How To Make A Lap Desk With Storage

One of the easiest ways to get a laptop desk is by repurposing an existing item or piece of furniture.

How to make a lap desk with storage. This clever idea from Liz Marie Blog fits the bill. I laid the board on the foam and traced around it. You can customize the dimensions to make a bigger monitor stand or add pencil storage to create a homework station for the kids.

Place the frame upside down and attach the ¼ plywood to the frame using finish nails and wood glue. Center it on top of the cushion and press. I bought a 22 x 22 x 2 foam seat pad for the pillow portion of the lap desk.

Build this simple DIY laptop stand for your desk to add storage and raise the screen up to eye level. The carts top surface a storage shelf placed upside down can be used as a sort of desk for the laptop while the shelves underneath can be used for storage. 3 Cut ventilation slots from the two large pieces of plywood.

Cut out the tabletop. Add the Super Glue gel the bottom of the lap desk frame. This lap desk is simple to make and can be constructed in just an hour or so.

34 plywood Youll need a half sheet 48 x 48 for one drawer unit. Check out and Subscribe to my chan. For example a Raskog cart from Ikea can be just the thing you need.

Using my electric knife I cut the foam to size. Let dry for one hour. The woodworking plans include a plywood cut diagram for all three drawer units to help get the most use out of the material.