Monthly Archives: December 2011

Inexpensive flat files

I have a lot of art. This is what happens when you’re an art major – you end up with a lot of art, and not enough time/space/money to hang it all on the walls. Which means I have 3 separate portfolios full of pieces that I want to keep, but don’t have room for. And most of it’s on paper, which mean storing it flat is the optimal solution. So I started looking for flat files – things like this:

Flat file

That beautiful 5-drawer flat file? Costs nearly $700 dollars. A metal version costs more. I do not have $700 to spend on flat files.
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