Child's desk

[marcros]

I need to make a quick desk for my 9year old daughter.

Normally for an adult, I would make it 750mm tall. Is there a suggested height for a child friendly one? It needs to be for doing actual school work on, many of the children's desks and tables online seen to be for younger kids.

This will be a quick and dirty job, it doesn't need to last forever if she outgrows it.

 

[AJB Temple]

Why don't you make it like an adjustable trestle. So that the vertical supports have pins through so you can change the height? Will keep it useful for years.

 

[Fitzroy]

Made a desk for my 9 year old earlier in the year. Desk is a standard height but he has a height adjustable chair, Stokke tripp trapp, that places him at the right height for it.

Fitz.

 

[Tobi1186]

I'd also go with a height adjustable chair! This way, even if it's made quick and dirty, the table will be good for years! So you won't have to buy/build another one in 4 years latest

 

[marcros]

I went with a standard height desk. it will only be temporary but was made from offcuts and a bit of ply that I had.

back to school in 2 weeks anyway!!

 

[Tobi1186]

I went with a standard height desk. it will only be temporary but was made from offcuts and a bit of ply that I had.

back to school in 2 weeks anyway!!

I think that's a good way to go! Let's hope homeschooling is fiinally completly over!