

I’m always here for any questions you have!
gail

By: joan

joan — Mon, 28 Jul 2025 22:44:03 +0000

I am kinda new to furniture building, so I have a question. When the legs are screwed on, are the screws visible from the inside of the cabinet?

By: Gail Wilson

Gail Wilson — Thu, 29 Jul 2021 23:30:21 +0000

In reply to Jonathan Cruse.

ohhhh, that’s tricky. I would rest it on something, then mark where it needs to go. 😉

good luck

gail

By: Jonathan Cruse

Jonathan Cruse — Fri, 23 Jul 2021 01:09:58 +0000

I really like the DIY and actually made a corner shelf unit but I’m trying to hang mine and I’m having a hard time. I guess because I have 2 walls to line up on… any tricks or ideas?

By: Gail Wilson

Gail Wilson — Sun, 14 Mar 2021 01:41:05 +0000

In reply to Diane l Parish.

Diane,
Thanks for stopping by My Repurposed Life!!
You could use a carpenter’s square, 2×4, or something similar. Perhaps you could lay it on a work surface, or a porch long enough to glue it and nail it? If I were to build it today, I would use my Kreg Jig and pocket hole screws.
Enjoy your project, and let me know if I can be of further assistance.

gail

By: Diane l Parish

Diane l Parish — Sat, 13 Mar 2021 23:38:49 +0000

Perfect, I’m going to try to make corner med cabinet. What thought do you have to replace 4 by 4? thank you

By: Louisa

Louisa — Sun, 08 Mar 2015 13:21:53 +0000

I love this DIY corner cabinet. Thank you for the great tips.
I shared it on DIY best posts.

By: claudiathomas

claudiathomas — Sat, 07 Mar 2015 22:23:27 +0000

Thank you for posting these lovely finds. I am older than some of your followers. I do wish I had started long ago
finding and repurposing things. This project is absolutely beautiful. I do not have a website of my own. I just like to try things
for my personal use. Keep up the good work. P.S. I’m going to get a Miter Saw for beginners. Thank you again.

By: Central VA guy

Central VA guy — Thu, 03 Apr 2014 13:46:05 +0000

Thanks for taking the time to post the pics and the step-by-step for this.

I am installing a corner bathroom vanity and was on the search for a corner medicine cabinet when I came upon your post.

I am going to make my own cabinet because of the cost of buying a completed unit, and because the vanity is stained wood, so I will likely not get a good stain match with an off-the-shelf product.

I was struggling with how to install an offset to mount the cabinet door so that it would not bind against the wall, and was actually on websites trying to calculate the length of two sides of an irregular polygon to figure out my missing dimensions!

Your pics gave me the exact solution I was looking for.

One thing I will have to be careful of is using that block of wood to keep the frame square during gluing. I’ve used Gorilla glue, and can see that block becoming part of the finished product if I’m not careful with the glue!!

By: Betsy

Betsy — Sat, 30 Oct 2010 07:59:35 +0000

What a job and what skills you have!! Is that beadboard wallpaper? I’ve used embossed wallpaper in a lot of my projects, but I’ve never seen this before.
Thanks for sharing and for hosting.