How to Build a Controller Stand

Learn how to build a controller stand with a charging port, headphone stand, and storage box.

We love playing video games as a family. Which means we have 4 game controllers always laying around.

I would love to say that we have a place to store them when we aren’t playing, but we don’t.

The drawer in our TV stand is full, so the gaming controllers are always just laying on the TV stand.

When I found out that this month’s At Home DIY Challenge was Build to Organize, I knew right away that I wanted to build something to store our game controllers!

At Home DIY Challenge is monthly challenge that I have been participating in for over a year. Every month we have a new challenge. Last month’s challenge was Update with Paint, I repurposed a sewing table for that challenge.

How to build a controller stand

Please note that this controller stand is made for PS4 gaming controllers.

Materials

• Wood – Perfect project to use up scrap wood.
• Carpenter’s glue

Tools

• Measuring tape
• Pencil
• Square
• Miter saw
• Drill

Cut list

• 1x 14″ x 7.25″ for main board
• 1x 4.5″ x 7.25″ for front of box
• 2x 5″ x 4.5″ for box sides with 15° degree angle on one short side
• 1x 5.75″ by 5″ for bottom of box with angle 15° degree angle on one long side
• 4x 3.75″ by 3″ for wood stands for controllers with 33.9° degree angle on two sides
• 1x 3.75″ by 2.5″ for wood stand for headphones with 33.9° degree angle on two sides and an additional angle on one of the other ends of 15° degree 

Instructions

Step 1: Using the miter saw we cut the pieces we needed to make the controller wood stand. 

The first piece we cut was the main board at 14″ x 7.25″.

The board was already 7.25″ wide, so we didn’t have to do another cut.

Step 2: Then we cut the pieces we needed to make the box that will be in the back of the wood stand. 

We cut a piece at 7.25″ x 4.5″ for the front of the box.

Step 3: To make the sides of the box we needed two pieces at 5″ x 4.5″.

Repeat above to make the second side of the box.

Step 4: The sides need an angle to allow the front of the stand to lean back. In order to do this, we cut a 15° degree angle on one short side of each side piece.

Step 5: We cut a piece at 5.75″ by 5″ to make the bottom of the box.

Step 6: We added a 15° degree angle on one long side of the bottom piece.

Step 7: To make the wood stands for the controllers. We cut two pieces of wood at 3.75″ x 7.25″ (6″ would have worked too since we will be slicing the pieces in half.)

Repeat the above for the second piece.

Step 8: We added 33.9° degree angles on the two long sides of both pieces.

Repeat for the other piece.

Step 9: Cut the above two pieces at 3″.

This will result in 4 pieces of 3.75″ x 3″ (each piece makes 2).

Step 10: We cut one final piece at 3.75″ to make the wood stand for headphones.

Step 11:  We made a line at 2.5″ and cut it at 15° degree angle. 

Step 12: We added 33.9° degree angles on two sides of the headphone piece.

Wood pieces to build controller stand

Step 13: Sand the rough edges.

How to assemble the controller stand

Step 14: Using carpenter glue, we assembled the box. We attached the bottom, sides, and the front together. 

Let it dry for 25 minutes or longer depending on the instructions on the bottle of glue.

Step 15: Attach the 4 controller stands onto the 14″ x 7.25″ piece with glue.

The first piece is to be glued at 1″ from the bottom, 2nd piece at 4.25″, 3rd piece at 7.5″, and the 4th piece at 10.75″.

All the pieces are to be centered.

Let the glue dry.

Step 16: Using carpenter’s glue, we attached the box onto the bottom of the back of the main board.

Let it dry.

Step 17: Attach the remaining wood piece centered 2.5″ from the top on the back by putting glue on the 15° degrees edge.

The 15° degree angle is to make the stand straight when attached to the back of the board, it will prevent the headphones from slipping off the wood piece.

Allow the glue to dry.

How to make a charging port

Step 18: Drill a hole above the second controller stand in order to charge a controller while it’s sitting on the stand.

How to store gaming controllers

This DIY controller stand is the perfect storage solution for gaming controllers and headphones.

The storage box to store charging cables and the charging port make it even greater!

We based this build on gaming controllers for a PS4.

If you are building one for another gaming system, measure your controllers to see if this controller stand would work.

Build to Organize

Do you think my playing card holder is considered an organizing project? hehe

If you want another built to organize idea, last year we built closet shelving. A fun thing about this closet shelving system, is that tit’s movable!

I hope you have enjoyed this tutorial on how to build a controller stand. We had so much fun building it!

Have a wonderful day!