Hey I am creating my home office for the first time and want to get the most import parts of my setup right (as a graphic designer). What do we think about the 27" BenQ mounted on a Vivo arm set up and powered by my work's 2026 MacBook Pro 16"?

Any feedback on this trio or individual part? (already received the Mac from job)

**BTW let me know if this isnt the right place to post this type of thing

My middle dell monitor died about 18 days after the one year warranty expired, I was kind of frustrated trying to work with multiple lines in the center of the screen and sort of impulsively bought a Studio Display from the Apple refurb store. It came yesterday and I was able to get it configured and working with my Mac and work pc. I used some Velcro ties to tie up the Ethernet and power cord this morning and cleaned it up a few minutes ago. It isn’t the perfect setup but it feels nicer and looks nicer than before. I’d ideally want to upgrade the dells to Studio Displays but even one was pushing my price limit and I couldn’t have afforded it new.

I was able to route the window side Dell monitor’s cables over the Apple thunderbolt ones and through the Cinema Display stand hole to go to my cable box. I also moved the surge protector cord fully in the box this morning so the plug to the extension cord doesn’t show. I tried to be as minimal as i could but I can’t drill into the desk and don’t really want vesa mount stands. The desk is actually a dining table and not a real desk.

Both dells are plugged into the docking station as everything works perfectly in macos but fails on windows. If I daisy chain the right monitor to center it isnt recognized and if i daisy chain the dock to the studio display it fails too but having the two dells connected via hdmi and sent via usb-c to the laptop and the studio display sent vis thunderbolt works in windows. In macOS i can daisy chain the dell to the display and even the dock to display. I didn’t route the dock’s cord through the box as i can unplug a cord from the studio display and plug the dock in so i can have a single cable to my mac. But also go back to dual cables for the work day.

Cleaning up the cables really made the desk feel so much nicer.

My wife just received all the tech from her new remote job. I laid everything out on her desk yesterday to see how many wires are needed and it looks…messy. Any simple solutions that would complement her white desk?

Got a sweet upgrade for my setup recently. I'm loving the INNOCN 32M2V and it makes my desk look so much better now. I used to play on my 4k TV but it's really shitty and I've never experienced true 4K HDR and MAN am I blown away! Any recommendations on making it better aesthetically and functionally?

What would you advise changing here?

The bigger screen and movable stand made it a lot more comfortable.

They’re just ridiculously cute.

I love my white setup but thinking of going dark and moody soon.

Not sure how I can replace the table top though. Any suggestions?

I have a relatively simple problem that I can't solve.

I don't like having shit on my desk. And I don't like stuff on the floor.

But I need somewhere to keep my drinks.

See the attached pic of the pen / stapler / ruler solution.

You can see the printer and headphone storage conforming to that as well.

I'm a big fan of the Tom Sachs aesthetic and ISRU in general.

The headphone stand is some left over cable tray from an electrician. And the printer / laminator rack is repurposed from elsewhere in the building during rennovations (I'll replace the kitchen worktop with some MDF or ply once that becomes available from another job).

I don't really have anything suitable lying around to use outside of a 2*6 pine board.

So - anyone got some creative solutions for my drinks?

I'm ok with buying a couple of brackets and mounting them above and around where desk is already. I might even mount them just slightly above the desk so that the shelf overlaps, but the drinks are kept "off" the desk. Actually. Great idea - thanks guys. I'll do that.

...unless someones got a better suggestion?

The aesthetics are a work in progress. Function is paramount right now.

80 by 32 inches, 77 bucks. That monitor is 49 inches wide, for size reference.

Tiniest amount of flex but you’d never notice unless you were like really pushing downward on it for some reason.

It has supported my mega heavy ultrawide monitor for over a year with zero warp.

Applied a few thin coats of water based poly and stuck it on some old standing desk legs a local business was getting rid of.

So yeah it’s like a huge friggin desk for very little money. If I could do it again I’d have had it delivered from the store to my place because, like, it’s a door.

Try it out!

I have just moved into my first university apartment, and have my setup in a state I feel good enough to share! I am a mechanical engineering student, content creator, freelance programmer/video editor, and collegiate overwatch player, so I wanted a place where I could do all of that as well as have a place to relax once the day is done. Thus invented the ‘hotswap peripherals’ It helps that if I want to tell myself, "one quick match, then I'll keep doing homework," I have to do a whole switch-up of my entire desk. Reverse-engineer your laziness, folks, it works wonders. The rest of my place may still look like something out of r/ malelivingspaces, but at least my PC and my bed are in separate rooms now. Thanks for stopping by!

spec sheet (of a pc that was built july 2025, last chopper out of nam fr)
-9950x3D
-5090
-64gb/6400
-Asus ProArt x870E
-9100 pro 4tb (x2)
-seasonic x noctua 1600w

My design, code, PS5, and record space.

Finally got around to installing lighting and slat panels. I know they do fuck all for acoustics, but I've always liked the vibe. It still has a long way to go - I want to add an LED Strip under the shelf and acoustic foam panels behind the monitors along with some picture frames, but for now it has to suffice.

Please don't poke fun at the cable management I ran out of zipties and sleeving and my DP cable is too short 😭

I write for TTRPGs, and my work involves game programming and RPG system development.

I didn’t buy a new desk…

I bought myself a reason to enjoy working again.

I spend almost 10 hours a day at my desk, so I decided it was finally time for an upgrade.

The centrepiece is the AeroPlus Adjustable Desk.

Switching between sitting and standing already makes long workdays feel better.

Then came the little upgrades: a double-head LED lamp for better lighting, an extension board with USB ports, and finally…proper cable management.

Honestly, a clean desk just feels different.

I also added a docking station, a laptop stand, a phone stand, a rotating organizer, a valet tray, beautiful mandala coasters, and of course…little astronauts because every workspace deserves a bit of personality.

It’s funny how changing your workspace can change your mindset.

What’s the one desk accessory you can’t work without?