Custom Computer Desk

User-Contributed Project

User-Contributed Project

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Recycle a solid core oak interior door into a custom-built computer desk.

  • Author: Randy Kangas
  • Time required: 40 hours or less
  • Difficulty: Difficult
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Oak door slabs can be recycled into furniture you can use for many years to come and even pass down to generations of your family.

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Add Note Edit Step 1 — Custom Computer Desk  ¶ 

  • Nine free oak doors slabs

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  • Measure your walls in the desk location to determine your overall desk size.

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  • Measure the sizes of your devices and start designing the layout of your custom desk.

  • Next, start cutting all your parts to the correct sizes.

  • Sand all of the wooden pieces smooth.

  • Finish with stain or paint them whatever color you'd like them to be.

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  • Assemble all the finished parts.

  • Add your home electronic devices and run all the wires out of sight. We're going for a very clean, crisp, and sharp look here.

For more information, check out the Recycle category page.

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