This stand-up desk is 4 feet wide, 30 inches deep, 43 inches high at the front, sloping to 47 inches high at the back. The exact dimensions should be determined by the person who will be the primary user... as a starting point consider a desk height slightly below the height of your elbow above the floor when standing. There are small flat areas at the front and back of the desktop and a lip could be added to keep things from sliding off. The primary surface is at about an 11 degree slope - it rises about 4 inches in the 20 inch depth.

Just looking at it, we couldn't resist adding the historic style candle and a big ledger book. Of course we don't have a big ledger book in the house, so we used the biggest book we could find. The several books stacked on the flat section at the back are normal size books. Several people have asked if the top lifts up for storage... not in this case - there are two drawers under the top, that open from the front.

The area under the desk could have had a couple book shelves, or even a closed cabinet. This customer preferred it open, with a foot rest in the front about a foot above the floor. A separate piece of wood was added to the top of the front cross brace, so that it could be replaced by removing a few screws if the wear became excessive. Note the two pull-out drawers (with dovetail joints, of course).

Our customer requested a drop leaf at the back, so that the desk could be pulled forward and the leaf raised to provide an extra 8 inches or so of work area. A "rule" joint was used to provide stability to the connection. A couple pieces swing out under the leaf to provide support (connected so that moving either moves both).

On a more serious note, this desk will likely be used with a laptop computer and pad, such as these, not a ledger book and candlestick.

The wood is red oak, stained brown under the clear high-tech acrylic lacquer finish. The drawer sides are maple, with plywood bottoms, and hidden metal full extension drawer slides on the bottom.