20 Best Filing Cabinet For Home (2023 Updated)

I believe you need patients to put this together and be someone who follows the directions. Part number one was missing two holes that should have been there I measured it out and made the holes where they were needed for metal bracket that needed to be applied.

It took a few hours to put together. All parts were in box and there was a package with spare parts if needed. For the price I believe it is a good value the glass top is blue really looks nice. I am happy with this purchase.

I definitely needed a power screwdriver to assemble this cabinet. They do include a screwdriver and small wrench that was needed for assembly however I would not have been able to tighten the screws fully with the screwdriver provided.

Would be a 5-star product if it didn’t have pre-existing scratches on the front of the drawers. It’s a great looking functional cabinet other than that. That said, of all the places to have scratches, mine came with scratches directly on the front ether bottom drawer.

Kind of an eye sore after taking about three hours to build. Oh, and no, I didn’t cause the scratches. I built this unit on carpet and am always meticulously careful (wearing latex gloves) when building my furniture.

The scratches were either caused at manufacturing or during shipping if the faces rubbed against each other. Either way, this would be a 5-star product, but the scratches downgraded my review.

The finished product is sturdy and rock-solid. The assembly process, however, is tedious. Literally no two parts come assembled. You have to do it all. There also are at least five different screw sizes and probably a total of about 50 to 75 screws.

I didn’t count them. But there are a bunch. That being said, the parts fit together well and the instructions are clear. That’s why I say “tedious” rather than “difficult. ” There’s nothing difficult about the assembly.

There’s just a lot of it. You’ll need a couple of Phillips screwdrivers and a flat screwdriver. The included Phillips screwdriver stripped after about a dozen screws. It’s also too short to tighten the screws for the wheels.

I also suggest you use a flat screwdriver for the cam locks. They’re easier to fully tighten with a flat screwdriver. You’ll also need an adjustable wrench or set of open-end wrenches. There’s a flat wrench, of sorts, included in the box; but you’ll need two wrenches to tighten the one nut in the stand (it’s for for the front wheel on the bottom door).

The material under the plastic veneer seems to be particle board, but it also seems to be better-than-average, denser-than-average particle board. The screws hold very firmly in it. The head broke off one of the screws to hold one of the wheels on.

No big deal. Three are enough for a wheel, so I din’t bother extracting the broken one. But the screw broke when I was only using a hand screwdriver. What I’m saying is to be careful tightening the screws.

The lock locks both drawers, but wouldn’t be all that hard to defeat. I consider it more of a privacy lock to keep nosy house guests out than a security lock to keep thieves out. The space between the top of the cabinet and the glass shelf is handy for a modem, network switch, etc.

if you’re using it for a printer stand (which is what I’m using it for). The box includes some spare hardware, which is always nice. All in all, I’m happy I bought this to use as a printer stand, and it’s absolutely perfect.

You’d think it were made for the printer. It’s also solid as a rock once it’s assembled. So I’m happy with it. For the price, however, I expected more of it to be assembled. No big deal. I had nothing else to do this afternoon, anyway.

I’m giving this a thumbs-up and a positive recommendation because the finished product is excellent; the instructions are accurate; and the assembly, while tedious, is straightforward. Just be aware that literally no two pieces of this stand come attached to each other; so plan for it to take a couple of hours to assemble it.

If you’re a klutz or have arthritis in your wrist, you may want to invite your friend the DIY-er over for dinner, and casually mention that you have this thing you need assembled.

File cabinet looks nice and is easy to assemble. I was very disappointed to realize that letter sized hanging file folders don’t fit it. The file rail, where the folders hang off of, is too wide for letter sized hanging file folders.

The inside width of the file cabinet is the same as the letter sized hanging folders, so when I place them in they just fall down because the hanging rails are a tad too wide. I’ve tried different hanging folders, even the ones with expandable tabs, and the cabinet is still to wide.

I’ve contacted Vari customer service twice about it and haven’t gotten any help. I will be returning this and buying the other Vari file cabinet that I know holds letter sized hanging file folders.

Received this cabinet very promptly after I ordered it. I was so pleased when I opened the box that there was very little assembly. Just add the wheels and that was a breeze. I then rolled it to my home office.

