Thursday, August 18, 2011

Now I Have No Excuse To Pile Papers In Weird Places. Darn.

I have been stalking my local Goodwill for weeks trying to get a file cabinet. They are $10 when Goodwill has them and I was in desperate need of one. I would find one, not have the muscle to get it in the car, come back with muscle the next day and it was gone. I know about heartache.

Then it happened! I found one! It was practically brand-new, which was great because the last one I found there was a bit banged up. It turned out to be a good thing I didn't have the muscle all those weeks ago. And I wasn't waiting for the muscle this time either; I batted some eyelashes and talked one of the Goodwill workers into carrying it out for me. This cabinet was a beauty:
Not a scratch on her.  Gorgeous.  I spray painted it white and grabbed some of my Walmart clearance fabric for the drawers.  The result? File cabinet utopia:
The picture is lame, I know.  The hubs has promised me a new awesome super-duper camera soon.  And then you shall see all of my creations in un-fuzzy glory.

This project cost me $10.50 since I already had the spray paint on hand.  So easy, and I absolutely love it! But now I have to actually go through all those papers I've been stacking for years and file them away. Phooey.



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Posted by Thrifty Crafty Girl at 6:00 AM
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12 comments:

  1. DIY Party MomAugust 18, 2011 at 7:41 AM

    I LOVE that! I have an ugly black file cabinet hiding in my closet that I found at a garage sale. Loved the price, but wasn't very pretty. I never thought of decorating it up. Definetly will do this since it will have to find a new home in the new house. Thanks for sharing!

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  2. laceyAugust 18, 2011 at 10:13 AM

    i love it! you really are the thrifty crafty queen. it's true what all the people are saying. also, batting eyelashes is no joke. use what you got, girl.

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  3. Blissful & DomesticAugust 18, 2011 at 2:13 PM

    Such a beautiful transformation! Thanks so much for linking up!

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  4. Tara @ Tales of a Trophy WifeAugust 18, 2011 at 4:27 PM

    love this! How did you adhere the fabric. I'm redoing my office and would love to steal this idea.

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  5. Brie @ Darling DoodlesAugust 18, 2011 at 9:09 PM

    Very cute! Its a fun way to dress up an otherwise boring but necessary piece. Thanks for sharing, found your blog through the happy hour project link party and I'm your newest follower! You are really close to 100!

    I'd love for you to come check out my blog, I'm giving away an adorable little girl necklace, it ends on Sunday night!

    Brie from darlingdoodles.blogspot.com

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  6. Petie@inspirednesting.comAugust 19, 2011 at 8:21 PM

    What a great idea - looks great! I think you could use some kind of scrapbook paper too....hmmm, got me thinking. Good luck with the filing!

    Tks for the inspiration.

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  7. Linda beachside cottageAugust 20, 2011 at 2:24 PM

    Lovely chic redo!

    I could n't see your followers link faces...maybe my google isn't working - visiting from the socl sat hop -

    Happy Saturday!

    Linda
    beachside cottage

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  8. AnonymousAugust 20, 2011 at 2:25 PM

    Hi - NOW I am your Newest FOLLOWER! Yay - after I posted my comment the google faces became available - again - nice to meet you from the soc sat hop!!!

    Best Wishes,

    Linda
    beachside cottage

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  9. Jennifer @ Just Peachy in DixieAugust 21, 2011 at 4:47 PM

    Another success! Have fun filing. :)

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  10. Our Pinteresting FamilyMarch 30, 2012 at 11:11 AM

    Great redo of a filing cabinet! I will use this as inspiration for the ugly one I have...lol. Megan

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  11. KellyJuly 8, 2012 at 1:08 PM

    How did you measure/cut around the handle and knob? I want to do this to the filing cabinet in my classroom...but not sure how to measure and cut out a space for the handle, knob, and label area. I would love to know how you did that! Very cute!

    kuku4jc@hotmail.com

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  12. KellyJuly 8, 2012 at 1:10 PM

    LOVE this! I want to do this to the filing cabinet in my classroom....but can't figure out the best way to measure and cut my scrapbook paper to go around the handle and knob. Any tips? How did you do it? Would love to hear back from you!

    kuku4jc@hotmail.com

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I love all the comments I get from you! Because of an insane amount of spam, I had to turn off anonymous commenting but I'd love it if you'd comment anyway!

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