![]() Notice the legs above? They are super easy– just a perpendicular joint on one side and a 10 degree off center angled joint on the other. Once all three lids have their 1×2 trims attached, you put them together and make sure they fit! OH! And I used a few pieces of cardstock under the plywood so there would be the tiniest bit of lip when I attached it to the 1x2s. ![]() Attach 1×2 frame pieces to the lids as well (but only on 2 sides for the left and right lids and only on the front for the middle lid. Each piece fits together to make up just a tiiiiiiiny bit bigger than the 1×4 sides –so that there isn’t too much wood rubbing against each other (there’s a joke in there somewhere…). ….And attaching some screws from the underside into the 1×4 sides. ![]() I attached this 1×4 inner frame that is actually the sides of the desk, to the bottom plywood by flipping it over, pre-drilling some holes… Then I made another frame piece out of 1x4s but one that would fit on the inside of the 1×2 frame on the base. I used very thin 1/4 plywood pieces to give it a little space when attaching the plywood so the screws don’t split the wood. So friends, here is how I built it… DOWNLOAD FREE PLANS HEREĪbove has the digital, detailed, step by step plans, and I’m going to show you some progress shots I took to give you the basic idea.įirst I built the bottom by attaching a 1/2″ piece of plywood to a frame of 1x2s. Boom! How awesome is that?! Well, I love it! And the top opens in 3 parts to a compartment inside. This desk is 4′ long, 18″ deep, and 29″ tall. Our bathroom is pretty small (albeit stylish) and I love makeup. I also needed extra space to hold my makeup and hair stuff. So I kept thinking about that desk, but I needed something that wasn’t so long or wide, so I could fit a normal chair and a nightstand on my side of the bed. Sorry if that makes me a slob, but hey– we are lazy sometimes. Only problem? The chairs became a dumping ground for clothes and other miscellany we didn’t want to put away. Well, after a few weeks, we realized the desk was a little too large, so we tried having just a couple of chairs here for a sitting area. If you remember, at the end of last summer I put a desk in here from World Market. The design is a little rustic, a little modern, a little vintage and beachy (with the white-washed weathered oak finish), and super functional. I was inspired by a desk I saw Elisha from Pneumatic Addict build last year, her Hairpin Makeup Vanity, but I chose to make the edges of the base and lid a little chunkier and more industrial, and the legs are obviously different. It’s been awhile since I shared a new build with ya’ll, so today you are in for a treat! I designed and am offering free build plans for this THREE COMPARTMENT DESK that is perfect for a small space that need a little extra storage and even perhaps… a vanity! That is what I was needing, at least, when I created this beauty for my master bedroom:įor the White-Washed Weathered Oak Finish Video Tutorial CLICK HERE!
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