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Check out this amazing file cabinet makeover that transformed a thrift store file cabinet with black chalkwboard paint and chic white and pink accents.

I’m excited to be sharing my wood trimmed filing cabinet makeover today because it fixed a problem I think many of us face. The practical vs pretty challenge. I have a problem with being practical, especially when it’s not pretty. Take filing cabinets, for example. I needed one. They are useful, but metal filing cabinets...Read More »

Wait until you see how we turned this old, date filing cabinet into a rustic chic piece of office furniture! When beginning to decorate and organize the office, I knew one thing was for sure, we needed storage space! My husband said he wanted to put our filing cabinet up there. I looked at him like huh? No way! Our filing cabinet was old, beat up and hideous to say the least! Then it hit him, he threw at me a simple and FREE solution! Pallets! If you know us, you know we are big wo…

I'm cleaning out my project draft files so I'm showing projects on my own blog that were guest posts in their past life. This week I have an old metal file cabinet that has a door and not just drawers. Originally I posted this on Gails blog, My Repurposed Life. I picked up this heavy old file thing at a garage sale for $5 bucks. Of course I needed it like I needed a hole in the head, but come on... it was only five buckeroos! I had my husband alter the door with a wood frame and some wire so…

Ever since we moved, over a year ago, our house has been in disarray. We’re renovating the entire house in pieces, and this really complicates things. It’s complicated because everything is always in

Check out how an old and ugly filing cabinet was turned into an amazing Pottery Barn Knock-Off!

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We are working on creating a "command central closet" and I didn't want a big boring black box staring back at me from my pretty new space... enter a little primer, some Bliss Chalk Paint, and a Martha stencil. Done! Now, flowery might not be everyone's speed (as may not turquoise) but you could do any colour and design that suits your fancy! #ReFab Here is how this gal started out. After hunting for months for a used file cabinet that wasn't destroyed beyond practical function I e…

Getting things done mobile system - build you own lasting and nice looking GTD File Cabinet. The wooden boxes are stackable and can be build in various lengths. Equipped with weels it's even better looking and goes mobile!

When my distributor asked for a guest blogger, my first thought was that I wouldn’t have anything to share. I LOVE to see posts on the APC Facebook site and my painting pales in comparison. But I put on my big girl panties and decided to put myself out there. After all, this paint is too much fun {Read More...}

Last week I spent a couple of days stripping paint of an old metal filing cabinet, its a dirty job but someone has to do it. I was pleased with the results but its not like the usual, highly polished metal filing cabinets, has more of an "industrial " look but still a great looking piece of retro furniture in my opinion. Vintage Retro 4 Drawer Filing Cabinet Polished Metal The best way to strip the paint is to use a liquid paint stripper although some are very caustic and hazardous to use, I…

Flat-Pack. Knock-Down. Ready-To-Assemble. Whatever you wanna call it, there's no denying the practicality, affordability, versatility and accessibility of this very basic form of 'boxed' furniture.

Happy New Year! Yes, that's right...there is nothing wrong with your computer! I'm back! If you have been nice (or should I say patient?) en...

Like the idea to add wood to top of this filing cabinet, makes it look more like a piece of furniture