Looking to do something like this for my dorm. Ikea Karlby for the desk. What can I use as the backboard and how can I connect it to the desk securely? Can’t mount it to the wall.
by jynxurded
Looking to do something like this for my dorm. Ikea Karlby for the desk. What can I use as the backboard and how can I connect it to the desk securely? Can’t mount it to the wall.
by jynxurded
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Guessing here, but I believe that this is some type of vinyl flooring or wall covering, stuck to plywood or some other backer.
I wouldn’t attach to it the desk. You could use a french cleat to hang the backer board on the wall and just push the desk up to it. The cleat would then provide a space between the wall and backer board to allow LED stripes to be added if wanted.
You can affix [L brackets](https://encrypted-tbn1.gstatic.com/shopping?q=tbn:ANd9GcRb1cEj7M5-3OSWvttj6OUeD1hBT00SAsLTX4RXuSj71gbZpm_z5DHMKjEjiAouBxQNiXcaysrYWcj-pFkJK2khakO7U9YSjkClGqZ9EkE) across the back of your desk and secure a sheet of plywood to them to use as your backboard. You might need to be only slightly creative by adding supports for the plywood. A few 2x4s should do it
This is some soothing business. Seems like a lot of effort for a dorm room.