Using Cabinets To Make A Desk

25 custom built in ideas using stock cabinets.

Using cabinets to make a desk.

Here are a series of projects made from basic cabinets found at most home improvement stores which can be used throughout the house. Give each cabinet a thorough cleaning using tsp and a wire brush being sure to remove any loose paint. I don t know what i was thinking before. If you missed last week s post i m joining in with a.

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. With all that in mind we ve rounded up 25 ideas for using stock cabinets to create your own custom built ins. The desk from z gallerie is 599 99. Now it was time to build the desk.

I needed 5 to make my desk about 28 inches deep. How to make the file cabinet desk base. This is one of the most important parts. Using a hole boring attachment i drilled some holes in the back of the cabinets to run cords.

Use wood shims as shown above to make the cabinets meet the wall and allow a screw to hold it all together. Finished file cabinet desk base. The first step was to get the wood. If you re feeling ambitious you can build your own desk storage with cabinetry made from scratch but prefab cabinets work just fine.

If this project did not work i was going to purchase a desk like the one from z gallerie but i was planning to search for a similar but less expensive desk. Learn how to build a desk using ikea sektion cabinets. After 5 years of embarrassing hack jobs i finally invested 15 in a package of hole boring attachments. Install the filler pieces if you had gaps on the ends of the cabinets now is the time to cut those filler pieces to the length of the cabinets and nail them to the small wood blocks you attached to the cabinet ends.

Welcome to week 2 of the one room challenge. Peel off backing strip. Visit instructables for the step by step. My first plan was to take a desk that i had remove the legs and build new legs.

Diy file cabinet desk. Habitat restore for pre owned cabinets that you can refinish. 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.

Want more home upgrade ideas. Cut the baseboard trim to fit at the bottom of the file cabinet with corner pieces meeting at 45 angle corners. Check out our modern media center our modern barn door and our diy easy craftsman window trim. If you re a diy er like myself they ll pay for themselves in sighs and head shakes.

Place a piece of double faced tape on each corner of the top of each file cabinet. Local kitchen stores they can often customize what you need if you can t find something in stock.