$51 Standing Desk
Below are some pictures of my office in my new house. The piece I’m most proud of is the standing desk I put together from cheap parts purchased at IKEA. Overall I have $51.50 in parts. To keep cost down it’s mounted on one side and the back to the wall using standard shelf mounts I paid $0.50ea for. The top is an IKEA Vika Amon for $20 and the single leg is a Vika Byske priced at $30.00. You could save some money if you came up with a cheaper option for the leg, but this one looks good and is adjustable up to the height I needed.
Attaching the legs to the bottom of the table. Notice three sides are attached to the wall with $0.50 shelf mounts.
Using the file cabinet to support one side, nothing attached to the wall yet, just getting it level.
The final result! Being used to write this blog post.
I spent some time and searching a experimenting with different heights by stacking my file cabinet and some books on the side opposite the leg. I settled in around 44.5″ and screwed it into the wall with the assistance of a laser level.
I’ve drilled a hole through the top with my hole saw and just need to find a grommet to stick in it to finish it off.
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Duncan MacIntyre 8:37 am on July 14, 2011 Permalink |
Neat solution Steven, looks very solid too.
chad 4:40 pm on July 14, 2011 Permalink |
how much did apple pay you for all the advertising in the last photo? methinks you are a fanboi.
chad 5:02 am on July 16, 2011 Permalink |
Sorry. I just realized what a jackass I am. Thanks for the post.