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Caption: OFFICE FOLD UP ----- D I Y -----
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Caption: Make a collapsible desk that can easily
folds up and hangs on a wall. Pair the desk with a classic, metal folding chair to create a home office for under $100. Feel free to get creative. We painted the desk with chalkboard paint, gave it a 'TO DO' header and spray painted the folding chair a bright color. The fold up office makes a great addition to a crowded dorm room or studio apartment.
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Caption: Supplies • Laminated Pine Panel
Available at Home Depot
• 10" Zinc Plated Mending Plate
Available at Home Depot
• Chalkboard Paint
Available at Home Depot
• Crawford Adjustable Folding
Steel Sawhorse
Available at Amazon.com
• Metal Folding Chair
• Spray Paint (optional)
• RYOBI 18 Volt Cordless Drill
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Caption: Paint the Pine I painted both sides of the pine panel
with chalkboard paint.
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Caption: Paint To Do & Sawhorse While the paint was drying, I cut out a
stencil with the words 'To Do'. I used white Scotch Blue Painters tape to secure the stencil to the top of the desk and then used the same white spray paint that I painted the sawhorse with to fill in the stencil.
If you like original color of the sawhorse, leave it as-is. I painted mine white.
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Caption: Drill Holes in
the Sawhorse Align the brackets (aka mending plates) with one of the existing holes in the saw horse. Drill the a second hole through the sawhorse.
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Caption: Screw the Desktop
to the Sawhorse I used 16 ¾” long screws with washers to attach the pine board to the sawhorse legs.
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Caption: Screw Cabinet Handle on the Underside of the Desk I screwed a cabinet handle on the
underside of the desk so that I could hang
the desk on a wall.
Important Note:
The desk weighs about 20lbs so if you're
going to hang it on a wall, make sure you securely attach the hooks.
Caption: OPTIONAL STEPS
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Caption: Paint the Folding Chair Basic metal folding chairs are a durable and affordable piece of furniture that can be painted any color.
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Caption: Use Hooks Utilize the hooks for hanging the office to
hang shelves or a pendant light.
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Caption: Make a Shelf Make a shelf. Use wire connected to a
2x3 to hang a shelf from one of the hooks.
I hung a concrete pendant light that I
made from the other.
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Caption: Experiment I also played around with a combination
shelf and light switch.
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Caption: Good luck and please email or tweet
photos to @benuyeda or
about@homemade-modern.com
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