Here is the completed unit, the openings are now wide enough for the chair to slide all the way in. I am also thinking of securing the desk tops to the drawer units with screws just to prevent slipping.ĮDITED: I also added a rubber rug mat (the kind to keep small area rugs from sliding around) in between the peg board and the desktops. I’m strongly considering getting a glass top cut for this to protect all my whiteness, but that’ll have to come later as budget allows. I turned them all in a pin-wheel pattern so that one set of drawers is facing each student. Standing desks are super popular these days, but are expensive. Here’s a close-up of the drawers and chairs for you. This gorgeous Ikea hack corner desk made with glossy IKEA LINNMON tables, not only works well in corner configurations but also in other spaces, like this one.Love that bright and beautiful magenta chair 6.
Swivel Chairs (Update: Swivel chairs are working well, they’ve gotten over the spinning, so it’s all good now.) 1 Expedit Wall Shelf (I have a 5×5 Expedit/Kallax shelving unit).2 – Vika Amon Table Tops (I purchased two 2.5′ x 5′ table tops and put them together for a 5×5 table, I’ve updated this link the table tops are now called “Linnmon” but they’re the same as mine.).My school room is about 11′ x 14′, the total size of the desk is about 5′x5′. I also added a rubber rug mat (the kind to keep small area rugs from sliding around) in between the peg board and the desktops. I used them to screw the two desktops together so they don’t move apart. I think it would work better if I’d had one that was 5’x’ 5’ but you work with what you have.ĮDITED: To prevent slipping, I have since purchased a set of 4 flat metal brackets. I put the board on top of the drawer units to help stabilize the desk tops. (I’ll show you what I did with the rest of it later o) I found a piece of 4×8 peg board at my local home depot ($8) and had the nice man there cut it in half for me. In order to do that, I had to get a piece of board to help make the desk tops more steady. I moved the drawers out to the ends this year so there was room for the chairs to push all the way in. I also get a LOT of questions on how our desks are set up so I thought I’d show you more detailed pictures of the setup.
YES, my kids have survived the swivel chairs!.YES, they’re still white! (They clean very easily with some water, Windex, or for certain marker spots I used Clorox Cleaner).
IKEA DESK CHAIR UPDATE
I get a ton of questions on our school room, and so I thought I would do an update on our Ikea setup.