Better Homes & Gardens Ludlow Convertible File Cabinet

Materials

2-drawer filing cabinet
peg board
peg board hangers
stencil

paint
pvc pipe
garden equipment

Before you toss that old, beat up file cabinet, check out this upcycling hack. Using pvc, pegboard and paint, you can transform that file cabinet into useful storage for your garden tools.

Upcycling an old filing cabinet into a tool storage rack.

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An old filing cabinet is perfect for storing garden tools.

Remove the old drawers from the filing cabinet.

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First, remove the old drawers from the filing cabinet. Then flip it so that the bottom of the cabinet is on the side.

Filing Cabinet Into Garage Storage Old File Cabinet

An old filing cabinet is perfect for storing garden tools.

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Filing Cabinet Into Garage Storage Remove Drawers2

First, remove the old drawers from the filing cabinet. Then flip it so that the bottom of the cabinet is on the side.

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Mark the center of the peg board with a pencil.

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Cut a piece of peg board to the same size of the bottom (now side) of the filing cabinet. Lay the peg board over the bottom opening and mark the centers of the top, bottom and sides of the cabinet.

Drill pilot holes into the side of the cabinet.

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Drill pilot holes into the places you marked.

Drill the peg board to the side of the cabinet.

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Drill the peg board onto the cabinet.

Filing Cabinet Into Garage Storage

Cut a piece of peg board to the same size of the bottom (now side) of the filing cabinet. Lay the peg board over the bottom opening and mark the centers of the top, bottom and sides of the cabinet.

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Drill pilot holes into the places you marked.

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Filing Cabinet Into Garage Storage Add Pegboard1

Drill the peg board onto the cabinet.

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Paint the stencil.

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Paint the stencil.

Painting on the stencils onto the cabinets.

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Repeat right below the top stencil with a larger stencil. Let it dry.

Filing Cabinet Into Garage Storage Stencil1

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Filing Cabinet Into Garage Storage Painting Stencil2

Repeat right below the top stencil with a larger stencil. Let it dry.

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Add the cut pieces of PVC into openings.

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Cut the PVC so that it is as tall as the width of the cabinet. Place as many as needed to fill in the space on the inside of the cabinet.

Hang tools to the pegboard on the side of the storage rack.

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Hang tools to the peg board on the side of the storage rack.

Filing Cabinet Into Garage Storage Add PVC

Cut the PVC so that it is as tall as the width of the cabinet. Place as many as needed to fill in the space on the inside of the cabinet.

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Filing Cabinet Into Garage Storage Add Tools

Hang tools to the peg board on the side of the storage rack.

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garden tool storage rack

Filing Cabinet Into Garage Storage Beauty2

Your garden tool storage rack is ready to go.

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Your garden tool storage rack is ready to go.