This is the BEST desk I ever had ... and it's homemade. I looked everywhere for a black desk, sturdy, somewhat modern/industrial looking, big enough for my stuff and couldn't find anything affordable.
So I made it. http://www.flickr.com/photos/derrickandshawna/sets/72157603564283914/ Get a solid core door from your local home improvement store (may need to be ordered). You can find them for between $30-50. Mine is 36" x 72"; the door itself was 80" but I cut it down and have a piece to make into a shelf whenever I get around to it. I actually got two doors and made the right-hand return from the second. With the price of the doors, you can really go crazy here and build as many pieces as you want for not much money. Paint it black (or whatever color). Put on a good coat of poly if you want it to resist scratches. I didn't put on enough and the top has some scratches/wear, but it adds to the patina. I guess you could also stain it if you want; the doors I got had a nice grain. Get some metal roof flashing. I'm not sure of the exact stuff I used (think it was some kind of cap material), but its width is exactly the width of the edges of the door. I screwed it on with metal screws and my hubby helped me bend/cut it around the corners. If I ever make this desk again for some reason, I need to find a better solution for bending the flashing around the corners because it left some sharp edges, but I took care of that with some silicone. The flashing really gives it a finished look and adds to the industrial feeling. Order some desk legs from IKEA or get some metal piping material from Lowe's and screw it on. Drill holes for cords. Voila! Instant desk. I put this together for less than $100. > >On Dec 27, 2007 4:59 PM, Zaphod Beeblebrox wrote: >> I'm in the mood to get rid of the hand-me-down furniture that is my >> current work center and build a nice custom one. Problem is, I >> haven't found any inspiring designs. Has anyone seen some cool/easy >> to build design around the "internets" >> >> ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Adobe® ColdFusion® 8 software 8 is the most important and dramatic release to date Get the Free Trial http://ad.doubleclick.net/clk;160198600;22374440;w Archive: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/CF-Community/message.cfm/messageid:249236 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/CF-Community/subscribe.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=11502.10531.5
