Journal #8246
Posted 11 years ago2013-09-11 22:55:41 UTC
I recently built my first computer and decided to build a custom desk to go with it. I drew up some funky designs and brought it to life. It is 7'x7' and completely blocks a huge closet in my room. My bedroom door doesn't open all the way anymore. I got a new sound system for it, different than the one in these pictures, which shakes my floor. Let me know what you all think.
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Still pretty cool though!
nice setup
What wood is that? (My guess says pine and a stain)
I LOVE the design and the finish looks so beautiful, well done! The only thin i can think to improve is to remove the right "fire leaf" to make the whole thing more compact, Or possibly, make them fold down to give you some more space
I like how the shelving matches the rest of the design, and looks beautifully functional. Your framing is not fancy but it' doesn't need to be, since most people aren't looking under the desk
You can also make a sliding support underneath(like you'd find under a dining room table), and remove those diagonal supports, which are the only visual distraction in my opinion.
I wish i had the motivation to build my own desk, considering i have a full wood shop at work.. Great stuff man =P
Those are things you're supposed to plan around.
I don't particularly like the oblivion-like ends to the table, but the shelves look good in that style.
The supports are very construction-like because I work at a film/television studio and build sets. I got the idea for the desk from one of the sets I built framing for and wanted it to have that raw feel. I agree that the diagonal support isn't too visually pleasing.
The supports are all pine boards and the counter top is red oak. I shelled out extra money for that. The stain is "blood red" with a water-based poly finish on top of it.
Thank you for all the comments, I plan on building more stuff in the future and selling it. I will DEFINITELY plan with space efficiency in mind for a client, not everyone will give up half their room for a desk like I did.
And I'm not sure how much of an impact it would make if any, but the way your laptop is positioned in the second picture might help with cooling, seeing as it's over a large hole.
I kind of want to add a hole to my desk now and mount a fan to it. I have one of those little cooling stands but it takes up a USB port and isn't that effective.
Anyway, while I wouldn't choose that design myself, I like how it turned out.