The store had numerous standalone kitchen cabinets for sale, made from all types of China Flat Bar Suppliers wood. After pulling them aside, I then visited the countertop area of the store, and surprisingly I found pre-fabricated 5 foot countertops for sale. I remember seeing standalone kitchen cabinets for sale at one of the local home improvement stores. .

It was during this realization that I came up with an idea of building my own simple computer desk. This was easy to do since the cabinets had about a 3 inch area below the fixed base cabinet shelf and the drawers that was effectively empty space.

Back a few years ago I decided I needed to buy a computer desk.

Using a skill saw I removed two inches of the base of the cabinets. I found one cabinet that consisted of a top drawer and a large front door with adjustable shelves. Neither suited my budget or tastes, but I needed a computer desk. I then positioned the two cabinet pieces in my office area and mounted the kitchen countertop to the two cabinets using screws and brackets. Some were low end constructed, while others were more high-end constructed.

Note: Keyboard tray sliders can be found at most office stores.

Finding the Components for my Computer Desk

With the idea in mind I grabbed my tape measure and drove to a local home improvement store. After looking around at a half dozen furniture stores and department stores, I came to the conclusion that there were only two types of computer desks on the market; very expensive ones from high end furniture stores and pressed board garbage from low cost box stores.

Building a Computer Desk

With my desk idea nearly realized, I purchased the two kitchen cabinets and countertop and brought them home for assembly. I then found another cabinet consisting entirely of a column of drawers. I selected one that was aesthetically appealing to me and rested it on top of the two kitchen cabinets.

Finally, I mounted a keyboard tray slider to the underside of the countertop and my good looking and functional computer desk was ready for use. I spaced the two kitchen cabinets apart so that they were located at the far ends of the countertop to allow room for a chair and seating. I then made a height measurement and determined that the only modification required copper clad steel was to cut about 2 inches off the bottom of each kitchen cabinet. I thought, hey if I could affix a countertop surface to two kitchen cabinets I'd have a functional computer desk

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