The items needed are fairly straight forward for a humidor but will vary in all forms depending on the detail you choose to go into when restoring chosen enclosure or how you choose to do it.
Converting furniture into a humidor.
For those who are passionate about carpentry and old wooden furniture this might be a dream project.
Drill a hole in the back panel just large enough for the power cord to make it through pull cord through about three feet then seal hole with silicone.
These two items are what make it a humidor.
The humidification system is placed either under one of the racks or in the corner of the room.
In this method the piece s structure is used as an exterior shell while its interior is transformed into a humidor.
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Using a holesaw drill a hole the same diameter as your hygrometer in the door.
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A much more interesting project for the decently capable home craftsman with access to a workshop and power tools and who likes a good challenge is directly converting an existing piece of furniture into a humidor.
You could use probably any fridge or other old piece of furniture that is enclosed well or could be sealed to keep in the humidity an turn it into a new piece of furniture for the man cave or any room for that mater.
Buy a humidifier unit from your favorite cigar store and a hygrometer.
March 27 2015.
Finally converting antique furniture into cigar storage spaces is an ambitious yet fulfilling project.
How to convert a piece of furniture into an unique custom humidor.
A visually interesting and simultaneously spacesaving solution is the pentagonal walk in humidor built into the corner of a room illustration 2.
Below is what was used in this project.
Converting antique furniture for cigar storage is demanding and will require some skill and resources to achieve.