Build Your Own Secretary Desk

Recently i took a woodworking class at my grad school where we had to design draft and build a piece of furniture.

Build your own secretary desk.

The first step of the project is to build the base of the desk. You could also shorten it to create a beautiful nightstand as well. Now get to work. Drill pocket holes at both ends of the components and secure them with 2 1 2 screws to the legs.

If your kids are liable to lean or climb on this desk you might want to opt for a beefy er chain or use a rope maybe. Whether you re outfitting your home office or carving out a cute workspace for your craft room these diy desk plans are easy and inexpensive to build. The best part about building your own desk is that you can customize it to fit your storage needs. X leg desk in between chaos.

Add waterproof glue to the joints and make sure the corners are square. What spurs your creativity. Build your own desk planner. We found desk ideas fit for every kind of space from corner desks to standing desks and more.

This desk looks like it belongs in a catalog. Here s a planning tool for you to combine top and legs to a place where you can sit down and do the stuff you love to do. If you have bins or baskets that you love you can size your shelves to store them perfectly. Our girls are a little more ornery than we thought i guess.

I went with a secretary desk because it a incorporates a lot of different joinery and problem solving making it perfect to build. Therefore cut the 2 2 lumber at the right size and lock them together tightly.