Make a Quick Change to Your Home Office with Wrapping Paper

You may remember my office makeover from quite a while back. Since then, things have gotten worn and I just needed a change. I found a couple rolls of really pretty wrapping paper at Hobby Lobby and thought, "Why not?" First, I cut pieces that would cover my two desks. The tops were worn and stained and I didn't feel like painting them.

craft desk

I sprayed the desks down with spray adhesive and smoothed the wrapping paper down.

craft desk makeover

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You're probably thinking, "But that won't be durable!" I've found that if you do this with a thick paper with a glossy finish, spills wipe up easily. Besides, if the paper starts looking too bad, I can just rip it off, toss it in the recycling and start over. For around $6 a roll, it's no problem.

I then went on to freshen up my filing cabinets in the same way. I stripped off the cloth from the drawers.

how to refinish a filing cabinet

Filing cabinet redo

Then, I sprayed the drawer fronts with spray adhesive and stuck a piece of wrapping paper to them.

refinishing a filing cabinet for office

I trimmed each drawer with a craft knife and I was done!

finished filing cabinet makeover

So much better than how these cabinets looked when I rescued them. Here's a reminder:

rusty filing cabinet upcycle