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Filing Cabinet Organization & Makeover With Cricut Vinyl

March 26, 2020 · In: Cricut, Organize

The Covid-19 Pandemic has us all staying inside, and I’ve been doing a lot of DIY projects lately to keep myself and my son busy. Between the boredom of being stuck in the house and the upcoming tax season, I thought now was a great time to reorganize my filing cabinet and implement a color-coding system that would make keeping the cabinet neat and tidy easier.

I filmed the whole process and created two IGTV videos of how I used products I already had on hand to knock out this whole project without going to the store or spending any money.

Cricut Joy has a free app to help you create great projects like this one without Design Space. To see its simplified layout and learn how to use it for labels, vinyl, Iron-On, and paper, read my exact guide.

filing cabinet organization with cricut

Organizing The Inside

I organized the inside of my filing cabinet using a color-coding system. This makes finding documents really easy, and helps other family members put things back in their correct place.

 

I started by going through all my folders and making sure everything was up to date. I threw out anything I didn’t need anymore, and added a few more folders and sections. I came up with six broad categories (Home, Family, Finance, Medical, Employment, Misc) and stacked all corresponding folders into six stacks.

Cricut Joy filing cabinet labels

I didn’t have any adhesive-backed colored paper, but I did have a lot of scrap pieces of vinyl, so I used those instead. Based on the scraps I had that were usable, I assigned all six of my categories a color. Then I had my Cricut Joy cut out tabs that I created in Design Space.

Cricut Joy filing cabinet labels

Since you can’t write on vinyl, I just added some small pieces of Cricut Sticker Paper on top of the vinyl tabs. I wrote each folder name on the Sticker Paper tag and stuck it over the colored vinyl tab, making sure the color was still visible.

Here’s The Full Tutorial Video On IGTV:

 

 
 
 
 
 
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@officialcricut and I teamed up to create a project you can create while you’re Staying In that doesn’t cost any money and uses supplies you already have on hand. In this video, I’m walking you through how to organize your filing cabinet using a color code system. I used only scrap vinyl and sticker paper I had in my scrap folder, and was able to pull off a perfectly organized filing system for free! More info on this project and links to my file tab label templates on my blog.

A post shared by Lela Burris | Organized*ish (@lelaburris) on Mar 26, 2020 at 11:56am PDT

Supplies I Used:

  • 6 colors of Cricut Vinyl (or adhesive backed colored paper if you have it)
  • Cricut Sticker Paper (or labels, adhesive backed paper, or scrapbook paper/glue)
  • File Folders (reuse the ones you already have)
  • Cricut Pen (or any pen/marker)
  • Cricut Joy (you can use any Cricut Machine)
  • Cricut Light Grip Joy Mat (12″)
  • This template I created in Design Space (link will open in Design Space)
filing cabinet makeover with Cricut Joy

Decorating The Outside Of The Filing Cabinet

Now that the inside was pretty and organized, I wasn’t quite ready to stop yet. I had some rolls of Smart Vinyl that I hadn’t decided how I use them yet, so I grabbed five colors that went well together from my Vinyl stash and used them to create an artsy abstract design on the front of the cabinet.

 

I found an accent wall project template in Design Space and modified the size of the triangles so they would be the right scale for the filing cabinet. Then I cut ten triangles in each color (I ended up not using all the triangles) and adhered them to the filing cabinet drawers by just peeling and sticking in an abstract pattern.

filing cabinet makeover with Cricut Joy smart vinyl

I did remove the drawer handles first to make the application a little easier, and I used my Cricut TrueControl knife to cut off the excess overhang and the vinyl covering the handle holes.

Cricut Joy filing cabinet makeover by Lela Burris

Once I had the design the way I wanted it and cut away the edges, I reattached the handles. This was such an easy project and took less than an hour from start to finish. I’m really happy with how it turned out!

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In my last video, I showed you how to organize the inside of your filing cabinet using scrap pieces of vinyl. In this video, I’m tackling the OUTSIDE of the filing cabinet! I modified one of the free projects in @officialcricut Design Space and turned my cheap ugly cabinet into a work of art. And the best part is, I used only the vinyl I already had on hand. So TOTALLY free! #cricutcreated #filingcabinet #cricutmade #cricutvinyl

A post shared by Lela Burris | Organized*ish (@lelaburris) on Mar 26, 2020 at 12:03pm PDT

Supplies I Used:

  • Cricut Smart Vinyl in Wine, Mint, Silver, Gold, and Tulip (light pink)
  • Cricut TrueControl Knife
  • Cricut Joy
  • This design I modified from a free Cricut Design Space project (link will open Design Space)
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By: Lela Burris · In: Cricut, Organize · Tagged: color code, cricut joy, filing cabinet, home office, office, vinyl

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