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I did something similar - I finished the area under my basement stairs, hung monitors from the stairs above me, and put fabric on all the walls for soundproofin
by synnik 15y ago
I did something similar - I finished the area under my basement stairs, hung monitors from the stairs above me, and put fabric on all the walls for soundproofing.
I have to climb through my storage area, under a shelf, and through a small hole to get in... but that also means I cannot easily get out and take a break. I just keep on working.
Likewise, I am so hidden that my kids just assume that I am downtown in my office, and they do not interrupt my work. And my wife won't come in either, as she get claustrophobic.
I am easily 3x as effective when working from home now.
- city41 15y agoI would love to see a pic of this setup.
- synnik 15y agoIt was somewhat difficult to get pics of it, as it is a compact space, but I took a shot at it. (Pardon the pun.) The "door" from my storage room: http://hikingdave.smugmug.com/photos/i-KNkxxsb/0/M/i-KNkxxsb-M.jpg http://hikingdave.smugmug.com/photos/i-KNkxxsb/0/M/i-KNkxxsb... Looking in... Sorry that it is blurry, but you can see that is a not a huge space. I have a gaming chair to sit on, and I keep a big blanket in there. It gets cold, even in summer: http://hikingdave.smugmug.com/photos/i-kpfwhfL/0/M/i-kpfwhfL-M.jpg http://hikingdave.smugmug.com/photos/i-kpfwhfL/0/M/i-kpfwhfL... The actual setup. 2 monitors, a laptop table, and my work laptop: http://hikingdave.smugmug.com/photos/i-Lxmh7hZ/0/M/i-Lxmh7hZ-M.jpg http://hikingdave.smugmug.com/photos/i-Lxmh7hZ/0/M/i-Lxmh7hZ...
- city41 15y agoThat's really impressive actually. Inspiring too, I should strive to create a more "remote" space to work in. Thanks for taking the pics.
- cma 15y agoLooks like a fire trap. Be careful.
- synnik 15y agoTrue, that is one of my concerns. My mitigation of that risk is that one of the walls (to the left of the monitors) is nothing but cloth - in an emergency, I just pull the staples out and walk right out.
- synnik 15y agoWill do. I actually am downtown today, but I will get some pics when I get home tonight.
- swah 15y agoAlso, your mom can't find you!
- briandon 15y agoI'm not trying to spook you, but be sure to remind your family members to check for you in your basement nest if they can't find/reach you elsewhere. It would be awful to experience a stroke or something similar, be unable to call for help, and not have anyone know where you were.
- tshaddox 15y agoHow do you think that makes me feel, reading that at midnight alone in my one-bedroom apartment?