It wasn’t exactly a perfect make over. The need was to replace the file cabinet with warped drawers. The cabinet is a more compact solution than the tubs, but the tubs are less likely to develop mechanical failures.
I rarely accessed the archived boxes, so shelving them deep in the corner is acceptable. It does feel neater and less like a jumble, so thats a win.
The biggest win is that getting to the files and finding things, particularly files that were way in the back of the drawers, is much easier with the tubs.
Shelving from IKEA, tubs from Office Max. Outlay was definitely less than a replacement quality file cabinet.
Before.
The drawers were nigh impossible to open.
After.