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- SimonFFM12
My office is inside my apt, next to my bedroom. It was furnished with dark, almost black wooden IKEA desks and shelves and after 14 years, it definitely was time for a change. Especially as I spend 10 hours per day in this room, when I am not on the road.
My wife is working in the same room, with the same new desk, but I have chosen the angle, so only my place is in the frame.
This is my new workspace:
I went for the just mentioned solution:
- 1 x IKEA Alex on the left
- 2 custom legs that I screwed to the desktop
- 180x75cm multiplex birch covered with RAL 9018 linoleumI measured and then mounted a 21mm multiplex birch plate underneath Alex to have the desk leveled. To my surpise I managed to have it 100% in level.
The desk space feels huge. And finally I have a new light office. It makes such a difference to the dark room that it was before.
I screwed a power strip to the back of Alex to tidy up the cables a bit.
The speciality of the custom made desk top is that there is a slope of 25 degees that makes the plate look thin and light.
In reality it is 3cm in thickness and the weight is 23kg. It is very stable.
I don't know why linoleum isn't available in white, but I am happy with RAL 9018 (so-called Papyrus white).
The rest of the room is new, too. I bought a new lamp to hang from the ceiling. It's white as well, so you barely recognize it.
The sideboard holds my wifi printer (no more shitty cable) and the Monstera hasn't grown yet, so just as an example, I put it inside the pot I bought:
Last year, I framed a print for a client behind museum glas. It was very expensive but looked so amazing, I decided to buy this for my office, too. I chose two smaller frames (50x70cm). But the glas swallows most of the reflection, so the photos feel amazin when you look at them. I decided to change the photos 4 times per year.
My stuff rests behind a white curtain. It's a thick darkening curtain.
I set up an ugly but very stable metal shelf there to put all my stuff in there.
I also have my stereo back there and my wireless earphones, in case my wife works at her desk as well.
Now, I ordered a felt mousepad, because I am afraid to make scratches into the linoleum desktop with my mouse. Didn't have a mousepad for more than two decades, but well.
- Looks like a surgery room compared to my working place, so clean and organized!OBBTKN
- It's new, that's why. But I am a quite organized person, too.SimonFFM
- Where's the casting couch?BusterBoy
- I make art not porn :-DSimonFFM
- Make love not wari_was
- A4 white/clear cutting matt works well as a mousepad, looks stylish/designer too, japan do nice ones https://www.amazon.c…shapesalad
- Thanks, good idea!SimonFFM
- I love European radiatorsGnash
- Ooooh mounting the power strip in the back of your cabinet ... hadn't thought of that, great idea!Continuity
- I hate the radiator. Looks so shitty. But I am only rentin, so I cannot paint it. The windows are ugly, too.SimonFFM
- I think you've created a nice, tranquil space. I might suggest a comfy arm chair or mall sofa for relaxing also.monospaced
- Come on. These have to be CG renders.CyBrainX
- No, no. All real. The room has only 14sqm. Photographed with a 25mm lens. So it looks larger. My couch is in the next room, so I can chill there.SimonFFM
- will look great once you've tidied upFax_Benson
- Note that cutting mat may cause cancer over time. No one seems to know the level of exposure needed to put you at risk, though.nb
- I really like this setup. the radiator is a constant grid in your view, some quality white curtains can make these things disappear :) sup with the pencils?sted
- Do you have a link to that side table/drawer with the printer on it?yaphi
- Looks and feels great! Great job, Simon!Krassy
- Looks like a serene place to focus. I love it. the sunlight steaming in is beautiful. I have a similar set up but my husband has dumped his film equipment on itMelanie
- Sideboard is https://www.westwing…SimonFFM
- @Melanie Thanks for the kind words. I am a little bit confused as I thought there was only one female member here. So it’s great you are here!SimonFFM
- https://www.brickund…Gnash
- ^ would you rather have one of these beasts in every room?Gnash
- Nice workspace. Where did you hid all the shit that was on those minimal surfaces before you took the photo?Josev
- That’s what I bought IKEA Alex for. Papers are in the top shelf.SimonFFM
- Tidy which city you live?milfhunter
- I live in Frankfurt, Germany.SimonFFM
- I like the legs!utopian
- ernexbcn2
I'm lucky the lockdown got me prepared work from home wise, other mates are working from their kitchen tables, chairs...
- kingsteven7
Light rain has forced me off the hammock this afternoon in to the confines of the psychedelic noise suite where I intend to explore the fuzz bass through 156 watts of mixed amplification.
- Nice Jazz Chorus! I have the 77 since 1989 and I love itstoplying
- nice, king of amps! the 77 is the possibly the rarest of the bunch... the stereo ins on the front of the 40 made it a no brainer, got it the day they came in :)kingsteven
- mg332
I posted in the quarantine of the day post that I was getting stuff to build a new desk. https://www.qbn.com/reply/396053…
Thanks to utopian's comments about the potential for the Ikea karlby countertop to sag in the middle, I started rethinking the minimal legs I was going to use, then realized that this Karlby + Alex cabinet support combo is more popular than I realized.
