Not everyone has a big, roomy desk for their computer, papers, books and such. Someone in a small area, or with a room that wont accommodate a desk, can find themselves without a kitchen table because theres nowhere else to put the computer. Saving up for a desk but dont quite have enough money? Live in a small place and theres no room for a desk? Dont worry, you can have a desk in no time - all you have to do is build it! Dont panic; you can build that desk without a bunch of power tools and without a load of cash.
Nearly any type of crate can help you make the desk you need. Milk crates, plastic crates, wooden crates - as long as theyre all the same size and shape they can be used to make the desk. (Note: although youll often see milk crates stacked up outside a convenience store or other business its not okay to take them; theyre returned to the distributor and reused.) If you have no crates at all youll have no problem finding the plastic ones at a discount department store like Walmart. The crates are cheap, come in several sizes, and are available in a number of colors. Purchase as many as you need to build the particular desk you want, after reading the ideas below.
If youre using milk crates or wooden crates its easy to nail them to the wall or to hang them on nails which are hammered into the wall. Milk crates have openings that allow you to simply hang them. With plastic crates you can just stack them and use glue dots - from a home improvement store - to help hold the stacks to the wall and each other. There are any number of design you can do with the stacks. For example, you can stack six in a vertical row, five in the next vertical row, and so on. Or, you can make stacks which all look alike and are butted together. No matter what design you do, stack the vertical rows side-by-side, and position each crate so that it faces you. After youve gotten all the crates attached to each other, and the wall, you can then choose one which will hold your computer. Cut a piece of wood that is almost as wide as the crate. The wood should be able to slide easily in and out of the crate but should be a snug fit. This piece of wood should also be long enough to extend out from the crate and hold your laptop. If you have no way to cut wood you can purchase a piece at a home improvement store and, when you do, theyll cut it to your specifications at no charge. In addition to the wood piece youll also need four dowel rods. Actually, you can purchase one dowel and have it cut, along with your wooden piece, at the home improvement store. Slide the board into the cube and weight it down, for now, with some books or other heavy objects. Wedge the four, large-diameter dowels into the cube, placing one end of each dowel on the board and the opposite end against the top of the crate. These should fit very tightly. Place one at each back corner and one at each front corner of the cube. The protruding board, supported by the wedged dowels, makes an instant desk. The surrounding cubes are perfect for setting up speakers, books, cds, papers and more. Its a useful arrangement that doesnt take up much space and a nice desk that is also decorative.
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