• Bedroom
• Teen
• Desk
• Built-in
• Painted
• White oak
• Lights
• Storage

Taupe teen study wall

A grown-up study wall for a teenager’s room in matt mushroom taupe: a long floating white oak desk between a tower of drawers under lit open shelves and a tall two-door cupboard, with a full-width cork pinboard over the desk and handle-less push-to-open slab cupboards above it, lit underneath by a warm LED strip.

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At a glance

Overall W x D x H

3000 x 635 x 2400 mm118 1/8" x 25" x 94 1/2"

Parts to cut

68

Build steps

77

Boards

2

Sheets

12

Solid wood

14.6 bd ft

Weight

269.6 kg594 lb

Materials

• Birch plywood
• MDF
• White oak

Finish

• Finishing oil - Hardwax oil, matt
• Paint - mushroom taupe, matte

Tools

• Saw
• Square
• Tape
• Router
• Clamps
• Drill
• Table saw
• Sandpaper
• Brush
• 10mm bit
• Cable clips

Hardware and fittings

• 1 x Cork pinboard sheet, 12mm, on a 6mm MDF backer
• 1 x Plug-in LED strip kit, 12V, warm white 2700K, in an aluminium channel with opal diffuser
• 2 x Anti-tip furniture wall bracket, steel, with stud screws
• 6 x Side-mount drawer slide, 550mm
• 3 x Edge pull, 150mm, matt black
• 1 x Plug-in LED strip kit, 12V, warm white 2700K
• 16 x Concealed cabinet hinge, full overlay
• 2 x Bar pull, 128mm centres, matt black

Cut list

The first 3 of 48 lines, in millimetres (inches below), finished size including joint allowances.

The 3D model

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