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Improvised Cabinetry

by Orc · for Project Zomboid

Congratulations, you've survived the end of the world and you're stable and safe in your base. There is only one problem, your cabinets don't match your wallpaper and that's really embarrassing. You…

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About Improvised Cabinetry

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Congratulations, you've survived the end of the world and you're stable and safe in your base. There is only one problem, your cabinets don't match your wallpaper and that's really embarrassing. You…

Congratulations, you've survived the end of the world and you're stable and safe in your base. There is only one problem, your cabinets don't match your wallpaper and that's really embarrassing. You can go out and try to find the right type of cabinet but that could be risky and wouldn't it just make a lot more sense to craft some cabinets?

Introducing Improvised Cabinetry. With over 45 new recipes and 20+ different types of Cabinets and Counters you can play homemaker all day long and finally get your house looking just the way you want it to. More than half the recipes are automatically learned and just require the appropriate carpentry skill while some of the more industrial counters will need to be taught.

Staying in and hiding at home is just a wee bit better with improvised cabinetry. Finally your counters match and you are no longer bringing dishonor to your family. Sure the zeds don't seem to care but who asked them anyway?

TL;DR:

You can now craft Counters and Cabinets. They utilize Wood Panels and Cabinet hinges which are crafted with easily acquirable resources. Door hinges randomly spawn in the world as well instead of just being on doors. A ton of cabinets are available by default, but a few industrial cabinets require you to read the magazine to learn them.

Recipe List

An entire directory of the available recipes is listed in the pinned discussions thread

Magazine List

There is just one Magazine that will teach you all the industrial cabinet recipes. It is called "Industrial Cabinetry Vol. 1" and spawns in all the usual places you would expect magazines to be.

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[h1]Profession Additions[/h1]
[list]
  [*] Carpenters are automatically granted all the cabinetry recipes
  [*] Metalworkers are automatically granted metalworking recipes
  [*] All other professions will need the Magazine to learn industrial cabinets
[/list]

[h1]Spawning Additions[/h1]
[list]
  [*] Door Hinges spawn randomly in tool areas
  [*] Small Door Hinges spawn in tool areas (Can also be crafted)
  [*] Wood Panels can spawn in carpentry areas (Can also be crafted)
[/list]

[h1]Bonus Cabinet: Glass Counters[/h1]
If you have [url=https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=2800412098]Improvised Glass[/url] installed Two types of Glass counters becomes available for crafting at Metal Working 7.

[h1]Regarding Crafting Cabinets[/h1]
It is strongly recommended that you craft then install 1 or 2 cabinets at a time. The game has an issue where when you craft more than you can carry it will drop them to the ground. However, cabinets were never designed to be crafted or dropped so they don't have a world model and are completely invisible outside of the loot window. If you craft more than you can carry you will end up with invisible cabinets on the ground. You can still pick them up from the loot window but they can be hard to find.

[h1]Source Code[/h1]
Improvised Cabinetry is open-source and published on [url=https://github.com/Orcicorn-ProjectZomboid/ImprovisedCabinetry]Github[/url]

[h1]Tested and Released[/h1]
[list]
  [*] Last tested in 41.78
  [*] Works in Single Player and Multiplayer
  [*] Safe to add to existing worlds (May need to spawn the magazine)
[/list]

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Workshop ID: 2810378872
Mod ID: ImprovisedCabinetry

Highlights

From source data

Footprint

Rated a light load on a server.

Last update

Its author last shipped an update 4 yr ago.

Improvised Cabinetry on Nxeon

From our catalogue
One-click install
Supported on Nxeon Project Zomboid servers. We download it from Steam Workshop, place it, and restart the server.
Server load
light
Smallest plan we suggest
Project Zomboid — 6 GB (6 GB RAM). This follows our own load rating above, not a benchmark.
Latest build
2022-12-05, released 2022-12-05

Game versions by loader

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From 1 recorded build of Improvised Cabinetry.

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What kind of mod it is

From the catalog
Listed on Steam Workshop as “Building”

Building & decoration

Blocks, furniture, decorations and building tools.

Compatibility

Game
Project Zomboid

Verified at the source

  • ✓Steam WorkshopOfficial listing, checked 2026-11-01Open ↗
  • ✓AuthorOrc, as published on Steam Workshop
  • ✓LicenseNot published by the sourceFree

Improvised Cabinetry, answered

Generated from the mod’s own source data.

Is it free?

Yes. Improvised Cabinetry is free to download from Steam Workshop.

How do I add it to my Nxeon server?

Use “Add to a server” on this page, or open NxLabs from your dashboard. We install it, restart your server and switch it on.

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