You will find this shoe and stocking cabinet one of the handiest articles to have in your room, since with it you can keep your stockings in good order and have a suitable place for your shoes.

If you are fortunate enough to have more shoes than will fit on the length rack shown, then I would suggest making the cabinet a little higher to put in a second rack for the shoes.

The design given is 18" wide, 9" deep and 22" high. You can vary these measurements to suit your own requirements and also to fit any cardboard or wooden boxes you can easily obtain that will serve as the drawers shown, which are about 3" high. It is advisable to start the job by getting the boxes for the drawers first and then building the cabinet to fit these boxes.

Of course you can make the drawers if you wish; the task is not a difficult one. For this part of the project, use heavy cardboard, folded at the corners and glued together with a reinforced strip of canvas.

For the cabinet part, use any workable wood that is not over y2" thick.

Method Of Procedure

Step No. 1: Cut out the pieces for the sides, partitions, top and bottom.

Step No. 2: Securely nail the sides to the partitions and bottom; then nail the top piece in place. The bottom sloping piece for the shoe rack should have a small strip of wood about 1/2"x1/2" nailed in place to act as a stop for the heels of the shoes; this should be fastened in place before assembling the job.

Step No. 3: Nail the back in place, using heavy cardboard or thin fibre wall board for the backing material.

Step No. 4: Apply a thin coat of white shellac to the entire job (thin out the shellac with alcohol). Then paste a small figured wallpaper to all outside surfaces. Allow at least five hours to dry; then apply two coats of shellac to the covering. The first coat should be a rather thin coat of shellac.

Fasten metal rings to the fronts of the drawers to serve as drawer pulls.

Another attractive way to finish this model is to paint in a pleasing color of lacquer or common oil paint. If you decide to paint this shoe and stocking cabinet, apply three coats in the following manner. The first coat should be made with one-half turpentine and one-half raw linseed oil with just a little drier. The second coat should be a flat paint and the third coat an egg shell enamel. If lacquer is used, apply a thin coat of white shellac to the entire model; when dry, lightly rub down with No. 00 sandpaper and then apply the lacquer, following the directions given on the can.