Paper has not gone away, and neither has the need to put it somewhere that is not a stack on the desk. Seldens carries file cabinets from BDI and Hooker Furniture, including lateral files, three drawer units and mobile pedestals, built to live beside a desk rather than hide in a closet.

Match the File Cabinet to the Desk

The rule worth following: buy the file at the same height as the desk. Desks sit at 29 to 30 inches, and a file that lands level turns into extra work surface for a printer, a second monitor or the papers you are actually working on. A file two inches short becomes a ledge that catches nothing but dust, and one two inches tall stops the desk from sitting flush against it. Measure your desk top height first, then shop.

Lateral, Vertical and Mobile Pedestals

Lateral files hold folders side to side across a wide drawer, which means you can flip through them standing up and they accept both letter and legal without reconfiguring. Vertical and three drawer units take less wall and suit a narrow room. Mobile pedestals roll under the desk, come back out when you need them and double as a spare seat surface in a pinch. If you are building out a full setup, the Sequel and Luma lines are designed to be added to over time.

Shop File Cabinets in Tacoma, Bellevue and Olympia

Drawer mechanics are the whole story here. A loaded file drawer is heavy, and the difference between a good glide and a cheap one shows up in year two. Pull them open yourself in Tacoma, Bellevue or Olympia, or browse BDI home office online and let our design team spec the pieces around your desk.