Standing desks are cool and all, but many are just shelves—they don't let you adjust the height of the keyboard, or the placement of the mouse. This DIY wall-mounted desk-shelf from Instructables user ewilhelm gives you the best of both worlds, and adds some storage, to boot.
You can see what it looks like in the image above, but aside from getting the components required to assemble the whole thing, it's a pretty straight-forward build. ewilhelm (the founder of Instructables, by the way), explained that he prefers to stand while working, but didn't want a rigid keyboard tray, so he built this instead. He had the wood cut (it's walnut, which explains why it looks so good) and had it cut to fit together instead of having exposed brackets or hardware installed to keep the wood together. The keyboard try is a Kensington 60044 that he also trimmed down a little so he could stand closer to the screen.
You can see the whole walkthrough at the link below, and how he got to the finished product above. If you want the same for your home office, you'll probably need to get the wood cut for you at your local hardware store unless you have access to the tools he had (which you might, if you have a Hackerspace nearby), but the assembly and mounting don't look too bad. Besides, it's hard to argue with what he winds up with at the end, and how clean it all looks. The storage for things like hard drives, books, or other peripherals is nice too.
Wall Mounted Standing Desk | Instructables
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