I’m starting my third week of standing, rather than sitting, at work. There’s been much written on this subject and I’m not 100% sure that it’s the right long term solution but so far I feel more focussed and less like a 12-hour-a-day slob.

My office already had some Ikea Expedit shelves on the wall, and I’d tried converting my table into a simple standing desk. But the table was around 6 inches too low and due to it having just four very extended legs it was also quite wobbly.

Then I saw this excellent Ikea Hack for an Expedit Standing Desk.

My hack is a variation on the above desk system; I strengthened the front 5*1 unit by retaining the first and last internal panels – this had the advantage of providing a bit more storage as well. The wall shelves came down and formed sides to the desk, and now it’s starting to feel pretty cool (this being day 2 of this configuration).

I modelled the system on Google Sketchup:

Then I built it, and here it is:

Once I can lose the bits and bobs on the floor and tidy up the shelves it’s going to be super cool.