Working from home has been great, but it made me realize that I really wanted two things: 1- a standing desk, and 2- a more organized desk. Here is Part 1 of my solution.

I don’t have a before picture this time. Just know that my old desk was in this same closet. It was a board, a former shelf within the closet. It had a door, so the shoddy closet plaster work could be hidden from the world. It also had an electrical port and light. I start sharing today with the place I began to paint.

The finished product not only looks better, but it is more functional as well.

  • picture of painted boards
    I primed all the plywood I used.
  • picture of holes being drilled into wood
    I drilled holes.
  • an early photograph of the desk being put together
    And started to make a box.
  • close-up picture of the sanded wood plugs
    I added shelves and sanded the wood plugs.
  • picture of the desk cubicle
    In the end I had a rather solid cubicle.
  • picture of the unfinished desk right after it went into the closet
    I slid the desk into the closet.
  • Picture of finishing being added to the edges of the desk
    I added finishing to the edges.
  • the finished desk in the closet
    And inserted the molding.
  • picture of bottle caps
    Part 2 involves bottle caps.