Diy Corner Desk With File Cabinets

Pre drill and countersink holes on each piece of trim.

Diy corner desk with file cabinets. Use elements that you already have like file cabinets. To get a desk on your own at home is a delight as you can work in a professional atmosphere in a working desk corner of your own and here is how you can build one on your own. The lumber and all the supplies cost under 200 dollars. Diy file cabinet desk.

It did take some unexpected turns with the color choices but i couldn t be happier with the results. Diy desk plans are abundant and there s surely one that suits your style. Attach the trim to the cabinet using liquid nails and bolts securing with a nut on the underside of the cabinet. This is one of the most important parts.

Yes you can make this functional desk using a sold wooden butcher top and the hairpin legs to enjoy the utility of a desk in a great industrial style. The table top also rests on two file cabinets on each end. The first step is to paint the desk top and the cabinets in white. You don t need to start from scratch if you don t want to.

Now it was time to build the desk. This gorgeous desk built by pam at over the big moon was my inspiration for this week s project. The steel pipes not only give the whole piece a strong foundation but they also give the desk an industrial look. Remove the legs and hardware from the desk then add some braces to the back corner that in this case have been fashioned out of metal plates and banister.

I needed 5 to make my desk about 28 inches deep. The diy file cabinet project was a blast. Lots of sanding and 5 coats of polyurethane. This l shaped corner desk built by janet s.

The plan for this week was to build a diy file cabinet desk for my office. For this project you ll simply need a corner desk like ikea s effective desk and a pair of wooden file cabinets. Nov 5 2015 diy corner desk with file cabinet support. 2 x 4 s enough to span the length of the area you are installing your cabinets in to build a frame for your cabinets to sit on.

Fill holes and corner seams with wood filler allow to dry then sand smooth. Line up and pre drill holes into the file cabinet. 1 x 4 as long as the run of your cabinets. The first step was to get the wood.

Plywood desk plywood sheets desk redo diy desk corner desk diy craft desk craft rooms file cabinet desk filing cabinets wraparound desk made from one sheet of plywood 2 filing cabinets tutorial on making an l shaped desk using filing cabinets. 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. I used 2 x 10 x 12 planks.