{"id":213,"date":"2015-09-14T13:51:46","date_gmt":"2015-09-14T13:51:46","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.torontorentals.com\/blog\/?p=213"},"modified":"2017-05-31T02:27:31","modified_gmt":"2017-05-31T02:27:31","slug":"awesome-ikea-hack-of-the-week-build-your-own-modern-desk-for-under-50","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.torontorentals.com\/blog\/awesome-ikea-hack-of-the-week-build-your-own-modern-desk-for-under-50","title":{"rendered":"Awesome Ikea Hack of the Week: Build your own modern desk for under $50!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Yesterday, we posted a step-by-step article about how to install a desk in a closet to make a DIY office in your Toronto apartment (<b><a href=\"http:\/\/www.torontorentals.com\/blog\/how-to-make-a-small-closet-into-a-diy-office-in-9-easy-steps\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">click here if you missed it<\/a><\/b>). Today, we&#8217;re following up with your Awesome Ikea Hack of the Week: How to build your own modern desk for under $50!<br \/>\nFirst of all, if you&#8217;re planning to make this Ikea hack desk to install inside a closet for a home office, do all your measuring first! Make sure the legs and the desk top will fit inside your closet before you buy.<\/p>\n<p>OK, so here we go.<\/p>\n<h4>The parts. You&#8217;ll need<\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none\">\n<ul>\n<li>Lerberg trestle legs x2 \u2013 $15.00<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.ikea.com\/ca\/en\/catalog\/products\/80130776\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">http:\/\/www.ikea.com\/ca\/en\/catalog\/products\/80130776\/<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Linnmon table top x1 \u2013 $23.99<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.ikea.com\/ca\/en\/catalog\/products\/60251340\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">http:\/\/www.ikea.com\/ca\/en\/catalog\/products\/60251340\/<\/a>\u00a0 \u00a0(or something like it)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div id=\"attachment_4297\" style=\"width: 810px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-4297\" class=\"wp-image-4297\" src=\"https:\/\/www.torontorentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_2068-1-1024x650.jpg\" alt=\"Modern desk setup with laptop \" width=\"800\" height=\"508\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.torontorentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_2068-1-1024x650.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.torontorentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_2068-1-300x191.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.torontorentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_2068-1-768x488.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.torontorentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_2068-1.jpg 1600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-4297\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">A lot more studying would get done here!<\/p><\/div>\n<h4>Do it.<\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li>Assemble the legs as per the Ikea instructions. The top can just sit on top, or screw it into place to make it more sturdy, if necessary.<\/li>\n<li>Add the extras. Like a cabinet underneath, a shelving unit up above, your electronics and decor. Ta-dah!<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b><br \/>\nMore related Ikea Hacks:<\/b><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.torontorentals.com\/blog\/awesome-ikea-hack-of-the-week-a-light-airy-desk-for-your-apartment\">Awesome Ikea Hack of the Week: A light, airy desk for your apartment<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.torontorentals.com\/blog\/awesome-ikea-hack-of-the-week-a-chic-rolling-desk-with-storage\">Awesome Ikea Hack of the Week: A chic rolling desk with storage<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.torontorentals.com\/blog\/ikea-hack-apartment-sized-tiny-desk-lack-shelf\">Awesome Ikea Hack of the Week: A tiny desk<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Yesterday, we posted a step-by-step article about how to install a desk in a closet &#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":26,"featured_media":215,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[9],"tags":[],"coauthors":[220],"class_list":["post-213","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-diy-life-hacks"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.0 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Awesome Ikea Hack of the Week: Build your own modern desk for under $50!<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.torontorentals.com\/blog\/awesome-ikea-hack-of-the-week-build-your-own-modern-desk-for-under-50\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"TorontoRentals.com Blog\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"1 minute\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"Article\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.torontorentals.com\/blog\/awesome-ikea-hack-of-the-week-build-your-own-modern-desk-for-under-50#article\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.torontorentals.com\/blog\/awesome-ikea-hack-of-the-week-build-your-own-modern-desk-for-under-50\"},\"author\":{\"name\":\"TorontoRentals.com Blog\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.torontorentals.com\/blog\/#\/schema\/person\/53503b1c0fd1a6bc186b273abbee8d44\"},\"headline\":\"Awesome Ikea Hack of the Week: Build your own modern desk for under $50!\",\"datePublished\":\"2015-09-14T13:51:46+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2017-05-31T02:27:31+00:00\",\"mainEntityOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.torontorentals.com\/blog\/awesome-ikea-hack-of-the-week-build-your-own-modern-desk-for-under-50\"},\"wordCount\":243,\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.torontorentals.com\/blog\/awesome-ikea-hack-of-the-week-build-your-own-modern-desk-for-under-50#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\/\/www.torontorentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_2068.jpg\",\"articleSection\":[\"DIY &amp; 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