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Ask HN: What does your home office look like?

119 points by vsergiu 12y ago

Please share some ideas regarding style and design and maybe post some pics.

richbradshaw 12y ago
I don't have an office, even though I work from home. I alternate between: 1. An amazing café on the beach - warm, sunny, coffee (and beer!) on tap 2. The garden - if it's the right time of year, Wifi is lacking so tend to stay more focussed 3. Barstool in Kitchen/Stood up working 4. Dining room table - white wall behind, good for video calls 5. Lounge 6. Trains I'm fortunate enough to be able to work with just a laptop, no large screens/mice/speakers/headphones/paper etc needed, so I don't feel that I'm without stuff if I'm not at a desk.
- thejosh 12y ago
  Curious what you do? I do web development & programming and feel that when using a laptop my productivity can nosedive unless I have a full size keyboard.
  - petercooper 12y ago
    Different strokes and all that but I have a reasonably big desktop setup (4 large monitors, multiple machines, etc.) but my main keyboard is an Apple Bluetooth one which feels no bigger than the one on my MacBook Pro.. :-)
    - thejosh 12y ago
      I tried those for a couple of days, I must be use to very cumbersome keyboards because I felt myself pushing it all over the desk with my heavy strokes.
  - richbradshaw 12y ago
    The same - web dev. I have an rMBP so can bump the res up quite significantly if needed. I'm not sure if this keyboard would be what you'd class as full size - it doesn't have a numpad of course, but that's OK - I type less numbers than you'd expect really!
Rabidgremlin 12y ago
Like this: http://youtu.be/GAJSnJE8Fu4 http://youtu.be/GAJSnJE8Fu4 :) full of junk and clutter. It is not a good example to follow
buro9 12y ago
A single Ikea desk, beside a window that has good blinds, on the 19th floor of a building with a view over North London. Under the desk a UPS, NAS (18TB RAID6), the WiFi plus a single powerful workstation (16-core, 192GB RAM, SSD for main drive, 6TB RAID0 scratch disks). On the desk some books, a bottle of single malt whisky, a playstation (dusty and not wired up) and a scanner. A single large monitor (high quality). A desk lamp with halogen bulb. My home office is just a corner of a room, with all the tools I need nearby. It is slightly messy, I tend to have mail opened on the desk, and small things around it. It's comfortable, a place I enjoy being. But it's also a work zone... my viewing of videos and entertainment is on a television purposefully not visible from the desk. Meaning I must leave the work environment to enjoy entertainment with others. I'm not fortunate enough to be able to create a study room that could be an office. Space is limited, but the ideal would be a comfortable library space, lit well enough (but not enough to harm the books), and quiet.
- asselinpaul 12y ago
  wow, what do you need the 192GB of RAM for?
  - q3k 12y ago
    I suppose virtual machines. Tons of virtual machines.
    - phyalow 12y ago
      Simulations?
    - buro9 12y ago
      Firefox. Nah, those days are gone... I bought the machine when working on my MSc project as it worked out to be similar in price to renting AWS machines at the time for the duration of the project and work. I needed 20+ virtual machines to be running, for a long period of time (3-6 months), gathering and processing data, to perform various experiments during the project. The crux of it was that as AWS would cost me the same ballpark as 6 consumer desktops or 1 professional workstation, that I might as well buy and own the hardware. Then the choice was between 6 consumer machines all using energy and producing noise + heat, or the 1 workstation (idling most of the time). I chose the workstation as it would be more flexible in the future (now). The workstation has lasted years and is still a superb workhorse. I'd go this route again as it's proved great value for money and still has years in it. It's an older HP Z800, runs Linux now but used to run Windows.
bananas 12y ago
I don't have one really. I have a T400 thinkpad and work wherever I feel comfortable. I avoid a specific place to work as I find that terribly demotivating.
neals 12y ago
Our house is part of an old 12th century church. The part of the house that runs into this church is my home office. We work here with 2 (sometimes 3) people. The view is amazing, but I've crammed it with cheap functional desks and chairs and shelfes/tables. The walls are painted a nice purple, but the rest is all about "while we're not making a bunch of money, we can't have nice things". Do mind that our equipment ( Computers, screens, (3D-)printers etc) is all up to date, no savings there, obviously.
binarymax 12y ago
I work from home full time, and live across the road from the English Channel (St Leonards On Sea), in a Victorian Maisonette. My office is on the 3rd floor with bay windows overlooking the sea. The office room itself is largish, with 1.5 sofas, and a small table for tea. I have two desks - one sitting and one standing. My sitting desk is for writing code only. My standing desk is for everything else (meetings, email, etc.) My code-desk faces the sea so I can look out at the blue for inspiration if I need to. Above my standing desk is a whiteboard for notes/todo/etc. I have a small closet with a printer and supplies. I have to shield my workhorse machine from the sun sometimes so it does get too hot in the summer. In the English winter (10 months out of the year), it makes for a nice natural cooling system :) -- EDIT -- here is a very poor quality photo: https://twitter.com/binarymax/status/460012757317074944/photo/1 https://twitter.com/binarymax/status/460012757317074944/phot...
- barefoot 12y ago
  Beautiful
- GeneralMayhem 12y ago
  My envy knows no bounds.
  - hackerboos 12y ago
    Hastings isn't the best place to live...
- canadiancreed 12y ago
  This is exactly what I want to see every day when I go to work. You are a fortunate person.
techaddict009 12y ago
I am currently having a very simple one. But I admired this one https://www.flickr.com/photos/paladin27/3217388885/ https://www.flickr.com/photos/paladin27/3217388885/ a lot. Will soon make out something like it.
linxdeb 12y ago
If you need an idea, pls take a look here : http://desk.cmiscm.com/ http://desk.cmiscm.com/
- frik 12y ago
  Thanks for the link to desk photos. But, sorry to say so, that's one of the worst websites I have seen in 2014 - a slow flash page with long animations, annoying sounds effects and bad UX (even for year 2011).
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rukugu 12y ago
A custom made desk by the window with an obscured Indian Ocean view (Mombasa). Three monitors on the desk. Under the desk a build server and what was my main computer stacked one over the other. I work from home, and all this is just at the corner of what is supposed to be a bedroom. Nice curtains to have just enough light in the room and a nasty array of various cables all over the place.
mark_l_watson 12y ago
We moved to the mountains in Central Arizona about 14 years ago and my wife helped setup my home office: large book cases, a huge teak desk, and an ergonomic chair. I have a view of the red rocks/mountains, which is nice. So, I have a nice home office but I don't much use it because I prefer working in different places around our house and outside, weather and available shade permitting. I use my office mainly when I need to plug my laptop into a large monitor. Otherwise I like to use a light weight lap desk and roam. About once a month I will work out of a coffee shop.
- gdubs 12y ago
  Sounds beautiful. Love that area. How's the community? Is it totally isolated, or do you know some people nearby, etc?
  - mark_l_watson 12y ago
    We live in a small town, lots of friends and things to do. Flaggstaff and Cottonwood are in the area for major shopping. We moved from the beach in California and I substitute kayaking for the ocean. Shoot me an email if you are in the area.
jeroen 12y ago
The most notable not work related items in my office: a guitar, a Cromemco Z-2D computer, a writing desk that I inherited from my grandmother, an old square milk churn, a rusty leg vice that was my grandfathers and a Vroling wood-burning stove ( http://www.vroling.nl/afbeeldingen/vroling%20kachel.jpg http://www.vroling.nl/afbeeldingen/vroling%20kachel.jpg , but mine is nicer). And then there are the boxes in the corner, because we only moved here 3 years ago. Oops.
ux-app 12y ago
I recently set up a new home office: http://i.imgur.com/mSTllTC.jpg http://i.imgur.com/mSTllTC.jpg it's nice to finally have a decent space to work in. Having a comfortable spot that I enjoy being in has definitely improved my productivity. My goal is to eventually work from home.. maybe 2014 will be my year :)
