Gorgeous Desks for the DIYer
![credit: Freshhome [http://freshome.com/2010/07/02/creative-design-idea-desk-made-from-briefcases/] Suitcase desk](http://assets.curbly.com/photos/0000/0012/1000/recyclart-desk-leather.jpg)
A few desk round ups I came across this morning got me thinking about DIY desk ideas. The suitcase desk above is smart, but probably not that functional. Building one out of books seems appropriate for a library (as below), but not for the home office.
![credit: Recylart [http://www.recyclart.org/2010/09/library-information-desk/] Library desk built out of books.](http://assets.curbly.com/photos/0000/0012/1004/information-desk2.jpg)
Chris's galvanized pipe desk from our Make It! Hardware Store Decor eBook (on sale right now!) is a really simple, sleek-looking desk you can make with readily-available materials:

This Curbly post has a great idea for a simple Ikea-hacked desk in the comments (thanks Bill!):

Curbly member Krasdale recently had a great post on building an inexpensive desk for a small space:
This desk from Flickr user joseperezfm looks expensive, but it's actually a DIY project (click through for pics of the build):
I LOVE this idea for a DIY door desk: just an old, weathered door, two sawhorses and a piece of glass to go over the top. Looks very polished, from the & unlimited studio:
![credit: & Unimited Studio [http://www.andunlimiteddogs.com/blog/2009/03/18/the-unlimited-studio/] DIY shabby chic door desk](http://assets.curbly.com/photos/0000/0012/1008/unlimitedddesk.jpg)
And, a few months back, Curbly guest-blogger Kibwe Daisy gave us a peek at what his own homemade modern walnut desk looks like:

What are your favorite ideas for DIY home-office desks? Got any good plans you want to share? Leave them in the comments!
Tagged : office, desk, Inspiration, Ikea, Furniture, workspace

![credit: joseperezfm [http://www.flickr.com/photos/brilliantjosep/4241639275/in/set-72157623089435996/]](http://assets.curbly.com/photos/0000/0012/0488/4321942159_f6b50f56b9_b.jpg)