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A close-up of the tools and materials you will need.

Step 1
Measure the area where you want the desk and shelves to be, marking the studs and drawing level lines.

Step 2
Measure the width and depth of the space and cut the 20mm x 40mm batten to fit across the back and down the sides.

Step 3
Install the batten along your level lines. Use a drill bit to pre-drill the holes, then a large wood screw to hold in place.

Step 4
Measure and cut the panel for the desktop to length.

Step 5
Place this onto your batten and screw down from underneath if desired. You can also use a large hole saw bit and fit a cord tidy, if desired. Cord tidy units are available from most office supply stores.

Step 6
Lightly sand and finish desktop with three coats of Resene Aquaclear clear waterborne sealer.

Step 1
Using your panel offcuts from the desktop, measure, mark and cut floating shelves. These need to be long enough to span across at least two studs to get secure fixing.

Step 2
Using the measurements of the studs marked earlier, mark the backs of each shelf. You want this to be nice and centre over the thickness of the shelf.

Step 3
Starting first with a small drill bit, drill a hole as deep as you can, then repeat this with a long 10mm drill bit (or the same diameter as your threaded rod). The deeper the rod can go in, the better.

Step 4
Repeat this process on the wall/ studs being sure to only go as deep as the wall is thick. I have put a piece of tape around the drill bit at 90mm as a guide to stop me going too deep.

Step 5
Put a small amount of glue in each hole and press the rods in.

Step 6
Repeat this process with the holes in your shelves, pressing your shelf onto the rods in the wall. You may need to use a block of timber and hammer to hit it in if it is a bit tight.

Step 7
Lightly sand and finish shelves with three coats of Resene Aquaclear clear waterborne sealer.

Step 1
Drill a hole in the back of the drawers big enough to feed your charging cables through.

Step 2
Lightly sand the drawers.

Step 3
Wipe dust off and prime with Resene Quick Dry waterborne primer undercoat.

Step 4
Allow to dry and apply two topcoats of your desired Resene paint colour, allowing paint to dry in between each coat. I used Resene Enamacryl in Resene Atlas.