I wanted to have a nice big corner desk, but unfortunately IKEA GALANT have been discontinued. I looked and looked on craigslist and after a while gave up. IKEA LINNMON corner desks didn’t cut it either, as they were not deep enough.
So decided to build one.
My requirements were:
- Glossy white surface
- Deep
- Sturdy
- No leg at the corner where I sit
- Somewhere around ~200$
Originally I wanted to build the whole desk frame from 2x4s but after browsing IKEA as is I found 7x Adils legs $1 each so that made a decision for me.
Here are the components and materials that I purchased:
IKEA
- 3x LINNMON table tops (150x75cm) @ $29.99
- 7x Adils legs from as is @ 1$ each.
Total: 97$
Home Depot
- CORNER BRACE - 4″ CORNER BRACE ZINC 2PK 5x@$2.87
- FASTENERS $7.98 10X2″ SPAX MULTIMATERIAL
- 5/4X6X12 SELECT PINE BOARD 2x@$23.14
- 5/4X6-8FT SELECT PINE BOARD 2x@%15.87
- 3/8″FLUTED DOWEL PINS
- 3/8″ DOWEL KIT
Total: $113
This is my first time making something like this.
I used Sketchup to model the whole thing first, to know how much materials to buy and to see if this desk would fit into the room. After some research on joints I figured that dowel reinforced butt joints would be the easiest thing to use.
2 dowels are used at each joint then, secured that with corner braces.
The post IKEA LINNMON Mega Corner Desk appeared first on IKEA Hackers.
via IKEA Hackers http://ift.tt/1SfWizS From m3ki
No comments:
Post a Comment