Using File Cabinets To Make A Desk

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Using file cabinets to make a desk.

I went the cheap route pine 1 6 planks from home depot. Diy butcher block desk. If you re a diy er like myself they ll pay for themselves in sighs and head shakes. Set the countertop on the cardboard or.

Using a hole boring attachment i drilled some holes in the back of the cabinets to run cords. Retrace the pencil lines with a permanent marker. Dec 7 2019 explore susan campbell s board file cabinet desk on pinterest. Visit instructables for the step by step.

I needed 5 to make my desk about 28 inches deep. If you re feeling ambitious you can build your own desk storage with cabinetry made from scratch but prefab cabinets work just fine. Now it was time to build the desk. Using pencil first then the.

Earlier this year we built a diy butcher block desk for my home office. How to build a desk out of laminate countertops and file cabinets 1. 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. Everything you will need.

Set the countertop aside. Place a piece of double faced tape on each corner of the top of each file cabinet. Peel off backing strip. It is perfect if you are working with books and papers.

Diy file cabinet desk. You want to pick out wood that will line up as best as possible. We love this idea because this gives you more room on the desktop. It was one of the easiest and quickest ways to put together a large desk space.

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. Place a sheet of cardboard or paper on the floor in the desired desk location. This week i worked on creating a desk made with file cabinets for my home office. We basically got two file cabinets and placed a piece of butcher block on top and voila.

This is one of the most important parts. I don t know what i was thinking before. The first step was to get the wood.