Diy Desk Made With File Cabinets

Ensure equal overlap at both ends with 1 1 2 inches in front and 1 inch in the back.

Diy desk made with file cabinets.

See more ideas about file cabinet desk craft room office home office design. I took two well made file cabinets and added a shelf board to create a top. I went the cheap route pine 1 6 planks from home depot. We love this idea because this gives you more room on the desktop.

It is perfect if you are working with books and papers. We basically got two file cabinets and placed a piece of butcher block on top and voila. Gently position your plywood desk top onto the file cabinets. Diy desk plans are abundant and there s surely one that suits your style.

This diy filing cabinet makeover is from the diy mommy. Taking care not to let it too close to the double faced tape before it is in its exact position. These diy built in cabinets were made using unfinished wall cabinets as base cabinets. Her campaign style filing cabinet project looks classy and chic.

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. You don t need to start from scratch if you don t want to. Now it was time to build the desk. This is one of the most important parts.

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. I needed 5 to make my desk about 28 inches deep. You want to pick out wood that will line up as best as possible. In this video i will show you filing cabinet for your office which is very good desig.

They don t make filing cabinets like they used to. It was one of the easiest and quickest ways to put together a large desk space. Use elements that you already have like file cabinets. This week i worked on creating a desk made with file cabinets for my home office.

I centered the middle cabinet and placed the left and right cabinets 24 apart leaving a generous opening for a desk chair. Diy butcher block desk. To assemble your diy desk space your file cabinets evenly and lay the diy desktop on top of the cabinets. Dec 7 2019 explore susan campbell s board file cabinet desk on pinterest.

The first step was to get the wood.