File Cabinets?

Hi Gloria, I am assuming you want to repurpose the filing cabinet then? Here is a great project!!

https://www.hometalk.com/9730173/upcycled-filing-cabinet

I turned one into a desk and you can see it here - https://chascrazycreations.com/up-cycling-a-filing-cabinet-to-a-desk/

I turned two 2-drawers into a desk by adding a piece of countertop across them.

You can flip them on their side, remove drawers, and use for storage of sports equipment.

I also have a 4-drawer in the garage where my husband keeps extra chargers, batteries, and other items. it was a perfect fit for a slender space where regular shelving would not fit.

Gloria: maybe this will help

https://thecottagemarket.com/upcycled-file-cabinets/

You can turn them into a bookshelf. How large are they?

Paint them change the handles stencil them

Here's a bunch of ideas from Pinterest:

https://www.pinterest.com/donarempe/repurposed-metal-filing-cabinets/

There are tons of file cabinet transformation ideas here on Hometalk! Search using the bar at the top left and you'll get loads of inspiration!

Here are some good ideas:

https://www.pinterest.com/kistme2/diy-filing-cabinet-repurpose/?lp=true

http://www.greenecoservices.com/23-ways-to-reuse-file-cabinets/

Hi Gloria,

Take the Drawers out, Flip them on to their back and use as Garden Planters. Have fun!

A practical garden tool storage container, and a cozy reading hide-out.

Hi! Do you have patterns or magazines you need to access? A freshly painted one is perfect for a craft room. I have one I plan on repurposing, and the first thing I plan on doing is repainting it a bright new color with Rustoleum spray paint. I plan on taping off a label with chalkboard paint on the front. I plan on filling it with patterns and craft books. I've also seen fabric hung in them, just for another idea. My desk is a bright blue and the drawer sides are fuchsia. I may go with a color from that! Good luck and stay safe!

Well I have sure seen a few converted into the poor man's BBQ.... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6bPF1hAE1zI ohhhh smoker.

Spray paint goes a long ways!

Hi Gloria: You can always donate them:) Thrift shops can either use them or sell them. If I have things I no longer need, I donate them. Someone can always use what you don't want. One man's trash is another mans treasure, as the saying goes:)

You could update the color: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zb73oHbpBe4

There are some ideas here:

https://www.bobvila.com/articles/diy-file-cabinet-projects/

I would make a side table and paint it a cool color like turquoise

Make a bench with cubbies from a 3 drawer file cabinet. Remove the drawers. Paint the cabinet and turn it on it's side, openings to the front. Make/buy a cushion for the top and put baskets in each of the cubbies. Drawers can be used for other projects.

Hi Gloria, here is a link with some ideas for you, hope it helps

https://www.bobvila.com/articles/diy-file-cabinet-projects/