Standing Desk Showcase

This is easily the largest category of posts in the Office Fitness blog (I’m known as “The Standing Desk Guy” for a reason). I’m constantly on the look-out for good examples of standing workstations. But I’d also like to enlist your help: I hope you’ll take a couple of minutes to show us your standing desk or ones that you’ve run across.

You can browse the whole list or view only standing desks with these tags:
adjustable-height, DIY, elevate desktop, elevate whole desk, found-object, Ikea hacks, jacks, repurposed, sit-stand, under $100

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DIY Standing Desk Using Plastic Bins to Elevate the Whole Desk

March 26, 2013

This super-simple standing desk set-up uses two plastic storage bins to elevate the whole desk. The objective was to quickly create an economical standing desk. Some notes on this standing desk post: before you start, determine the ideal height for your desk by measuring where your arms are when bent 90 degrees use lengths of [...]

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An Adjustable-Height Standing Desk Conversion Using Shop Jacks

March 25, 2013

This very attractive DIY standing-desk set-up uses shop jacks to lift up the entire desk to create a standing workstation. A few details about this standing-desk conversion: adjustable screw jacks can lift a standard desk to accommodate folks from about 5′ 3″ to 6′ 1″ adding washers and nuts stabilizes and reinforces the jacks using [...]

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Lyle’s Homemade Standing Desk

March 22, 2013

My friend and neighbor (and superb real estate agent) Lyle put an end table/magazine rack and two 10-ream paper boxes on top of his desk to create this delightfully funky homemade standing desk. Lyle has been happily using this desk for years. price: free

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Ikea Hackers Desk with Amon Top and Utby Base

March 21, 2013

This is a nice Ikea hack using a Vika Amon top, an Utby base, an Ekby Jarpen shelf, and Capita legs. The creator, Seth in LA, says, “With sales tax, and a simple Franklin stool for the end of the day when I get tired, the whole endeavor was just over $200.” Click the “more [...]

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Wide Standing Desk from IkeaHackers

March 21, 2013

A nice and wide very clever Ikea hack using Expedit and Lack shelf kits. From the designer: “A large standing desk using Expedite shelving parts. At 48″ high, it’s high enough for a tall person to rest their elbows on. At 73″ width, it’s large enough to hold a bunch of gear AND eat meals [...]

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Wood Desk Elevated on Cinder Blocks

March 21, 2013

The simplest solution to creating a standing desk? Just lift up your current desk. This design uses cinder blocks. According to its creator, “This raised my desk 16″ and cost less than $20.00. It’s a little higher than I thought I needed (I was shooting for 14″) but after getting it set up it actually [...]

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Ikea Expedit Standing Desk with Shop Jacks

March 21, 2013

Many Ikea products can be re-assembled to suit your needs. This innovator turned his Expedit desk into a standing desk with a pair of shop jacks. “Lucky for me, I’ve got an IKEA EXPEDIT, so the desk attaches to a shelving unit: if I could find a good way to raise up the other side [...]

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World’s Simplest Standing Desk

March 21, 2013

The quickest, simplest way to create a standing desk is to simply put a cardboard box on top of your desk. Here’s this desk’s story: “This year I’ve been doing a lot more computer work and I’ve been experiencing more and more pain. The pain is behind my right shoulder and goes down my arm [...]

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DIY L-Shaped Standing Workstation

March 21, 2013

When I first saw this home-made standing workstation, I thought the two elevated surfaces were coffee tables, but it turns out that they are custom-made desk stands. Here’s the story of this standing workstation: “In recent months at work, I noticed I was having severe neck pain. So severe, in fact, one morning I couldn’t [...]

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DIY Bookcase Standing Desk

March 21, 2013

Repurposing your existing furniture can be a great way to quickly create an affordable standing desk. Here’s the story of this desk’s creation: “Being a full-time medical student myself — studying to be an osteopathic physician, no less — I was painfully aware (pun!) of my poor body mechanics and how studying for hours on [...]

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