Home Decoration Views: Vika Leif

<div class="mobile-photo" style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghpWTWpzjRSfZ2uY-VlbkBsRxAn-zdACn-Cet702xqAgi8etLXmqE5RjhmL6mWJ_0eyE4RVpI2ponr58DT3mqhmf1N5ctHE_mriQ-D-sKHQQ132_FeJWVi6QIq2R_YIVHF2sP0HtpD67M/s1600/deskview1-741316.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" height="300" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5529198917302754194" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghpWTWpzjRSfZ2uY-VlbkBsRxAn-zdACn-Cet702xqAgi8etLXmqE5RjhmL6mWJ_0eyE4RVpI2ponr58DT3mqhmf1N5ctHE_mriQ-D-sKHQQ132_FeJWVi6QIq2R_YIVHF2sP0HtpD67M/s400/deskview1-741316.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><b>Materials:</b> Vika Leif trestle, 1 Nexus cabinet door from As-Is section, Stefan chair and some IKEA fabric<br /><br /><b>Description:</b> On my most recent trip to IKEA, I wanted to get a frugally-priced laptop/writing desk and chair for my bedroom.  <br /><br />The one I was thinking about getting was the Laiva, which was only $20. It matched my existing furniture and was small enough to fit in the space I wanted to put it. Well, unfortunately it looked like it only cost $20.  <br /><br />My next try was the Micke at $49. I wasn't completely sold on it, as it looked a bit juvenile for an adult bedroom, but I went ahead and put it in my basket.  <br /><br />Whenever I make my IKEA pilgrimages, I always check out the As-Is section. You can find a lot of bits and pieces to get creative with as well as some decent furniture with just a few nicks and scratches. I found a Nexus cabinet door, which sells new for $38.00 (15x39), for only $1.99! Yeah, you read that right - one dollar and ninety-nine cents! It was the exact color of my existing furniture and the perfect size for the space in my bedroom.  <br /><br />So I put the Micke back on the shelf and headed upstairs to the showroom to look at leg options to create my own desk. I found the absolutely perfect Vika Leif table base for just $30.00. All I needed to do was to use five 2" wood screws to attach the Vika Leif to my Nexus cabinet door and, voila, a laptop/writing desk is born!  <br /><br /><div class="mobile-photo" style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwN4wFfdbBJ_jeMv3LjhQ-TeQKA5wsVv9EJoEv_xp9qntRDhyphenhyphenONBKpCKhkcUJAME1-LgWogJWgSEVx_dLbA21XVYclM5RSvsefnBCnZvXvzxObm01LoUZhMlK-0ng-ilL1dQp16Bga-J0/s1600/deskview2-742811.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" height="300" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5529198919744352594" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwN4wFfdbBJ_jeMv3LjhQ-TeQKA5wsVv9EJoEv_xp9qntRDhyphenhyphenONBKpCKhkcUJAME1-LgWogJWgSEVx_dLbA21XVYclM5RSvsefnBCnZvXvzxObm01LoUZhMlK-0ng-ilL1dQp16Bga-J0/s400/deskview2-742811.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="mobile-photo" style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhf0cXCRpBAQuqcDiepRTCtfm80QbJJ4BTrq6BRaBthkWYuUqUb-zBktQrBH7ToYbR5ZFbA2cGqopCXiA01RJKC-b1I2WNy9dhMpocaRRL4xXVjE7pIF8EEUQGXkizhYQsBkAhwzYFmJLg/s1600/cabinetdoor-743854.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" height="400" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5529198922827419922" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhf0cXCRpBAQuqcDiepRTCtfm80QbJJ4BTrq6BRaBthkWYuUqUb-zBktQrBH7ToYbR5ZFbA2cGqopCXiA01RJKC-b1I2WNy9dhMpocaRRL4xXVjE7pIF8EEUQGXkizhYQsBkAhwzYFmJLg/s400/cabinetdoor-743854.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><div class="mobile-photo" style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWpX-GggOhOIRB67uWYUXwjOdZFS3ZMsKPVpPn8GUx1KYw6Ujno6y6qf1WDPfd8ig_OdwWTBjIxwlGvQf51ybN63ju6UzYL-1DawrhuYHGyFwmDkvESTqBNLHnymiOUtvBgU1Rrf-XnOE/s1600/cabinetprice-745069.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" height="300" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5529198927360245794" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWpX-GggOhOIRB67uWYUXwjOdZFS3ZMsKPVpPn8GUx1KYw6Ujno6y6qf1WDPfd8ig_OdwWTBjIxwlGvQf51ybN63ju6UzYL-1DawrhuYHGyFwmDkvESTqBNLHnymiOUtvBgU1Rrf-XnOE/s400/cabinetprice-745069.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="mobile-photo" style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWn94GyqgVnatDn_RnEBxGqkln8DAs7pgs7BsYhEJW-P7ofxnqxTpThEu-EZoM3CV3IGwafJYgVN61u-zaSHS7F8k8QIPq1sl2WPAazIrHZA0fUDuFj-TWCzchIg7dC-PXii5VixTV-t0/s1600/assembly-746332.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" height="300" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5529198934834485250" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWn94GyqgVnatDn_RnEBxGqkln8DAs7pgs7BsYhEJW-P7ofxnqxTpThEu-EZoM3CV3IGwafJYgVN61u-zaSHS7F8k8QIPq1sl2WPAazIrHZA0fUDuFj-TWCzchIg7dC-PXii5VixTV-t0/s400/assembly-746332.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br />Of course, I needed a inexpensive chair to go with my inexpensive desk. I found the economically priced Stefan ($19.99) which fit the scale of my desk perfectly. Of course, I can't leave well enough alone, though. Back down in the Marketplace, I found some lovely black and white print fabric and decided I would cushion and cover Stefan's seat.  <br /><br />On the way out, I picked up the Hemma lamp base with a Klavsta shade in black and white to complement the fabric for the chair seat. The lamp and shade only set me back $17.99.  <br /><br />In total, my desk/chair/lamp combo only cost $59 (including fabric and cushion).  <br /><br />See more of Laura's <a href="http://gojennings.tumblr.com/post/1340614255/my-very-first-ikea-hack" target="_blank">bedroom desk and chair hack</a>. <br /><br />~ Laura, Virginia

Multi-hack Bedroom Desk and Chair

Materials: Vika Leif trestle, 1 Nexus cabinet door from As-Is section, Stefan chair and some IKEA fabric Description: On my most recent tr...