Desk Design
A top on legs or panels, with a pedestal of drawers on the left, the right or neither, and a modesty panel across the front. Size it to the study and pick its legs, and the cut sheet counts every board.
3 desks to start from
A pedestal desk, a hairpin writing desk and a desk on tapered legs. Each is a starting point.
Pedestal Desk
Desk in oak, 1400 mm wide, 740 mm high.
Hairpin Writing Desk
Desk in walnut, 1200 mm wide, 740 mm high.
Tapered Leg Desk
Desk in oak, 1400 mm wide, 740 mm high.
Every property, and what it does
Select a desk and these are its rows: its design and cut sheet, then its top and what holds it up.
Design and cut sheet
What the piece is, which design it carries, and what it takes to make.
| Field | What it does | Values |
|---|---|---|
| Type | Rebuilds the piece as a different kind of furniture, where it stands. | Table, coffee table, desk, chair, stool, bench, shelving, cabinet, wardrobe, bed |
| Preset | Replaces the piece's design with another, keeping where it stands. | The 3 presets and your saved designs |
| Apply this design to | Gives every other piece of the same kind on this floor, or in the project, the same design. | This floor, the whole project |
| Save this design | Saves the design under a name as a preset of your own. | A name |
| Cut sheet | Counts the boards, sheets, yield, board area, edge tape, timber, bought in hardware and machining it takes, nested on the stock sheet you choose. | Read from the design |
Top
The top: its finish, size and edge.
| Field | What it does | Values |
|---|---|---|
| Material | The main finish of the piece. | Oak, Walnut, Birch ply, Pine, White laminate, Travertine, Plaster, Concrete, Black metal, Steel, Linen, Boucle, Fabric taupe, Fabric grey, Fabric charcoal, Tan leather, Matte ink, Matte clay, Matte sage, Fluted oak, Brushed brass, Mirror, Quartz white, Led 2700k, Led 3000k, Led 4000k; default Oak |
| Width | How wide the piece is. | 0.9 to 2 m; default 1.4 m |
| Depth | How deep the piece is, front to back. | 0.5 to 0.9 m; default 0.7 m |
| Height | How tall the piece is. | 0.68 to 0.8 m; default 0.74 m |
| Top thickness | How thick the top is. | 16 to 45 mm; default 25 mm |
| Edge profile | How the edges are finished: square, chamfered or rounded over. | Square, Chamfer, Roundover; default Chamfer; advanced |
| Edge size | How big the edge profile is. | 0 to 18 mm; default 5 mm; advanced |
Support
What holds the top up: legs or panels, a drawer pedestal and a modesty panel.
| Field | What it does | Values |
|---|---|---|
| Pedestal | A drawer pedestal on one side, or none. | None, Left, Right; default Right |
| Pedestal drawers | How many drawers. | 1 to 4; default 3 |
| Leg profile | The shape of the legs. | Post, Tapered, Round, Turned, Hairpin, Panel; default Panel |
| Leg taper | Narrowing toward the foot (tapered / round / turned legs) | 0 to 0.7; default 0.35; advanced |
| Leg splay | Angle the legs outward, mid-century style | 0 to 25°; default 0°; advanced |
| Modesty panel | A panel across the front, under the top. | On or off; default on |
How desks are designed
Open Custom furniture
In the editor, open Furnish and choose Custom furniture, or type CUSTOM (CF). The presets open, by kind.
Place it
Pick a desk, then click where it goes, against a wall or in the room.
Shape it
Change its size and edge, its legs or panels, the pedestal and its drawers, and the modesty panel.
Get the cut sheet
The cut sheet counts every board and nests it on stock sheets, with the edge tape, timber and hardware.
Desks questions, answered.
Can a desk have drawers?
Yes. A pedestal of one to four drawers stands on the left or the right, or there is none.
What size can a desk be?
Width runs from 0.9 to 2 m, depth from 0.5 to 0.9 m and height from 0.68 to 0.8 m, the range people work at.
Can I get a cutting list?
Yes. The cut sheet lists the boards, nests them on a stock sheet size you choose, and adds up the edge tape, timber, hardware and machining.
Read on
- Chairs: A chair to sit at it.
- Shelving: Bookcases beside it.
- Custom Furniture: All ten kinds of piece, and their cut sheets.
- Furniture and kitchens docs: The catalogue, custom furniture, pots and plants.