How To Make A Homemade Lap Desk

In a small space opt for a desk with a narrow profile.

How to make a homemade lap desk. Fold up the edges like a present and make sure you can pull the fabric onto the top because that will all get covered up by your desk anyway. The wood is then stained to create a rustic look. Making a laptop stand with PVC pipe is one of the easiest ways to get your portable desk on the cheap.

Then remove your pins and add glue to the top edge that wasnt glued down. You may use them to get a rough idea of what your desk. This ledge is called the cradle.

Center it on top of the cushion and press. -staple gun and staples make sure they are shorter than your lap desk top -wood stain and brushes optional In case youre curious each lap desk costs about 18 to make depending on what fabric you choose. This clever idea from Liz Marie Blog fits the bill.

Repurpose unused bar stools for the support legs cut a wooden board to size and use. It was great seeing her put her new found skills to work. Slide the top onto your new DIY lap desk to hide the storage compartments and you are done.

For this build prepare your marine plywood black screw wood glue wood putty primer white flat black paint masking tape small paint roller and a few more cheap items. I went with 18 wide by 15 tall. Todays video is about How to Make a DIY Lap Desk.

An artists board available at art supply stores is a ready-to-paint panel that has a ledge on all four sides of the back. How to Make a Lap Desk. Most lap desks that you see are made with a top that is a flat piece of wood or fiber board.