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Locker Style Mudroom: Locker Cubbies

May 1, 2017

You can have the biggest, best mudroom in the world but without some organization in the form of a closet or compartmentalized unit your mudroom won’t be functional.  Let’s make that amazing mudroom space completely functional with locker style cubbies for all the jackets, hats, gloves and gear.locker style mudroom cubbies free plans

Build these locker style mudroom locker cubbies for your space. With an organized system all the shoes, jackets and things have a place!

I’m back sharing the locker style mudroom build and today it’s the top portion of locker cubbies with two open shelves above.
diy locker and bench cubbies free plans
To refresh your memory I am referring to this DIY locker and bench unit I built for a friend back in July 2012.  After a bazillion requests I’ve finally made plans to share with my readers so you can build it yourself.
diy locker and bench cubbies free plans

Locker Cubbies with Bench

Last week I shared the shoe cubby bench plans here and this week we will complete the project with the upper locker cubbies.
locker style mudroom cubbies free plans

Click here for a PDF version of the locker cubbies.

 Materials: 

  • 3 – ¾” plywood sheets                                                         
  • 7 – 1x2x8 boards
  • 2 – 1x4x8 boards
  • 2 – ¼ plywood sheets (or beadboard for backing)                                                         
  • 1 ¼” pocket hole screws
  • wood glue
  • 1 ¼” finish nails

Cut List:

  • 1 – ¾” plywood @ 80 ½”l x 14 ¾”w (top)
  • 6 – ¾” plywood @ 68”l x 13”w (dividers)
  • 6 – ¾” plywood @ 14 ¾”l x 13”w (shelves)
  • 4 – ¾” plywood @ 15 1/8”l x 13”w (exterior shelves)
  • 6 – 1×4 @ 14 3/4”l (cross support)
  • 4 – 1×4 @ 15 1/8”l (exterior cross support)
  • 1 – 1×2 @ 76”l (top trim)
  • 2 – 1×2 @ 68”l (side trim)
  • 4 – 1×2 @ 66 ½”l (divider trim)
  • 1 – ¼” plywood @ 68”l x 47 1/2”w (backing)
  • 1 – ¼” plywood @ 68”l x 31 ½”w (backing)
locker style mudroom cubbies free plans

Step 1: Attach sides to top using pocket holes.  Use wood glue and 1 ¼” pocket hole screws.  Keep ¾” inset from top edges, ¼” inset from back edge and 1 ½” inset from front edge.

locker style mudroom cubbies free plans 
Step 2: Attach shelves to dividers using pocket holes.  Use wood glue and 1 ¼” pocket hole screws.
locker style mudroom cubbies free plans
Step 3: Attach cross supports to frame at back.  Use wood glue and 1 ¼” pocket hole screws.
locker style mudroom cubbies free plans 
Step 4: Attach face frame.  Secure to unit using wood glue and 1 ¼” finish nails.
locker style mudroom cubbies free plans
Step 5: Attach interior face frame to dividers.  Use wood glue and 1 ¼” finish nails.
locker style mudroom cubbies free plans
Step 6: Attach backing to shelves using wood glue and ¾” finish nails.  Use two pieces and keep seam behind one divider.
 
The top locker cubby unit it secured to the shoe cubbies base using L brackets just on the interior of the vertical face frame at the edges of the locker portion.  Mending plates were added on the back as well.
 
The details and plans for the shoe cubby bench portion can be found here:
locker style mudroom cubbies free plans

Locker Unit with Cubbies

Make your  mudroom amazing with a locker style unit built to fit your space.  Plenty of room for shoe baskets, hanging space for jackets and gear plus two open shelves above for wood bins or baskets for off season storage.
diy locker style cubbies free plans

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  1. Our Pinteresting Family says

    November 2, 2015 at 1:42 AM

    These look fantastic!!

    Reply
    • jcprime1 says

      May 24, 2017 at 12:09 PM

      Thanks Megan. I finally got 'reply' added to my comments – only took me 7 years.

      Reply
  2. Mike says

    January 1, 2017 at 10:22 PM

    Interested in knowing how this can or should be secured against the wall?

    Reply
  3. Jesse says

    January 4, 2017 at 3:41 AM

    ^^ Mike: You could pop a few 2" screws through the upper 1×4 supports into studs and caulk/paint over the screw heads. If you want something a bit less permanent, get some L-brackets and hide them at the back of the upper shelves in the corners. One side of the bracket against the bottom or side of the upper cubby, one side against the back of the structure with 2" screws going into studs. 2 or 3 should be plenty to prevent tipping.

    Reply
  4. Jesse says

    January 4, 2017 at 3:42 AM

    Or even put the brackets at the very top of the structure, completely out of sight

    Reply
  5. Mike says

    January 17, 2017 at 12:58 AM

    Awesome, thanks so much for the helpful suggestions, Jesse!

    Reply
  6. Mike says

    May 23, 2017 at 1:10 AM

    Just wanted to pass along my 'thanks' for these helpful plans. I managed to complete the locker storage unit and it fits rather well in my newly-renovated mudroom! 🙂

    Photo of the completed unit is here:
    http://mikelovesjulia.tumblr.com/post/160967339554/mudroom-storage-locker-using-helpful-instructions

    Reply
    • jcprime1 says

      May 24, 2017 at 12:07 PM

      Mike you are so welcome, thanks for sharing your completed project. Love your hardware choice and that wallpaper is so fun.

