Diy File Cabinet Desk

Place a piece of double faced tape on each corner of the top of each file cabinet.

Diy file cabinet desk. You want to pick out wood that will line up as best as possible. Sep 13 2019 filing cabinet desk diy. The first step was to get the wood.

I centered the middle cabinet and placed the left and right cabinets 24 apart leaving a generous opening for a desk chair. I needed 5 to make my desk about 28 inches deep. 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.

Diy file cabinet desk. Allow 24 between pedestals for ample seating room. I went the cheap route pine 1 6 planks from home depot.

Now it was time to build the desk. Peel off backing strip. They were too tall so my husband stood them next to the file cabinet and drew a line across the edge of the furniture leg from the top of the file cabinet.

And here it is all styled up and pretty. The next step was to cut the legs down to size. I really wanted a clean crisp look for the desk.

To assemble your diy desk space your file cabinets evenly and lay the diy desktop on top of the cabinets.