Here we go. I was so excited these came early. They were scheduled for between Friday and next Wednesday! The delivery man brought them into the house - should have taken a pic of them still in the boxes, but I was too anxious to find a box-cutter and see how they looked. But first, since they were a minimum of two days early, I had to clear out and sweep up the space.
I then opened each box, and carried them, one at a time, up the stairs. They aren't heavy, about 20 lbs. each. Once upstairs and in the room, I had to screw the handles on - easy peasy.
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| Cleaned, empty space |
That empty space sure makes it look like there is a lot of room. Very deceptive.
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| one cabinet |
The front of the cabinet is at the 30" from the wall mark - that's the depth of the table-top. Notice the empty space behind. That 12" space will be utterly wasted. Keep this in mind.
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| two cabinets |
It's beginning to look good. That 12" floor space loss is still gnawing on me though.
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| handle and screws |
The only assembly required was putting the handles on. I had to find a Phillips head screwdriver.
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| three cabinets |
Can you envision a work surface yet? What I have come to realize, is they just might be a smidgen too high. The cabinets measure 35.5 (more like 35.75) and the table-top will add another inch. I won't have any back problems, but the top of my shoulder may grouse if I have to do a lot of cutting. I could get a 1" - 1.5" thick board to stand on when cutting, which would really make it ideal. I am not complaining. Slightly too high is better then bending over with the back problems I've already experienced in recent years.
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| four cabinets |
All four in place and handles attached. There were no dents in any of them, and I also avoided adding any dents :) Carrying them up the stairs though sure showed me how out of shape I am. Especially the first two, but then I kind of got used to it.
Now, keeping in mind that 12" space behind the cabinets? I'm going to recommend you go to my Webs of Threads site, because that actually deals with my quilting. See you over there.
I am SO over-the-top excited today.
If you've followed me here and on Webs of Threads, you may recall a few posts about how small my Creation Station is and my arrangement of furniture within.
During the last couple weeks I've been considering an option that will kill two birds with one stone in giving much-needed storage space for my dozen or so genealogy records boxes (which includes easy access to the records), and I need to put my cutting table at a more ergonomic height. I was at a local stationery store and saw the file cabinets. Particularly the ones with three drawers. They were displayed up on a shelf so I couldn't measure by standing next to them, so an aisle so away, I found a yardstick, lucky me! The cabinet height measured 35.5"...seems good to me.
That gave me the idea to put the cutting table top on four of them, giving me a total of 12 drawers for genealogy purposes. The table top I use is a 30" x 60" heavy laminated top from an old metal desk. The desk was scrapped as it was falling about, but I knew I wanted to keep the top specifically for this usage. But first, I had to come home and measure, because I couldn't remember the dimensions of the top. I wanted to make sure four cabinets would fit side by side under it...and they do will, perfectly.
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| Taken from doorway |
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| zoomed-in |
Whew, I took a break, and got the area cleared. Now I just need help of one of DH or son to lift that heavy top off, remove these two file cabinets, and unpack and bring in the new 3-drawer ones. These old 2-drawers have that huge 'empty' area at the bottom which adds height, and the new ones don't so that's why the 3-drawers still only measure 35.5" high. Add the inch of the table-top, and it's perfect height for cutting. I use that thin grippy mat stuff between the cabinet and table-top so that there's no sliding.
For now, I'm resting, and I'll be finding lunch soon. Maybe I'll go down and see about getting the cabinets out of their cardboard shipping containers (and hope none have dents!). I may have to install the handles, so will take care of that too if need be.
I'll post finished pix later...or tomorrow.
