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sanne

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A wardrobe wall cabinet in poplar plywood (18mm) with handmade solid oak handles. The interior of the doors is rattan webbing. The stain used is the color "pure pine". The drawers are made of underlayment with a poplar plywood bottom and poplar front, so that the front view matches the rest of the cabinet.

Work description: how did you realize your project

Space is limited in our first owner-occupied home, so we wanted to use as much space as possible for a wardrobe in the bedroom. That is why we have chosen to make a high cabinet that runs above the door, because what else would you do with the space above a doorway? Since our whole 1965 house has a lot of wood in natural colors, we wanted the cabinet to go well with that. That is why we opted for a light plywood, because then we could paint the same color as the frames and window sills. Most of the time has therefore been spent in sanding, painting, sanding again and painting again. In such a small house, every room is quickly filled with drying plates. Then the assembling could begin. That was a challenge, because no wall in this house is straight. It was therefore always a trade-off between working level / perpendicular or following the wall / floor. That's why I first started setting up the cabinet itself. I only had the narrower strips of sheet material for the doors cut later, when the cupboard was already standing. That way I knew for sure what the dimensions had to be, because reality sometimes deviates from your original drawings. A rebate has been milled into the doors on the inside, in which the rattan mats are stapled. If you think you can save money by using rattan instead of wood, that's not true! Rattan costs about € 23 per meter and I needed 10 meters. But, the result may be there. Finally, I made 2 more underwear drawers and mounted handmade oak handles. We are very happy with the cabinet. It is a real atmosphere maker in the bedroom.