Ladder Filing Cabinet

I needed a filing cabinet but wanted something stylish and unique. At the same time, I was also looking for an excuse to build this beautiful ladder shelf. So I decided to combine the two and create a "ladder filing cabinet!" I adjusted the plans so that the legs were made of 1x3's for extra support and I used 1x2's for shelf trims. I also converted side-mount drawer slides into a bottom track for the drawer.

Built from Plan(s)

Wide Painter’s Ladder Shelf

Estimated Cost

$60 (I used leftover wood to construct the drawer)

Estimated Time Investment

Weekend Project (10-20 Hours)

Finish Used

Rust-o-leum Walnut. For the drawer, I whitewashed it with white paint.

Recommended Skill Level

Intermediate

Comments

Tue, 08/13/2013 - 19:22

Awesome

Great job!
I'm curious, what did you use to hang the files on?

RoseOfShaz

Wed, 08/14/2013 - 18:52

Thank you!

Thanks, KF. I used two metal rails that I had laying around from an old DVD rack. Not sure what you call them, but they basically hooked into the front of each shelf to prevent the DVDs from tipping out.

However, for anyone who's considering building a filing cabinet, I would suggest using metal bars like the ones used in this link: http://sawdustgirl.com/2013/07/18/how-to-build-a-hanging-file-drawer/

Aubie3233

Mon, 12/30/2013 - 08:49