A Bootstrapping Entrepreneur: DIY Desk Ideas

There is something very entrepreneurial and boot strapping-esq about building you own desk. It is also a good idea if you have a small home office space and need a very specific sized or shaped desk. Here is a list of DIY desk ideas, divided into 2 groups: ideas for the desk top, and ideas for the legs and base of the desk.

What To Use for the Desk Top

Here is a list of ideas on what can used for the countertop part of your desk:

An old door
Hardware stores such as Home Depot will cut a sheet of plywood to the size you need it
Connect pallet boards together
A surfboard
Old or offcuts from a kitchen or bathroom countertop (how about a marble desk?)
Reclaimed wood
Making a concrete top is as easy as building a wooden frame and filling it with concrete

What To Use for the Legs and Base

Get yourself a set of hairpin legs from Amazon
IKEA sells desk legs separately
Concrete hollow blocks
A stack of magazines
Two small filing cabinets at the right height can be used to put your desk top onto – seen in picture (3)
You could always clamp a desk top to a shelf, that way your legs (human legs) can fit under
Wooden crates just like in pictures (1) and (2) can be used as a desk base
Pallets cut to the right size (7)
Two short stools – as seen below
Plumbing piping is easy to assemble and customized to create a stand for a desk (8)
Two ladders opened up can support a piece of wood across them. Or check out the simple ladder DIY concept in picture (2). You get a desk and storage space. And if you want a DIY standing desk, all you have to do is put the desk on a higher rung.
Bedside tables

DIY desk using 2 stools – by Shanty 2 Chic

Space saving folding DIY desk – by Home Story

Go without any legs and have the desk attached to the wall, and have it flip up when it is not in use.
Or if you have two sidewalls, just like in picture (9), then railings can be attached to the walls to hold up the countertop
Simple L brackets can be used to create a long shelf that can be used as a desk space (4)
The same can be done with a wall shelving kit, seen in picture (6)

Here are some other home office posts for more ideas:

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