how to make a desk from stock cabinets

How to Build a Desk Out of Cabinets

• Step 1: Disassemble the Cabinet. Using a mallet or hammer, remove the back of the cabinet from the cabinet face. If...
• Step 2: Build the Desk Base. Measure the length and width of the cabinet face. Using a circular saw, cut a one-by-three...
• Step 3: Attach Desk Base to the Cabinet Face. Using 1 1/4 inch-pocket hole screws and wood...

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Can I use in stock cabinets from the hardware store?

Mar 22, 2013 · Build a custom desk yourself for a fraction of the cost of a new one out of recycled kitchen cabinets.

Can I build a custom kitchen with in stock cabinets?

Sep 17, 2020 · Watch how I build a custom desk for my daughters room. Most materials can be purchased at Home Depot or Lowes. Below are all the links to the items that I us...

Why choose unfinished stock cabinets?

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How do I build my own kitchen cabinets?

We decided to remove all of this to make room for a desk and craft area. Before: After some new carpet and dry wall this was the new built-in space. Next step: paint the walls a darker gray color. And here was my design plan for the built-in desk. Here's the basement after the painting was done. And here is the HUGE mess of desk and crafting items.

Can you make a desk out of kitchen cabinets?

How do you make a base cabinet for a desk?

How do I turn my desk into a cabinet?

How do you make built-ins with stock cabinets?

How tall are desks usually?

How do you remove toe kicks from cabinets?

Do Ikea sektion cabinets come with shelves?

Step 1: Disassemble the Cabinet

Using a mallet or hammer, remove the back of the cabinet from the cabinet face. If drawer slides are attached to the cabinet face inside the cabinet, remove them with a Phillips screwdriver. Use the mallet to loosen the sides and bottom of the cabinet from the cabinet face, as well as the drawer sides and bottom from the drawer face.

Step 2: Build the Desk Base

Measure the length and width of the cabinet face. Using a circular saw, cut a one-by-three pine board into two long pieces that are equivalent to the length of the cabinet face and two short pieces that are 1 1/2 inches shorter than the width of the cabinet face.

Step 3: Attach Desk Base to the Cabinet Face

Using 1 1/4 inch-pocket hole screws and wood glue, attach the desk base to the underside of the cabinet face. Work slowly and do not drive the pocket hole screws too deep so they poke out the other side.

Step 4: Make Holes in the Drawer Face

Using cups or small tin buckets as a template, trace four evenly-spaced circles on the drawer face. If tracing from the base of the cup or bucket, draw the circle about 1/2 inch larger than the actual diameter.

Step 5: Attach Drawer Face to the Cabinet Face

Place glue along the underside edges of the drawer face and carefully position it on top of the cabinet face over the drawer opening. Use a measuring tape if necessary to make sure placement is even on all sides. Clamp the drawer face to the cabinet face and let it dry overnight.

Step 6: Attach Knob to Cabinet Door or Route the Edge

If the cabinet door sits flush with the cabinet face when closed, a knob will need to be attached to easily open the desk. Measure, mark and drill a hole in the center long edge of the cabinet door (the unhinged side) so that it will not interfere with left- or right-handed children. Attach the knob.

Step 7: Fill Holes and Sand the Desk

Use wood filler to fill the holes from the cabinet pull, seams and places where the desk base join with the cabinet face. Let it dry for several hours. Sand the pre-finished cabinet door, drawer and base with 150 grit sandpaper by hand, or use an orbital sander to remove the protective finish and make it easier for paint to adhere to the surface.

Welcome back to week 3 of the One Room Challenge Makeover. This week I worked on creating a desk made with file cabinets for my home office. I took two well-made file cabinets and added a shelf board to create a top. We love this idea because this gives you more room on the desktop. It is perfect if you are working with books and papers

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The Project

I had two white well-made file cabinets that I had purchased several years ago. The file cabinets are so nice that I wanted to keep them. So I decided to purchase a board for the top to give us a large work area.

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When I first made my vision board, I wanted to create a desk like the one in the center of my board. The desk from Z Gallerie is $599.99. My first plan was to take a desk that I had, remove the legs, and build new legs.

Using Prefab Cabinets for Built-Ins

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Do you have any plans for adding built in office cabinets to your home?

The Full Office Makeover – see the full before and after of my office space including all the budget DIY projects that went into it.

What is a stock cabinet made of?

Most stock cabinets are made with particle board and that will show on the exposed ends. It doesn't take paint well and just doesn't look very nice, so we used a 1/4" plywood panel (you can buy a 2' x 4' panel that's perfect for the job!) and trimmed it down to cover the particle board end.

Is the right arm of a wall caulked?

The right arm isn't caulked yet , but the left arm is: I also caulked pretty much everywhere the built-in met the wall: around the cabinets, around the shelves, around the toe kick. Just use a caulk gun to run a bead of caulk along a crack, smooth it with your fingertip, and wipe the excess on a paper towel.

Can you make a custom look with unfinished cabinets?

You can create a really custom look with unfinished stock cabinets as your base for the project. This means when you get an idea to add some storage, you can do it immediately with in stock cabinets from the hardware store. There's a little trick to it though!

How deep are upper cabinets?

(Uppers are only 12 inches deep.)