Small Space Workstation
As many of us gear up for a school year filled with some kind of remote learning, I wanted to share the workspace I had created for my daughter in our NYC apartment. I had originally purchased this desk when my 3 and 5-year-old daughters were sharing the smaller of two kid bedrooms we had. So the space really had to be utilized creatively. As much as I loved the setup with the corner unit as a headboard for each bed, it just took up way too much room. Cecilia’s bed ran the entire length of the wall, and you couldn’t even get the closet door completely open!
Original setup of the big girls room
As Layla approached the end of preschool, I knew I wanted to get her a real desk to celebrate that she was off to grammar school, but I had no idea how I was going to make it all fit. Then the idea came to me to just remove the corner unit entirely! There would be plenty of space for a small desk with Cecilia’s bed pushed up into the space where the corner unit used to be.
Used the template provided to set up the rails
Desk is now attached to the wall
Beginning stages of styling
This leaning desk fit perfectly into the space and still allowed for the closet door to open completely! One tip for workstations for young kids is to get a desk chair that is adjustable. The original chair I purchased was just too low for Layla so I had to grab another and found a good one at HomeGoods.
Desk is all set up and ready to use!
Everything is a tight squeeze, but thankfully the main components of the room all fit!
The girls got their own individual dressers (another great find for a small space) once the twins were born and they had to give up their changing table
Of course during our spring break week at home, I decided to swap the kids bedrooms so the twins went into the smaller room and my girls are now set up into the bigger room. Just in time for Layla to end up spending long days at the desk!
Layla happily doing her kindergarten virtual learning
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Layla’s exact desk is no longer available so I linked the updated version! Note: I am using affiliate links below which means that if you buy something via this post I may receive a small commission at no extra cost to you.
