People are flipping out over this CRAZY file cabinet hack! 

Amazing!

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❤ I absolutely love this idea too!

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Thank you for that idea. I need a daybed but i have a mouse infestation so I couldnt make one out of wood.

You could give them a concrete finish or use spackle and paint for a rustic textured look.

@B Jones mmmm, YES! I like how you think 👏😊❤️ and THANK YOU for the FABULOUS idea my friend! Nearly everything in my home is rustic, living here in the south, and I'm dumbfounded that I didn't think of doing that on those cabinets for the outside. 😳🙃 I appreciate you!!!!👏👏😊🩷😇

Turned mine into a pantry.....such a backsaver!!! Looking for another, I got it for $1....yeah

@@kimberluna2226 great idea! And the drawers slide out so you can get to the stuff in the back. Love it

@@patlynn2418 your welcome...it works...

Such great ideas!!

You would get a thumbs up for your name alone, even if I didn't like your comment. (But I do) You can plant a womantic wed wose in your planter.

Good idea. I may colorfully paint the outside of each one & cheerfully arrange the planters. Add some bling or sparkle to the yard. May paint each one same color as matching set. Thanks!

You could also attach the top with a piano hinge to take up less room

That's a great idea!

Wouldn’t that bench be very low even if the filing cabinet was wide enough to hold legal size folders? I’m also wondering if I keep the drawers in for storage, how would I keep things from falling out as I opened the drawer? Would you use something else in the openings for drawers?

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A nice bench with storage

They will. I use this method for my garden tubs. Actually, as you put the dirt on top of the leaves, the leaves settle, so you will need more dirt than she made it seem. The leaves will compost and next year, you will need to add more soil. I put broken branches, waste from trimming around trees, leaves and lawn clippings to fill my tubs about half way. I added dirt from my compost heap mixed with raised bed soil I bought. In the spring, I use a fork to mix stuff around and add more compost to bring the level back up again. So, yes the leaves will settle and you will have to add more dirt, but you won't have to add it all at once, so you spread out the cost and labor over the seasons.

@@jennypulczinski7204 do you need to add holes for drainage or do you just let it rust? And wouldn’t the black make it get too hot for the flowers? I have seen this upcycle before and I have an old file cabinet that I want to use this way.

@@lorrem2539 I would assume you'd have to have drainage holes, so I would think if you want to put it on a wooden deck, you'd have to protect the deck somehow. I am not sure how you'd do that. If you are putting it in river rock landscaping or over dirt or grass, you wouldn't have to worry about the water.

@@lorrem2539 She drilled holes in the "bottom" during the first minute or so of the video (but then seemed to cover them up with bags of pebbles, so I dunno lol). Yes, I would choose a different colour to black if your region is very hot/dry or the position is very sunny. Also, the plastic bags, here in Australia anyway, seem to have a half life of about 12 - 24 months in these kinds of conditions, after that they start to disintegrate, so this method of throwing whole bags of pebbles in wouldn't work for me if I intended to leave this arrangement in place. Depends how "bio-degradable" plastic bags are in your region. Hubby bought a large bag of salt to kill off weeds, never got to it, and now there's a bag shaped block of salt sitting in the old carport, but it took a few years. Not everything that can be done, should be done.

@@jennypulczinski7204 Perhaps it could be raised up on bricks to keep it off the decking material?

my question also, this metal is sharp!!

They sell some great looking plastic self adhesive back splash textured tiles at Dollar Tree which would work great in a project like this without the fear of sharp metal edges

@@adobeblue4360 you could if you like,is add a wooden frame around the top with rounded edges.

Also could make an entry seating thingy with those $Tree bins in the cabinet holes & a wood top

@@leahrowe847 I don’t follow what you mean?

@KatherineTeacher take a flie cabnit, remove drawers, paint, flip onto side, lay longways with holes facing out toward your feet (not ceiling), add a piece of Plywood or hardwood (sanded, stained, & clear coat sealed of course) to the top & screw down~ the wood is optional BTW, then buy the $Tree cloth bins & put in the file cabinet holes for storing shoes or whatever. You could even add casters if you wanted for easy maneuverability & cleaning. Wallah... You have a easy entryway seat, which can be the start of a drop zone organization area for the family. Hope you understand this better...

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lol Good idea.

Haha

Who knew filing cabinets could be used to store files 🤷‍♂️

I don't get it. You should make a video. 😂

Great idea!

