Walk-in closet… Part 1

So I decided to get going on this walk-in closet project for this closet room, since its all cleared and painted and all.  After taking a look a closet building book, I came up with a design that would fit the wall which is this:

Its basically two shelving units with a dual hanging rack in between.  After spending an evening working up the measurements, I bought four sheets of 3/4″ plywood at Home Depot.  I am going to be using pocket hole joinery (which I’ll post pics of later) and no glue.  Even though these units are going to be fastened to the wall, I want to be able to take them down if and when we refinish the floors.  Adjustable shelves were important so using some pegboard and clamps, I made holes that you can stick shelf pins into for the shelves to sit on.
 

Here is one large plank stained with the light Walnut stain that I’ll be using.

I decided to try out a water based polyurethane.  I’ve always used oil-based but I read online that the water-based  ones have come a long ways and the drying times are really fast so I figured I’d give it a try.  Awesome so far!  Its has gone on really easily, it dries in an hour for sanding and it looks great!

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