- capitalisthakr 12y ago
  I like the idea of a fish bowl on the desk! Where did you get that one from?
  - ux-app 12y ago
    It's actually just a big vase :)
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swframe 12y ago
I moved out of the US a year ago to travel around the world but never left the first city I visited in asia. I work from home. My split level condo is on the 40th floor with a view of the sunset, ocean, and the city skyline. My office moves from living room to bedroom depending on houseguests. I have 2 27" apple cinema displays; each on its own aidata laptop desk that can be raised so I can stand or sit. I have a chair that can recline from sitting position to laying flat. I have a vibrating exercise machine that I stand on when I'm tired of sitting. I have a surround system and a projector so I can watch hd movies across from where I work. The projector screen is about 8 feet wide (I wish I had the space to project a larger image). The projector is hooked up to a macbook pro with a 4TB disk with about 1200 movies. Despite all that, I think the best part is that my gf (who is half my age) hangs out on the couch next to me.
- imjustsaying 12y ago
  > Despite all that, I think the best part is that my gf (who is half my age) hangs out on the couch next to me. Sexpat?
  - romanovcode 12y ago
    Nah, just your typical LBH.
    - imjustsaying 12y ago
      Just giving you a hard time. I'm in the same boat ;)
chops 12y ago
I cycle between working in my basement "office", my living room with a convertible standing desk, and when the weather is permitting, out on the back yard semi-patio-thing. Relevant pictures: https://twitter.com/jessegumm/status/460019341355143168 https://twitter.com/jessegumm/status/460019341355143168 https://twitter.com/jessegumm/status/460020285786578944 https://twitter.com/jessegumm/status/460020285786578944 https://twitter.com/jessegumm/status/460019950338727936 https://twitter.com/jessegumm/status/460019950338727936
braveheart1723 12y ago
Please don't be offended, I'm a hacker/geek too but I've generally found designers to have much more aesthetically pleasing home offices. Not that they write better code, they're just prettier :D https://news.layervault.com/stories/8613-ask-dn-your-workspace https://news.layervault.com/stories/8613-ask-dn-your-workspa...
- yen223 12y ago
  I don't think it's too controversial to think that people who work with aesthetics have more aesthetically-pleasing workplaces.
spydum 12y ago
Converted day 6'x6' walk in closet into my office.. Hung a 40" on the center of the wall, with 20" panel.. Kneeling chair, and storage for books and stuff around the top.. http://imgur.com/PgLEaO3 http://imgur.com/PgLEaO3 I thought it would feel cramped at first, but it doesn't.. Allows me much greater focus, and everything is in arms reach.
BinaryAcid 12y ago
I just moved my work setup back home. https://mobile.twitter.com/singularityhack/media/grid?idx=7&tid=403274315568652288 https://mobile.twitter.com/singularityhack/media/grid?idx=7&...
Lennie 12y ago
Linux.com has articles on what the Linux kernel developers do: https://www.linux.com/news/special-feature/linux-developers https://www.linux.com/news/special-feature/linux-developers http://www.youtube.com/user/TheLinuxFoundation/search?query=workspace http://www.youtube.com/user/TheLinuxFoundation/search?query=...
michaelmior 12y ago
Desk, chair, laptop. That's really it for me and I find it's all I need. Although I am interested in trying a standing desk.
- frou_dh 12y ago
  A 1.25m tall chest of drawers full of clothes and stuff doubles as a standing desk, so my inventory is "laptop" :)
  - michaelmior 12y ago
    I think I might try out this option next time I happen to drop by IKEA. http://iamnotaprogrammer.com/Ikea-Standing-desk-for-22-dollars.html http://iamnotaprogrammer.com/Ikea-Standing-desk-for-22-dolla...
graeme 12y ago
I work from my apartment in the Plateau Mont-Royal neighborhood in Montreal. It's a small prewar apartment, and the living room has its original stucco walls. I work sometimes from my desk, sometimes from a standing standing at the other side of the room by the window, and sometimes from neighborhood cafes. I posted pictures of my setup to /r/minimalism a while ago. Note that I have since failed to keep up this system perfectly, but often my desk does look like this. Seeing what I posted has inspired me to deal with loose paper better, which is my main cause of clutter. http://www.reddit.com/r/minimalism/comments/1hi0i7/my_new_minimal_desk_setup_pics_explanations/ http://www.reddit.com/r/minimalism/comments/1hi0i7/my_new_mi...
- ktran03 12y ago
  Nice! I was living in the plateau not too long ago also. But recently moved a little further out to southwest area. Rent is ridiculously cheap here compared to Toronto. I've seen rent go as low as $350 all inclusive for a private apartment. That's nuts. Same story, work from home. Equip: 15"MacBook retina i7 ssd, 2x cinema displays (older 24"), Logitech mouse, ikea adjustable desk, adjustable chair. iOS developer. http://imgur.com/0g3GkuF http://imgur.com/0g3GkuF
- todsul 12y ago
  Hi Graeme, we're in Le Plateau too, moved here from SF (previously Berlin and Sydney). We have a nice office on Blvd Saint Laurent looking directly out onto Mont Royal: high ceilings, 11 inch MBAs, 27in screens, Ikea trestle tables, etc. It's not a home office per se, but home for us nonetheless. You should drop by if you ever walk past. We're just above Code Black Coffee.
  - graeme 12y ago
    Oh cool, I actually spotted your office on a late night walk home a few weeks ago. I'll drop by when I'm in the area during the day.
Void_ 12y ago
For inspiration: http://www.reddit.com/r/battlestations http://www.reddit.com/r/battlestations http://www.reddit.com/r/macsetups http://www.reddit.com/r/macsetups
- swah 12y ago
  Its a great idea to use an Apple keyboard... for taking a picture of your workspace. Then back to the real keyboard. More seriously, I really wish any USB keyboard could be "converted" into a Apple Bluetooth keyboard (as far as the Mac knows) - they have great connectivity, battery life.
  - bdcravens 12y ago
    I had the Apple Bluetooth, then went with the Apple wired to get a full size experience. I'm now using the Logitech wireless, which is full size, and solar powered. At first I didn't like that it's not the "Apple" feel, but now, I like it better I think. (not Bluetooth, but the adapter is tiny, especially if you're using Thunderbolt display or another docking situation with USB ports, since it's never in your laptop)
  - eddieroger 12y ago
    I jump back and forth between an Apple chicklet keyboard and a Das Keyboard with the brown switches, and I can never decide which I like more. I love the feel of the mechanical keyboard, but the Apple one has such a short throw that I can almost forgive the mushiness. I also think the Das Keyboard has too much bezel which makes it take more room on my desk than I'd like. But then I long for that nice click and satisfying feel, and go back.
    - joshka 12y ago
      You might like the Microsoft Sculpt. Similar feel to the mbp kb, but ergonomic.
  - w1ntermute 12y ago
    For the ultimate keyboard experience, get a mechanical keyboard. http://www.reddit.com/r/mechanicalkeyboards http://www.reddit.com/r/mechanicalkeyboards
cpbotha 12y ago
Here's part of my current home office: http://imgur.com/ERUHALo http://imgur.com/ERUHALo * Motorized adjustable standing desk from the Ikea (Linak legs; whole thing was under €600), in standing mode. Yes, fixed standing desks are not going to work, you need to be able to alternate between standing and sitting throughout the day. * On the left, Synology DS213j, TP-Link TD-W8970 ADSL2+ Modem router and Meissner 750VA UPS to keep my internet connection going during Eskom (South African electricity supplier) power outages / load shedding (tested, works a treat! with laptops charged, I can continue accessing internet for a few hours of no power. Telkom exchanges have their own power supplies) * Cheap laptop with IPS display (see http://wp.me/p1dVx9-6k http://wp.me/p1dVx9-6k ) connected to Samsung external LCD. You're seeing Emacs on the left with Zenburn theme, and Intellij IDEA 13 on the right with Darcula IDE + Solarized Dark editor themes, everything still on Ubuntu 12.04. * My corner is indeed quite cluttered, but comfortable to work in. :)
noir_lord 12y ago
