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Hi, I made my own standing desk using Ikea's LINNMON table (120x60)(cm) but you can pick your own tabletop and the adjustable OLOV legs (apologies for the caps)

Hi, I made my own standing desk using Ikea's LINNMON table (120x60)(cm) but you can pick your own tabletop and the adjustable OLOV legs (apologies for the caps). Total cost is around £€$75 (I am checking UK site). The annoying bit is that I cannot convert it easily. I need to remove everything from the table, turn it upside-down, change the length of the legs, and turn it back up. IKEA also has three "proper" standing desks (that you can adjust their height without doing the aforementioned) but they cost x2 and x5 of my desk, and I don't really care to change the height that often/ever. (I don't work for Ikea, I just don't want to pay $1000 for something I can make with $100 (and have a better pension when I retire).

postingawayonhn 7y ago
The 'proper' IKEA standing desks you mention are all sold out here in Australia. I had a look at the OLOV legs but it looks like they only go up to 90cm.
- HenryBemis 7y ago
  I pulled them (OLOV) on their last dotted line, plus the 2.5cm of the table, that is good/tall enough for me. I also have a custom-made monitor stand (I used planks I found laying around). That adds another 9-10cm and I am using a 27" curved Samsung monitor that has its own tall stand. I'm 1.80 and that height works for me for eyes/elbows/keyboard/mouse (keyboard is a MS comfort curve 2000)(that also adds 1.5cm)
WalterBright 7y ago
Just tilt the table one way, put bricks under the legs, then tilt it the other way!
- HenryBemis 7y ago
  Apparently you don't have a dog or a child :) I cannot stress enough how (especially) a standing desk needs to be super sturdy with children/dogs in the vicinity!!!
  - WalterBright 7y ago
    Lock your home office door. You'll need to anyway to be productive with dogs & kids around.
skinnymuch 7y ago
2x the cost doesn’t seem bad if you don’t have to remove everything from the table. Of course it’s probably all sold out.

postingawayonhn 7y ago

The 'proper' IKEA standing desks you mention are all sold out here in Australia. I had a look at the OLOV legs but it looks like they only go up to 90cm.

HenryBemis 7y ago
I pulled them (OLOV) on their last dotted line, plus the 2.5cm of the table, that is good/tall enough for me. I also have a custom-made monitor stand (I used planks I found laying around). That adds another 9-10cm and I am using a 27" curved Samsung monitor that has its own tall stand. I'm 1.80 and that height works for me for eyes/elbows/keyboard/mouse (keyboard is a MS comfort curve 2000)(that also adds 1.5cm)

WalterBright 7y ago

Just tilt the table one way, put bricks under the legs, then tilt it the other way!

HenryBemis 7y ago
Apparently you don't have a dog or a child :) I cannot stress enough how (especially) a standing desk needs to be super sturdy with children/dogs in the vicinity!!!
- WalterBright 7y ago
  Lock your home office door. You'll need to anyway to be productive with dogs & kids around.

skinnymuch 7y ago

2x the cost doesn’t seem bad if you don’t have to remove everything from the table. Of course it’s probably all sold out.