Designing the Kids’ Desks

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Design Inspirations

Before deciding to build my own desk, I explored ready-made furniture options ranging from Ikea to boutique SoHo stores in Manhattan, with middle-market retailers like Macy’s and Crate & Barrel in between. It was October 2010 and nothing had changed…

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My Design of the Kids’ Desks

My design is big.  The desks will fit perfectly against one wall and have side-by-side desktops. To achieve the “lightness” present in the Wright design, I used wood blocks to lift the cabinets off the ground and separate the desktop…

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Leg Design

My leg design sandwiches a threaded bolt and leveling caster between two hardwood strips which are then enclosed by rabbeted front pieces.

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Adjustable Height Desktop

To achieve both the “lightness” characteristic of Wright’s desk as well as allow the desktop height to be adjustable, my design uses replaceable blocks to support the desktop. These replaceable blocks can vary the desktop’s height by six inches, allowing…

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Shelves and Drawers

A lower shelf was my variation of Wright’s dual desktop design. It increases utility with extra storage without the handicap of increasing desktop height. From the model image above, my design has the lower shelf slightly above the height of…

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