Make A Desk With Two File Cabinets

My main goal was to have a lot of desk space to work on and this diy butcher block desk definitely fit the bill.

Make a desk with two file cabinets.

See more ideas about file cabinet desk craft room office home office design. This style is economical and very mobile perfect for an apartment or dorm room. Diy file cabinet desk. Diy desk plans are abundant and there s surely one that suits your style.

Decide where your file cabinet desk is to be used. Featuring two drawers and provides ample storage for your important papers. Dec 7 2019 explore susan campbell s board file cabinet desk on pinterest. It is perfect if you are working with books and papers.

One of the beauties of creating your own desk is that you have the option to break from traditional desk. Only 12 left in stock order soon. This week i worked on creating a desk made with file cabinets for my home office. Cut the baseboard trim to fit at the bottom of the file cabinet with corner pieces meeting at 45 angle corners.

Filing cabinet filing cabinet desk combo. Diy butcher block desk. Use elements that you already have like file cabinets. I took two well made file cabinets and added a shelf board to create a top.

Keep in mind the height of the cabinets when planning the desk. Oxford chestnut 28 5 in. The cabinet is constructed with a sturdy wood frame made of hardwood veneer and assembles easily. The first step was to get the wood.

This is one of the most important parts. It was one of the easiest and quickest ways to put together a large desk space. Now it was time to build the desk. You don t need to start from scratch if you don t want to.

We basically got two file cabinets and placed a piece of butcher block on top and voila. A simple desk consisting of two file cabinets and a work surface can be whipped up quickly. A typical 26 inch two drawer file cabinet desk base suits an office chair while a typical 35 inch tall three drawer variety may. I needed 5 to make my desk about 28 inches deep.

Pre drill and countersink holes on each piece of trim. File cabinet file away your important papers with a stylish file away your important papers with a stylish touch with the oxford chestnut file cabinet. 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.

Line up and pre drill holes into the file cabinet.