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Dack and Brooke knowledgeable us that their children wished a spot to do their faculty work, and that they’ve been all sharing the equivalent desk. We thought that the family room was the precise place for the kids desks and we constructed floating desks so that they’d tie in with the room and appear to be gadgets of furnishings.
Not solely have been we able to provide them their very personal work space, we added flip-tops letting them cowl their stuff! This was massive for us on account of we wished the work areas to be part of the room nevertheless didn’t want them to alter into cluttered and eye sores!
AND, we have the free plans for you and the step-by-step tutorial! You can click on on HERE or the image beneath to print the FREE Plans!
I started by making my cuts with my miter observed.
Subsequent, I drilled 3/4″ pocket holes, with my Kreg Jig K5, into the temporary sides of the desk.
You can see on this picture the place I drilled the pocket holes.
I related the temporary, aspect gadgets to the prolonged, entrance gadgets. I used wood glue and 1 1/4″ pocket hole screws to attach them. That’s the major from for the desk.
Subsequent, I cut back a little bit of three/4″ Purebond Plywood to go well with contained within the physique. The Rip Decrease is an effective varied to a desk observed. It is low cost, and it doesn’t take up very mush space! You merely join it to your spherical observed and the arm has a info, on the tip, allowing you to make precise, straight cuts, every time. I’ve my plywood propped up on 2×4’s.
Search recommendation from the plans for pocket hole placement, on the plywood. If you drill your 3/4″ pocket holes, chances are you’ll join the plywood to the inside of the physique. That’s the underside of the desk.
We picked these knotty pine corbels from Osborne Picket Merchandise! The corbels are the vast majority of the value of the desk nevertheless, they really “make” the desk 🙂 You’ll uncover them HERE on Amazon.
Use 3″ Spax screws and wood glue to attach the corbels to the underside of the desk. You may drill from the inside of the desk into the corbels.
Make it possible for the sting of each corbel is flush with the tip of the plywood bottom.
I used two screws per corbel.
This is a view of the best of the desk, at this stage…
and a view from the underside! Lookin’ good correct 🙂
Now, measure and cut back the two piece for the best of the desk. There should be a 3/4″ over cling on the perimeters and the doorway of the desk.
I used wood glue and my Airstrike 18 gauge nailer to attach the 1×4 piece to the best of the desk. The 1×4 will most likely be flush with the once more of the desk.
Then, I measured and cut back the 2×4 gadgets to create the cleat. Search recommendation from the plans for the pocket hole placement. You may drill 1 1/2″ pocket holes to each temporary piece and repair them to the prolonged piece with 2 1/2″ pocket screws and wood glue. The outer gadgets should be flush with the edges of the prolonged 2×4 and coronary heart the middle piece.
Make it possible for it fits 😉
Don’t join the second prime piece until you stain! You don’t want to wish to work throughout the {{hardware}}.
That’s what the desk ought to appear like (with out {{hardware}}).
Time to stain!
I utilized one coat of Varathane Darkish Walnut stain to the entire piece. Merely wipe on with a transparent cloth, wait 5 minutes after which combine it with a model new clear cloth.
As quickly because the stain dried, I utilized one coat of Varathane Triple Thick Polyurethane to the entire piece. Merely apply with with a bristle brush. It could actually look white whereas it is moist nevertheless it will dry clear and simple. We love this stuff on account of one coat equals 3 coats and it is silky straightforward to the contact!
I added 3 hinges to the best, for the lid, and I used a decorative key hole piece that I had left over from the Advertising and marketing marketing campaign {{Hardware}} from Liberty {{Hardware}}.
To carry them, mark your studs with a stud finder. We like THIS one.
Then, use 3″ Spax screws to drill into the 2×4 after which into the stud behind the wall. I prefer to make use of my affect driver to drill into 2x supplies and notably after I’m drilling into studs. It’s essential to use a elementary drill too. The affect driver merely does additional of the provide the outcomes you need. Make sure you employ a stage to take care of the desk stage on the wall 🙂
Slide the desk over the cleat and brace it to the cleat by drilling 2 1/2″ Spax screws from the underside of the desk into the 2×4 cleat.
That’s it!!! A elementary floating shelf that we modified to create the precise floating scholar desk WITH storage!
Proper right here’s barely behind-the-scenes shot for ya’ 🙂
We’ve got been so honored to assemble these desks for Reece and Riley! Please make sure to tune in tonight at 11 PM EST! You’ll be aware us design, assemble and arrange these desks and a WHOLE LOT MORE!
Thanks lots for stopping by!
~Ashley and Whitney
