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Easy Origami Desk

Once you're done folding this easy origami desk, you can fold an origami chair to go with it!

 

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Easy Origami Desk Step 1: Start with a 6 inch x 6 inch (15cm x 15cm)square origami paper, color side down. Fold paper in half on both the horizontal and vertical axis. Crease well and unfold.

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Easy Origami Desk Step 2: Fold both the top and bottom halves to meet in the center.

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Easy Origami Desk Step 3: Fold the left and right sides to meet in the center.

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Easy Origami Desk Step 4: Fold both the top and bottom halves to meet in the center again. Crease well and unfold.

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Easy Origami Desk Step 5: Make 2 diagonal folds at the top left and right corners. Crease well and unfold.

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easy-origami-desk-step-5

 

 

 

Easy Origami Desk Step 6: Pry paper open and make a squash fold by pressing the paper flat and creasing the edges.

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Easy Origami Desk Step 7: Now we'll repeat Steps 5 and 6 for the bottom half. First make the diagonal folds on the bottom left and right corners. Crease well and unfold.

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Easy Origami Desk Step 8: Pry paper open and make the squash fold again.

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Easy Origami Desk Step 9: Make the horizontal folds. Crease well and unfold.

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Easy Origami Desk Step 10: Here comes the best part of origami! When you transform your flat piece of paper into a 3D object!

Lift the center flaps as shown...

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The flaps become the legs of your desk. Straighten the sides...

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and your easy origami desk is complete!

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