Painting A File Cabinet
The file cabinet will be wool challis and the drawers tuscany blue.
Painting a file cabinet. Here s what mine looked like after the primer. It s very simple to repaint the old one. The basic desk is sherwin williams wool challis sort of a very very pale yellow and the drawers are tuscany blue basically turquoise. Wagner studio pro painter.
This modern and simple design was created with just paint and tape. First make sure you have laid down some old fabric or drop cloths to protect the floor. How to paint a metal file cabinet. To make the file cabinet feel truly at home it needed a mini makeover.
Give the cabinet a midcentury look with the unfinished light wood legs the mossy green color and black hardware. My dad s old filing cabinet was in storage so i thought i d rescue it and see if pa. If you have an old file cabinet at home this is the diy project for you. There s no need to buy a new file cabinent.
Painting and making over a metal file cabinet is an easy fun way to transform an ugly black cabinet into a beautiful decorated cabinet. I never would have guessed it s a diy. It s perfect for a classroom or home office. I m so glad annie finally came out with a navy i ve been hoping she would.
It was so much faster to spray on paint the coats of paint are thinner and dry faster. The marble paper on this filing cabinet is stunning. The base cabinets were painted by hand and the cabinet door and drawer were painted with the airless sprayer. Don t feel like you need to get complete coverage it s just the base layer.
Transform a file cabinet with a little spray paint new hardware and wood peg legs. And by mini makeover i mean two 2 bottles of spray paint. Apply one layer of primer to the file cabinet. Don t let an old metal filing cabinet get in your way of creating more storage space in your home or office because it doesn t match your decor.
This pretty in pink thank you filing cabinet is calling my name. Or maybe you just want a new look in your home office. I am re doing my office library and i have a metal 5 drawer army green filing cabinet i am going to paint to match my desk. I was way overdue for a four drawer metal filing cabinet.
You can easily re paint a filing cabinet to match your room. So here s the fun part.