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.
Diy desk using filing cabinets. A couple of reclaimed pedestal legs finished with a board top makes an. Put it on a pedestal. Wouldn t make ours curvy but has all the details for joining the 2 desk pieces i couldn t figure out myself. Bring your cabinets in and set them up however you wish on.
Build a frame for the cabinets to sit on. You want to pick out wood that will line up as best as possible. It s no sweat to build your own desk out of sawhorses especially if you already have. This is one of the most important parts.
Lovely job on that filing desk table. Before building or installing anything. Tutorial on making an l shaped desk using filing cabinets. Peel off backing strip.
Set the cabinets in place. Using prefab cabinets for built ins step 1. Diy file cabinet desk. 15 easy designs for a diy desk crafty counter.
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 was just telling my husband that i have an idea that turns a filing desk into a table for our print making studio using wood on the tops of the cabinets to make a table. I want it table or bar height so i m waiting on the right filing cabinets. I went the cheap route pine 1 6 planks from home depot.
Her campaign style filing cabinet project looks classy and chic. Place a piece of double faced tape on each corner of the top of each file cabinet. I needed 5 to make my desk about 28 inches deep. Copper pipe and stock lumber are the two main.
This diy filing cabinet makeover is from the diy mommy. They don t make filing cabinets like they used to. The first step was to get the wood.