Shelving Units Made From Closet Doors

Make Shelving Units From Closet Doors

On the pilot episode of Heidi Klum's show "Project Runway," she asked twelve aspiring professional fashion designers to be innovative. What she actually wanted them to do was to come up with a glamorous gown using materials that can be bought from the supermarket.

At the runway, models strutted in gowns made from tin foil, paper bags, shower curtains and even a mangled lawn chair (but designed in such a way that made it look appealing.) The winner of the challenge was the designer who had his model don evening wear made from corn husks.

In that same effect, it is also possible that one can make a shelving unit from closet doors. At daycare or in our elementary years, we were taught to recycle the materials we deemed no longer usable. It was so easy for us to just throw things away. However, the minute we begin making our own money, we think otherwise. Instead, we try to maximize in any way that we can.

Who's to say that we cannot make a storage unit from another storage unit? How ironic it is that one can actually build a shelving unit from a closet door. Let us elaborate on this process further.

We all know that storage units are an investment. Not only will these allow us to maximize the space in our abode, it also helps us be more organized when it comes to arranging our possessions. Because of this, most people go to their local hardware stores and purchase shelving units made from metal and steel. This is because metal and steel shelving units are rust-free and assures their consumers of their durability.

Wood shelving units come in various designs compared to metal and steel shelving units. That is the advantage of choosing a wood shelving unit to one that is made of metal or steel. The consumer has more choices and eventually buys the wood shelving unit that best reflects his personality.

However, because his shelving unit is made of wood, it does not have the similar longevity as those storage units made from steel and metal. Take into consideration the fact that it gets wet. Really wet. Let's say that your house gets flooded. Accidents do happen, right? Water seeped through in. You have your wood shelving unit on one side and the metal shelving unit on the other side. Chances are, as soon as both storage units dry, the latter is in better consideration than the former.

Because of the shorter life span of these shelving units, they are recycled. The closet doors of wooden shelving units that had been damaged out of wear and tear or natural reasons are chopped off and re-made into a newer and better shelving unit.

Now that doesn't mean you should get turned off on the idea of buying a wood shelving unit just because they are no longer as brand new as you expected them to be. The closet door of the original wooden closet is already made of fine interior and exterior material. Recycling it into another storage unit does not actually lessen the value of the wood.

Environmentalists love the idea of recycling cabinet doors into storage units because it means fewer trees will be cut. By going for this option, you not only help the environment, you're also practicing what you had been taught at daycare or in your elementary years. And that is to recycle.