You will build two of these leg units that mirror each other. For the leg unit not shown above, you will place the leg and shorter foot piece on the left. To secure, simply glue and nail or screw the pieces in place as shown, using 2 1/2″ fasteners. If using screws to secure, be sure to countersink and pre-drill so that your screw heads sit flush or slightly below the face of your boards. Clamp and let the glue set up before moving on.

Create a curved leg piece by cutting out a shape that is similar to the one above, using your jig saw. You will need two of these.

The important part of your curved leg shape is to be sure the section shown on the right side of this diagram, in gray, is exactly the same as you see here and is in fact 3″ x 2 1/2″ in size. This will need to sit and fit correctly with your other foot pieces. Everything beyond that can have any curvature you prefer as long as it doesn’t extend beyond the back of your hall tree. This foot piece will sit with the 3 inch x 2 1/2 inch section at floor level. To view this piece in place see the diagram below.

You will be doing the same thing to your second leg unit, as is shown above, only it will fasten together in mirror image (on the opposite side). Cut the Shelf Supports to size and then sand or cut away a curve at one edge of your board as shown above. This is optional, but will allow for a less blunt edge sticking out from your shelves which is both pleasing to the eye and a bit less threatening to the eye as well (we don’t want you to lose an eye from hanging up your jackets). Attach your supports 3/4 inch from the top and 14 inches below that using glue and your 2 1/2″ screws or nails. Clamp and let your glue set up.

Your curved foot piece will attach as shown with two additional foot pieces resting in front and behind your 3 inch by 2 1/2 inch section. Glue all three pieces to the leg and the adjacent foot pieces and screw or nail in place using 2 1/2″ screws or nails. Clamp while you let your glue set up.

Create the inner structure as shown above, with the exception of the foot piece, prior to fastening it in place (it is shown above already fastened in place). This will allow you to fasten your horizontal pieces to your legs and then hide your connections when you fasten the unit to the existing leg units.

Fasten your back shelf pieces to your legs, using glue and 1 1/4″ screws or nails, then fasten this unit to your shelf supports and foot pieces in the same manner using your 2 1/2″ screws or nails. You can then secure the remaining foot pieces as shown above, also using your 2 1/2″ screws or nails.

Fasten your cleat to the back edge of your hall tree, using glue and 1 1/4″ screws or nails. Secure your last remaining foot piece by gluing and securing it to your existing foot pieces, in the same manner but with your 2 1/2″ screws or nails.

When you are finished with your hall tree, entirely, this cleat will be how you secure it to your wall so that it does not tip over. This is pretty important and not a feature that seems to be included in the original inspiration piece… allegedly.

To create your shelves, you will simply lay out your boards with 1/4″ spacing and secure your mending straps to what will be the bottom. Use your 5/8″ screws and note that the top shelf has one more board than the lower shelf and you are viewing the shelves from the bottom in the image above. Space your mending straps approximately how you see them above. The exact placement is not critical so long as you are sure they are spaced apart, do not sit in the location where the shelf supports will rest (the outside 3 inches on either side each shelf) and that they support the center of your shelves. Something similar to what you see in the diagram above is perfect.