I already have an Alex cabinet, so going to get another one and use those for supports on the Karlby cabinet. My plan is the same as before - trim 12" off the back so that the desk dimensions are:
Desk: 74" wide x 30.5 inches deep.
Shelf (using wood trimmed from main piece) 55" wide x 12" deep.My next dilemma was thinking of a proper way to get a slide out keyboard tray that will accommodate my midi controller. There are some people who make them on Etsy and they mount under the desktop. Considering I'll have the Alex drawers, I think my solution is to use cabinet drawer slides and.a piece of wood that I can stain to match the top.
I've got a neighbor across the street who has tools, saws, etc that can help me out.
Diagram:
My only concern right now is whether or not I'm comfortable with the 23" vertical space between floor and bottom of the slide-out keyboard tray. If this were an issue, the solution would be to put Ikea cabinet risers on the bottom, which would raise the desk by 4"
The other reason I'm glad to consider this route is that I had completely forgotten about an idea to house most of my effects pedals into the top two drawers of an Alex cabinet. Run power into it, have all my reverb / delay / modulation pedals at arms reach and just keep my volume pedal, tuner, and looper on the floor for easy access.
Any thoughts?
- i_was-1
- Que c'est triste !palimpsest
- Tu es allé t'enfermer dans la cambrousse pour avoir une vue de merde. Je comprends mieux ta colère.palimpsest
- Manquerait plus qu'il pleuve toute la journée...D4W33D
- Fermez-la les deux fils de pute, je suis sûr que votre mère s'appelle Micheline et suce des queues d'arabesi_was
- Et voilà la vraie source de ta colère, ça revient toujours à la mère.
Passe le bonjour à Micheline.palimpsest - haha, thug life.i_was
- scarabin14
This is where i do my work these days
QBN-ing is from iPad elsewhere
- Needs more skulls and what not.utopian
- Nice set up. How do you get anything done with that dude watching. Also was expecting more scrabs.thumb_screws
- Thanks, that’s frank. Halloween party ground score.
I just found out you can install windows for free and play all the PC games on Steam :Dscarabin - windows for free?pango
- Yeah, with bootcamp assistantscarabin
- Like a reverse hackintoshscarabin
- You only learned about bootcamp now end of 2020? And what do you mean „Windows for free“?NBQ00
- I was aware of it but a use for it never occurred to me... you can download windows 10 for free, only need to register if you want to customize it or whateverscarabin
- you have zero desk surfaceBennn
- Nice chair. Have the same one.mort_
- Also expected open flames.thumb_screws
- Lana del ray? :Dsted
- *reysted
- What's your opinion on YouTube Music vs Google Play? I'm going to miss having my uploads library loading. YouTube Music is too slow to load my playlists.CyBrainX
- YouTube Music is confusing. Don't use it.Bennn
- I’d rather have the old itunes, honestly, but it plays what i want when i ask my smart speaker so it gets the job donescarabin
- I use it ‘cause it came free with youtube premium, which i got to get rid of commercials. Might look for something different once i get PiHole configuredscarabin
- Also! I don’t know much about lana del rey but i liked this cover in scary stories to tell in the dark https://youtu.be/zA4…scarabin
- Amsterdam red light district?milfhunter
- My lighting starts white then gets warmer throughout the day until it’s red at night. It’s relaxes me and reduces eye strain for some reasonscarabin
- Looks like a torture roomi_was
- Torture room is in the basementscarabin
- shapesalad-3
The Nomad Capitalist's hiring policy is admirable:
- that office is depressingutopian
- just wasted 6 minutes of my life LOL who wrote her text? this is supposed to be a serious pitch so i like nomad capitalist? nah.renderedred
- also whoever filmed this has a foot fetish that much i knowrenderedred
- yes @utopian :)renderedred
- monospaced3
- i call bs you didnt have the qbn tab openpango
- mono = old soulGuyFawkes
- Where is the dial-up modem?utopian
- I give it to mono , by the looks of this setup, hes good with his moneyz.GuyFawkes
- :)monospaced
- This is like the exact opposite of my spacescarabin
- Bright and minimalscarabin
- I’ve since installed wood blinds, green velvet curtains and added art to the walls. Your space is dark and stuffy scarabin?monospaced
- This only looks minimal because it was the day I got the desk. It’s more cluttered now hahaha.monospaced
- Not stuffy but i blacked out the room where i do computer workscarabin
- That's a slightly disappointing shade for such an interesting base. Tidiness wise, this is the antithesis of my working space.Nairn
- Wow man, this lack so much style, suggestion: take a course on interior designi_was
- @nairn, that is a $10 lamp from a shitty store. The rug is a 100 year old hand knit wool Persian though. Style is fine.monospaced
- Once again, this was the day I got the desk. It was tidy because it hadn’t been used even 1 minute yet. Lol.monospaced
- @i_was, nothing wrong with interior design here. Lol.monospaced
- Its very granny, iz dat lampGuyFawkes
- When I said it looks like you're good with your money it's because this furniture looks like he was given to you by an older female relativeGuyFawkes
- This is not an insult btwGuyFawkes
- It’s a brand new desk from crate and barrel. lol. The rug is over 100 years old though. The lamp is just some shit my wife found for $20.monospaced
- Lamp is really good.shapesalad
- everybody likes lamps.pango
- The rug is great but I think the lamp makes this scene.CyBrainX
- PhanLo4
Still got to sort through a lot of stuff and fill the shelves.
