Hey mates! I am SO excited to share these desk plans proper this second! I actually like this consuming desk! We love the look of a large, chunky pedestal nevertheless they’re typically PRICEY! So, we decided to present you our private! We’re thrilled with how gorgeous it turned out! Our good mates (who moreover happen to be our producers) merely moved proper right here. They bought an older, outdated ranch home and have spent the ultimate quite a few months turning it proper right into a glam farmhouse. It’s engaging! They’ve truly achieved an unimaginable job, and now we get to go in and assemble all their furnishings! How satisfying 🙂 So, that’s episode 2 of the Alvarez sequence! Sooner than we get started, you need to positively check out the DIY Farmhouse Pedestal Desk video HERE or below!
How pretty is she now??
DIY Farmhouse Pedestal Desk – The Plans
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DIY Farmhouse Pedestal Desk – Ft Assemblies
Start by setting up 4 ft assemblies. These are 2×8 framing boards that we ripped to 7” with our desk observed. You don’t must tear them with this plan, nevertheless it could change the scale solely a bit. These are 30˚ angles on each board. Join the small piece on prime and coronary heart of each greater piece using quite a few wood glue and a pair of.5” Spax or wood screws.
DIY Farmhouse Pedestal Desk – Leg Assemblies
Now join the first of the 6 leg boards to 2 of the leg assemblies. Join it centered on every and use wood glue and a pair of.5” pocket hole screws by the 1.5” pocket holes. The leg boards are merely 2×6 boards that we didn’t rip down. They will be coated with trim and we wished to keep up the legs as huge as doable, so no wish to tear these boards.
Now join the other 2 boards the similar means. They’re going to sit flush in opposition to the middle leg board and you may join them with 2.5” pocket hole screws by the 1.5” pocket holes. The pocket holes will face the pores and skin on all sides. Be certain that to make use of quite a few wood glue in between each leg as correctly.
DIY Farmhouse Pedestal Desk – Foot Pads
Now add the footpads. These are 1×8 boards that will sit the desk off the underside a bit. It will give it stability and we love the look! Join each footpad using wood glue and 1.5” Spax or wood screws.
DIY Farmhouse Pedestal Desk – Join Runners
Join every runners subsequent. These are 2×6 boards that we ripped to 5”. The best runner could have 1.5” pocket holes that face up, and the underside runner could have 1.5” pocket holes that face down. Join every runners to the center of each leg assembly using wood glue and a pair of.5” pocket hole screws.
DIY Farmhouse Pedestal Desk – Assemble The Prime
Now assemble the best! These are moreover 2×6 boards that we ripped down to 5”. All nevertheless certainly one of many longer plank boards could have 1.5” down one prolonged facet. All of the longer plank boards could even have 1.5” pocket holes on each fast end. Join the planks collectively using 2.5” pocket hole screws. Then, measure and decrease the bread boards and join them with the similar screws by the tip of each plank.
Join the best of the desk to the underside with 3” Spax screws and wood glue by the best ft assemblies and the best runner and into the desk prime. Then, it’s time for the satisfying half! TRIM! You might have satisfying with this half. Go as main or as ornate as you want. Starting on the bottom, join varied sorts of casing trims and baseboard trims spherical each leg. Work your means up until you’ll have coated the 2×6 leg boards totally. Join the trim using wood glue and a pin or brad nailer and wood glue. Be certain that to observe our video on concepts for this half!
And yet one more time… How cute is that this youngster? You might have satisfying with the trim! We used primarily base moldings, casings and chair rails, nevertheless the alternatives are literally limitless on this half! You’ll be able to too go along with primed MDF trim to avoid wasting plenty of on the related payment. Be mindful to check out the video for tips on slicing and attaching the trim.
