DIY Built-In Mudroom Lockers

Our mudroom lockers just didn’t provide us with enough storage and, because they didn’t have doors on, everything would get dusty.

I wanted to replace them by building my own DIY mudroom lockers with a budget of around $500. 

Here’s how I did it, and how you can do it too.

First things first, let’s assume that you’ve already done any demolition work you may need to do to take apart your old mudroom lockers and get rid of them so that you’ve got room for your new ones.

If not, go do that now and then let’s get started.

Cut the Plywood to Size

For this project, I used three sheets of 3/4” maple plywood that I then cut to size according to the mudroom locker plans that I’ve made available on my website.

Build the Frame 

With that done, a simple step is to take the pieces that form the frame for the drawers and put them together using glue and nails.

Create the Toe Kick 

The toe kick can be put together using some pressure-treated 2 x 4s. All the dimensions you need are in the plans.

Your toe kick and cabinet carcass can then be secured into the wall using screws. 

Build the Locker Towers 

Next, you can put together the towers that will form the frame of your lockers.

It’s important that you place a piece of wood along the tops of each locker so that you can secure it into place against the wall like so.

Create the Cabinets 

You can then use the same process to create the upper cabinets.

And secure everything into place when done.

Create and Attach the Face Frame 

To keep things simple, cut each piece of the face frame to size and attach separately using wood glue and 2 1/4” brad nails. 

Build the Drawers

While the wood glue is drying, that’s a perfect time to go and build the drawers.

You can then add the drawer slides and put everything into place.

Prime and Paint 

When that’s done, you can prime and paint the frame.

Cabinet and Locker Doors 

And while everything is drying, go ahead and create the doors for the lockers and upper cabinets, then paint those too and leave them to dry.

Putting it All Together

Finally, you can put the doors and draw faces on, add your handles and any coat hooks you want to add inside the lockers, and there you have it - your own DIY mudroom lockers.