I just love it! Looks fantastic and very well made. So sturdy. It has just a sleek style and and fits perfectly in my office! This is definitely a must have and would highly recommend as you will not be disappointed!.

It is cool and sleek and would be great, but doesn’t hold letter files as advertised. There is a slot for a long metal bar to allow letter files to fit, but no bar was provided and when I contacted the help team, they said it didn’t come with one.

So basically “too bad and sorry. ” Rather disappointing that it isn’t advertised properly.

This was my second cabinet I purchased. I sent back the other one it was trash from another retailer. Staples cabinet is PERFECT! Heavy duty, drawers work effortlessly. Came fully assembled. Would purchase again.

The file cabinet is nice and does not require extra brackets to hold the hanging folders. The issue I have is the drawers were raked; my family had to try and straighten them out to open and close the drawers.

I do not know if this happens during delivery or from the manufacturer.

Because of the way the website reads, “Free in Home set-up” I ordered a file drawer. It was left on my front porch and I needed two strong young men to bring it into my home. Once it was unpacked we discovered tremendous damage.

It obviously was packed that way! It didn’t happen in transit. Then the hassle to get it returned began. I will NEVER order from them again. And it was cheaper looking than it appeared on the website.

Not quality furniture like what used to be made in the USA.

The file cabinet itself was lovely, and it was very securely wrapped, but on opening the package I found that there was damage to the wood, near where the drawer opens — so, very visible. It was not acceptable to me to have a damaged item, but I very much wanted the file cabinet which is a very nice item.

I have one the same which I’ve had for over 30 years, so I wanted a new one. It was a lot of back and forth with HomeSquare to arrange returning the item. I was told that stocks are low and I would be given a refund, yet I still see the item advertised.

The cabinet is very sturdy and the wood is very nice, but I cannot accept a damaged item.

Both of the Mission Pasadena two drawer vertical files arrived in perfect condition despite the extreme amount of time I had to wait for them. I can see the trailer above says the items were PURCHASED 1-5-2022, but that is sorely incorrect.

My credit card statement shows a purchase date of November 11, 2021. Both items WERE delivered on the above date, January 5, 2022, which is a long time to wait from November, but that’s the world we live in now.

The quality of the wood file cabinets is extremely high and I would buy anything from Martin Furniture via Office Furniture in the future.

Nice little cabinet. Letter size file folders sit at the back. You have to open the drawer all the way to get files in and out. A bit inconvenient but not a big deal. Two two drawers would be better if they were larger, making the cabinet taller but they were fine.

Lock works well. Drawers slide nicely. Came well packed and arrived in good condition. For those who complain about the “excessive” packaging, I guess you don’t mind damages goods. Very happy it came fully assembled.

Just take it out of the box and use it instantly.

The two top drawers are ok for storing supplies, but the bottom drawer is useless. The files get stored side to side (not front to back like most file cabinets) which is awkward. The bar that the files hang from is wonky so the files do not slide properly.

The key has to be inserted in order to open the drawers. I am going to buy something else and I do not know what to do with this cabinet.

I love the cabinet but hate the locking mechanism. Can’t have more than one drawer open at the same time. Not the worst drawback in the world but certainly mildly annoying. In any case, still a great product for de-cluttering a home office.

My desk arrived a week earlier than expected. I was packed well and was not damaged in delivery. The unit arrived mostly assembled and was not too hard to integrate with the desk I bought. When assembled correctly, everything was nice an tight.

It fit right under the desk with no room to spare. I am impressed that it fit so well. The material is laminate covered particle board, but I do not anticipate ever needing to disassemble it to move it.

The mahogany color is darker than the picture on the website and I am glad it is a true mahogany color. Overall, I am very happy with my new desk.

Nice quality for the money, just be prepared for a very difficult job of alignment of the thread holes on your desk to level the desk with enough room so the drawers will slide in then keep in mind to level the drawer cabinet.

The drawers have 4 holes in them you place a screw through the hole and screw it into the bottom of the desk. Easier said then done. Nothing wrong with the product its just difficult process. Its going to take time unless you are good at leveling measuring and can dock that that thing.

Its a pain but nice when your done. Once you get one bolt in you would think you had it made. Instructions are not clear. Everything is pre-assembled so that is no big deal. If you do not have carpet it will be a lot easier.

