I put a corner desk top in the corner of my kitchen/office area. Both walls have windows, so I built it so that the top of the desk was even with the window sills.
I had just laid a wooden oak floor and used leftover planks for the top. I glued them to 1/4 plywood. From the bottom side I drove itty bitty nails up through the plywood to insure that it would not come apart.
Along the wall I nailed up 1 x 2's and the "Desk Top" sits on that (along both walls)
One end of my 'desk' sets on top of a wooden file cabinet and the other end is finished using more planking so that it looks like a solid leg.
I still have not finished the front edging. Just not sure what to use on it. I don't even notice it anymore.
Joyce
--- In DoIt_Yourself@yahoogroups.com, "Tori" <fertilegrnd@...> wrote:
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> I want to add a desk/countertop for my 3yr old along a wall that has a large low window. Currently there is an extended sill(?) i can put this on top of and attach to as it is the right height for now. I thought i could just get the right size melamine ( as it has a smooth finish and would work great for cleaning up her crafts n playdoh),i would then curve the out- end so its not a sharp edge and finish it with the melamine veneer ( though seems would be hard to stay on- just realized maybe i could paint that). So how do I stabilize it. That is an area i really dont understand, if there is a book on ways of stabilizing shelves etc that would be great for me. It will have a wall on the other side to attach to. 6.5' long, 15" wide. I will want it semi permanent since she wil outgrow it. Also I want to put up shelves on an opposite wall for all her crafty stuff. I dont want the melamine there since all my trim is oak.
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