      Reply
  7. jcprime1 says

    May 24, 2017 at 12:08 PM

    3/4" birch plywood and pine boards. The cost varies depending on where you live but estimate about $400 for the whole unit (lockers and bench).

    Reply
  8. Mark Johnson says

    June 12, 2018 at 2:30 PM

    Time for a new comment on this thread.

    I modified the plans slightly, 4 instead of 5 lockers and 1 instead of 2 top cubbies, and added 1×2 to the edge of the top shelf. Overall, it was a fun project. Hard to tell but I finished it with Home Depot Behr Paint in Swiss Coffee Semi-Gloss. For the stain I used 3 coats of Espresso, followed by 3 coats of Semi-Gloss Acrylic on everything with a light 400 grit sand between coats.

    For anyone thinking of building this. We bought the baskets first, then designed the width of the lockers based on them (found at Target), also for the pocket holes, make sure you don’t put them back-to-back…the screws will hit each other 😉

    Thanks for the plans Jamie

    https://imgur.com/a/dGPUulK

    Reply
  9. Nicole says

    August 22, 2019 at 9:17 PM

    Is there a screw you recommend for the side hanging hooks? If I screw one hook on each side, the screws will run into each other.

    Reply
    • Jaime says

      August 23, 2019 at 6:49 AM

      Hi Nicole, Off set the hooks about 1/2″ so they aren’t exactly back to back. Hope that helps.

      Reply
  10. Ben says

    October 4, 2019 at 12:47 AM

    Great plans, thank you!!! Could you possibly give more details on how you secured the lockers to the bench section?

    Thanks!

    Reply
    • Jaime says

      October 4, 2019 at 7:27 AM

      Thanks Ben, they are secured with L shaped mending plates in the front (behind the face frame) and flat mending plates on the backside.

      Reply
  11. Brittany says

    January 13, 2020 at 12:51 PM

    Maybe I’m stupid but I can’t figure out how to install the supports and shelves at the same height using pocket hole screws can someone help please?

    Reply
    • Jaime says

      January 13, 2020 at 1:12 PM

      Hi Brittany, Are you asking about the 1×4 shelf supports in step 3? You attach the shelf supports direclty under the shelves after you’ve attach the shelves to the vertical dividers. Keep the pocket holes to the back as per the sketch. Hope that helps.

      Reply
      • Emily Powell says

        July 26, 2020 at 3:18 PM

        For the pocket holes in the cross supports on the back, do you do two on each side?

        Reply
        • Jaime says

          July 28, 2020 at 10:50 AM

          Yes, two pocket holes always. If you only do one it creates a pivot point and the board can swivel. Two makes a solid joint.

          Reply
  12. Kelsey says

    March 9, 2020 at 5:00 PM

    Hi! I love these plans and I’m sketching it right now to make it a tad smaller for our area.
    I have a question, though. 🙂
    When measuring out the interior face frame, you have them each measured at 66 1/2”. If the height of the exterior ones is 68”, and you deduct 2” for the top trim, wouldn’t the interior face frame height be cut to 66”? I’m just thing to figure out where the extra 0.5” is coming from.

    Thanks so much!

    Reply
    • Jaime says

      March 10, 2020 at 10:09 AM

      Hi Kelsey, The trim is a 1×2 which is actually 3/4″ x 1 1/2″ so it’s only 1 1/2″. Hope that helps.

      Reply
  13. MaryBeth says

    June 3, 2020 at 8:52 AM

    Thanks so much for these plans, we are making it this weekend! I was wondering how you painted it. Did you hand paint or use a paint sprayer? Also do you recommend wall paint or cabinet paint or trim paint? Thanks for the help!

    Reply
    • Jaime says

      June 3, 2020 at 8:02 PM

      Hi MaryBeth, Glad to hear you’re boiling the lockers! I painted these with a brush and roller and I used primer and then I think it was semi-gloss white. If I had to do all over again I would use my sprayer, still primer and then Benjamin Moore satin enamel. Good luck!

      Reply
  14. Emily says

    June 15, 2020 at 3:40 PM

    These are exactly what we need in our mud room. I would love to have doors on ours to hide what’s inside – any thoughts on adding doors? Thank you!

    Reply
    • Jaime says

      June 15, 2020 at 4:17 PM

      Hi Emily, yes you can definitely add doors. I would do something similar to the doors on this sideboard: 1/2″ inner panel with 1×3 frame around the perimeter. https://jaimecostiglio.com/diy-extra-long-sideboard/ Also be sure to get the full wrap hinges for easy installation. Good luck!

      Reply
  15. Matt Sullivan says

    November 4, 2020 at 1:07 PM

    I built the bench yesterday – turned out great. I used butcher block for the base and will be building the shelves this weekend. Thanks for the great plans.

    Reply
    • Jaime says

      November 6, 2020 at 7:40 AM

      Hi Matt, Love hearing this – thanks for sharing. Send a photo once you get the lockers in too!

      Reply
  16. Brooke says

    January 30, 2021 at 10:10 AM

    I love these! My husband’s partway through building it right now! I’m going to paint it and get the hooks and baskets picked out 🙂 What size baskets fit in the cubbies?

    Reply

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