Great idea! I have several rolls of it. Also, Dollar Tree has wonderful metallic plastic backsplash squares that should work great on this! I wouldn’t depend on the self-stickiness to last. I’d probably use heavy duty adhesive. But they’d be a nice compromise between metal and paper!

@@kita6707 Nice to know that about the dollar store

@@dale3404 You’re welcome. I didn’t specifically say that the Dollar Tree pieces are faux tin ceiling. You prob gathered that, though. They are really pretty.

… this method is called hugelkulture … lots of videos on it …

I agree! An all over pattern would of looked better than the squares. Plus two of the four sides had an edging, the other two didn't.

That's what rustolem paint is 4

@Leah Rowe True. I live in a bipolar weather- high moisture swampy area, so even my rustoleumed chairs outside are rusting. My painted doorframe rots out every few years. lol. I also don't have a low-sun porch for metal planters as the sun will beat on the metal and kill the plants. Also, have wild cats that would scratch the paint up. Sadface.

@messageviolation9014 I was thinking of doing this, adding a Li'l roof, then putting fake plants in it, so I wouldn't have to worry about rust from watering... I think a few 2x2s & some fence slats would make a nice roof that would screw right to the sides pretty easy.

@@MessageViolation I hear ya on the rusty chairs... we sand & touch-up paint regularly to keep things nice & the rust down every yr or so

@Leah Rowe That would look cute. I wish more people got rid of wood file cabinets because I want to put a slab of wood over one to make a desk since lumber is high. Hoping more people do some spring cleaning 🙏

Hahaha love it!

Yeah, I felt like I was the ballster, because she was driving me nuts.

The idea is more important than how they pronounce it. Why do people feel it is a necessity to point the proper english out. It's like saying tomato or tomato. Who really cares. Not me.

@@carolyorks6254 Well then, that makes one of us! Ain’t America great? Or at least it used to be, when everyone was allowed to have their own opinion? See, in mine, the mispronunciations, the misspellings, the improper grammar detract and distract from the message.

Yes, Mr Perfect. Still trying to make yourself feel better. Have a nice life.

@@carolyorks6254 if we’re going to have a language, or anything for that matter, shouldn’t we strive to be proficient at it? We don’t hold Olympic Games every 4 years to have athletes do an okay effort. We wouldn’t want our heart surgeon to be “good enough”. I don’t understand how anyone can be comfortable with not doing their best. You have a nice life, too. In fact, live your best life!

YES,brilliant. Smaller scrap items, not storage cabinets still useful for that.

Yes, obviously.

The file cabinet planter box may not last a very long time with all the moisture, but who cares? It’s so easy to make a new one every 2-5-10 years after they accumulate too much rust! As soon as I get home I’m getting started on one!

I think concrete leaches lime or something that's not great for plants 🤔

I forgot, Most people use sticks, wood, bark, etc for fill in the bottom. It's also good drainage

Some of that stone look spray paint maybe ? In a much lighter color? Reflecting heat? I'd like to try it like that..

I'm thinking the same. Yes we can!!!😉

Isn’t that what she made, a planter?

I was thinking I could make à végétable garden😊

I think I saw that on Pinterest or maybe here on RU-vid. The filing cabinet drawers had been removed & the cabinet was on the floor next to the garage or shed wall. I think there was a clothes rack with pegs up above. The shovels were put into the empty drawer holes. Their handles were in between the pegs. Rake handles were down inside the empty holes & other other end were kept in place by the pegs above.

I would just put fo-plants in it & not worry about watering... LOL

Fo plants ?! you mean faux plants ?

@@s.a.4076 Yes... LOL! My brain wouldn't give me the correct word/spelling, but I figured people would get it.

I would, too.

Place the planter on cinder blocks after you have drilled the drain holes.

@@cindymeyer838 Or space the drain holes when you drill them so that they are lined up with the space between the deck boards. I'm not sure I would want cinder blocks as it would be too high and the blocks not very nice looking. Thin pavers would be better

Yeah that's what I thought too.. on the lookout for file cabinet

And the sand in the plastic is more likely to get moldy bc water will eventually get in there.

And the dirt and moisture will eventually eat through those bags of gravel

Great point

Water always finds a way through

Is there a work-around to do this minus the pea gravel? I have a cabinet and I’m interested. What cha got peeps?