Farmhouse Style Filing Cabinet Makeover
This is one of those projects you complete, but forget to blog. Better late than never.
I've had this black filing cabinet for a few years. I always liked the black contrast it brought to the office, but I didn't like the plastic handles. It was time for a makeover. I popped out the handles easily. But that left 2 large holes in the drawer fronts. The only solution was to cover them. So I grabbed some MDF and cut rectangles to a size that complimented the drawers and made it look like they had always been there. While I was at it I grabbed some new drawer handles from Ikea and I had the label inserts. To attached the MDF I used liquid nails.
Next I measured up where I wanted to attach my drawer handles and marked out where I needed to drill. And drilled my holes. Then attached the handles to help keep the MDF flat while it dried. Next I marked out where I wanted my label holders. The gold wasn't really blending with the metal pulls on my desk, so I grabbed my Hamm…
I've had this black filing cabinet for a few years. I always liked the black contrast it brought to the office, but I didn't like the plastic handles. It was time for a makeover. I popped out the handles easily. But that left 2 large holes in the drawer fronts. The only solution was to cover them. So I grabbed some MDF and cut rectangles to a size that complimented the drawers and made it look like they had always been there. While I was at it I grabbed some new drawer handles from Ikea and I had the label inserts. To attached the MDF I used liquid nails.
Next I measured up where I wanted to attach my drawer handles and marked out where I needed to drill. And drilled my holes. Then attached the handles to help keep the MDF flat while it dried. Next I marked out where I wanted my label holders. The gold wasn't really blending with the metal pulls on my desk, so I grabbed my Hamm…
