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Need Advice - Office Cabinets

Chaleen Almsted

7 years ago

we are doing a back wall built-in in our office. For those that have designed or added office built-ins.. anything to think about? Storage that is a must or things to think about with space (open shelves, pull out drawers, etc). Trying to make sure we do it right -but the space is only so big. Any info would be great!!

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Nataliya @ Closet Factory (CT & NY)
7 years ago
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I think the most important thing to think about is what do you need
specific to your situation. We run into a lot of situations like this.
Since, every situation is different every answer should be different as
well. At Closet Factory, each of our designers design around what the customer's needs are. I've added some photos. I hope they help and if you have any questions please ask away!
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