http://i.imgur.com/YlTn5cD.jpg http://i.imgur.com/YlTn5cD.jpg That's my home office, I live on what used to be a working dock in the north of England but was filled in and used for housing so it has a nice feel, I love it because I'm 200ft from a massive river (great for thinking walks http://i.imgur.com/ibfcLn2.jpg http://i.imgur.com/ibfcLn2.jpg, not so great when a massive storm surge nearly topped it in Dec heh - http://i.imgur.com/P2DRT0h.jpg http://i.imgur.com/P2DRT0h.jpg). I can't stand working in a mess, I have to tidy both offices before I can settle down to do any real work and I've found as I get older I need more quiet to work properly I don't seem to be able to tolerate distracts as well as I could, I'm lucky in that while I'm starting a business and money is tight the North East of England is very cheap to rent in so we still have a two bed with a spare bedroom for an office :). http://i.imgur.com/yB0IN1e.jpg http://i.imgur.com/yB0IN1e.jpg is my work office (which feels like home sometimes!) rented in an old Victorian building the council run, high ceilings and lots of space and light which is nice.
- voorloopnul 12y ago
  Nice setup, the monitors in vertical position are 19" or 21" inch?
  - noir_lord 12y ago
    24"'s They are Dell 2412M's.
- yukinon 12y ago
  I like the desk in the last photo, what kind is it?
  - noir_lord 12y ago
    It's a Herman Miller Eco-something or other. I got it off freecycle for free, it's built like a battle ship chassis is heavy guage steel and underneath is covered with cable management, based on style and condition I'd say it's at least late 80's old maybe older. When I finally have some money I'm going to get the chassis shot blasted and powder coated black and an identical top panel cut out of marine ply, I absolutely adore the aesthetics and comfort but it looks a tad tatty as is.
jeffbarr 12y ago
I use an Ikea Gallant desk. My main computer (home built Linux system running Windows via VirtualBox) sits underneath, and a large-screen Asus monitor is on top, as does my laptop. I try to keep the physical desktop devoid of non-essential stuff, but this is a losing battle. I also have a video projector directed at the wall in front of me. My office is full of books, plants, my LEGO projects, and other miscellaneous toys and distractions. The walls are decorated with classic covers from Byte Magazine I have one window with three bird feeders to my right. I can also look into my backyard (through another room). Here are some pictures: https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/5815303/jeff_home_office.jpg https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/5815303/jeff_home_office... https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/5815303/jeff_barr_home_office.jpg https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/5815303/jeff_barr_home_o...
- zura 12y ago
  Jeff, do you work for Amazon from home?
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  - jeffbarr 12y ago
    Zura, I go in to the office twice a week on average. I try to pack those days with meetings and other things that are best done in person.
    - zura 12y ago
      Very interesting. Is it something that allowed only for evangelists? (vs regular engineers).
- throwaway1979 12y ago
  Ha! We share quite a few lego models. I probably "invested" 2K on Legos so far but have recently slowed down purchases. Following instructions for building models seems to shut down a part of my brain and just destresses me. Not sure if I'm alone in that or not. Nice man cave though!
jseliger 12y ago
Like this: http://jseliger.wordpress.com/2012/09/23/the-geekdesk-writing-space-post/ http://jseliger.wordpress.com/2012/09/23/the-geekdesk-writin... . The most notable part is the sit-stand desk. It would be very hard to go back to sitting desks only.
measure2xcut1x 12y ago
My wife and I run what I would categorize as a micro-saas business and we both work at home. She works part time at a standup desk that I made from furniture parts, and she also uses a drafting style chair that I made from parts purchased on the internet. LOL @ her clocks, looks like one needs a battery. To her left is a small white board. My desk is also somewhat home made and doubles as my hobby project studio for song writing and recording. Behind my chair (not visible in the pic.) are a 10" sub woofer and a larger white board. I have a tiny bike mirror over my right monitor to avoid a bad shock when someone stops by my desk while I'm deep in a project. The tiny red button on the left corner of my desk is to engage/disengage the sub woofer. Most days my dog sleeps on the rug by my chair and amazingly I have never rolled over him. My desk: http://i.imgur.com/OfYjTgX.jpg http://i.imgur.com/OfYjTgX.jpg Her desk: http://i.imgur.com/vI4GR7H.jpg http://i.imgur.com/vI4GR7H.jpg
- 3solarmasses 12y ago
  You guys both work at home and you are still married? Congrats. That usually strains a lot of relationships.
  - measure2xcut1x 12y ago
    Thanks, we have been working together for 17 years now and it's great. We limit work hours to weekdays 9-5.
- jyothepro 12y ago
  pretty nice setup you both have
  - measure2xcut1x 12y ago
    Thanks, it's a work in progress that I enjoy iterating on.
- zura 12y ago
  Since this is HN, could you please share some info about your saas?
sprite 12y ago
Here is mine http://imgur.com/a/5KRiL http://imgur.com/a/5KRiL
- epsylon 12y ago
  This one is my favorite of this thread by far!
  - sprite 12y ago
    Thanks!
BryanB55 12y ago
Photo: http://bryan.cx/ptRk/3k1S0VoL http://bryan.cx/ptRk/3k1S0VoL I usually try to keep my office pretty simple and clean. White parsons desks, aeron chair, cinema display and retina MBP. I also have two Lifx bulbs in the lamps that I'm hoping to use for visual notifications when they open their API.
- matt_trentini 12y ago
  The API, providing iOS, Android and Ruby bindings, was released a few weeks ago: http://blog.lifx.co/2014/03/24/announcing-the-lifx-api/ I look forward to seeing what you come up with!
chrisan 12y ago
I'm lucky to work from home full time. My wife does a bunch of drug research when she get's home so it's nice to be in the same room. We are in the process of moving so here is a photograph from our listing: http://i.imgur.com/aziRyhv.jpg http://i.imgur.com/aziRyhv.jpg The desk was custom built for the office so not sure if we will take it with us. I love wood working and would love even more to create this myself someday, but my skills aren't there yet :)
- icpmacdo 12y ago
  WOW, that is a really nice desk!
rdl 12y ago
I have a pretty horrible office room (1BR condo with the living room/kitchen combination turned into basically an office with a couple desks), but what I do like is my desk itself -- it's one of the IKEA glass-top galants, and I have 2 dual-monitor ergotron arms with 3 x 24" U2410 dell monitors and a laptop stand for a mac. I have a PC (win7 or ubuntu, dual boot) with lots of RAM, SSD, etc.) connected to all 3 monitors, but one of the monitors switches with the macbook pro 17" left on the desk, and another is used for any "guest" system I'm working on via vga, dp, or hdmi. I have 2 keyboards always on the desk and sometimes a third. When I move, I might switch to retina displays on arms for my primary systems, but 32 is more tempting than 24. Standard-definition displays still work great as big consoles, too.
mariocesar 12y ago
I live in an apartment, first floor. I Work from home full time in Bolivia. I accommodate a room with two desks, most of the time I use both and in occasions I share one. I don't like to have anything else in the room, when I want to rest I just get out of my desk, for a coffe, a nap or answer my cellphone. No TV in my apartment. http://i.imgur.com/O5myrqn.jpg http://i.imgur.com/O5myrqn.jpg
lucio 12y ago
Desk: two sawhorses tables, + view on the left, + view on the right. Shared via G+ because we hipsters love dead technologies ;) https://plus.google.com/photos/118392785163397399948/albums/6006614910159831297 https://plus.google.com/photos/118392785163397399948/albums/...
bichiliad 12y ago
Student here, so I guess my office is less mission-critical than others. I took an old door, nailed an edge around it, and varnished it. Got two trusses from Ikea for pretty cheap (~$30 each), and two "night stands" that work really well as shelves. I have an absurd amount of desk space and I find it great for working. My desk is messy, but I'll get a picture up in a sec. Edit: Heres that photo http://i.imgur.com/eAY7xZC.jpg http://i.imgur.com/eAY7xZC.jpg
- bane 12y ago
  Door/desks are some of the best. My old desk in High School was a door and some concrete blocks. All the cords ran through the hole the handle was supposed to occupy.
  - bichiliad 12y ago
    I actually really wanted to do that, but I got the door before it had the handle hole cut through it (there's a place not far from me that sells unused things like that). There's still time, I suppose.
