You are either looking for a DIY computer desk or fancy desk for your kids, an L-shaped corner desk or wall-to-wall desk with shelves, a wooden desk or plywood one, and a recording studio desk setup to a simple writing desk or an industrial style pipe desk.
When it comes to our writing, which we do a little bit of every day, sometimes it slips our minds just how important the space that you spend your time writing in can be.
If you’re not feeling comfortable and inspired while you’re sitting there, how can you produce your best work? This is why we’re so glad that we have creative skills regarding words and when it comes to being crafty and good with DIY techniques.
You will find everything in these DIY desk ideas, all you need to do is choose the perfect plan for your desk and let’s get it started today!
1. L-Shaped Desk With Shelves
Are you looking for a desk to add another extension to your home furniture? Wondering if you can build a DIY L-shaped desk to fit it into the corner of your home?
If you are searching for a piece of spacious corner furniture, this is the right desk. All you need is a miter saw, plywood sheet, hole pocket screws, hot wood glue, and nails.
2. Art Desk With Adjustable Height and Angle
Looking to build an art desk with adjustable angle and height and wondering if you can do it at home within the budget of few dollars?
Yes! You can now make an adjustable disk that enables you to change its angels whenever you want. Assemble miter saw, fence boards, plywood sheet, hole pocket screws, adhesive, etc.
3. How to Build A Makeup Desk
You will be surprised to know what you can do with the new file cabinet in your office or home and convert it into the DIY makeup desk.
You only need to spend a day or two to get this project completed. Assemble miter saw, ruler, adhesive, hot wood glue, plywood sheet, wood base, pocket screws, etc.
4. Wooden Desk Under $100
When everything in stores is either wrong piece or wrong price, the best option is to build something on your own.
Plan a perfect weekend activity to build a wooden DIY desk with a budget of just $100. All you need is a few tools like a drill, hammer, miter saw, and materials like plywood sheet, adhesive, nails, etc.
5. L Shaped Desk with Double X Desk Printable Plan
Give yourself a large worktop area by building a perfect DIY L-shaped corned desk to maximize the space in your office or home. An l-shaped desk can bring a lot of style and function to any workplace.
See the full list of DIY desk ideas and make one yourself. Go to the nearest store and buy a drill, pocket hole screws, nails, plywood sheet, glue, adhesive, and steel pipe.
6. Butcher Block Desk for Office
Now, build a butcher block computer table paired up with some legs that makes this desk modern and warm.
For this particular desk, piping material will be used for its legs, making this table ultimate convenient. All you need is few supplies like plywood sheets, butcher blocks, pocket screws, nails, adhesive, steel pipe.
7. Floating Wall to Wall Desk
Do you love seeing floating shelves at your home? Floating shelves seem very nice as they do not take any room and still look fantastic.
What if we tell you a quick and easy way to build a floating shelve desk at home with few easy supplies? Yes, start it today by collecting the IKEA countertop, pocket screws, drill, plywood sheet, etc.
8. Recording Studio Custom Desk
Are you an artist on an art lover? Are you also looking to have a separate recording studio outside your home but can’t make it happen because of the low budget?
Looking for a reasonable setup DIY studio desk plan to start at home? Find easy to follow and build DIY Studio Desk that is the most suitable idea for you, assemble plywood, nails, screws, adhesive, fence boards, etc.
9. How to Build a Pipe Desk
This is another one of the best ways to build a desk using stained support pipes and wood panels along with polyurethane. Star this fun activity and make DIY pipe desk get ready within a day or two. Assemble wood glue, pocket hole screw, 2.5′ screws, and a spray gun to stain a table.
10. Plywood Kid’s Desk
Are you ready and willing to spend some time in sawdust and full of paint?
If yes, then this is the right time to build a plywood desk and add a perfect extension to your furniture at cheaper rates. Go to the market and assemble some hand pocket screws, steel pipe, wood base, plywood sheet, nails, drill, etc.
11. Farmhouse Computer Desk
Build this perfect DIY computer desk with a farmhouse feel that is cheaper than market prices.
This plan includes a keyboard tray as well, so start building today by using few supplies, including a drill, plywood sheet, cedar board, wood glue, spray paints, screw, nails, miter saw, and a fence board.
12. Sit Or Standing Adjustable Desk That Is Easy to Convert
Are you craving for a desk that is adjustable for sitting and standing both at the same place?
Now, build a DIY standing desk that is easy to convert and adjustable with a rustic touch and an adjustable frame. All you need to have is steel pipe, plywood, paint, screws, drill, fence board, nails, miter saw, etc.
13. Build Your Own Corner Desk with Pipe Legs
Do you love making new stuff to add an extension to your home furniture? If yes, then you will like this new DIY corner desk.
If you are looking to have something precious to ideally get fit into your room corner, start building today with a miter saw, nails, screws, steel pipe, plywood sheet, adhesive, and drill.
