How To Build A Lap Desk

This lap desk is simple to make and can be constructed in just an hour or so.

How to build a lap desk. Measure your laptop and cut the following from plywood. Then go to one of the short sides and pull the fabric tight. This little desk can also provide a comfortable and relaxed way to learn for the upcoming school year so far so good.

For the top I joined two pieces of the board using biscuit joints. Two pieces of plywood that are the size of your laptop plus two inches in length and 2 inches 51 cm in width. Slip the pillows inside the pocket you just created.

Four pieces of solid wood. Then line up the notch on the bottom of the memory with the notch in. Place the fabric on a table and center the foam then plywood bottom on top of it.

I ended up ripping a little bit off one board because I wanted my top to be just 13 wide instead of the 14-12 width thats written in the plans. I had a few scraps of wood laying around from previous projects so I decided to tackle a quick easy and almost free build. Building the lap desk is very simple.

Now comes the easy part. Check out and Subscribe to my chan. With the laptop off connect your display cable from your laptop to your monitor of choice be it via HDMI DisplayPort DVI or VGA.

In this video I build a desk with hidden laptop storage and a hidden power strip compartment using reclaimed pallet wood. If you are using raw fabric fold your fabric along the side so you dont have a raw edge. As you can see in the image we recommend you to use 22 lumber for the components.