- SkyMarshal 12y ago
  A need a dining room table for a new apartment, a door table would be perfect, but where does one go looking for abandoned old doors like that?
  - bichiliad 12y ago
    I was lucky enough to know someone with this particular door, but it isn't uncommon for there to be a construction materials recycling sort of place. The prices are usually very cheap. Good example here: http://www.constructionjunction.org/ http://www.constructionjunction.org/
mcgwiz 12y ago
Nothing special about my current home office (which consists of a desk in my bedroom), but back when I lived in Brooklyn, I had a makeshift standing desk with a nice view of Manhattan. http://www.scrambledbrains.net/2011/02/20/standing-desk-configuration-2/ http://www.scrambledbrains.net/2011/02/20/standing-desk-conf...
- maccard 12y ago
  Really lovely view!
- leemac 12y ago
  Incredible view for sure. I find that I'm most productive when I can see lots going on around me.
- madhuprasanna 12y ago
  Feeling vertigo!
bane 12y ago
Spare bedroom my wife and I both use. We each bought two cheap IKEA desks (they look like Galants, but with T-Legs, very basic) -- one desk for our computers and monitors and such (sooo much space) and another for other sundry. I have a 4 color laser all-in-one and the guts of a MAME machine I'm working on on my second disk, my wife has mostly paperwork spread out. A pair of comfortable, relatively cheap ($200) chairs from Costco. That's about it, when it's organized better than it is right now, it's semi-minimal with tons of surface space to work off of. Right now I have too many old computers in there I need to dispose of or do something with and lots of other junk I need to organize. I keep my photography equipment in there as well and we're preparing for an overseas trip so all that junk is in there as well. I try not to keep lots of books or anything in there. I have a separate library room for books and various curio (the actual home office designed for the home, but is just a hair too small for my current setup plus my wife's plus my books).
arfliw 12y ago
My living room consists of my desk, TV and a small sofa. The desk is positioned in the middle of the room, so I can see the TV. It's a terrible setup for entertaining guests but it's nirvana for working from home. I'd hate to be cramped up in a small office or next to my bed. Being able to watch TV while I work allows me to be able to work for 12+ hours with no problem. And I really like the extra space.
jmandzik 12y ago
Here's where the magic happens: https://twitter.com/Justin_Mandzik/status/460080620329508864 https://twitter.com/Justin_Mandzik/status/460080620329508864 https://twitter.com/Justin_Mandzik/status/460082804827881472 https://twitter.com/Justin_Mandzik/status/460082804827881472 Edit: I do a few days a week from home, with a fair amount of video conferencing. White board is critical to get me out of my chair to draw out what's in my head.
vpj 12y ago
Anyone tried deskless workstations (sitting on floor)?
- maccard 12y ago
  Quick way to get back problems
- culturestate 12y ago
  I work from home full time, and worked almost exclusively from my sofa for about six months thanks to moving/space considerations. I don't recommend typing a lot in any environment where you don't have arm or elbow support, it's painful.
ja27 12y ago
After kids ate up our spare bedrooms, my home office is a desk in the corner of the master bedroom with my MacBook Pro. I mounted a monitor on the wall with a swivel arm to clear a little desk space. A few hard drives for backups in the corner. Too much clutter on the top of the desk. I often work from a chair in the living room or the dining room table as well. Or I go out to libraries, a hackerspace, McDonalds, sports bar, Barnes and Noble, etc. to work. I do have a low-power, mini server stack out in the family room, next to the big TV. A Raspberry Pi, two Pogoplugs, a DDWRT router, a pile of hard drives.
zhte415 12y ago
Question: How does your office look like [Microsoft's] Answer: Because we [employed the same interior decorator]. Question: How does your office look? Answer: It looks nice. Question: What does your office look like? Answer: It uses XYZ colour scheme and has lots of tables and chairs. Question: What does your [ideal] office look like? Answer: I wish it had.... [For background: I am not big into being pedantic about 'correct' grammar, but areas where small mistakes do create hours worth of confusion, sometimes magnitudes of effect more (particularly within global collaborative environments).]
- maccard 12y ago
  Looks like most other people in this thread got the picture. This is overly pedantic.
mverwijs 12y ago
I've created a standing desk by using wallshelves. https://secure.verwijs.org/tmp/standing_desk.jpg https://secure.verwijs.org/tmp/standing_desk.jpg
NAFV_P 12y ago
I use either my coffee or dining table, both made of solid oak. If neither are available, I use the floor. Being a big music fan, I often drag a pair of portable speakers and a broken ipod around (currently hardcore, breakcore and Scott Joplin). Although I use a laptop, I stick to a mouse, touchpads drive me up the wall. Generally speaking, I prefer my hardware ugly and robust, as opposed to sleek and fragile.
leemac 12y ago
http://i.imgur.com/KyNniKN.jpg http://i.imgur.com/KyNniKN.jpg Mine is in one of the smaller rooms of my house that I work out of once in a while. I belive the table top is the Ikea Gerton (http://www.ikea.com/us/en/catalog/products/50106773/ http://www.ikea.com/us/en/catalog/products/50106773/) that I bought a few years ago. Such a simple desk and loads of room. Pretty heavy too.
- r0m4n0 12y ago
  What's the make and model on your chair? Nice setup
  - leemac 12y ago
    It's a Herman Miller Embody. Very expensive, but my fiancee got a great discount through work. Great investment if you sit all day. http://www.hermanmiller.com/products/seating/performance-work-chairs/embody-chairs.html http://www.hermanmiller.com/products/seating/performance-wor... Plenty of color options. We were told the white back wasn't possible for some reason, but somehow the woman we worked with managed to sneak it in. Very happy when it was delivered!
patcheudor 12y ago
Equipment. Equipment everywhere. You can't go wrong with scopes, frequency generators, logic analyzers, power supplies, and good ol' t-slot. This isn't quite my entire office but this should give you an idea: https://www.defaultstore.com/?q=node/42 https://www.defaultstore.com/?q=node/42 It's only slightly less insane than my work office.
cool-RR 12y ago
https://ram.rachum.com/cv/images/workstation.jpg https://ram.rachum.com/cv/images/workstation.jpg
nemof 12y ago
Funnily enough, MKBHD recently did a long video showing a variety of his viewers setups recently. I've linked to the unique setups section as these are possibly more interesting (there are quite a lot) http://youtu.be/pmnLca3FneU?t=1h53m23s http://youtu.be/pmnLca3FneU?t=1h53m23s also worth checking out lifehacker which features a lot of setups too: http://lifehacker.com/most-popular-featured-workspaces-of-2013-1482839620 http://lifehacker.com/most-popular-featured-workspaces-of-20... https://www.flickr.com/groups/lifehacker-workspace-showandtell/ https://www.flickr.com/groups/lifehacker-workspace-showandte...
kingofspain 12y ago
My (hopefully!) temporary setup consists of a table over the freezer in the corner of the kitchen. Flanked by enormo-pepper grinder and box-radio. On the plus side, I'm never far away from snacks... http://i.imgur.com/uBotECk.jpg http://i.imgur.com/uBotECk.jpg
jzf 12y ago
Like Tony Stark's basement.
ghaff 12y ago
When I was having some renovations done a while back, I had a desk built into a spare bedroom (that I was already using as a dedicated office). Basically, its' about 10' long and wraps around one of the corners. The corner is where my 2 monitors live as well as an articulated keyboard tray with a mechanical switch keyboard and mouse + trackpad. And an old Aeron chair (which HM replaced at no charge about 7 years into its warranty when a part broke!). One of the nice things about this arrangement is that the corner is really deep. At one time this let me use a big CRT. Now it just lets me shove lots of USB drives and so forth out of the way. I have a few computers but I really only use my Mac Mini most of the time. Most of the remaining wall area is file cabinets and bookcases. Truth be told a lot of the paper volume in the office is essentially "legacy" paper though I have cleared a fair bit of that over the years. If I were starting today, I'd probably make more of an effort to have as much digitized as possible. As it is, a lot of the older material just isn't worth the effort. I used to do most of my computer work in my office. Truth be told these days, I often just work on my laptop in some other room. Not sure why I changed but I find I like moving around unless I'm doing some task that's a lot better on my desktop setup.
