Corner desk built from Ikea worktops?

Mark M

Mark M

Mark M

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I have a small office at home and I'd like some more desk space and cant find anything suitable to buy and remember seeing a few pictures of people building their own desk with kitchen worktops. My only complication is that I need it to be a corner desk, well more of a desk that fills 2 walls sort of thing. Ikea laminate worktops seem mega cheap and should fit the bill, here is the one I was thinking of, but just wanted to check to see if there are any issues with my plan?

I was going to get a joiner in to cut and scribe the worktops and I was going to run some batten along the walls and sides. Only thing I wasnt sure on is whether I would need any legs at the front? There wont be any real weight on it. One side is going to be approx 180cm and the other about 150cm.

I was going to see if I could get some of those round cable "holes" to slot any cables through.

Any thing Ive missed or not considered?
 
the top you linked is 63cm deep, is that enough for a monitor+kbd; if the corner is where you intend to work, then maybe have a deeper piece of wood (kitchen island designated) contoured/cut might be more practical but also more expensive; could avoid the butt/dowelled joining of the two pieces running on the two walls though

there are often some good ex-office open plan desks on gumtree too .

- it was unclear if the room is 180cm across one direction.
 
You shouldn't need legs at the front if there are battens supporting both edges. Probably wouldn't hurt to run something under the underside of the join/scribe for reinforcement.

I have an Ikea block laminate worktop with 4 legs but it's a standard rectangle.

If you don't plan on moving your screen or devices maybe look to drill holes or cavities directly beneath them or close by to save cables trailing across the surface.
 
If you are using the cheaper Ikea tops I'd check what they are made of - the cheaper ones tend to have a thin outer shell of wood with a honeycomb of cardboard like material inside and stronger beams at the sides to support the legs and structural integrity will be compromised cutting them to shape.

EDIT: Those ones do say they can be cut so that would be OK.
 
If you get the IKEA wood or veneered kitchen worktops, they don't need to be cut to join up. They look need enough as is. Just attach battens along each wall, add two worktops, screw them on. Boom.

You might need some sort or bracket or end panel if one end doesn't meet a wall.
 
You’ll be fine without legs.

I built a similar desk and screwed it to battens and our chimney fitter stood on it and it was ok.

It does have a leg but that’s largely for show rather than functional.
 
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