Make A Desk With Filing Cabinets

With my boys being gone i knew i needed a new craft work.

Make a desk with filing cabinets.

It is perfect if you are working with books and papers. Peel off backing strip. This wide desk has a spacious top with wire management holes for all your electronics. Vertical cabinets store documents front to back so they face you when.

To assemble your diy desk space your file cabinets evenly and lay the diy desktop on top of the cabinets. Come learn how to build a diy file cabinet desk using just a couple file cabinets and some plank boards. Filing cabinet styles consider the volume of documents you need to store as well as how much space you have. Make your work area more modular with some help from the bush furniture series a 60 in.

This clever idea from liz marie blog fits the bill. See more ideas about file cabinet desk craft room office home office design. This week i worked on creating a desk made with file cabinets for my home office. Place a piece of double faced tape on each corner of the top of each file cabinet.

In a small space opt for a desk with a narrow profile. The most common types of filing cabinets are vertical and lateral. For a wider storage base select a lateral filing cabinet for one or both sides of the desk base that open to the outside of the desk depending on the size of your chosen countertop. Maximize your space by using an under desk filing cabinet or go vertical with tall filing cabinets.

Repurpose unused bar stools for the support legs cut a wooden board to size and use. 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. I took two well made file cabinets and added a shelf board to create a top. Allow 24 between pedestals for ample seating room.

And here it is all styled up and pretty. We love this idea because this gives you more room on the desktop. Desk with mobile file cabinet. I also have a great tutorial on how to paint a file cabinet.