timmaah 12y ago
I live full-time in an Airstream travel trailer with my wife. This is my corner.. http://www.watsonswander.com/assets/2014/02/TAW55485.jpg http://www.watsonswander.com/assets/2014/02/TAW55485.jpg
- isuraed 12y ago
  Love it! What a simple life. I tried to convince my wife to live on a boat but it was a no go with a new baby.
arscan 12y ago
My wife and I share a room on the brightest corner of our house. It's mainly furnished with Ikea, which is cheap, functional and has a clean style that is well suited for an office environment. I have a workstation with a couple of 24" monitors mounted to the wall. I was concerned that the desk wouldn't be large enough, but having the monitors off the desk surface frees up more than enough space for me. My mechanical keyboard makes typing at my desk a bit more fun. And I can take my laptop over to a surprisingly comfortable chair in the corner of the room when I get tired of sitting at my desk. We also have a puppy that likes hanging out in the room and is a great source of distraction. http://imgur.com/a/vj3mt http://imgur.com/a/vj3mt
micro_cam 12y ago
In the middle of a move (out of a rental into a place we are buying) so no pics but I work full time remote from the bitterroot mountains of Montana. I use a costco wire shelving unit + a couple of boards as a standing desk with a monoprice 27" ips monitor and a macbook pro. I have one shelf set up to keep the monitor and macbook at eye height and another lower one with boards for keyboards and mouse plus a drafting chair for when I want to sit. Also there is one shelf on top and another a couple of inches bellow the keyboard shelf for stability and storage and the whole thing needs to be against a wall to work well. It works pretty well but I find myself missing a sitting desk for days when i'm too exhausted (from climbing and skiing mountains) to stand all day. Not sure if I will purchase an adjustable or just set up two works stations once we've moved. Either an arm to move my main monitor or a second monoprice is cheaper then any adjustable desk i've seen. Also a comfortable chair usually with a cat curled up in it, view of the mountains and a closet full of climbing and skiing gear.
re1ser 12y ago
I work from home as a freelancer. I use a flat desk, which I extended on both sides so its more wide. Under left side of it is chassis & UPS, under right are routers and subwoofer. On far left side on the desk you can see laptop, and on right one various stuff that form one mess :) Also there is a white light lamp that forms nice soft backlight in the background (it's not that strong as it is in picture). This summer I plan to move, so I plan to get a new setup, a better desk and a better cable management. https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/68877713/IMG_20140426_194809.jpg https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/68877713/IMG_20140426_19...
pa7 12y ago
I work from home part time (living in a small apartment) and built a standing desk out of a shelf, a piece of wood and a black glass plate. I specifically designed it as small and simple as possible so my work space has no physical distractions and there is no space left for piling paperwork. I also created a physical Kanban board to manage day-to-day tasks, it's right next to the standing desk and I enjoy its omnipresence because I can always see the big picture of my work. (also the mere exposure effect kicks in :) ) Here's a picture, it's small, it's simple, I love it: http://www.patrick-wied.at/misc/img/standing_table.jpg http://www.patrick-wied.at/misc/img/standing_table.jpg
moonlighter 12y ago
I work from home full time and live on a Pier in the Hudson River right across NYC. My home office has a large solid wood workbench and a Herman Miller Aeron chair. There’s an iPad mounted on the wall running Status Board app showing some vital stats. All work is done on my 27” iMac, while watching the curious life of liveaboards in the marina outside and looking at the Manhattan skyline… https://www.dropbox.com/s/nhjki7bpcpfpemw/HomeOffice1.jpg https://www.dropbox.com/s/nhjki7bpcpfpemw/HomeOffice1.jpg https://www.dropbox.com/s/0u7lbw9d1t0n7ek/HomeOffice2.jpg https://www.dropbox.com/s/0u7lbw9d1t0n7ek/HomeOffice2.jpg https://www.dropbox.com/s/5uzavsek2dz80qf/HomeOffice3.jpg https://www.dropbox.com/s/5uzavsek2dz80qf/HomeOffice3.jpg (Sorry for the poor pics, had to shoot against the sunlight coming in)
- noir_lord 12y ago
  I like your desk, it looks like something I've had in my head for a while done using retired scaffolding boards :). I also live on a river though my view is not as good as yours I do love been able to take a walk when I need to think.
  - moonlighter 12y ago
    I bought that table in 1996 at Pottery Barn. It was ca. $800 then, but worth every penny. It’s nice and large and easy to move since the tabletop can simply be lifted off the wrought iron stands. Once a year I treat the wood with orange oil which makes it look like new. Likewise, whenever I have (code)writers block I go or bike along the Hudson waterfront here. Love it.
    - nimasmi 12y ago
      What is the ipad on the wall doing?
      - moonlighter 12y ago
        Running https://panic.com/statusboard/ https://panic.com/statusboard/ and showing emails and Google Analytics data. Instant, always on, very convenient.
anotherevan 12y ago
I just recently (i.e., last week) finally splurged and bought a motorised sit/stand desk. I've been wanting one for some time as I work from home full time and want to stand for part of the day. Here is the new setup (in standing position): http://imgur.com/cgRoSUu http://imgur.com/cgRoSUu I just bought the frame and reused the desktop from my old desk. I was tired of using plastic boxes and phone books as monitor stands, and couldn't find good stands that had the height I wanted, so made my own using some wall-mount monitor/tv brackets: http://imgur.com/YwyRwVl http://imgur.com/YwyRwVl The window on the right looks out on the cat-run in the back yard (when the curtain isn't drawn) and that's a hermit crab tank on the left (which is currently unpopulated until I automate the humidity controls.) Speakers and lots of kids photos are on a shelf that is currently behind the monitors, but can be seen when sitting. My back is to the door, so there is also a little rear-view mirror glued to that shelf to make it harder for the kids to sneak up on me. (Tying bells to collars worked okay with the cats, but not so well with the children for some reason which is strange as the cats are much more cunning.)
FireBeyond 12y ago
https://whatimg.com/i/Rk8suJ.jpg https://whatimg.com/i/Rk8suJ.jpg https://whatimg.com/i/mISJVr.jpg https://whatimg.com/i/mISJVr.jpg https://whatimg.com/i/rdhPMY.jpg https://whatimg.com/i/rdhPMY.jpg - this picture gives a better overall view. Gallant corner desks - I've updated, since, to an iMac and Thunderbolt Display. I want to go to a more simpler set up with a better quality desk. Galant desks are nice, but I'm really wanting something with more texture, sturdier. Take the time and invest in cable management. It makes everything so much better. On the other side of my office, what works awesome is an Ikea Expedit turned on its side - http://www.ikea.com/gb/en/images/products/expedit-shelving-unit__0092710_PE229408_S4.JPG http://www.ikea.com/gb/en/images/products/expedit-shelving-u... - fits my two printers, Airport and a little rock fountain just perfectly. I've worked at home for coming up on seven years now.
hermitcrab 12y ago
I did a blog post a few years back with a compilation of pictures of offices of independent programmers: http://successfulsoftware.net/2009/07/27/where-i-program/ http://successfulsoftware.net/2009/07/27/where-i-program/ Check out the 'breaking bad' style office.
hashtag 12y ago
I have a standing desk (adjustable but not automatic to sitting desk) but I'm on and off of it. My work setup anywhere is pretty much just my laptop majority of the time regardless of where I'm using it.
ckeck 12y ago
Darn, missed this thread yesterday. Here is mine. It's gone through some changes...it's never perfect. http://imgur.com/a/3R5kP http://imgur.com/a/3R5kP
iki23 12y ago
Zenbook, cottage veranda or garden, between two rivers 15km from Prague (1h on bike) ... just now, many birds are singing here from March to July
marcfowler 12y ago
Nice and clean: https://pbs.twimg.com/media/BlWngueCYAAQnl5.jpg:large https://pbs.twimg.com/media/BlWngueCYAAQnl5.jpg:large