Nearly there though.
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- Did you shoot this with a selfie stick?utopian
- @Utopian yep, I use a small tripod base and a selfie stick then use Flexify in Photoshop to remove the nadir. I just cloned out the rug.PhanLo
- Night version https://i.imgur.com/…PhanLo
- Cozy!scarabin
- We've been finally filling the shelves and drawers now. Still have to go through my comics and magazines.PhanLo
- Nice!i_was
- Ooh, I like your balls - where did you get them from, and what sort of bulb/light source is in them? (re: night)Nairn
- Also, nice plush cover on your toilet seat, lol - I need a bog in my studio here too.Nairn
- Is it a shared room?i_was
- @i-was I share it with my wife, she’s also a designer. :-)PhanLo
- @Nairn I got those lights from B&Q, they’re LED but the bit isn’t changeable. They work by remote control though which is a bonus. They’re £30 eachPhanLo
- PhanLo15
Started to tidy the attic a bit, so I could start to do some painting again. Still a lot to do, but it's good to see the floor.
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- Yes! +1OBBTKN
- nice!renderedred
- hi! :Dsted
- Ah, it all makes sense now - PhanLo exists in the fourth dimension.Nairn
- Si!!!Miesfan
- Spray cans!i_was
- Looks like in a Kim Jung Gi drawing :-)uan
- I can't tell, those Montanas? Hope that window is huge lol.garbage
- That hand coming out reminded me of Evil Deadi_was
- @garbage I just store the paint there, don't use it there reallyPhanLo
- pango5
- when was your interview?GuyFawkes
- Nahhh man that's my officepango
- these are filmed somewhere here in scottsdale... I didn't know you were so close, pango... we should get a frittata sometime!PonyBoy
- Not all people get this jokeSimonFFM
- Casting couchmisterhow
- This joke was a reach. I'm shocked anyone decoded it.CyBrainX
- lolmonospaced
- stewart18
My concrete bunker along the river Rhine.
- Love it!
+1OBBTKN - Niiiiiiiice!PhanLo
- Beautiful, simple and clean.Wordsworth
- cool! reminds me of my own studiomilfhunter
- Lovely; looking to get out of the "home office" situation and back into a sterile space where I can work / drink / work in solice.
: )ideaist - Also, LOVE the old Harman Kardon speaker(s)!ideaist
- +1ESKEMA
- Wire management 101utopian
- Love it!
- OBBTKN5
My mess, 2021 edition ;)
- brothernoah4
I just tore up Reddit. Guess it’s time I share with my folks.
- that's the setup boz's girl told him not to worry aboutkingsteven
- ^lolduckseason
- HaGuyFawkes
- ++GuyFawkes
- How not reduce your screen time.shapesalad
- nsa headquarter ?neverscared
- I'd constantly lose the screen I was actually using, actual anti-productivity.kalkal
- :-oBennn
- Are you a security guard?mort_
- no QBN on a single screen? son, I am disappointKrassy
- ok that's a lunatic battlestation.garbage
- you look lonely. go outside.rootlock
- more screens for reddit.rootlock
- *___*inteliboy
- Wachowskis hate youmaquito
- Haters gonna hate, nice rig.GuyFawkes
- plash3
can't seem to reduce the amount ..
- face_melter6
Where the magic happens.
- Downvoting for that taylor wallpgrafician
- ah fuck, I upvoted instead
oh well
but very nice setups!grafician - Good spot!PhanLo
- @graf Not everyone can handle the astonishing power of the Swift wallpaper, I understand completely. Everyone has their faults, I won't judge you.face_melter
- well you made me curious now, what's the story there? hehegrafician
- I never had you down as the kind of person to keep the intel etc stickers on.
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I am not at all, at all, envious of this clean Scandi environment.Nairn - Ech, the stickers don't bother me. They're just there, I'll remove them eventually. Probably.face_melter
- scarabin0
Kudos on everyone for remembering to hide the lotion before snapping a pic
