Create this project yourself with sheet material cut to size by TOSIZE.ie!

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Very easy

3 minutes

Are you also looking for a children's desk with storage for your kids, giving them their own little play area? Patrick found a solution by creating a children's desk on top of a toy chest. This way, his children can more easily store their toys, and his living room stays tidier. A real win-win situation!

Description by Patrick

A storage space and a nice play area in the living room were much needed! My children have collected quite a bit of toys over the years and are now increasingly playing with their own toys. For example, my son is really fond of his cars and trains, while my daughter plays with all sorts of toys and also likes to craft. So, they needed a nice play area in the living room with plenty of space to store toys!

Making a custom children's desk-furniture

In search of something beautiful!

So, we went looking for a piece of furniture with storage space and a nice spacious worktop. We found the Ikea Småstad toy chest with a large drawer on wheels to store all the toys and thought to combine this with a spacious play/worktop. Since we also wanted to keep enough space around the dining table, we decided on a custom-cut top. We ordered this from TOSIZE.ie. Here you can order various types of wood cut to size. Really convenient, because I could never get it that neat myself! And since it's a piece of furniture for the children, I also liked that you can have the edges rounded off. It's a bit less sharp if they bump into it.

We chose Oak Timber Panel

For the worktop, we chose an oak timber panel 26 mm thick and the panel on the left side 19 mm. We screwed both to the Ikea furniture from the inside. On the right side, the top is supported by two legs we made ourselves from scaffold tubes with scaffold tube base plates. We bought these at the hardware store and sawed them ourselves. We put a piece of felt on the base plates that are on the floor to prevent scratching. Finally, we added leather loops as handles for a tough look.

A new, fresh look!

A play kitchen used to be in this corner, but we've moved it upstairs for now. In the living room, the kitchenette was played with less for a while, but now that it's in Abby's room, it's suddenly fun again! We also gave the living room wall a new color, making the living room look entirely new. I'm very curious to hear what you think!