119 points by vsergiu 12y ago

Please share some ideas regarding style and design and maybe post some pics.

I don't have an office, even though I work from home. I alternate between: 1. An amazing café on the beach - warm, sunny, coffee (and beer!) on tap 2. The garden - if it's the right time of year, Wifi is lacking so tend to stay more focussed 3. Barstool in Kitchen/Stood up working 4. Dining room table - white wall behind, good for video calls 5. Lounge 6. Trains I'm fortunate enough to be able to work with just a laptop, no large screens/mice/speakers/headphones/paper etc needed, so I don't feel that I'm without stuff if I'm not at a desk.

thejosh 12y ago
Curious what you do? I do web development & programming and feel that when using a laptop my productivity can nosedive unless I have a full size keyboard.
- petercooper 12y ago
  Different strokes and all that but I have a reasonably big desktop setup (4 large monitors, multiple machines, etc.) but my main keyboard is an Apple Bluetooth one which feels no bigger than the one on my MacBook Pro.. :-)
  - thejosh 12y ago
    I tried those for a couple of days, I must be use to very cumbersome keyboards because I felt myself pushing it all over the desk with my heavy strokes.
- richbradshaw 12y ago
  The same - web dev. I have an rMBP so can bump the res up quite significantly if needed. I'm not sure if this keyboard would be what you'd class as full size - it doesn't have a numpad of course, but that's OK - I type less numbers than you'd expect really!

