Using File Cabinets To Make A Desk

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Using file cabinets to make a desk.

Set the countertop on the cardboard or. If you re feeling ambitious you can build your own desk storage with cabinetry made from scratch but prefab cabinets work just fine. See more ideas about file cabinet desk home office design craft room office. I don t know what i was thinking before.

Dec 29 2014 build a custom desk yourself for a fraction of the cost of a new one out of recycled kitchen cabinets. Diy file cabinet desk. This is one of the most important parts. 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 butcher block desk. The first step was to get the wood. Place a piece of double faced tape on each corner of the top of each file cabinet. Place a sheet of cardboard or paper on the floor in the desired desk location.

After 5 years of embarrassing hack jobs i finally invested 15 in a package of hole boring attachments. 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. Now it was time to build the desk. It was one of the easiest and quickest ways to put together a large desk space.

Visit instructables for the step by step. Using pencil first then the. I took two well made file cabinets and added a shelf board to create a top. Using a hole boring attachment i drilled some holes in the back of the cabinets to run cords.

I needed 5 to make my desk about 28 inches deep. We basically got two file cabinets and placed a piece of butcher block on top and voila. Set the countertop aside. Earlier this year we built a diy butcher block desk for my home office.

We love this idea because this gives you more room on the desktop. Retrace the pencil lines with a permanent marker. You want to pick out wood that will line up as best as possible. I went the cheap route pine 1 6 planks from home depot.

Dec 7 2019 explore susan campbell s board file cabinet desk on pinterest. How to build a desk out of laminate countertops and file cabinets 1. If you re a diy er like myself they ll pay for themselves in sighs and head shakes.