For a desk with ample storage underneath, use three pallets that have been modified to form a base, shelves, and a desk surface by cutting down, ripping apart, and reassembling the wood planks.

Credit: Lindsey Ellefson What I really like about tiered storage shelves—and why I believe ... managing office supplies littering a desk, or even storing condiments in the fridge.

Using the KALLAX as a support, you immediately add loads of storage and make the completed desk an easy assembly. Rising to just over 30 inches, the shelf unit is an ideal height for a desk.

And what better way to provide space when you need it than a foldable storage rack that's no bigger than an ironing board when folded down? Designed with five shelves, this foldable unit is ...