Need help with placement of file cabinets
About twenty years ago, I purchased two black metal, two-drawer file cabinets, which I kept nicely tucked away in the walk-in closet of my master bedroom. As a result of remodeling, I sacrificed the awkward walk-in closet and now the black metal cabinets are sitting in plain view in my bedroom. They won't fit into the remaining clothes closet.
I've been looking for more attractive file cabinets, but so far have come up empty-handed. I like the looks of the Copeland Catalina line, but these have legal-sized drawers - 99% of my files are letter size.
I have moved some of my paperwork into 3-ring binders, but would like to have at least one cabinet with two file drawers for important papers. I've considered two mobile files, like this box file from Scale 1:1, but it may be too industrial-looking for a bedroom
Any suggestions?
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7 years agolazy gardens,
I was not able to open the link to pinterest. Have you painted metal file cabinets? If so, how did it go? Painted or not, they will still take up the same awkward space.
Here's a floor layout of my bedroom. One option I've considered is replacing the black metal file cabinets with rolling file carts with less depth, so that they can fit into the clothes closet.
I think attaching a photo of my bedroom will muddy the waters - bring up decorating questions outside the issue of home storage. I have attached a couple of "inspiration" photos. With all the windows and doors, there is little wall space.
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