The Laundry Basket Dresser has taken my laundry room from the messiest room in my home to the tidiest. It's so easy to pull laundry out and put it directly into baskets. I then can take each basket to it's respective room and fold and put laundry away. For any busy home, these are a must.

Preparation
3/4″ Plywood cut into 15 1/2″ wide x 8 feet long strips (referred to as 1x16s) 1/4″ Plywood for the backs 1 1/2″ x 1 1/2″ metal angle (ask for it at Blue or Orange) 2″ wood screws or 1 1/4″ pocket hole screws 3/4″ wood screws (to screw the metal angle to the insides of the boxes) 1 1/4″ wood screws wood glue wood filler finishing supplies
2 – 1×16 @ 35 1/4″ (Sides) 1 – 1×16 @ 24 1/2″ (Bottom) 1 – 1×16 @ 26″ (Top) 1 – 1/4″ Plywood @ 36″ x 25 3/4″ (Back) 6 – 1 1/2″ x 1 1/2″ Metal Angle 15 1/2″ long (ask hardware store to cut or cut with a hack saw)
Instructions
Step 1
Step 2
Back
Adjust for square then screw the back on with 1 1/4″ screws and glue. I finished mine at this stage by filling all holes with wood filler, all plywood edges, and any imperfections in the plywood. I then sanded with coarse sandpaper because the plywood was builder grade cheapo stuff, the finished with medium sandpaper. Finally, I primed and painted with ooops paint in semigloss from Valspar.
Step 3
Metal Angle
If you are intimidated by metal angle, you can always use 2x2s glued and screwed here. Cut the metal angle with a hack saw and predrill holes (three per slide). Mark locations with a square and screw metal angle to the sides. TIP: Screw at a very slight downward angle to keep the baskets to the back of the box instead of sliding forward.
If you choose to stack, make sure you secure the top laundry basket dress to a stud in the wall.
Comments
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Fri, 05/08/2015 - 18:07
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MandK1998
Sun, 08/16/2015 - 22:59
PDF wont work
Hello Ana,
My name is Kimberly and I was trying to use PDF for printing. This particular one will not work.
Thank you.
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Ana White
Mon, 08/17/2015 - 09:30
Hi, I'm sorry, thanks for
Hi, I'm sorry, thanks for your patience with the site! Here is the printer
friendly version http://ana-white.com/print/530
WindowsGuy
Wed, 02/10/2016 - 10:12
Great Idea!
This is a great idea. My laundry baskets lay in my closet and get in the way. This would be perfect to organize a little bit. Thanks for sharings.
alissonm
Thu, 04/21/2016 - 13:28
Doors
Hi,
Does anyone have the plans for adding doors to this?
Alisson
bridgetbfarrell
Tue, 12/22/2020 - 06:09
Laundry basket size/link please
Hi there! Do you have a link to the laundry baskets you used in this project? Or at least the dimensions? Thanks!