My desk right now is 3/4" particle board. The edges are reinforced with 5" strips of more of this board. Its VERY fine particleboard, the kind you use for counertops before putting formica on top.
So anyways I spraypainted the top of it all kinds of designs with some left over paint trying to get flares from the spraycan and splatters. Then I painted the outside edge flat black.
I put this 3' 6" x 6' 6" board on top of 6 cinder blocks (3 per side)
It makes a great desk and cheap too. If it needs to be raised higher you can use concrete bricks on top of the blocks for a few more inches.
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