It comes with 2 keys, I purchased two sets (I have 6 drawers on one desk) and all 4 keys match. In an office environment that could be a problem.

Bought this filing cabinet last week and I am happy so far. The cabinet is sturdy. Drawers open and close smoothly. Easy to remove and put back drawers. Ample filing space inside while it does not take up a lot of floor space in my home office.

I like the different options for file orientation and sizes. The locking feature is nice. Looks great and goes well with my other furniture.

The drawer set is solid and stable and suits our needs well. The price was right also. We’d definitely shop here in the future. Thank you.

Hey beautiful, functional filing cabinet. It is so beautiful and perfectly balanced yet there’s no need to hide it in an obscure location in your home. Rather adorn including it anything you do will look beautiful with the placement of the cabinet in the most functional place for you.

I love it. So will you. .

The drawers are well constructed—and glide easily. This is a true lateral file—meaning the file folders are left to right not back to front (though you could get rail adapters separately to use it as a front to back file cabinet).

It’s heavy (just a warning—so you don’t think you’ll carry it up a flight of stairs by yourself). The rails are the notched lift up kind—and it too me a few minutes tp figure out how to adjust them. But, once I did, it was a breeze to place them where I want them.

Definitely a good purchase.

I am honestly perplexed by the 5-star reviews, I received a completely different filing cabinet than the “solid build” cabinet others have described. This is the flimsiest piece of office furniture I’ve ever owned, it makes my 12-year old Ikea file drawer look like a Steelcase.

I think I got a refurb as the accessories bag was torn open and re-taped and there are more nicks and scratches than one would expect for a new item. Only two drawers lock (the actual FILE drawer, arguably the most important drawer, does not); the 2nd and 3rd drawers are poorly aligned, rub against each other and the frame, and require bracing with feet/wall as two hands are required to open and close.

While I’m happy with my desk, the quality of this file drawer has me skeptical about buying any further accessories; had I not ordered this myself I would have assumed it was a cheap knockoff with an Uplift badge.

This is getting RMA’d just as soon as I can package it back up.

Overall, I really like this file cabinet. I wish the industrial color was a little better looking in person though. There also seems to be small black blemishes all over it, but that might be part of the “industrial” color.

My main issue with the cabinet is two-fold. The large wheel that attaches to the middle of the door is wonky. It doesn’t really connect with the floor and is mostly useless. But, the bigger problem is the wheels of the cabinet make small scratches in my vinyl flooring.

If there are ways to replace the wheels with something that are friendlier to flooring, please let me know!.

This thing is very expensive and only has the “soft closure” on the top drawer. I would accept this if the bottom 2 drawers didn’t essentially lock into place when closing, it takes an excessive amount of force to both close and open these drawers.

So much force that the entire cabinet will be dragged across my hardwood floor if I don’t hold the cabinet in place. The casters are nothing special and even when locking the 2 lockable casters, it will still slide.

I plan to replace the casters with a more rubberized set in the hopes that it will grip the floor better and prevent sliding. Additionally, the small storage tray can only rest at the very front of the top drawer, it can’t be slid back and forth like other high end cabinets (steelcase for instance).

This just makes it an awkward accessory that needs to be removed entirely to get at the space underneath it. I don’t get why the chose to make this tray like this. Overall it feels like a solid cabinet but these design flaws seem excessive for this price point.

The price was right for this file cabinet, but you get what you pay for. It’s good for the way I’m using it — for a small drawer for pens and such that I don’t have with my cubicle desk, and for a small number of files that I wanted to separate from my large lateral file for easier everyday access.

However, I’m disappointed in the quality. The first one I received was damaged — it had obviously been dropped on one of its vertical back corners which left the sides dented and the cabinet was no longer square.

The replacement cabinet also had some minor small dents in the side panels, but they are hard to see and didn’t interfere with the integrity of the cabinet. I kept it because any replacement would likely have some sort of damage as this is an extremely light-weight file cabinet.

I was also disappointed that the drawer slides do not allow the drawer to pull out the entire way, so this is not one that you would want to pack full of files. You would have little or no access to the back files without removing those in front.

Besides, as I already mentioned, it is very lightweight so you wouldn’t want to put too many files into. The small drawer also has issues as the bottom of the drawer has ridges every 2-3″ to give it strength, but then my drawer organizing tray and other items don’t sit flat on the bottom.

