Finished file cabinet desk base.
Using cabinets to make a desk.
Welcome to week 2 of the one room challenge.
Turns out that stock cabinets are good for something beyond the kitchen.
My first plan was to take a desk that i had remove the legs and build new legs.
Design a custom built in desk using ikea kitchen cabinets.
If you re a diy er like myself they ll pay for themselves in sighs and head shakes.
I don t know what i was thinking before.
I went the cheap route pine 1 6 planks from home depot.
By modifying unfinished or white cabinets you can create pseudo custom pieces designed specifically for your space without the need to hire someone to build something especially for you.
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.
Here are a series of projects made from basic cabinets found at most home improvement stores which can be used throughout the house.
Use wood shims as shown above to make the cabinets meet the wall and allow a screw to hold it all together.
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.
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Diy file cabinet desk.
Using a hole boring attachment i drilled some holes in the back of the cabinets to run cords.
You want to pick out wood that will line up as best as possible.
Visit instructables for the step by step.
I needed 5 to make my desk about 28 inches deep.
Local kitchen stores they can often customize what you need if you can t find something in stock.
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.
After 5 years of embarrassing hack jobs i finally invested 15 in a package of hole boring attachments.
How to make the file cabinet desk base.
Place a piece of double faced tape on each corner of the top of each file cabinet.
This is one of the most important parts.
With all that in mind we ve rounded up 25 ideas for using stock cabinets to create your own custom built ins.
25 custom built in ideas using stock cabinets.
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.
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Cut the baseboard trim to fit at the bottom of the file cabinet with corner pieces meeting at 45 angle corners.
The desk from z gallerie is 599 99.
Now it was time to build the desk.
Give each cabinet a thorough cleaning using tsp and a wire brush being sure to remove any loose paint.
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