Adam’s Wall Hanging Jewelry Box

Viewer Project - By Adam Terrell from North Attleboro, MA
Added on August 9, 2017

My wife had been complaining about how messy her small little jewelry box was and how hard it was to find matching earrings. So I started searching the internet for inspiration. I found that there were several hang on the wall and or over the door models that I thought would be really nice. So I began designing.

I started with the hanging mirror we had on the wall and used that for the dimensions. I then showed my wife several of the designs and asked her to tell me how she would like the inside to be laid out. I wanted the inside to be flexible. So I made shelving holes the entire length. I also made a french cleat system on the door so that the earring holder could be moved or other boxes/accessories could be created if desired. I used maple and finished it with an oil based poly to get the “glow” from the wood. It was a fun project!

10 comments on “Adam’s Wall Hanging Jewelry Box”

Dave Simmons August 9, 2017 5:48 pm

Very cool Adam. My wife has been asking for the same type of thing. Was thinking small, but your idea and design is fantastic. Thanks much for inspiration.

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GregF August 10, 2017 7:49 am

Very nicely done, Adam. How did you mount it to the wall and are you concerned that your wife might drop her ear rings in the heater vent below? I only ask because my lovely bride drops her ear rings all over the place!

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- Adam Eugene Terrell August 11, 2017 8:09 am
  
  I cut the rabbit in the back to about .5 inch. Then I used .5 plywood. I then just screwed right to the wall hitting the studs. I then covered the screws with the strips of wood that hold the necklaces.
  Yes we were worried about her dripping the earrings down the vent. Thankfully that vent lifts right up and has a flat bottom. There have been a couple dropped but all were easily retieved. We didn’t really have a better place to put it unfortunately.
  
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Nancy Brooks August 10, 2017 8:47 am

Is there a pattern available for this project? I realize it can be easily created by why start over, right?

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Will Stokes August 11, 2017 11:26 am

This looks fantastic and is on my honey-do list as well. Any chance you could make plans or a Sketchup file available?

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- Adam Terrell August 12, 2017 8:32 am
  
  Yea I might be able to put a sketch up file together.
  
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  - Alessandro D’Accardi May 31, 2019 10:42 am
    
    That’s really an amazing piece of work! Beautiful :)
    Have you ever put those planes togheter at the end?
    Just curious , in the end the inspiration alredy took place in my mind , and that’s the important ;)
    Tnx so very much for sharing Adam
    
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Sean McGilvray November 25, 2017 9:03 am

I would love to make this for my wife for Christmas any chance you were able to put that sketch up together or a quick set of plans?

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Laurie July 28, 2018 8:13 pm

Any chance something like this is for sale? I live in MA a few towns over so shipping wouldn’t be an issue.

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- Ann October 26, 2019 3:55 am
  
  Great question, Laurie. I would also like to purchase something almost exactly like this. I would need to ship it to Indiana. Were you able to purchase one?
  
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