Materials: Effective Desk and wood file cabinets
Description: I was inspired by a desk set at Pottery Barn
that I couldn't afford. I used my old (red/brown) Effective Desk and bought two solid oak file cabinets off craigslist for $75.  |
| before |
- I painted the Desk Top and the cabinets Benjamin Moore's Timid White
- I removed the Ikea legs and hardware from the desk and braced the back corner with some braces I fashioned from metal plates and $2 banister inserts from Home Depot. It is solid!
- The Desk Top just rests on the cabinets at either end.
I love how it turned out.
See more of the Effektiv desk transformation.
~ Nicole, BC, Canada
I think the real winner here is what you did to those file cabinets!
ReplyDeleteWow, I've seen that desk at the pottery barn. You did a great job!
ReplyDeletethis is fantastic... i love those hideous file cabinets now!
ReplyDeleteI too love how it turned out! Great hack not only because you made it look so good but also because you did a bit of recycling as well. :)
ReplyDeleteBrilliant job!!
ReplyDeleteGreat looking desk! Was the right edge left unpainted for a reason though? In the picture where painting is "in progress," the unpainted edge appears on the left. In the finished picture, it appears on the right. Perhaps an inside edge is facing outside by mistake?
ReplyDeletehaha, suck it, pottery barn! I love it when people find or make stuff like theirs for about 20x less. Nice work, Nicole : )
ReplyDeleteLooks fantastic. Congrats.
ReplyDeleteExcellent job!
ReplyDeleteRecycling, smarts, tinkering & elbow grease for a wonderful result that really looks the part. I thought the result picture was the inspiration :)
I've looked at this desk a couple times at pottery barn with great interest, but find it too pricey for what it is.
A little paint and a lot of ingenuity turned this into a gorgeous corner. Congratulations!
ReplyDeleteThat is FANTASTIC!! I've been coveting that desk from Pottery Barn and now plan to copy your great ideas!
ReplyDeleteI love that desk form Pottery Barn and you did an amazing job replicating it! Thanks for the inspiration.
ReplyDeleteThe cabinets look...wow! Great transformation!
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fantastic job!!!
ReplyDeleteWow! Looks terrific. What a great job!
ReplyDeleteWow! I know the inspiration desk, and I've occasionally coveted it, too. I especially love that you duplicated the drawer fronts and handles to have that old-fashioned look!
ReplyDeleteBrilliant job. The file cabinets are sensational! The only suggestion I could make is to attach some kind of molding to the underside of the desk top in that the middle space to disguise how thin the top is. (Tricky because of the curve, but you might even be able to get away with a piece of painted foam weather stripping.) Thanks for the inspiration!
ReplyDeleteHope you reply me... What kind of desk are you using? Please TELL me... because I'm looking for a good corner desk like this... Can you tell me.. what kind of desk, corner and straight? Please... Thanks...
ReplyDeleteI'm not the creater of this awesome desk but I think the desk top she used is found on IKEA's web site,
ReplyDeleteClick here: VIKA AMON/VIKA ADILS Corner table - white - IKEA
The desk is called effektiv
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