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10 DIY Corner Desk Plans You Can Build Today (with Pictures)
Pete Ortiz
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Corner desks can help give you more surface area to work on while reducing clutter in the room. They also make great woodworking projects because you can find plans to suit any skill level or tools. A corner desk can be as simple as screwing legs into a piece of plywood or as complex as a multicomponent entertainment center.
We’ve checked everywhere we can think of to assemble a list of plans that will teach you how to build a corner desk to for your skill level and toolset. Please continue reading while we look at several different corner desks you can DIY today.
Here’s a list of the top ten corner desk plans that we were able to find. We sorted them into easy, moderate, and advanced difficulty ratings, but the plans follow no other order. Any easy plan can be the easiest or best easy plan.
The Anna White corner desk is part of a modular set up that includes shelving. This plan only talks about the desktop, but there are links provided to the shelving bases. Since this plan is only concerned with cutting the desktop to size, we put it in the easy pile. If you already have cabinets, speakers, or similar furniture, you might not need to make the shelving base legs.
Skill Level: Easy
Materials: Sheet of plywood, Several 1×2 boards, 3-inch screws, Wood glue, Sandpaper
The Handmade Haven corner desk is an easy build that is very attractive and will accent any home or office. Handmade Haven provides detailed instructions, and there isn’t a lot of tools or fancy cutting required. All steps have illustrations to minimize confusion.
The How-To Specialist DIY corner desk is a moderately tricky corner desk plan that includes the desktop as well as the shelved legs that hold it up. There are not too many hard cuts, and a focused woodworker can complete the desk in a few hours.
The Shanty 2 Chick corner desk is an attractive deck that’s easy to build. It has two back legs and two legs with shelving and doors. Even though the build is easy, there are a lot of boards to cut and assemble, so we have placed it in a moderately difficult category.
The KalindsLife corner desk is relatively easy to build and only requires cutting several boards and screwing them together. If you have a circular saw, you can complete this desk in a single day. Because there are so many boards to cut, we called it a moderate difficulty, but every step is explained clearly in the video.
The Woodshop Diaries corner desk is another moderately desktop that you can create. This one uses a table saw in the directions, but most of the cuts are possible with any saw. The directions are well presented and feature pictures to help clarify any questions you have.
The Robin Lewis Makes corner desk is a little more advanced because of the tools used, but if you follow the instructional video closely, you can build this desk with hand tools as well as purchase much of the wood prefabricated.
The Land to House corner desk is an advanced project delivered over two YouTube videos to provide the best explanation. This project requires some advanced tools like the table saw as well as experience with several other tools as well.
The Little Home Happiness corner desk is an advanced difficulty project that will provide you with a heavy and durable desk that will last you many years. There are a lot of angled cuts and boards to screw together that make this project hard, but you can build most of it with handheld tools.
The Dreamlands Design corner desk is very advanced and features intricate angles as well as shelves above and below the desk. We recommend only experienced woodworkers try this project. All instructions are well written, but there are many cuts to make that can be quite challenging to a hobby builder.
Skill Level: Advanced
Materials: Plywood, Drawer pull, Screws, Hinges
Tools Needed: Screwdriver, Hand saw, Drill, Sander
Conclusion
Learning how to build a corner desk will depend on your skill level and the tools you have available or are willing to purchase. The space you need to fill may also impact your decision. Some of these plans create massive desks, while others are little more than plywood with legs.
We hope that this list has been helpful, and you have chosen a project to build. If you have enjoyed reading, please share these corner desk plans you can DIY today on Facebook and Twitter.
Pete has been working in the trades since high school, where he first developed a passion for woodworking. Over the years, he has developed a keen interest in a wide variety of DIY projects around the home. Fascinated by all sort of tools, Pete loves reading and writing about all the latest gadgets and accessories that hit the market. His other interests include astronomy, hiking, and fishing.
As the founder of House Grail, Pete's primary goal is to help consumers make educated decisions about DIY projects at home, in the garage, and in the garden.