So you lose some space that way, as well as from items migrating to the back that you have to feel around to find. But it works OK for my needs now (and I can’t afford a better one at the moment), so I’m fairly satisfied with it.

I recently purchased the file cabinet and have been pleased with its performance and ease of use. It came assembled in the box, so it was ready to use after unpacking. The draw sides are indented so hanging files can be used without having to assemble and install support bars.

the extra draw is helpful. The only drawback is the height of the shelves which are shorter than usual and can limit the size of stored items.

This is the exact size and style I was looking for; the top 2 drawers lock;perfect for checks and financial statements. There’s not a scratch on it, and it’s easy for a small person to move. The drawers glide quietly and smoothly—-no brute force required.

The construction is very good; drawers have built in rail, no need for a hanging folder frame. Glad I decided on this one and not the other I had considered.

The unit looks good and is sturdy and is easy to assemble, but how is no one mentioning the absurdly small drawers? The unit depth is 19 inches but the drawers are only 12 inches deep! You can’t even fit 18 inches of files in the bottom drawer.

You can’t fit a 14 inch drawer organizer in the top drawer. You can hide a dictionary in the gap behind the drawers, but why isn’t that space used to make the drawers go all the way to the back of the cabinet? What a waste of space.

If I wanted a 12 inch cabinet there are plenty on the market. I wanted an 19 inch cabinet expecting it to have drawers that were reasonably close to 18 inches depth. Instead they’re drawers designed for ants to store their luggage.

Thankfully I found these file cabinets to add to the ends of my desk since I needed more file storage room. They arrived quickly and worked out perfectly. Directions were clear and easy and thankfully all items were numbered to put together quickly.

I would recommend this entire collection to anyone.

Happy to have a bright new file cabinet for our home office to replace a dark and dented old metal one. Lower file drawer is a little on the smaller side, which works for us, but may be a deal break if you’re trying to file a lot of stuff.

Like that it’s about the same height as our desks. Also like that I accidentally tipped it over right after building, and nothing broke! So pretty sturdy and solid quality!.

The bottom drawer of the 2 drawer lateral file is not deep enough for hanging files with tabs on top. Who doesn’t need the tabs? I am very disappointed to have only one functional drawer (the top drawer).

Unfortunately it was missing parts , took 1 1/2 weeks to receive replacement parts from the manufacturer. Everything seems sturdy as good quality. Considering it has been partially put together for this long , so far so good.

I am Seriously in LOVE with this foundation! I think my love for it might be bordering on unhealthy lol. It is seriously like one of my most prized possessions. I have accumulated an Enormous Makeup Collection over the years of watching YouTube Beauty Videos.

Foundation is one of the things that I collect the most, which is interesting because it probably expires quicker than other makeup products, especially powders, but I am Always on the Hunt for ‘The One.

‘ I found it in this Foundation months ago. What is interesting to me, is that it’s one of the few products I own that I didn’t purchase because of YouTube hype, although I see it was mildly hyped years ago when it Launched, but it’s as if it was forgotten about on YouTube for ‘Newer’ Foundations.

I have actually almost been Trying to find something better just to see if it’s out there. Specifically, testing this vs. Highend Foundations. The thing about this Foundation that has stolen my heart the most, is it’s Longevity, Transfer Resistance, Coverage, and Finish.

But, Most Specifically, it’s Longevity. I have recently put this foundation up against the New YSL ‘All Hours’ Foundation, Lancome Teint Idole Ultra (The stick AND the liquid), Urban Decay ‘All Nighter’, Tarte ‘Rainforest of the Sea,’ Smashbox ‘Studio Skin’, Marc Jacob’s ‘ReMARCable’, Makeup Forever Ultra hd Stick, and so many more.

I have over 30 Foundations in my Collection. And although I love them all for different reasons, this is still my Holy Grail and THE Foundation I own that I ALWAYS know what I’m going to get. It makes me feel so Confident and Comfortable when im working my 12 Hour Shifts knowing for CERTAIN that my Foundation, and Everything on top of it, is not budging! I will sneak off to the restroom to lightly Blotted once or twice during my shift, sometimes lightly Touchup with Powder, BUT when I get out of Work, I could seriously go out on the town (if I did that lol) because it still basically looks like I just Applied it at 8pm, when I applied it at 4 or 5am!!! Absolutely Incredible and I can’t recommend enough and I have turned friends onto it and I always have a Backup.