Rabidgremlin 12y ago

Like this: http://youtu.be/GAJSnJE8Fu4 http://youtu.be/GAJSnJE8Fu4 :) full of junk and clutter. It is not a good example to follow

buro9 12y ago

A single Ikea desk, beside a window that has good blinds, on the 19th floor of a building with a view over North London. Under the desk a UPS, NAS (18TB RAID6), the WiFi plus a single powerful workstation (16-core, 192GB RAM, SSD for main drive, 6TB RAID0 scratch disks). On the desk some books, a bottle of single malt whisky, a playstation (dusty and not wired up) and a scanner. A single large monitor (high quality). A desk lamp with halogen bulb. My home office is just a corner of a room, with all the tools I need nearby. It is slightly messy, I tend to have mail opened on the desk, and small things around it. It's comfortable, a place I enjoy being. But it's also a work zone... my viewing of videos and entertainment is on a television purposefully not visible from the desk. Meaning I must leave the work environment to enjoy entertainment with others. I'm not fortunate enough to be able to create a study room that could be an office. Space is limited, but the ideal would be a comfortable library space, lit well enough (but not enough to harm the books), and quiet.

asselinpaul 12y ago
wow, what do you need the 192GB of RAM for?
- q3k 12y ago
  I suppose virtual machines. Tons of virtual machines.
  - phyalow 12y ago
    Simulations?
  - buro9 12y ago
    Firefox. Nah, those days are gone... I bought the machine when working on my MSc project as it worked out to be similar in price to renting AWS machines at the time for the duration of the project and work. I needed 20+ virtual machines to be running, for a long period of time (3-6 months), gathering and processing data, to perform various experiments during the project. The crux of it was that as AWS would cost me the same ballpark as 6 consumer desktops or 1 professional workstation, that I might as well buy and own the hardware. Then the choice was between 6 consumer machines all using energy and producing noise + heat, or the 1 workstation (idling most of the time). I chose the workstation as it would be more flexible in the future (now). The workstation has lasted years and is still a superb workhorse. I'd go this route again as it's proved great value for money and still has years in it. It's an older HP Z800, runs Linux now but used to run Windows.

bananas 12y ago

I don't have one really. I have a T400 thinkpad and work wherever I feel comfortable. I avoid a specific place to work as I find that terribly demotivating.

neals 12y ago

Our house is part of an old 12th century church. The part of the house that runs into this church is my home office. We work here with 2 (sometimes 3) people. The view is amazing, but I've crammed it with cheap functional desks and chairs and shelfes/tables. The walls are painted a nice purple, but the rest is all about "while we're not making a bunch of money, we can't have nice things". Do mind that our equipment ( Computers, screens, (3D-)printers etc) is all up to date, no savings there, obviously.

binarymax 12y ago

I work from home full time, and live across the road from the English Channel (St Leonards On Sea), in a Victorian Maisonette. My office is on the 3rd floor with bay windows overlooking the sea. The office room itself is largish, with 1.5 sofas, and a small table for tea. I have two desks - one sitting and one standing. My sitting desk is for writing code only. My standing desk is for everything else (meetings, email, etc.) My code-desk faces the sea so I can look out at the blue for inspiration if I need to. Above my standing desk is a whiteboard for notes/todo/etc. I have a small closet with a printer and supplies. I have to shield my workhorse machine from the sun sometimes so it does get too hot in the summer. In the English winter (10 months out of the year), it makes for a nice natural cooling system :) -- EDIT -- here is a very poor quality photo: https://twitter.com/binarymax/status/460012757317074944/photo/1 https://twitter.com/binarymax/status/460012757317074944/phot...

barefoot 12y ago
Beautiful
GeneralMayhem 12y ago
My envy knows no bounds.
- hackerboos 12y ago
  Hastings isn't the best place to live...
canadiancreed 12y ago
This is exactly what I want to see every day when I go to work. You are a fortunate person.

techaddict009 12y ago

I am currently having a very simple one. But I admired this one https://www.flickr.com/photos/paladin27/3217388885/ https://www.flickr.com/photos/paladin27/3217388885/ a lot. Will soon make out something like it.

linxdeb 12y ago

If you need an idea, pls take a look here : http://desk.cmiscm.com/ http://desk.cmiscm.com/

frik 12y ago
Thanks for the link to desk photos. But, sorry to say so, that's one of the worst websites I have seen in 2014 - a slow flash page with long animations, annoying sounds effects and bad UX (even for year 2011).
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rukugu 12y ago

A custom made desk by the window with an obscured Indian Ocean view (Mombasa). Three monitors on the desk. Under the desk a build server and what was my main computer stacked one over the other. I work from home, and all this is just at the corner of what is supposed to be a bedroom. Nice curtains to have just enough light in the room and a nasty array of various cables all over the place.

mark_l_watson 12y ago

We moved to the mountains in Central Arizona about 14 years ago and my wife helped setup my home office: large book cases, a huge teak desk, and an ergonomic chair. I have a view of the red rocks/mountains, which is nice. So, I have a nice home office but I don't much use it because I prefer working in different places around our house and outside, weather and available shade permitting. I use my office mainly when I need to plug my laptop into a large monitor. Otherwise I like to use a light weight lap desk and roam. About once a month I will work out of a coffee shop.

gdubs 12y ago
Sounds beautiful. Love that area. How's the community? Is it totally isolated, or do you know some people nearby, etc?
- mark_l_watson 12y ago
  We live in a small town, lots of friends and things to do. Flaggstaff and Cottonwood are in the area for major shopping. We moved from the beach in California and I substitute kayaking for the ocean. Shoot me an email if you are in the area.

jeroen 12y ago

The most notable not work related items in my office: a guitar, a Cromemco Z-2D computer, a writing desk that I inherited from my grandmother, an old square milk churn, a rusty leg vice that was my grandfathers and a Vroling wood-burning stove ( http://www.vroling.nl/afbeeldingen/vroling%20kachel.jpg http://www.vroling.nl/afbeeldingen/vroling%20kachel.jpg , but mine is nicer). And then there are the boxes in the corner, because we only moved here 3 years ago. Oops.

ux-app 12y ago

I recently set up a new home office: http://i.imgur.com/mSTllTC.jpg http://i.imgur.com/mSTllTC.jpg it's nice to finally have a decent space to work in. Having a comfortable spot that I enjoy being in has definitely improved my productivity. My goal is to eventually work from home.. maybe 2014 will be my year :)

capitalisthakr 12y ago
I like the idea of a fish bowl on the desk! Where did you get that one from?
- ux-app 12y ago
  It's actually just a big vase :)

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swframe 12y ago

I moved out of the US a year ago to travel around the world but never left the first city I visited in asia. I work from home. My split level condo is on the 40th floor with a view of the sunset, ocean, and the city skyline. My office moves from living room to bedroom depending on houseguests. I have 2 27" apple cinema displays; each on its own aidata laptop desk that can be raised so I can stand or sit. I have a chair that can recline from sitting position to laying flat. I have a vibrating exercise machine that I stand on when I'm tired of sitting. I have a surround system and a projector so I can watch hd movies across from where I work. The projector screen is about 8 feet wide (I wish I had the space to project a larger image). The projector is hooked up to a macbook pro with a 4TB disk with about 1200 movies. Despite all that, I think the best part is that my gf (who is half my age) hangs out on the couch next to me.

imjustsaying 12y ago
> Despite all that, I think the best part is that my gf (who is half my age) hangs out on the couch next to me. Sexpat?
- romanovcode 12y ago
  Nah, just your typical LBH.
  - imjustsaying 12y ago
    Just giving you a hard time. I'm in the same boat ;)

chops 12y ago

I cycle between working in my basement "office", my living room with a convertible standing desk, and when the weather is permitting, out on the back yard semi-patio-thing. Relevant pictures: https://twitter.com/jessegumm/status/460019341355143168 https://twitter.com/jessegumm/status/460019341355143168 https://twitter.com/jessegumm/status/460020285786578944 https://twitter.com/jessegumm/status/460020285786578944 https://twitter.com/jessegumm/status/460019950338727936 https://twitter.com/jessegumm/status/460019950338727936

braveheart1723 12y ago

Please don't be offended, I'm a hacker/geek too but I've generally found designers to have much more aesthetically pleasing home offices. Not that they write better code, they're just prettier :D https://news.layervault.com/stories/8613-ask-dn-your-workspace https://news.layervault.com/stories/8613-ask-dn-your-workspa...

yen223 12y ago
I don't think it's too controversial to think that people who work with aesthetics have more aesthetically-pleasing workplaces.

spydum 12y ago

Converted day 6'x6' walk in closet into my office.. Hung a 40" on the center of the wall, with 20" panel.. Kneeling chair, and storage for books and stuff around the top.. http://imgur.com/PgLEaO3 http://imgur.com/PgLEaO3 I thought it would feel cramped at first, but it doesn't.. Allows me much greater focus, and everything is in arms reach.

