Antique File Cabinet Coffee Table

$40.00
2 Days
Medium
How about an eclectically antique coffee table from an old file cabinet?
I love the way this turned out, after admittedly, sitting in my garage for over a year.
The cabinet had some wrinkles, but nothing I couldn't work with and love.
The first thing was to put slats on the bottom for the wheels. The reason the above photo has two unpainted slats is because the first wheels we put on were just to small ascetically. So we actually replaced the wheels after the file cabinet had been painted.
These wheels were silver when I bought them, I spray painted the metal part with Rust-oleum Hammered spray paint.
Sometimes I take the veneer off, sometimes I just leave the chippy places and paint over them, but this time I filled in the chipped veneer with plastic wood putty and sanded and sanded.
The paint was a satin finish from a hardware store, no special chalk paint this time, though sometimes I do use chalk paint. I waxed the cabinet with Annie Sloan clear wax and distressed slightly with dark wax. I kept the name plates and replaced the handles.
Now the fun part!!! I will post how I did the subway art in a few days. I will also be sharing the subway art that I made and used for anyone to download.
Minnie's Milestones by Jonni
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  • Lainey Howell Lainey Howell on Apr 16, 2016
    How did you get the drawers to work with the cabinet on its side? I would think the open side of the drawers would now also be on their sides.
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