Off to the corner: Instructions for standing file cabinet as corner shelf unit

A sturdy wooden upright collector is converted into a practical shelf in landscape format. You can even use the space in the free corner above the desk.

And so it goes

Prime the outside of the standing collector, the letters and figure cones white, prime the inside of the standing collector red and let it dry. Apply blue décopatch to the top and bottom surface and red dotted adhesive to one-Paper side. Apply the patch glue, place it on Paper top and smooth it down. After drying, cut Paper back any excess and seal the surfaces with patch varnish

Glue the different red papers onto the individual letters and paint them.
Tear the blue Paper one into small pieces and glue them on the heads of the figure cones. These later make the shelf hooks. Paint after drying

Accentuate all edges of the standing collector, letters, pen holder and lamp socket with black Handicraft paint .

For the lamp socket, drill a hole with a diameter of 10 mm in each of the two blue pasted surfaces
Screw the threaded pin into the lamp socket, put it through the upper hole and screw it tight from below. Pull the cable through from bottom to top. Now assemble the socket according to the instructions

Drill two more holes in the top plate for the pen holder.

Wrap the aluminium wire around the lamp socket as decoration. At the end glue the letters offset to each other and the figure cones on the sides with effect glue. Leave to dry overnight.