Progress

As a quick recap, my project is creating an end table out of an old school desk, I am designing it in the Bauhaus aesthetic because of the metal pipes the desk legs are made of. Currently I have painted the desktop and I have cut down all of the metal. I attached the pipe sections back together using electrical conduit clamps with set screws.

This is the original desk.

Here is the assembled metal compared to the complete back legs. I need to trim ~1.5″ to make them equal sizes but I am pretty happy with how it looks.

I am planning on putting screws through the legs into the desktop to increase stability, as that is one of my major concerns at the moment. For the drawer I have been doing lots of research and feel confident I can make it out of plywood and a drawer slide set from home depot.

My immediate next steps are cutting the legs to the right length, I made the measurements so all I need to do now is cut. After that is reassembling the desk by re attaching the legs. I purchased some 1/2″ plywood so once I know the spacing of the legs I will start the cutting and assemble of the drawer. I will need an extra day to paint the drawer to a matching color as well. This is a busy week for me but I’m going to aim for completion this week to allow or any errors or setbacks that will come up.