| If you believe that you need to have a spare bedroom | | | | Of course, if you are lucky enough to score a desk |
| in order to run your small home based business in style, | | | | cabinet you hit the jackpot! These pleasing pieces of |
| think again! Sure, there are those who will convert a | | | | furniture will feature a drop down drawer front which |
| portion of their kitchen or even a walk in closet into a | | | | will reveal a deep cavern that may hold a writing |
| bona fide office, but for the truly spatially challenged, | | | | surface, several drawers for office supplies, slots for |
| there is another office: a cabinet! No, not the cheap | | | | envelopes, cards and so on, and a host of other nooks |
| furniture you can now buy at most general | | | | and crannies perfect for storing your must have items. |
| merchandise stores; instead, find that one piece of | | | | Below there is enough room for a printer, paper, CPU |
| really well made furniture that was crafted in the old | | | | and other peripherals, while the top may hold the |
| days when home furnishings were made of solid | | | | computer monitor, telephone, and a few pleasing odds |
| wood rather than particle board, laminate, and a lot of | | | | and ends. This kind of cabinet is worth its weight in |
| hope and glue. | | | | gold and so often it may be purchased for next to |
| You can find such solid pieces quite frequently at the | | | | nothing! |
| goodwill store where they sell for very little money. | | | | Refinish the furniture by stripping off offensive color |
| Granted, they will look beaten up, probably have a lot | | | | and paint and lightly sanding it. Fix whatever needs to |
| of scrapes and scratches, and most likely feature a | | | | be glued back into place and reinforce areas that may |
| home paint job or two, but that is exactly what you | | | | appear weak. Stain or paint it to match your |
| are looking for! Have a buddy with a truck come and | | | | décor and add some pleasing cabinet knobs. |
| help you, because this kind of solid furniture is very | | | | Add a finishing clear coat, and you are done turning a |
| heavy, indeed. | | | | cabinet into a home office! |
| Once you get it home, measure it and figure out what | | | | Many who choose this option will place their office |
| you want to do. For example, the old record player | | | | cabinet into a corner of the room in the catty-corner |
| cabinets would feature deep drawers that are perfect | | | | fashion so as to ensure that it fits in seamlessly with |
| for holding hanging files. After installing a few simple | | | | the décor, offers full accessibility to all doors and |
| rods inside these drawers, your hanging file folders will | | | | other openings, and also hides any wires and plugs that |
| have a home! Old television cabinets frequently did | | | | are being used. This is another reason why the cabinet |
| double duty as receptacles for records and also a | | | | option is so popular with parents: all wires and things |
| radio and you may find that the side portions of the | | | | that so quickly and easily entangle children are locked |
| cabinet are perfect for filing! Some will even have slots | | | | away or barred by the backing of the cabinet and |
| where you can separate invoices, bills, and other | | | | thus the kids are kept safe while the parents are doing |
| papers! | | | | their work! |