Ikea Micke desk with workstation time lapse assembly - how to build

Watch us assemble the Ikea Micke workstation - the basic Micke desk with the top add on unit which gives some extra shelves as well as a large magnetic whiteboard back board. Most of the assembly can be done easily by one adult, and you only need a second to help lift the top into place.

As you can see my son had a great time organising all his bits and pieces and putting them on display! He particularly loves the magnetic back board as he collects magnets. We have a good amount of experience building Ikea furniture, and the desk didn't take too long to put together. This desk was for my son, but I also have the same desk for myself downstairs, and I find that it's a really good size, compact but with plenty of space. He will use his with a laptop eventually, and I use mine with a desktop PC. My monitor fits well into the desk space and my tower sits inside the cupboard with the shelves removed. There is a hole at the back of the desk to put the cables through, and a shelf underneath the desk to keep cables tucked away. You can place the shelves at different heights to suit your needs.

Inside the large drawer we have placed a Summera drawer insert which has six compartments. It doesn't quite fill the large drawer, and you can also cut it to size to fit the smaller drawer using the cutting guidelines printed on the back. We bought a Vemund pen and eraser holder which has a strong magnet on the back to attach to the board and can be used to hold pens and pencils, it's really handy. For a chair we bought him the Orfjall office chair in black, we purchased the adult size but it is also available slightly smaller for children.

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