Design and Build a Home Office Desk: 6 Inspiring Ideas

I've been working on a design for a new desk for my home office and while searching for some additional tips and inspiration I found these DIY desks for home offices. DIY is a great way to create exactly what you need but always be careful when beginning any DIY project that you have the proper tools on hand, that you know how to use them and most importantly when it may be necessary to call in a professional.

•Sleek and Modern

Jordan Patterson shares his home office desk that he designed. Not only does he include the reasoning for why he created his own home office desk but shares all the tools including the software used for the design. This desk style is very minamalist but would be ideal for someone who has to have their home office in a shared space. With the addition of a filing cabinet or storage cabinet you could easily have this desk in a corner of any room and work comfortably. You can easily inject your own personality with the choice of stain or paint that you use to finish this project.More »

•Laptop Desk

If a full-blown home office desk isn't required then perhapd a laptop desk is more in order. At Fresh Home Ideas, you'll find complete directions for building your own home office laptop desk. This design could also be altered to create a larger work area if you required more space. It would work very well in a hallway or in a situation where you must share space with other furnishings.More »

•Large Worksurface and Storage

Finding a home office desk with a large work surface and storage can be a challenge. Now with Lindsay's instructions you can take your dream of a large home office desk and make it a reality. Using Lindsay's base design you could even create a corner or L-shaped desk to provide an even larger work surface and more storage options.More »

•Corner Desk

Using items you may already have on hand to create something new and more functional. One of the reasons I really like this home office desk design is that you can use it as is or use other items for the storage instead of the file cabinets, such as small bookcases if you want a more open storage solution. The actual work surface can also be customized so that you can have a larger or smaller work surface.More »

•Not Just a Craft Desk

Jannypie provides great photos and instructions for creating her craft desk. While her purpose was to create a crafting work area, her design would certainly work great for a home office desk. There is a lot of work surface plus storage space with the use of the two cube sections. An alternative to having the cubes at each end of the one section would be to put each cube at the outer ends of each section of desk and then have legs (you would need 4 legs) to support where the two work surfaces meet. You would have to measure the distance to ensure that you have clearance for pulling up a chair if you use the corner section for computer. Based on the measurements provided you could also have your computer and other electronics along one side of the L shape and then have other storage organizers on the remaining section.More »

•Polished Concrete Desk

Possibly one of the coolest but most labour intensive home office designs that I've found is this home office desk. The instructions and photos are great and this would be a truly custom desk to have in your home office. Be sure to read the comments at the end of the tutorial for additional tips from designer and others who make some great points on making this even better.More »