“The bitterness of poor quality remains long after the sweetness of low price is forgotten.” – Benjamin Franklin

“Measure twice, cut once, then force it to fit.”-Anonymous

One of my goals in retirement is to build more stuff since I now have the time. For several weeks now my daughter has been talking about getting a new desk for her room. The funny thing is, when you look online for desks, they are either incredibly expensive or very cheaply made. So she asked if we could make a desk.

Of course, I didn’t have any objections and I let her design it, giving me the measurements so I could start planning. Since we were looking at doing something relatively simple, I figured it would take about two hours to cut, sand and put it together. My daughter would then paint it white.

Here are some photos of the process and where it ended up.

The only wood necessary for the small desk. Totally made out of 2 x 4’s and 1 x 4’s. L-28 inches x W-21.5 inches x H-30 inches.

Pre-painting

First coat of paint.

The completed desk in my daughter’s room. She custom ordered a tempered glass cover for the desk.  I will update the blog once it comes in.