The Affordability is just a Bonus because I don’t even take price into consideration with this foundation, because it’s not a “Stunning Foundation, for the price. ” It’s a “Stunning Foundation, PERIOD.

” I pray that it is never Discontinued because I would seriously be lost.

This foundation is amazing! First off, finding my shade match was fairly easy. When I first used this foundation, I noticed how liquidy it was. I find this great for people that may want a more sheer finish.

which I was scared about at first because I need a more full coverage look because of acne and things that i have going on with my face. But fortunately for me, this foundation is incredibly buildable so i was able to apply more to areas that need more coverage.

I appreciate how buildable this is because it gives you the opportunity to start out with about medium coverage but build up to full if need be, and not have a caked-up makeup look. I find the finish to be very natural and skin-like and not too dewy or too matte.

I am not having to use insane amounts of powder to cover up any oily skin. I am not going to say this is totally transfer free. I have been wearing a white winter hat and have noticed my foundation on the hat.

It’s not awful though and i do think it is more transfer resistant than most foundations that i own. Currently, I have combination skin with the skin around my chin being very dry. Throughout the day, I notice this foundation clinging to my dry spots.

but it’s really only noticeable close up. This foundation is water-based so I do want to experiment more with water-based primers and some setting sprays that are low-alcohol or alcohol-free to maybe resolve those drying issues in certain areas.

When Covergirl recently pulled out of selling their products in China (where animal testing on all cosmetics is required by law) and went cruelty-free, I decided to take another look at the brand. The last time I had checked out anything Covergirl was in high school (many moons ago), but i remembered their products being full of cloying fragrance and that their foundations were either orange or peach and not at all flattering.

Clearly, a lot has changed in 25 years. After reading some reviews, I opted to give their 3-in-1 Foundation a shot. It’s very affordable and comes in a decent spectrum of shades. I found a close enough match.

I liked that the tones are much more realistic than they used to be. The coverage is full, but not mask-like. What I didn’t like is that this felt oily/greasy right out of the bottle. You must shake this up well before dispensing.

There was a mild fragrance, but it faded fast so I could handle it. The downside is that this foundation is quite drying on my combination skin. It accentuated dry patches and wasn’t subtle or natural looking.

It did have adequate lasting power, but so do a lot of other formulas I prefer over this one. That said, it does perform fairly well and would be a great choice for those with oily skin.

I would have preferred BIGGER stronger wheels than just dinky plastic casters. Also, the width is misleading because it’s 10 inches wide, so I assumed the inside dimensions of the drawers would be about 8 inches, which is wide enough for a piece of paper, but actually it’s only about 6 inches wide inside.

Positives were that it arrived fully assembled except for the wheels, it was the width I needed to fit in a narrow closet space, and it allows files in the bottom drawer to fit from back to front instead of horizontally across.

It’s expensive for what you get, but this size file cabinet is hard to find, so its worth it just to get the right size.

I have purchased three of these file cabinets for our busy veterinary clinic. The fact that these cabinets are on wheels is such a huge help. More important is the strength of the drawers. We fill these cabinets to capacity and the drawers never bend, warp or bulge.

Thank you for making this product!.

This is going into my basement workshop to hold manuals for tools – perfect for that, it’s well finished and not likely to rust, and the drawer combination is exactly what I needed (all 3 lock with the key).

The casters are good quality and it moves easily. One note – it’s HEAVY! – If it’s going up or down stairs you might want a second person to help.

I am very happy with the two free standing lateral cabinets i added to my home office which already includes a free standing credenza plus the matching Bestar U shaped desk configuration. This furniture has terrific durable finishes and I love all my counter space.

Although the furniture is a little heavy to assemble, I managed to do it all with a little help from my wife and two 10″ suction cups to turn furniture upright — not bad for a 79 year old on a surgical knee replacement waiting list.

If I can do it – so can anyone. This furniture is the best I could find at affordable prices.

The instructions to setup the drawers were brutal. Unlike the rest of the desk where there were proper holes for the screws In the end, we got everything setup but the top drawer is very tough to open fully unlike the other drawers that open smoothly.

