Building an Armoire with Drawers | MODULAR DIY Furniture System Part 1

This seems like a good time to kick off another matching furniture series, don’t you think?
I’m so excited to kick off PART 1 of this modular DIY furniture system with this armoire cabinet!

This project has been on my mind for a LONG time and I’ve been working on designs, plans, and trying to figure out exactly how I wanted to go about this for several months. I’m happy it’s finally starting to *SLOWLY* come to life and I really hope you enjoy the series because it’s been a labor of love.

I’ll be sprinkling these pieces in along with other content and projects, so they won’t all be back to back, but I do plan to wrap up the series by the end of summer…so stay tuned!

You can check out the printable plans for this project here: https://woodshop-diaries.myshopify.com/products/armoire-cabinet-with-drawers-plans

And you can find additional project details and tutorial here: https://www.woodshopdiaries.com/diy-armoire-cabinet-with-drawers/

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Helpful resources for this project:

Drawer Building Series (including how to build and install drawer boxes and slides): https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLZXlzM3gc_U2VAcejawDXcsSU6pm4PESL
Cabinet Door Building Series (including how to build and install doors and hinges): https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLZXlzM3gc_U1wfgpoRlN78lc8C4eK4yYR
How to cut plywood sheets: https://www.woodshopdiaries.com/cut-down-plywood-sheets-with-circular-saw/
How to use a pocket hole jig: https://www.woodshopdiaries.com/how-to-use-pocket-hole-jig/
How to apply edge banding: https://www.woodshopdiaries.com/how-to-cover-plywood-edges/
When and why to use the Kreg Micro Jig: https://www.woodshopdiaries.com/how-to-use-the-kreg-micro-pocket-hole-jig/
How to add adjustable shelves: https://www.woodshopdiaries.com/how-to-add-adjustable-shelves/
How to use a dowel jig: https://www.woodshopdiaries.com/how-to-use-a-dowel-jig/

Tools & Materials
*affiliate links below

Tools:

Drill/Driver: https://amzn.to/4bOEU3i
Circular Saw: https://amzn.to/4b7kL8e
Plywood cutting guides–Kreg Rip Cut & Kreg AccuCut (optional) https://amzn.to/3Y38tDQ & https://amzn.to/49jZFAe
Miter Saw: https://homedepot.sjv.io/b3DkDx
Pocket Hole Jig 720 (standard size): https://amzn.to/45pHpoN
Kreg Micro Pocket hole jig (optional): https://amzn.to/46JXSBJ
Brad nailer: https://homedepot.sjv.io/c/1404662/1354698/8154
Table saw (optional)
⅜″ Dowel Jig: https://amzn.to/3RNB5U8
Router with ⅜″ rabbeting bit (optional): https://amzn.to/4vmrBO2 & https://amzn.to/4fs3qZL
Shelf Pin Jig: https://amzn.to/3D04UWY
Concealed Hinge Jig: https://amzn.to/3Rc65qZ
Chisel
Clamps

Materials:

(2) 4’x8′ sheets ¾″ plywood
(1) 4’x8′ sheet ¼″ plywood
(4) 1x2x8′ boards
(4) 1x3x8′ boards
(1) 1x4x4′ board
(1) ¾″ square dowel 6′ long
Trim/Molding (as desired)
(2) pair 20″ drawer slides: https://amzn.to/4uRg3m9
Wood Glue: https://amzn.to/34NCtuv
1 ¼” brad nails
1 ¼” washer head pocket hole screws (100 count box): https://amzn.to/3FKfikk
1 1/4″ pan head pocket hole screws: https://amzn.to/3RuviQv
(16) ⅜″ x 1 ½″ dowel pins: https://amzn.to/44N90Aw
1 lb box 1 ¼” wood screws
(6) pair inset frameless concealed hinges: https://amzn.to/3SiECGE
Shelf Pins: https://amzn.to/3ya9teA
Edge banding (optional, but recommended): https://amzn.to/4jQ9MCe
Drawer pulls, knobs: https://amzn.to/4u0u3cm

Finish used:

Stain: custom blend of 6 parts Minwax Provincial and 1 part Minwax Simply White
Minwax Polycrylic clear coat

**CHAPTERS**
00:00 Introduction
00:55 Assembling the cabinet box
02:23 Adding the back panel
03:20 Building and installing the face frame
04:55 Installing the drawer slides
05:43 Trim details
06:42 Building the doors
08:31 Building the drawer boxes
10:35 Adding the drawer fronts
11:38 Finish/Stain
13:02 Installing the doors
14:28 FINAL REVEAL

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