How to Make a Desk From a Hollow Core Door

Hollow core doors are an easy find at yard sales and second hand recycling shops. They can be finished and fashioned into a handy and stylish desk. The smooth wood finish is perfect for a desk top. They are light weight and easily cut to the size you might need. This cheap, standard item is found in many a college student apartment, but can be adapted to a child's room, a living room or any place a large work area is needed.

Door Sander
Stain
Polyurethane
Circular Saw
Wood strip
Two, two drawer filing cabinets or night stands
Non skid rug liner

Instructions

- 1
  Make the desk smaller by measuring and scoring a line where you want to cut. Then use a circular saw to actually cut the door.
- 2
  Pull out an inch of the insulation in the door at the cut.
- 3
  Fill the cut with a 1 inch by 1 inch strip of wood. Glue and tap into place.
- 4
  Check the hollow core door for any rough spots that might need sanded smooth. The door's surface is made of two thin wooden faces and filled with light weight insulation. Be careful when sanding the surface that the thin wood does not splinter or break.
- 5
  Stain and finish the wood surface with two coats of polyurethane for smooth glossy desk finish.
- 6
  Place the two 2 drawer filing cabinets or 2 matching night stands three feet apart.
- 7
  Lay a sheet of non skid rug liner on top of the cabinets and lay the door in place. No messy glue or screws are needed.
  
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