The Wall Mounted Desk

Wall mounted desk? You mean shelves?

@the_gank: Was thinking the same thing. That monitor looks waaaaay too high.

kettlewhistle

How's your neck feeling now? that angle is just way above my head....

the_gank

I really like it. (Mostly because he didn't throw a laptop on there for no reason)

jerkstore99

@Brimstone: Seriously?

Really?

You'd actually call them speakers? More like headphones!

So is this a standing up desk or is there a chair/stool to sit on?

Donkey_Pasta

@periferral: That would be cool if you had an electric arm/motor that would raise or slide the painting when you press a button.

Donkey_Pasta

I might need to do that. Need to clear space off my desk.

mynamesafad

That looks great, and seems very functional while also very minimal. I'm jealous. Kudos to you!

Jay Beezy

that is just sweet. been wanting to wall mount my monitor and then cover it with art so I can remove it only when i need to use the monitor. know of a good setup like that?

periferral

Needs bigger speakers.

Jeez thats an epic arrangement! Wish I had a set-up like that

Pretty sweet, except for the rope-light of course. It gives that ghetto college dorm room look.

spcomputing

@jerkstore99:
or two or three more computers, like the "Mac Cave" desktop recently

Left4Bed

Wow, Duncan, that is really nice! What are those little figures with the rabbit ears called?

Blig Merk

@the_gank: first thing i was thinking. my neck hurts just from looking at it

@periferral: why not use the monitor to display the art?

@Duncan Mowatt: and I'm 6'3" which makes it a good height for me! :)

Duncan Mowatt

@rdyson: I have some MoPads, but they are too big. I haven't gotten around to cutting them to size yet.

Duncan Mowatt

Thanks for all the nice comments guys!
To answer a few questions, the keyboard area of the desk is a little higher then normal, so I can use the tablet easier. It also helps my back and prevents slouching, which I tend to do.
I found a great program that lets you edit the reg files and re-assign keyboard keys to anything you want. I added all the windows buttons, and changed some functions to mimic Apple, so the volume up/down F buttons work like a mac.
The mount holding the monitor to the plywood is a low profile VESA I bought at best buy for around 20$. It's bolted to a 2x6 support that runs up the center. The small monitor on the left, which you can barely see above the speaker, is on a IKEA tv mount I bought for about 30$.

Duncan Mowatt

@the_gank: I was kneeling. The keyboard area is a little higher then normal

Duncan Mowatt

@Donkey_Pasta: I couldn't take the picture with the chair in the room. But, the desk is extra high so I don't slouch as much. Good for the back and all that jazz

Duncan Mowatt

nice work. It has given me a few ideas to tweak my own workstation. Thanks

gpzbc

Thats a wall? I mean like drywall with studs behind it? I'm going home after work to one up this workspace.

Clean though, and I do like it. Just not what I think of when I clicked on Wall-mounted. Nice work though. Looks like quality carpentry. Now you need a bucket of stain.

chingchongchang

I don't know if I can stand craning my neck up while the speakers blare in my face, but it seems pretty cool.

This is nice. Setup the picture shuffler as the screen saver, and you've got an awesome decoration when you're not working.

Shashank Agarwal

@TheGuardian: I use the same mac keyboard and love it. As far as functionality, I haven't had any problems doing anything at all. I wish it would do the functions that are printed on the keys that correspond to the mac system but hey, it works well on PC. Not to mention people love typing on it.

I did a cool set up like this in a dorm room. I used an evo system and it hid all of my wiring without really messing up the wall (like screws total). Stand-up is the way to go, you save so much space, and your posture.

FentonPoe

@the_gank: Ooh good call. From a repetitive stress injury standpoint that's not a good setup at all. maybe as a standup desk?

great setup! as a studio owner I would highly recommend getting some monitor pads to get some isolation between the speakers and wood. you'll get better bass response that way, and have an easier time mixing or just listening.

here's a set by auralex:
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I dig the Windows/Apple mashup on the hardware, but wouldn't the lack of certain PC keys be a deal killer?

Bonus points for the rope lights and double for hooking them up to X10 =D

@ Brimstone:

Those are near field monitors--bigger speakers at that distance won't make a difference :)

Lt._Obvious

@the_gank: I don't know, my monitor is raised above my head and I find it actually easier to work with as it forces me to sit straight instead of slouched over. I don't even have to bend my neck.

Awesome set up, like the lighting and everything. And I have the same monitor too!

Chatboy91

Any finish on the wood?

@Blig Merk: Dunny's. Cool little blind-box vinyl toys. you can snag some here:
[www.kidrobot.com]

Duncan Mowatt

This one looks cool too, I've always wanted to build it.
[www.workbenchmagazine.com]

tyep

Ouch, my neck. Other than that, cool. But seriously, I'd need to lower that monitor by about a foot and push the keyboard back by about a foot so its not so flush with the monitor.

berribrand

They are KRK monitor speakers, used for making music.

DarceyHalomiosis

Interesting setup -- giving me a couple of ideas. And, um... *nice* choice of band poster... :-D

@martini1992:

I'm feeling this dude, mine wasnt as tidy as this but I had 2x 26" Phillips HDTV's wall mounted with Phillips Hifi Speakers either side.

But that setup above is sexy man =)

Nice job!

SlayerGCHQ

they gotta make more desks like this... shallow (enough room to keep the monitor up) but with a spacious slide out keyboard drawer...

urbanturban666

That's really sweet - I dig!

It's a very inspiring design. It looks like you hide your cables very well. My office/desk is an embarrassment, but wouldn't be too hard to improve if I put a little thought and time into it. Thanks for sharing your pictures!

jigwashere

@Duncan Mowatt: Speaking of tablet...that thing is massive! that must have cost quite a bit. Sound investment though. tablets are awesome.

Alfonzo

I have that same Who poster!!

bufftbone

@chingchongchang:

"Now you need a bucket of stain."

and a router bit to round off the top edge of the keyboard tray a bit.

dragynphyre

i got a better set up.. all went away after the flood came by... god i miss my stuffs..

nway, the display is way u p high,..will give you stiff neck and muscle cramps..lol..

the speakers that big should be seperated farther for you to percept whether its left or right working..and wait? no center speaker?

@Duncan Mowatt: This is a setup I desperately need for my own tablet. Thanks for the idea! Also: bonus points for the Who poster.

@mfusion: That would seriously limit the lifetime of the display. Nice idea, but I wouldn't want to do that with my primary working display.

I wish I could wall-mount things...stupid dorm rules...

dishbreak

DarceyHalomiosis is right, they are used for making music, and if the room was too small to have a normal desk, then them speakers are actually too big. the frequencies won't be able to travel correctly, so it'd be pretty pointless trying to record anything in there other than a Violin..

AngeloIke

Embarrassing. I've got the same monitor, same keyboard, same tablet. Similar western guitar, different bass, but still. Also big speakers, different approach though.

I just wonder: is your computer case fully passive like mine? :)

Andras Wirth

What kind of keyboard is this?

justintiempo

@justintiempo: D'Oh nevermind, i was looking at the tablet.

justintiempo

@dishbreak: You could totally do this in a dorm room. Run the 2x6's on the sides all the way to the ceiling and do some kind of compression mount (its pressing on the ceiling and floor to stay in place). No wall damage.

macgruber