DIY How to: Building an in-wall niche between the studs

[bkincaid]

Nice job and great idea, thanks.

[JFQuest]

Very nice!

[Irving]

I'll be doing this in my bathroom for the towel racks. I'm going to pull off the tile, tear out the drywall, and put the towel racks in the wall like this to provide more room in the bathroom.
I may also do this around the cabinet, so the interior of the cabinet is the same, but it doesn't stick out of the wall quite as much.

[spleify]

Post pics up of you project Stu!!

[Irving]

How do I tell if a wall is load bearing? I have access to the attic above it, so I imagine I can just crawl up there and see. What specifically am I looking for?

[TheBelly]

I'll be doing this in my bathroom for the towel racks. I'm going to pull off the tile, tear out the drywall, and put the towel racks in the wall like this to provide more room in the bathroom.
I may also do this around the cabinet, so the interior of the cabinet is the same, but it doesn't stick out of the wall quite as much.

I've seen this with a cot rack, where one of the hangers will rotate to release the opening.