Only issue you may have is screwing in the drawer rails to the drawers and sides. Very weak preset holes, it’s like screwing a screw into mesh. Make sure you add a drop of epoxy or carpenters glue to each drawer hole before screwing.

Bought this in-store together with the matching 60” storage desk. (I had to make two trips to bring both items home in my Outback. ) Put together, it’s an elegant look, very well designed and functional.

When you push the file against the desk storage unit it looks all of one piece, more high end than the actual price— looks convincingly like “real” midcentury furniture—and looks like it’s all of one piece, aligns perfectly.

I placed my printer on top of the file cabinet, and the cord was easily able to reach through the bottom opening of the tower cupboard in the desk, to plug into my surge protector there. There is one large central caster under the large file drawer for support.

Assembly was easy but you will want a large carpeted or blanketed floor space to work on to prevent damage during assembly. You have to take the large drawer off its runners and turn the pieces sideways, upside down, etc.

to assemble the legs. Someone noted they didn’t have a top drawer handle. The handles come packaged screwed to the insides of the drawers and you just have to unscrew and put themselves on the outside.

Someone noted they didn’t have a key. I received two black keys, taped to the top of the small cardboard box of hardware. (They might have thrown it away without noticing. ) The top drawer is shallow for pens and small objects.

The bottom drawer is deep and spacious for any size of files, with adjustable rail spacing. The wood tone color is called espresso but I wouldn’t say it’s that dark. I would call it a medium-dark wood tone, and matches the desk perfectly.

The white drawer faces are beautiful and mine arrived perfect, but I can see how they’d get easily blemished if you’re not careful. The drawer rails operate smoothly and the lock on the lower drawer operates smoothly.

The small top drawer does not lock.

I love my new filing cabinet. It’s very stylish, sturdy, it comes mostly assembled, and it goes very well with other mid-century modern pieces I have in the room. The filing drawer is the perfect size for the small amount of files I need stored and the top drawer allows me to keep loose items, clearing my desk.

The wheel on the bottom of the filing drawer does not work well on carpets. Also, delivery and replacement was also super fast. The reason I gave 4 stars rather than 5 is because twice the cabinet arrived with minor damages.

The first time the ball bearing sliding rail on the right side of the bottom drawer was damaged preventing the drawer from opening or closing properly. Staples was prompt to replace the item the next day.

The second cabinet arrived with some nicks on one side and around the edge of the drawers. It’s only visible if you open the drawer or look on the side of the cabinet. I called Staples customer service and they credit my account $25 for the damages.

The file cabinet is very stylish. It has a mid-century look, and the white door and gold handles create a contrast that stands out. The quality of the product could be better, however. It was pretty easy to put together, but the top drawer doesn’t close all the way unless it’s pushed hard.

The lengths of the legs are a little off, so it’s pretty wobbly when opening or closing the drawers. It was packaged well when it arrived, however some of the pieces had scratches on them.

One thing that surprised me is that there are light colored brown streaks in the off-white background color. I had thought that this was an entirely off-white color and that’s it. But it’s not too bad.

The only way you can notice the streaks is if you stand too close to it. It was kind of hard to put together, the directions had only pictures, but after a while (it took me about 3 hours to put together by myself), it wasn’t that hard anymore.

the pictures got easier to figure out. The one thing I really liked about this was that the hardware you needed for each step were bagged together in 1 bag. For example, for Step 1, all the hardware needed were in 1 bag, so all you need to do is to cut it open and get the hardware for that step.

But it’s a nice cabinet.

I LOVE THIS THING!!! For years I’ve been searching for an incognito filing solution because metal filing cabinets are out of date and boring – unless you need it for security purposes. Somewhat easy to build, and some places need a little extra force and some places need very little force at all.

For the price and the WayFair value, this filing cabinet is one of my favorite pieces I’ve ever bought!.

Parts were clearly labeled and relatively easy to assemble. Very reasonably priced, but you get what you pay for. The bottoms of the file drawers are cardboard so they won’t support any weight. Fine for hanging files, but won’t support much else.

Also the support system for the hanging files is plastic. Curious to see how they hold up.

