The simple base cabinet and hanging wall cabinet shown here use the same basic construction as professionally built kitchen cabinets, but because they are custom-designed, trimmed, and finished to blend into the room, they become permanent built-in features of your home.

These basic cabinets are built with oak plywood, which gives them the look of fine custom-made cabinets, but at a much reduced cost. The wall cabinet features glass-panel doors, purchased separately, that create an ideal display area for glassware or china. The base cabinet has extra-large drawers that are well suited for storing table linens.

You can use the methods shown here to build a single base cabinet with a wall cabinet above it, or several cabinets side by side (for a full wall of storage or display).

Project as Shown
Key	Part	Material	Pieces	Size
A	Side panels	3/4" oak plywood	2	11 1/4" Ã? 30"
B	Back panel	1/4" oak plywood	1	30' Ã? 35 1/4"
C	Nailing strip	1 Ã? 3 oak	1	34 1/4"
D	Top, bottom panels	3/4" oak plywood	2	35 1/4" x 11 1/4"
E	Face frame	1 Ã? 3 oak	12 linear ft.
F	Shelves	3/4" oak plywood	2	9 3/4" Ã? 34 1/4"
G	Glass panel or overlay doors

Side panels made from 3/4" plywood have 3/4"-wide, 3/8"-deep dadoes where bottom and top panels will fit and 1/4" wide rabbets where back panel will fit. Rows of parallel peg holes, 1 1/2" in from edges, will hold pin-style shelf supports.

Back panel made from 1/4" plywood has a 1 × 3 nailing strip mounted 1 1/2" below top edge of the back panel and set in 3/8" on each side. It is fastened with glue and 3/4" screws driven through the back panel.