Diy Desk Made With File Cabinets

To start i had to measure out the space draw up some plans and decide what i d like to see in the space.

Diy desk made with file cabinets.

When i first showed you my office makeover back in march i said that i was so mad at myself for not doing it sooner because i felt like having an office that was organized and beautiful made me much more productive. Now it was time to build the desk. This week i worked on creating a desk made with file cabinets for my home office. Dec 7 2019 explore susan campbell s board file cabinet desk on pinterest.

3 2 drawer metal file cabinets approximately 29 high 13 5ft 2 baseboard trim liquid nails nuts and bolts wood filler sandpaper 150 grit tsp wire brush cup drawer pulls one for each drawer rustoleum flat black paint and metallic gun metal gray electric drill. A place to get file cabinets that only cost a few bucks is your local habitat for humanity restore. Peel off backing strip. I went the cheap route pine 1 6 planks from home depot.

A few cinder blocks and a board are the only ingredients in this simple diy desk recipe. Place a piece of double faced tape on each corner of the top of each file cabinet. Everything you will need. Diy desk from stock cabinets woodland office.

I needed 5 to make my desk about 28 inches deep. So not only did they makeover the cabinets themselves in this amazing navy and copper look love those legs they made a desk top too. Ka styles took a 100 year old file cabinet and turned it into a gorgeous piece so love that she has a story to go with this piece of history. These diy built in cabinets were made using unfinished wall cabinets as base cabinets.

This is one of the most important parts. It did take some unexpected turns with the color choices but i couldn t be happier with the results. 4 cinder block desk. Place the two file cabinets in the location of your desk approximately 58 apart outside to outside with their backs about 1 away from the wall.

Diy file cabinet desk. The plan for this week was to build a diy file cabinet desk for my office. See more ideas about file cabinet desk craft room office home office design. Beautiful life market made this diy desk with filing cabinets as part of their ugly home office makeover.

Check out my desk that was built with stock cabinets to see how it was done. I took two well made file cabinets and added a shelf board to create a top. This gorgeous desk built by pam at over the big moon was my inspiration for this week s project. The first step was to get the wood.

It is perfect if you are working with books and papers. You want to pick out wood that will line up as best as possible.