Turning my wall heater hole into a broom cupboard?
I recently had my wall heater removed and replaced with central air. I left the hole open bc my wife would like me to turn it into a broom/cleaning cupboard. How hard can it be, right? Of course, now the question is: How??? So I have some of my puzzle points below. Please correct or redirect me if you think I am missing something!
I figure drywall on the near side of the wall and the cupboard door on the other. To install the drywall, I think I need to add a stud on the left, and maybe some horizontal pieces too? Then how do I achieve the “orange peel” finish to match the rest of the wall?
I’m also thinking plywood framing for the interior to make it neat and the same texture for painting. Should I add a sheet behind the drywall to put screw/hooks in for hanging the broom, etc? How would I best attach that? And how do I cover/protect the wire on the right?
The doors. Should I buy a pre-fab cupboard door? Double doors? Build it myself out of…more plywood?
Oh, and don’t forget #4) The old gas pipe. It has been capped and sealed and I’m not planning to use it again. Should I just…lay down some plywood on top of it to make the cupboard floor? And on the door side (far side in pictures) how do I get drywall into that little slot without taking off the whole baseboard? Or should it just be a little slip of wood that I can use to support the floor?
I’m usually a jump in, plan later DIYer but I’ve not really done a project that will be this prominently visible before so I want to have a pretty good idea of what I’m doing this time 😅 any help is appreciated!