Built In Desk Using Stock Cabinets

Nov 29 2014 we ve been wanting to redo our home office ever since we moved into our house a little over a year and a half ago.

Built in desk using stock cabinets.

Referring to these measurements purchase ready made kitchen base cabinets and bookcases. Did you know you can create custom built ins for your living room office or laundry room using prefab and stock cabinets to hack the high end built in shelving look. Hide your computer tower printer and other office equipment in vented. Place kitchen base cabinets in the proper location then measure to determine the dimensions needed for a plywood top image 1.

I know it sounds crazy but because we used inexpensive pre made unfinished stock kitchen cabinets from lowe s and we used standard size plywood no special cuts were needed i saved so much money and time. Detailed pictures and descriptions included. Be sure to check the depth of your stock cabinets first though. Home office furniture can be custom designed to fit the needs of you and your family.

To do this you should be able to use a small pry bar and hammer along the back wall the cabinets will sit against. Turns out that stock cabinets are good for something beyond the kitchen. We attached it to the cabinets using some long screws through the sides. If you can believe it all of my built ins and counters for this space cost me around 800 00 including contractor labor and materials and they all went up in less than 6 hours total.

Leveling one platform is a lot easier than positioning each cabinet individually. I found this picture on. The traditional home office cabinets featuring a built in desk and built in shelves are still very popular. Custom home office furniture can provide maximum storage and organization.

We also used some short screws to attach the ladder structure to the front face piece. This counteracted the slight bow and made things extra sturdy. The cabinets are just boxes. No extended sides to form a base no toe kick cutouts.

First built in cabinet construction is simpler. Using basic box construction stock cabinets and plywood tops you can custom create a built in desk for any space with this simple tutorial. Use a measuring tape to determine what size built in you need. Next we built a ladder like structure out of 2 3 s to fit the space like a glove.

From walls to allow for wavy or out of plumb walls. Second installation is faster. For the sides come out about 12 from the corner of the wall mark it and then use an oscillating saw going in at that mark to cut out that portion of the baseboard instead of having to remove the whole thing. Here are a series of projects made from basic cabinets found at most home improvement stores which can be used throughout the house.