Does your home have any of those weird "sad corners" that are too small to do very much with, but too large to leave completely empty? They're a real common problem in A-Frames and in attic bedrooms with sloped ceilings, which leave these awkward, cramped, low spaces near the walls that are hard to fill.
A-Frame homewner and artist Steffy Degreff has a lot of spaces like these in her home, but she's figured out some really cute ways to fill them. She recently transformed one of her home's "sad corners" into a cozy and uplifting creative space with the help of an innovative DIY IKEA transformation!
What a smart use of such an otherwise awkward space! It'd have been a shame to waste all of that direct natural light from the skylights, and although the corner was narrow and lacking in standing room, there was just enough space for a little desk. Steffy (aka @steffydegref ) could have shopped around for a desk matching those dimensions, but she took the DIY route and created her own personalized art desk with a fun little IKEA flip !
In her caption, Steffy added that she used two TROFAST storage units as the base for her desk. There's a whole series of storage systems under that name in IKEA's catalog, but I believe she used this one: the TROFAST storage combination system with white pine wood and green metal mesh storage boxes. Each unit costs about $160 and is 17 3/8" deep, 20 1/2" tall, and 36 5/8" wide.
I couldn't find a more in-depth tutorial of Steffy's process, but from her video, it seemed pretty straightforward. She spaced the two storage units apart to create some seating room, measured and cut a piece of plywood for the top of the desk, then drilled it into the tops of the storage units. Then, all she had to do was sand the top down, paint her desk a summery yellow-orange, and finish the space with homey decor and a plethora of arts and crafts supplies !
With all those cubbies, this desk would be perfect for organizing art supplies and finished artwork. At under $400 total (that's a guess, but I can't imagine the plywood, screws, and paint added another $80 to the cost), this was a very cute customized art desk, and a perfect way to turn a sad corner into a happy place! Steffy knows that when your A-Frame home gives you lemons, you've gotta make DIY lemonade!
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