How to Make a Desk With Storage Cubbies

By Jennifer Stimpson, This Old House magazine

Photo: Allison Dinner

Turn the cabinet box on its side and nail through the top and bottom to secure its shelves as vertical dividers. Glue and nail shorter dividers to one horizontal shelf cut in Step 1. Nail it and the other shelf into place in the hutch.

Steps

Introduction
Overview
1. Cut the Parts
2. Install the Cleats
3. Assemble the Cubby
4. Attach the Base
5. Attach the Cubby
6. Trim the Desktop
7. Make the Hutch
8. Trim the Hutch

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