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My Ikea Desk hack. Total cost was about 60 bucks (AUD). Parts used were the CAPITA stainless steel brackets and the EKBY AMUND shelf all on a MICKE Desk. There are also DIODER led strips behind the monitors and under the shelf.
Love to hear your comments.
Find out more about this build here and more photos as well.
aaronactive.net/2012/04/ikea-micke-desk-hack/ ‎
Few people inquired about what gear I use here so here's a little info:
Behringer MS20 24-Bit/192 kHz Digital 20-Watt Stereo Near Field Monitors
Has optical input, way better quality than your crappy computer speakers. Good price too...
Dual Monitor stand for 17 - 24in LCD Monitors
Pretty heavy and is pretty adjustable so good piece of kit.
Lexar USB 3.0 Dual-Slot Reader
This thing is fast! Makes getting those images off CF or SF way faster.
Not the first time it's been done but we thought it was a great idea to make a feature of the numerous cables at work!
Here's a partial shot of my home office (photos in this set were taken for my Declutter The Mess Under Your Desk! blog post).
The desk is a Palermo office desk purchased from Cost Plus World Market (I believe they're no longer sold). The Logitech V200 cordless mouse and M$ Natural Ergonomic Keyboard are tucked away on a sliding keyboard shelf - a feature I love about this Palermo desk. BTW, the mouse was purchased for $10 after rebate from Buy.com and the keyboard was purchased for less than $20 new off of eBay.
All cables and power bricks have been hidden behind and underneath the desk as shown in this photo and this photo.
The monitor is a Samsung 173P mounted on an Ergotron Neo-Flex LCD arm which I purchased on eBay for $20 refurbished.
The shelf is from IKEA, but I can't for the life of me remember the model - I would personally recommend the BILLY shelf system if you're looking. The storage box on top of the shelf is the IKEA KASSETT, and on top of that rests the FM3 Buddha Machine.
BTW, this is the way my office looks on a regular basis - I've tried my best to minimize any clutter and the only thing that is visible is my MacBook Pro (not shown) which connects to the Samsung monitor via DVI.
This is my Palermo office desk setup (you can find more details about my office setup HERE). A Logitech V200 cordless mouse and M$ Natural Ergonomic Keyboard are tucked away on a sliding keyboard shelf. The monitor is a Samsung 173P mounted to an Ergotron Neo-Flex LCD arm which swings forward approximately 15" when in use and frees up the entire desk area underneath it.
All cables are hidden from view using pegboard and adhesive backed nylon mounting bases as shown in this photo and this photo.
This is actually how my desk looks after clearing all items except for the things I use on a regular basis. There are two shelves in the room which store books, notepads, and other office supplies that are used once in a while.
The photo is for my Declutter The Mess Under Your Desk! blog post.
This is the back of my Palermo office desk (you can find more details about my office setup HERE).
All peripherals, a power strip, and power bricks are mounted to a piece of pegboard that is attached to the back of the desk via two "L" brackets (also known as shelf or corner brackets). The cables are attached to the back of the desk and leg via adhesive backed nylon mounting bases (available at The Home Depot & Fry's Electronics).
The photo is for my Declutter The Mess Under Your Desk! blog post.
This is the underside of my Palermo office desk (you can find more details about my office setup HERE).
Seven and three quarter inch neon orange nylon wire ties were used to mount the power brick, power strip, and backup hard drive to the underside of the pegboard. You can see what the rest of the desk looks like from behind HERE. All parts and accessories were purchased at The Home Depot and Fry's Electronics.
The photo is for my Declutter The Mess Under Your Desk! blog post.
This shows my desk and the small art desk that I set up for my son. He has a table and chairs and access to crayons and markers.
This is a kitchen rail system from Ikea that I got years ago (they no longer offer this model). Since I have no drawers on my desk I use it to organize items that I need within an arm's reach.
I've admired the Ikea Jerker for a long time.
Picked this up V.1 in Birch on Craigslist with top shelf and two swing out shelves.
My home office (the second computer on the left, the one with two screens is my business PC, staying there as we are renovating our office).
No cords touch the floor!
Closetmaid 24" Utility shelf with 2 s-hooks to attach the shelf to the Jerker's cable channel. It's completely concealed by the cable channel.
This is the view of the rest of my son's play area. We keep all of his toys stored in the Trofast bins from Ikea and I pushed the 2 stair-step units together to make a small bench area in the center.
This is my main work area. The desk is a piece of countertop from Ikea that was on clearance for $20. We bought it a long time ago and it had been sitting in the garage just waiting for me to do something with it. I attached 4 Vika Curry Legs from Ikea and finally made it into a desk.
I am a work from home mom and my husband and I own the company (yellowfence.com) so I put in a lot of hours in the office. I figured out the easiest way for me to work and keep and eye on my son was to create an uncluttered space where we could co-exist in peace.
The room looks like this 99% of the time. We keep it clean and organized so that I can enjoy working in here and he can enjoy playing.
After months of saving up for a new Mac and a extra desk here is the end result. Im pretty happy.
What do you reckon?
My setup includes...
Samsung S27D590 27" Monitor
Mac Mini - 1TB
Mackie CR3's - creative reference speakers
Costa cup pen holder
Kodak Duaflex vintage camera
Space Grey Iphone 6
Custom Mouse mat
Microsoft Desktop 800 - wireless keyboard and mouse
Ipad Mini 2
Steel Series Nimbus Controller
2 x Ikea Desk combination (120cm x 60cm)
#apple #desk #mac
Details of my home desk's cord management.
Clockwise from top left:
1) All electric sockets are banded to the bottom of the table. There's approximately five meters (or 15 feet) of that metal band underneath my desk.
2) The switch is also tightly attached to the desk underbelly. Wireless router is located elsewhere.
3) SCART sockets for all my audio / video needs. The extra cords from the other PC somewhat block the view.
4) The longer metal band keeps the heavier transformer in place on an upside-down socket.
After finally getting around to doing my peg board cable organization project my desk has never looked better.
Now THIS is creative & cheap cable management bitches! :) It's Ikea's "Blanken" ($4.99) which is a bathtub organizer. NOT NOW IT ISN"T! :) www.ikea.com/us/en/catalog/products/30174857/
Overall view of my home computer's cord management. My personal PC is the one on the right. The one on the left (business PC) is there only temporarily and the cables aren't that neatly organized.
I wandered past the patch panel one day and liked what I saw. It's not all cabled to Systimax spec but it works.
Over the last few months, I've fitted the system with RGB LED strips, replaced the case fans, and spent a bit of time improving the cable management. This is the result.
View of my solar Mac keyboard, Samsung SyncMaster TA350 (TV & stellar monitor), iPad with bluetooth keyboard/case and my organized office shit.