How to Build a Wood Slat Wall Cupboard With Hidden Doors

In this video I will be showing you how to build a custom slat wall cupboard from solid oak and mdf, I also used oak veneered mdf for parts of this project, there are also 3 hidden doors, the cupboard was roughly 1200mm wide and 950mm high,
The cupboard was made to cover the fuse board and a number of electrical boxes, the unit is L shaped to allow the bathroom door to fully open,
I’m really happy with the end result, definitely proud of this one,
Hope you enjoyed the video and thanks for watching.

[@jholmessiedle]

Stunning bit of carpentry and loved the way that you showed it bit by bit and then how it all came together - liked your thought processes!!

[@mikeswoodencreations5712]

Thank you @jholmessiedle, it’s great to get feedback like this, i really do appreciate it, I’m glad you liked the video and taking the time to give me these words of encouragement, 🤝

[@nick0703]

Looks great I love it

[@mikeswoodencreations5712]

Thanks @nick0703 I appreciate the comment, glad you like the end result, Thanks again

[@KMvrtr]

Finally someone who's working at normal speed. 👍🏼

[@mikeswoodencreations5712]

Thank you @AntoineGlerum, I appreciate the feedback, thanks for taking the time to comment. 🤝🏼

[@RONNYGUITAR1]

Real nice no frills job!

[@mikeswoodencreations5712]

Cheers @RONNYGUITAR1, appreciate the comment, glad you liked it 🤝

[@arronnorton8457]

Love it . Just love the slat. Look great job

[@mikeswoodencreations5712]

Thanks @arronnorton8457, yeah the slat look is definitely popular at the moment, thanks for the comment and glad you liked it, 🤝

[@untoldhistory2800]

That’s really good job ! What type of hinges did you use ? I’ll be doing the same but my doors will be 40mm thick

[@mikeswoodencreations5712]

Hello @untoldhistory2800, I will reply to you’re email over the weekend, sorry, things are really hectic at the moment, Speak soon

[@untoldhistory2800]

@@mikeswoodencreations5712 thank you

[@mikeswoodencreations5712]

Just emailed you back Daniel, No problem whatsoever, Thank you.

[@rodgerq]

Quakity workmanship mate! Nice video style as well.

[@mikeswoodencreations5712]

Thank you @rodgerq for the awesome comment, made my day reading this! glad you liked the video, thanks again for the feedback 🤝

[@leeberry9666]

Nice job Mike. Enjoyed watching.

[@mikeswoodencreations5712]

Thank you @leeberry9666, appreciate the comment, glad you enjoyed the video 🤝

[@chuckmeister6518]

Good looking cabinet! Well done, Mike!

[@mikeswoodencreations5712]

Thank you @chuckmeister6518 Occasionally I get something right 😀 thank you for the great comment! It is appreciated.

[@plainnpretty]

Nice work great design thanks

[@mikeswoodencreations5712]

Thanks for the comment @plainnpretty Glad you likes it, Thanks again.

[@CJBradley]

Nice job.!

[@mikeswoodencreations5712]

Thanks @CJBradley appreciated the nice comment.

[@tashamaycock7611]

This looks great - what sort of oak is this?

[@mikeswoodencreations5712]

Thanks, I used European oak for this job.

[@Bevanna1]

What did you use to press door open what’s the name please. I need to buy some kind of door close/open

[@mikeswoodencreations5712]

Hello @Bevanna1 They are called push to open mechanism, I got them from ironmongery direct, The product code is 125258 You might also need the cruciform adapter, this holds the push to open mechanism in place, Product code 202020 Anything else, let me know.

[@thomasashley-smith245]

Hi Mike - I am doing something similar on an outdoor kitchen. I am struggling with hinges! What type of cabinet hinge did you use and how did you avoid the slats/battens from fouling on each other? Was it just a 25mm gap? Also what thickness was the door? Since mine is outdoors I used 12mm marine ply and was going to fit a 45x19mm batten on the outside.

[@mikeswoodencreations5712]

Hello @thomasashley-smith245 I used kitchen hinges, I will find the order codes if needed, everything was from ironmongery direct, It would probably be best if I could email you a drawing, I’ve just wrote out an explanation but even I didn’t understand 😂 I used 9mm mdf, My slats were around 25mm x 50mm so the total thickness of the doors ended up at about 34mm, The gap between the slats was about 22mm I believe, It did take some trial and error but the kitchen hinges worked very well dealing with all the clearance issues, I hope this helps slightly helps but like I said, pop me over an email if you’d like a drawing sent over, my email is [e-mail] Thanks 👍

[@jamesdewar-mills1105]

Nice work, where do you get your oak panels from?

[@mikeswoodencreations5712]

Thank you @jamesdewar-mills1105 I got the oak from JF Goodwillie Ltd, they are just outside Portsmouth, I will try to add the link below, let me know if the link doesn’t work, won’t lie, I’m not great with computers! It is genuinely a timber merchant despite their name 😂 www.goodwillies.co.uk/

[@jamesdewar-mills1105]

Got it thanks, keep it up

[@mikeswoodencreations5712]

Will be interested to see what you’re building, Thanks James.

[@jamesdewar-mills1105]

@@mikeswoodencreations5712 solid walnut breakfast bar at the moment

[@woodbutcher]

thats spot on mate

[@mikeswoodencreations5712]

Cheers @woodbutcher thanks for leaving a comment, yeah it did finish up quite nice, glad you like it, 🤝