Materials: Expedit shelving unit
Description: I transformed a Expedit shelving unit in a desk with a lateral horizontal shelving unit.
I disassembled the long side of Expedit.
I took off the central shelves in order to make the space for the legs (human legs).
I took the central vertical piece of wood and I cut (at a DIY Shop) two pieces large 5cm. I cut the lateral part of the piece, that has the four holes to put the nails.
I assembled the two 5cm piece to the two "short legs" of the desk in order to have the same height of the the main legs.
I put the remained long side of Expedit on four boxes in order to make a lateral shelf that goes from the desk to the bed (it was necessary in order to have also a place to put my hand made night lamp.
That's it.
No glue, no other materials.
~ Serena Cangiano, Switzerland
i love it. and i think i'm gonna give it a try...
ReplyDeleteI tried something along those lines (not with an expedit, with a mikael computer desk) but I found that if the desk was not deep enough so I could sometimes relax my legs underneath the desk. I have to drag the desk away from the wall, so sitting for a long time does not get too uncomfortable.
ReplyDeleteAlso, I think that removing the bottom part will cause the legs to eventually spread apart as nothing keeps them together.
Sorry I meant:
Delete"but I found out that the desk was not deep enough so I could sometimes relax my legs underneath the desk."