02-07-2019, 10:26 AM
Finally getting around to getting a bigger desk for my home office. The room I'm using is a very awkward shape, basically it's just a wide walkway with 2 small dens. One looks like it was designed to hold a crib and the other a feeding area. At least that's what the previous owners did with it.
I've been rocking some generic $100 L-shaped desk from Amazon for a while now but I'm running out of room. There's some room to grow but I can't seem to find anything that fits well. It seems most larger desks are just really large corners or built with a cubicle in mind. I found a few U-shaped desks that may have worked aside from being a pain to get in/out of but they were all in the ballpark for $750 and not even that nice looking.
Soooooooo I got to work in paint after watching a few YouTube videos just to get an idea of what could be done easily... aaaannnnddddd $220 in lumber and $175 in tools later I now have yet another project I don't need sitting in my basement.
![[Image: pCYuQno.png]](https://i.imgur.com/pCYuQno.png)
Can't quite do the full 3/4 thing since the area is too narrow for that but I'm thinking of just making the shorter side a bookshelf and ditching the one I have.
![[Image: XDv9OCZ.png]](https://i.imgur.com/XDv9OCZ.png)
Gonna use 3/4" plywood for it all so it should be pretty solid. Going to join it with pocket screws so it can go up in pieces. Used oak for the desktop since I was able to design it using only a piece of 4'x8' and a 2'x4' for small side. Wasn't too painful. Went with the cheap stuff for the sides since most of it going against the wall. Not quite sure how I'm handling the finish yet. Leaning towards just painting the sides black and just going with a darkish stain + poly for the top. Input is welcome since this is like my second ever woodworking project.
I've been rocking some generic $100 L-shaped desk from Amazon for a while now but I'm running out of room. There's some room to grow but I can't seem to find anything that fits well. It seems most larger desks are just really large corners or built with a cubicle in mind. I found a few U-shaped desks that may have worked aside from being a pain to get in/out of but they were all in the ballpark for $750 and not even that nice looking.
Soooooooo I got to work in paint after watching a few YouTube videos just to get an idea of what could be done easily... aaaannnnddddd $220 in lumber and $175 in tools later I now have yet another project I don't need sitting in my basement.
Can't quite do the full 3/4 thing since the area is too narrow for that but I'm thinking of just making the shorter side a bookshelf and ditching the one I have.
Gonna use 3/4" plywood for it all so it should be pretty solid. Going to join it with pocket screws so it can go up in pieces. Used oak for the desktop since I was able to design it using only a piece of 4'x8' and a 2'x4' for small side. Wasn't too painful. Went with the cheap stuff for the sides since most of it going against the wall. Not quite sure how I'm handling the finish yet. Leaning towards just painting the sides black and just going with a darkish stain + poly for the top. Input is welcome since this is like my second ever woodworking project.