Pottery Barn furniture items are classy and look beautiful, but they're quite expensive. For those of you on a budget, here's how to assemble your very own Bedford desk with minimum expenses.

Buy two Ikea cabinets. You can either buy them brand new of second hand. You will need to make some metal table legs to keep the desk balanced like in the picture. After you're done with this just paint the desk with a colour of your choosing.