{"id":1027,"date":"2015-03-19T12:42:12","date_gmt":"2015-03-19T01:42:12","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.airtasker.com\/blog\/\/?p=1027"},"modified":"2019-08-16T17:14:03","modified_gmt":"2019-08-16T06:14:03","slug":"standing-desk-ikea-hacks","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.airtasker.com\/blog\/standing-desk-ikea-hacks\/","title":{"rendered":"Standing Desk IKEA Hacks"},"content":{"rendered":"

Did you know that prolonged sitting can increase life-threatening diseases? That’s why standing desks have been produced to encourage people to get up and move around. Did I mention that you\u2019ll loose weight by standing \u2013 talk about a bonus!<\/p>\n

List of Standing Desk IKEA Hacks<\/h2>\n

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\nSource: Bobvila<\/a><\/p>\n

The only problem is that standing desks can cost from $350 up to $2,000, which is a lot to spend for a business. However you can use IKEA furniture <\/a>to make a DIY standing desk very easily.<\/p>\n

I recently put a standing desk at my house (see below) so I can take in the beautiful ocean view while I plug away. I’ll admit it’s not the prettiest set up, so I’ve found you some fantastic inspirational ideas to help you assemble your own standing desk, on a minimal budget.<\/p>\n

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Standing desk IKEA hacks: <\/strong><\/p>\n

Using Shelving<\/b><\/p>\n

IKEA KALLAX shelving units can be used as a bookcase, side unit table, or as you can see below, a desk.<\/p>\n

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\nSource: egedesigns<\/p>\n

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\nSource: KALLAX<\/a> shelving unit $99<\/p>\n

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\nSource: eeDesign<\/a><\/p>\n

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\nSource: KALLAX<\/a> shelving unit $59<\/p>\n

All you need is a table top and there is a lot to choose from but this LINNMON table top <\/a>for $49 will do the trick.<\/p>\n

Need some help putting your standing desk together? There are plenty of Airtaskers who are able to help with furniture assembly<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Tables on Tables<\/b><\/p>\n

Using smaller pieces of IKEA furniture, you can stack them on top of each other to make a standing desk as high (or low) as you need. Most people tend to get a LACK side table<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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\nSource: Steven Sanderson<\/p>\n

Bookcase<\/b><\/p>\n

You don’t need to put all the shelves in a bookcase, you can customise them to be as far or near apart as you need. To make a standing desk, all you’ll need to do is add a wall bracket to a BILLY bookcase<\/a> for your keyboard and mouse.<\/p>\n

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\nSource: Spare Time Hacks<\/p>\n

Wall Shelves<\/b><\/p>\n

Speaking of wall brackets and shelving, you can buy a simple wall bracket and attach it to a wall at the exact height you need. After putting up your EKBY wall shelf<\/a> you can be really funky with painting it any colour and adding different decoration pieces to make it look amazing in your home (or office).<\/p>\n

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\nSource: Homed It<\/a><\/p>\n

TV Unit <\/b><\/p>\n

When you buy a media unit, you don’t necessarily have to put all the pieces together. For a standing desk a simple hack is to use a BESTA TV unit<\/a> and attach the legs from the GALANT desk legs.<\/p>\n

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\nSource: IKEA<\/a><\/p>\n

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\nSource: Homed It<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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