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CLOSET BEFORE
I recently moved into a new apartment and decided to turn one of the closets into a desk. I bought the surface, shelf and cabinet below from Ikea. I had to cut the surface and shelf to fit and then mounted 3 wood slats to the wall to support the desk surface.
I was excited to turn both doors and the back wall into bulletin boards. I ordered Forbo colored cork and mounted it with contact cement (low VOC) to masonite sheets. Contact cement is easy to use - the bond is made by applying the cement to both surfaces being adhered. It needs to dry for about thirty minutes and then the surfaces can be attached. The cork is ¼” thick and can be cut with a box cutter however, it still needs the rigidity of the masonite to hang properly. I bought the masonite sheets at Home Depot and had them cut to size there. The whole project including the 3 bulletin boards, surface, shelf and cabinet underneath was around $425.00.
CLOSET AFTER
Here are two more desk projects from Living that I have always liked.
From: Susanna | 4/6/09 at 10:18 am
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From: ashley@decorology | 4/6/09 at 10:23 am
Wow! That's really impressive, and it looks great! I have a little home office myself so I'm always looking for tips to keep it organized.
From: Melissa | 4/6/09 at 12:30 pm
This is such a great use of space. I absolutely that love that you turned the back wall and doors into cork boards!
From: alexis | 4/6/09 at 1:19 pm
what an amazing workspace!
thanks for sharing!
From: Kim McMillan | 4/6/09 at 1:38 pm
Makes me wish I had a closet to do that to!
From: Cindy Lietz, Polymer Clay Tutor | 4/6/09 at 8:18 pm
This is an excellent project! The only thing I would add is some lighting. Especially in a darkened space such as this.
From: Rowaida Flayhan | 4/7/09 at 12:45 am
Hi Marcie, Beautifully done! Amazing and organized workplace.
God Bless
From: queeniebee20 | 10/8/10 at 12:42 pm
That is pretty clever. I was having the same idea in my computer room about turning that closet but could not for the life of me figure it out. Thank you.
From: Angela | 12/31/12 at 4:55 pm
This is just what I'm looking for!!! I have two closets in my guest room and have been planning to convert one for my home office/work space. This is perfect!! Thanks so much for sharing.
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