I bought this TPS 3-drawer file cabinet back when they had an array of colors. The drawers provided much needed hidden storage in my storageless room in San Francisco. The castors roll like butterrrrrrrrrr which was the ultimate feature for me since I was using a generic fit-under-the-desk style shelf as a side table in my bedroom that was scuffing up the original hardwood flooring in my Edwardian flat.

The castors even lock. The large hanging file drawer works as it should and holds all the glory that are my “important files. ” I have such excellent memories of using this bad boy- putting my laptop on it, managing to fit a to-go container of Thai food on top in front of the laptop and enjoy my lonely college nights eating noodles and watching scary Let’s Plays.

I enjoyed it so much that now, years later, I’m looking to spend money on a desk that it can fit under since I accidentally upgraded my cheapo self-assemble desk to one that it cannot fit under. I honestly am even tempted to buy a new white one since it would match my tastes more closely now.

My friend even bought two (of different colors) because of how much I liked mine. One thing to be mindful of is how heavy the whole cabinet is. It came in one large box that I had trouble as a smallish-yet-active Asian woman had difficulty unloading it out of the back seat of my compact car.

A strong, handsome gentleman saw me struggling to get the box to my front door and offered to carry it for me which I accepted. I should have asked him to let me buy him a beer, but I was too excited to get the cabinet in the house! Worth it.

I purchased two of these years ago now and the metal console that they fit under, and they have been a perfect addition to my home office. I have the orange and the grey filing cabinets and wish they would bring back the mint color as I’d buy more just for the pop of color they add.

I keep looking online for more colors besides the black and white to add to my collection and my 4-star rating is only because of the limited color selection now. Otherwise, five stars for quality and functionality.

They’ve held up well, the drawers open smoothly and no complaints about the use or longevity of the project.

Our house is old, small, a bit shabby, and slightly tippy in places. The form and function of this file cabinet are a perfect complement to the wabi-sabi heap of lumber we call home. Sure, it’s just a simple file cabinet, but even a file cabinet has the right to possess its own aesthetic place, and in our home it anchors the room in which it sits with it’s perfect lines and touch of chrome.

Of course it takes good care of our household files and important documents, but really, the locking wheels might be its best asset. Our house is not level, and this file cabinet holds steady while my office chair does not.

Also, while our home is a bit rough around the edges, its location and cool factor have made it an attractive destination for international home exchanges, and the wheels on this little vessel allow us to easily wheel it out of the way into a safely locked closet when we have unfamiliar guests using our home.

Also, the paint job is excellent, having withstood a couple of cross-country and cross-town moves. Not speck of paint has been removed by our irresponsible choice to seal it shut with packing tape for the purposes of the journey.

This file cabinet which was on display in the local store (but not stocked) is described as “Commercial Grade. ” We would NOT consider this cabinet to be a commercial grade item. HOWEVER, it IS a nice little file cabinet.

We bought this one because it would fit in a closet. It is lighter in weight AND quality (flimsier) than a 26″D 2-drawer file cabinet that we recently purchased on Staples website which was also described as “Commercial Grade,” and that one is, and we gave that one a 5-star rating last week.

The drawers on this cabinet glide smoothly, but it still is not the quality of the 26″ deep file cabinet we described in the previous sentence. Because this cabinet fits perfectly in the closet where we have it, we will keep it, but we were disappointed that this one is not the same quality as the other one we described.

The lock works fine, and the thumb releases for each drawer to open them work fine. We wish that this 22″D cabinet was the same quality as the 26″ one, but it isn’t. This cabinet is obviously made by a different manufacturer when compared side-by-side.

Solid file cabinets, delivered in 3 days from ordering! Almost didn’t order because of reviews about dented and damaged shipments. They were packed very well, 100% assembled, and no damage of any kind.

Perfect! A good value for the price- glad I bought them. Also worth a mention is I thought I might have to return one due to space issues. Went online and arranged return. No questions asked. They said they’d have a truck pick it up next day- no charge and full refund! I highly recommend these cabinets.

The “putty/beige” color blends in very well and looks much nicer than the typical black ones.

The cabinet is a beautiful grey color. It came as described. There were not any dents which was great considering other reviews. The drawers are deep which is great for storing a lot of files. However, the two bottom drawers were a little difficult to open.

Not a deal breaker though, all you need to do is push the drawer in a little bit and the drawers will open. Very happy with my purchase!.