Cabinet for American Girl Dolls

Step 6 Add closet rod

The closet rod (3/8" dowel) must be placed such that there is sufficient clearance for the hangers. From the rear of the cabinet, slide the shelf/divider combo (which is now one unit) back in the cabinet to mark the location of the two holes for the dowel to be inserted into. My measurements placed this 1 1/4" down from the underside of the top panel and centered back to front on the vertical divider. At this time also measure the length of the dowel rod. The rod should be the distance between the divider and side panel + 3/8". Pull the divider back out (last time I promise) to drill a hole in both the side panel and center divider. Again use a masking tape flag on the drill bit to prevent going all of the way through. The hole itself only needs to be 3/16" deep to securely hold the dowel rod. Cut the dowel rod to length with a coping saw. If you rotate the dowel while cutting it, you can avoid splintering the rod on that last pull of the cut.

When installing the dowel rod, the screws holding in the top panel on that side will need to be backed out so that there is sufficient play to get the dowel in place.

Comments

[JackieBhen]

Thanks for posting.This is a creative way to make a doll's closet.

Closet

[JackieBhen]

This is a cute closet for dolls.