Tear Out A Kitchen Cabinet & Turn It Into Sleek Office Storage
5 Materials
$35
4 Hours
Easy
I have a love for furniture pieces that have a lot of drawers, cubbies and/or storage. Not only am I always searching for pieces that will add more storage in our storage-lacking home, but I love the look of many drawers or cubbies on a piece of furniture. My latest project had to do with a tall cabinet pulled out from an old kitchen in a house. I laughed when I saw it in the thrift store because the person that dropped it off even left the tall piece of wood from the wall it was on the back.
To be honest, I didn’t even notice that at first. I saw all the drawers from a distance and hurried right over to it. It was part of a built-in because there were no sides on the back or the right side.
Again, that wasn’t a big deal either because I saw all the drawers on the front. The fact that one of the legs was shorter than the others didn’t even make me think twice. There was no question, this piece had to come home with me.
To make this tall cabinet functional for office storage, my husband removed the tall board that was on the back. Then, he cut thin plywood to fit the side and back. Last, he cut the legs down and built a “base” at the bottom of the cabinet so it was even on all sides. Then, it was my turn to make it pretty!
I used the {aff} HomeRight Heat Gun to remove all of the old paint from the cabinet. It worked like a charm. I recorded a video showing how well it worked. I sanded the cabinet down after the paint was off and then I painted the outer shell green and stained the drawers. I found the most amazing pulls {aff} HERE that not only became the handles of the piece, but they also add labels to the drawers! I love the way this old kitchen cabinet turned out. There is a ton of storage in it and it looks pretty too!
To see more details on this project and the paint color I chose, please visit my blog post: https://mycreativedays.porch.com/tall-cabinet-becomes-office-storage/
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Wow this looks great! Nice job :)
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Thank you!
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