Building a Kitchen Cabinet to Store Spices! 2026

Building a Kitchen Cabinet to Store Spices, because I designed it for 4, 8, 16, and 32 oz jars, you can reuse it with one (or more) of the sizes that best fit your needs.

Step 1: Design

The main idea of a spice cabinet is to lay everything out so you can see all your options at once, or at least easily access them. I decided to make jar arches with all the same size jars on the same layer.

I have access to a laser cutter, so making the shelves would be easy. I planned to use the drilled holes inside the cabinets for shelf support in exactly the same way they are used on regular shelves.

I used Fusion 360 to design the shelves. I measured the size of the cabinet (nominally 18″ wide, 15″ deep, and 40″ high) and drew a rectangle, then measured each jar and calculated how wide the shelf should be (giving a little space around each jar). I defined a distance for the sides in the front and the middle in the back.

The easiest way to produce a smooth arc was with the ellipse tool, and I drew three: one to define the front edge, another to define the midpoint of the circle that would hold the jar, and a third for the back of the shelf.

Then I drew a circle large enough to hold the base of the jar on each side. I measured the length of the remaining arc and calculated how many jars it could fit, then divided the distance evenly by that number.

It turned out that they could fit 9 small or medium jars (4 or 8 ounces), 7 large jars (16 ounces), and 5 very large jars (1 quart).

The four shelves are connected, at the end of this step I will put the .dxf files to cut. Please note that there are two shapes for each shelf: one must be cut from 1/4″ (6 mm) plywood for the shelf base and the other from 1/8″ (3 mm) plywood for the rings.

Note:

We have 4 different sized jars for historical reasons, and the largest ones are for the herbs we grow in our garden.

I suggest that if you are doing it yourself, choose the most practical size for you (I recommend the "medium" 8 oz jar) and store all your spices in them (fold when necessary).

If you have a Router and want to save money on laser cutting, just laser cut one of the horseshoe shaped pieces and use it as a template - you could do something really cool and take each spice rack out of 3/16″ plywood and cut the holes to a fixed depth. No gluing!

Download File: https://goo.gl/Pbytm6

Step 2: Cut

Cut out all the shelves with the laser cutter of your choice; I used a Trotec Speedy 360, which with a 130W laser makes short work of it.

You could cut two shelves per partial sheet of plywood (not very efficient). Using wood glue, clamps, and weights, I glued the two parts of the shelves together.

Step 3: Glue and finish

I prepped the shelves, sanded, then painted with several light coats of white paint, sanding between each coat, until I was happy with the finish. I think this was 2 or 3 coats plus the primer.

Next, I pressed pairs of shelves together to drill holes for the shelf support pins. Measure carefully for this and mark the center of the hole with a nail before drilling - it's easy for the drill bit to stray. This approach is the easiest way to cut semicircular notches.

Step 4: Add your jars!

Once you've decided how you want to organize your herbs and spices, label the jars and add the contents.

Note the space where the hinge no longer fits a jar, so we put a small mortar and pestle in its place.

Step 5: Ready!

Organizing this type of cabinet is a very personal preference. If you choose to make one like this, I'd like to see it. Comment!

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