Assemble this simple DIY Industrial Farmhouse Desk with solely framing provides and 5 devices! How-to video and free plans by Shanty2Chic.
We constructed this DIY Industrial Farmhouse Desk for our pal Rachel’s Shanty Residence Crash! Rachel requested us to crash her kitchen nook. She has three boys so we wished to supply her a desk that was not solely sturdy nonetheless fashionable and funds nice.Merely click on on the Play Button beneath to look at!
We put our brains collectively and designed this 6 foot industrial trend, farmhouse desk that we constructed with solely framing $75 in framing lumber!
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Observe along with the how-to beneath!
We started by ripping all the 2×6 boards to 5″ and the 2×4’s to a few″. This is not an important step nonetheless it makes for good straight edges and permits us to cowl the seams on the chunky desk legs that we constructed. The plans are primarily based totally on ripping these boards so within the occasion you don’t rip them, be sure that to control the measurements accordingly.
Subsequent, we made all of our cuts for the desk. Tip: for a precise breadboard reduce, wait until the planks are related and measure and reduce to go well with good. You might watch our use a Miter Seen video HERE!
As quickly because the cuts have been made, we drilled all the 1 1/2″ pocket holes with our Kreg Jig K5. Seek the advice of with the printable plans for pocket hole placement. You might discover the Kreg Jig K5 HERE on Amazon. Watch our Use a Kreg Jig video HERE!
Time to laminate! We put glue on one 2×6 and layered one different 2×6 on excessive of it.
Then, we used clamps to hold the boards in place. Try this for all 4 legs and let the wood glue dry in a single day.
Whereas the legs are drying, you’ll begin to assemble the planked excessive!
Join all the planks with 2 1/2″ pocket hole screws.
Then, measure and reduce the breadboards to go well with! Join with 2 1/2″ pocket hole screws.
As quickly because the legs are dry, you’ll assemble the desk physique. First, join the transient and prolonged aprons to the legs. The aprons might be flush with the best of the legs and centered on the face of the legs. Join with wood glue and a few 1/2″ pocket hole screws.
Now for the helps. Apply wood glue to each help
and join them to the prolonged aprons with 2 1/2″ pocket hole screws.
As quickly because the helps are related, you’ll join the 4×4 leg runners. If in case you’ve gotten a Kreg HD, then you’ll merely drilled 3 1/2″ pocket holes into the 4×4’s. If not, you’ll merely join them with 3 1/2″ Spax screws from the doorway faces of the legs into the runners. You might hid the screw holes, with the {{hardware}}, on the end.
Now, join the transient runner, between the two leg runners. Use wood glue and a few 1/2″ pocket hole screws. The very best of the runner must be flush with the best of the leg runners.
To attach the prolonged runner, apply glue to the underside of the prolonged runner and clamp the prolonged runner under the transient runner. Join with 2″ Spax screws from the underside of the transient runner into the prolonged runner.
Subsequent, put the desk physique over the planked excessive and join it to the best with 2 1/2″ pocket hole screws from the aprons and helps into the desk excessive.
We chosen Briarsmoke stain by Varathane to finish the desk. Wipe on one coat with a transparent cloth, wait about 5 minutes after which wipe away the excess stain with a model new clear cloth.
To protect the top, we utilized one coat of Varathane Triple Thick Poly in Matte finish. Merely brush on with a bristle brush. It ought to look like glue sooner than it dries 🙂
Now to make it pretty (and industrial)!
Proper right here is the {{hardware}} we used! 4 Simpson Strong-tie angles, 4 Simpson Strong-tie straps, 4 Simpson Strong-tie Outside Accents Washers and 4 Simpson Strong-ties Outside Accents hex screws. We spray painted the silver gadgets with a flat, black spray paint.
You might discover the metal angle gadgets HERE and the straight piece HERE on Amazon. The Outside Accents are Residence Depot finds.
We related the straps and angles to the desk with small hex screws that we moreover painted black.
We used the washers and big hex screws on the legs, the place the leg runners related. That’s the place you’ll disguise your screw holes within the occasion you didn’t use the HD Jig.
That was IT! How do you favor it????
Rachel LOVED it and we do too 🙂 You might discover out all the data for the rest of the gadgets in her new kitchen nook beneath!
Planked Wall: How-to Video HERE!
Bench: HERE
Terrariums (on desk): HERE
Stems: HERE
Desk Runner: HERE
Chandelier: HERE
Chairs: HERE
Rug: HERE
Frames: Pastime Lobby
HOME Printable: HERE
Chalkboard: HERE
DIY Industrial Farmhouse Consuming Desk
- 9 2x6x8 Pine or Framing Lumber
- 1 2x6x10 Pine or Framing Lumber
- 3 2x4x8 Pine or Framing Lumber
- 1 4x4x8 Pine or Framing Lumber
- 2 1/2″ Pocket Hole Screws
- Spax Screws
- Wood Glue
- Decorative Metal Gadgets
