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Hello all,
I'd like to make a DIY desk to fit in our study (was going to get it made for us but the seller messed us around so much I eventually got the credit card payement reversed), it looks like the following:
I'm stuggling with what to use, a worktop would be ideal, but my partner frowns on that idea as it would look too much like being in the kitchen apparently.
Budget is £300-400 for the top, any suggestions?
Do you mean a desk like this?
you were one right click and a copy and paste away.
What are you doing for legs?
Perhaps go for a 38mm laminate worktop material which would look thinner?
And legs from B&Q or similar. I made a superb desk out of a flush door and B&Q legs, 760mm deep 2100mm long, just happened to be perfect size for my study - but yours is a more complex shape.
I made something similar for when the boss was working from home. Used an oak work surface from B&Q that I had used for another project and repurposed. For what you are planning it should look fine. You could finish the edges and corners off to give it a softer shape.
Also look at the rising desk thread, you may change your plans (and save your back)
Ply for the industrial look
Well B&Q will sell you some 18mm ply for £42, and if you take your pic along will cut it for you too on their big saw. You haven't put dimensions of your shelves on there, but looks like you should get them from the same sheet. Ikea legs are £2.50 each fixed or £12 adjustable. Since it's a long span, some 2x2 to keep it from bowing. Then a finish of your choice, the ply will be nice enough for varnish, oil or stain, if that's your thing.
OSB for the "pop up BBQ pit" look.
Also look at the rising desk thread, you may change your plans (and save your back)
This^^
I did a very similar thing for my wife. 40mm solid beech worktops from worktopexpress (although 27mm would probably be fine), used biscuits and worktop joining bolts where they meet, not glued so it can be moved if needed. There's a batten along the wall for it to rest on at the back, then the front is supported by some IKEA drawers and legs that we already had.
Roundover edges with a router, a good sand and some osmo oil.
I'd also suggest worktop express. You can specify a completely custom layout, cable holes, rounded edges and so on. Just add legs.
Personally I wouldn't use ply or MDF - surface is too soft so to write on it you need something under the paper. I would use laminate worktop
I did a very similar thing for my wife. 40mm solid beech worktops from worktopexpress (although 27mm would probably be fine), used biscuits and worktop joining bolts where they meet, not glued so it can be moved if needed. There’s a batten along the wall for it to rest on at the back, then the front is supported by some IKEA drawers and legs that we already had.
This is almost exactly what I orginally planned before she told me worktop's were too kitchen-y, but I can't see another option for the budget we have so far.
Legs will be adjustable Ikea with probably at least one set of drawers somewhere underneath it.
Also look at the rising desk thread, you may change your plans (and save your back)
Whilst I'd love an adjustable desk (I used one 2 days per week back on ye olde times in the office), I can't think of a layout that will work for 2x people in this room.
The contraption on the right hand side is an adjustable height thing that scales to taking 2x monitors on it that we can switch between using.
Plywood is not an option despite having a mate who makes some fantastic furniture with it.
What decor style if any do you need to work with? Can you organise it so chair/workspace doesn't overlap, i.e. the worker using the adjustable height monitor thing works from the far side of the desk?
Oh man, that desk you have is lovely somafunk!
Cheers, really simple to make with the worktop express planner once you work out what dimensions you want.