14. Gaming Computer Desk Plan with Hair Pin Legs
Are you a gamer and ever dreamed of having a separate gaming desk to have a comfortable gaming environment? Do not have enough budget to purchase an expensive gaming desk from the market?
No worries, see our free DIY desk ideas and plans to build it at home with an excellent industrial pipe style. Assemble screws, drill, plywood, steel pipe, etc.
15. Lap Desk From A Live Edge Slab
Are you looking for a desk to use on your bed but it seems not possible at all?
No worries, because you can build a custom DIY lap desk using a live edge slab, so you may place it anywhere you want. You need to have a few essentials to start with: plywood sheet, steel pipe, adhesive, drill, screws, edge slab, and nails.
16. Fabric Layer Glass Writing Desk
Perhaps you already have a writing desk that works just fine as it is, but you can’t help wishing that it had some kind of extra patterning or pizzazz to it, just to help you feel as awake and alive as possible while you’re sitting at it?
Well, if you’re looking for a super quick solution, we’d definitely suggest taking a look at how Maple and Magnolia used fabric under a length of glass, placed right upon the desktop one after the other, to give the desk a new look!
17. Makeshift Desk From an Ironing Board
Perhaps you’re actually living in a very temporary space right now that’s quite strapped for floor space and you’re looking for more of a “life hack” solution to work at for a few weeks, rather than a full DIY writing desk concept?
In that case, we’d absolutely suggest taking a look at the way The House of Wood set up an ironing board and used that as a makeshift desk in a way that made it a s0rt of useful multi-purpose space!
18. Pottery Barn Inspired Sicily Writing Desk
Are you the kind of very handy person who always prefers to recreate brand name and store bought things you’ve seen in your own DIY way rather than paying the big bucks for labels?
Well, if you’ve ever appreciated the home furnishing styles of Pottery Barn, we think you’ll get along quite well with this in-depth tutorial that actually shows you how t build a desk styled after one of their best sellers! Get the full instructions on Rogue Engineer.
19. Farmhouse From Scratch
Perhaps you already have a desk that works perfectly well but that’s a little old and worn looking, so you’re looking to give it a bit of a facelift? Well, why not lean into that wear and go for something farmhouse chic looking?
20. Filing Cabinet Desk
Even though you’re absolutely in need of a desktop to work on, do you find that you actually almost use your filing cabinet even more than anything else in your home office space?
21. Modern Leaning Writing Desk
Maybe you are interested in wooden desks like we’ve been talking about on and off but you’re also wondering whether or not there might be some kind of slightly more modern design you can create that will suit your contemporary home a little better?
22. Easy Hairpin Leg Writing Desk
Speaking of contemporary desk and furniture designs, have you actually been holding out on choosing a piece because you can’t help wondering whether you might find a mid-century inspired piece, since those are trending so hard right now?
Then we’re pleased to report that your patience has paid off!
23. Simple Two-Drawer Writing Desk
Perhaps you’re quite new to the idea of doing your own woodworking at home but, at the same time, you’re intent on making your desk from scratch because you’ve been practicing and you’re feeling up for a challenge?
In that case, we’d absolutely suggest taking a look at the way Ana White outlines the entire process for making your very own simple two-drawer desk with your own two hands!
24. Modern Wooden Work Desk
Are you still reading through this list and mostly appreciating the wooden options we’ve talked about but you’re just not convinced on any of the designs so far and you’d much prefer something simple and sleek?
25. Portable Modern Desk with Folding Legs
Have you actually been scrolling through our list thinking about how you’d love to have a writing desk in your space but you’re also living in a very small apartment right now so you’re just not sure you have the room to commit to having it set up all the time?
Then you just might be the perfect person to try something like this fantastic portable desk with legs to fold so it’s easier to move when you need to!
26. Treadmill Desk
Do you love exercise and workouts? The workout takes a lot of time, and looking for a perfect alternative to do work and workout together?
Let’s build a table with your treadmill machine. Collect a few supplies and spend some time making a custom desk for yourself. Get screws, steel pipe, plywood sheet, glue, drill, etc.
27. Vanity Desk With Modern Hardware Pulls
This is one of the easiest and most inexpensive DIY desk plans you can build within a few time.
Build a new desk for your bedroom with this DIY makeup vanity plan with modern hardware, pull in easy steps and make yourself feel comfortable while studying and writing. Assemble hardware pulls, fence boards, plywood sheet, nails, pocket screws, drill, adhesive.
28. Inexpensive Standing Pallet Desk
When sitting on the sofa or a chair while work doesn’t suit you anymore, you need to change your sitting plan and get shifted with the standing pallet desk plan.
Decide how large you want your system to be, as t could be difficult to disassemble the pallet later. Assemble pallets, nails, pocket screws, plywood, nails, drill, adhesive.