BinaryAcid 12y ago

I just moved my work setup back home. https://mobile.twitter.com/singularityhack/media/grid?idx=7&tid=403274315568652288 https://mobile.twitter.com/singularityhack/media/grid?idx=7&...

Lennie 12y ago

Linux.com has articles on what the Linux kernel developers do: https://www.linux.com/news/special-feature/linux-developers https://www.linux.com/news/special-feature/linux-developers http://www.youtube.com/user/TheLinuxFoundation/search?query=workspace http://www.youtube.com/user/TheLinuxFoundation/search?query=...

michaelmior 12y ago

Desk, chair, laptop. That's really it for me and I find it's all I need. Although I am interested in trying a standing desk.

frou_dh 12y ago
A 1.25m tall chest of drawers full of clothes and stuff doubles as a standing desk, so my inventory is "laptop" :)
- michaelmior 12y ago
  I think I might try out this option next time I happen to drop by IKEA. http://iamnotaprogrammer.com/Ikea-Standing-desk-for-22-dollars.html http://iamnotaprogrammer.com/Ikea-Standing-desk-for-22-dolla...

graeme 12y ago

I work from my apartment in the Plateau Mont-Royal neighborhood in Montreal. It's a small prewar apartment, and the living room has its original stucco walls. I work sometimes from my desk, sometimes from a standing standing at the other side of the room by the window, and sometimes from neighborhood cafes. I posted pictures of my setup to /r/minimalism a while ago. Note that I have since failed to keep up this system perfectly, but often my desk does look like this. Seeing what I posted has inspired me to deal with loose paper better, which is my main cause of clutter. http://www.reddit.com/r/minimalism/comments/1hi0i7/my_new_minimal_desk_setup_pics_explanations/ http://www.reddit.com/r/minimalism/comments/1hi0i7/my_new_mi...

ktran03 12y ago
Nice! I was living in the plateau not too long ago also. But recently moved a little further out to southwest area. Rent is ridiculously cheap here compared to Toronto. I've seen rent go as low as $350 all inclusive for a private apartment. That's nuts. Same story, work from home. Equip: 15"MacBook retina i7 ssd, 2x cinema displays (older 24"), Logitech mouse, ikea adjustable desk, adjustable chair. iOS developer. http://imgur.com/0g3GkuF http://imgur.com/0g3GkuF
todsul 12y ago
Hi Graeme, we're in Le Plateau too, moved here from SF (previously Berlin and Sydney). We have a nice office on Blvd Saint Laurent looking directly out onto Mont Royal: high ceilings, 11 inch MBAs, 27in screens, Ikea trestle tables, etc. It's not a home office per se, but home for us nonetheless. You should drop by if you ever walk past. We're just above Code Black Coffee.
- graeme 12y ago
  Oh cool, I actually spotted your office on a late night walk home a few weeks ago. I'll drop by when I'm in the area during the day.

Void_ 12y ago

For inspiration: http://www.reddit.com/r/battlestations http://www.reddit.com/r/battlestations http://www.reddit.com/r/macsetups http://www.reddit.com/r/macsetups

swah 12y ago
Its a great idea to use an Apple keyboard... for taking a picture of your workspace. Then back to the real keyboard. More seriously, I really wish any USB keyboard could be "converted" into a Apple Bluetooth keyboard (as far as the Mac knows) - they have great connectivity, battery life.
- bdcravens 12y ago
  I had the Apple Bluetooth, then went with the Apple wired to get a full size experience. I'm now using the Logitech wireless, which is full size, and solar powered. At first I didn't like that it's not the "Apple" feel, but now, I like it better I think. (not Bluetooth, but the adapter is tiny, especially if you're using Thunderbolt display or another docking situation with USB ports, since it's never in your laptop)
- eddieroger 12y ago
  I jump back and forth between an Apple chicklet keyboard and a Das Keyboard with the brown switches, and I can never decide which I like more. I love the feel of the mechanical keyboard, but the Apple one has such a short throw that I can almost forgive the mushiness. I also think the Das Keyboard has too much bezel which makes it take more room on my desk than I'd like. But then I long for that nice click and satisfying feel, and go back.
  - joshka 12y ago
    You might like the Microsoft Sculpt. Similar feel to the mbp kb, but ergonomic.
- w1ntermute 12y ago
  For the ultimate keyboard experience, get a mechanical keyboard. http://www.reddit.com/r/mechanicalkeyboards http://www.reddit.com/r/mechanicalkeyboards

cpbotha 12y ago

Here's part of my current home office: http://imgur.com/ERUHALo http://imgur.com/ERUHALo * Motorized adjustable standing desk from the Ikea (Linak legs; whole thing was under €600), in standing mode. Yes, fixed standing desks are not going to work, you need to be able to alternate between standing and sitting throughout the day. * On the left, Synology DS213j, TP-Link TD-W8970 ADSL2+ Modem router and Meissner 750VA UPS to keep my internet connection going during Eskom (South African electricity supplier) power outages / load shedding (tested, works a treat! with laptops charged, I can continue accessing internet for a few hours of no power. Telkom exchanges have their own power supplies) * Cheap laptop with IPS display (see http://wp.me/p1dVx9-6k http://wp.me/p1dVx9-6k ) connected to Samsung external LCD. You're seeing Emacs on the left with Zenburn theme, and Intellij IDEA 13 on the right with Darcula IDE + Solarized Dark editor themes, everything still on Ubuntu 12.04. * My corner is indeed quite cluttered, but comfortable to work in. :)

noir_lord 12y ago

http://i.imgur.com/YlTn5cD.jpg http://i.imgur.com/YlTn5cD.jpg That's my home office, I live on what used to be a working dock in the north of England but was filled in and used for housing so it has a nice feel, I love it because I'm 200ft from a massive river (great for thinking walks http://i.imgur.com/ibfcLn2.jpg http://i.imgur.com/ibfcLn2.jpg, not so great when a massive storm surge nearly topped it in Dec heh - http://i.imgur.com/P2DRT0h.jpg http://i.imgur.com/P2DRT0h.jpg). I can't stand working in a mess, I have to tidy both offices before I can settle down to do any real work and I've found as I get older I need more quiet to work properly I don't seem to be able to tolerate distracts as well as I could, I'm lucky in that while I'm starting a business and money is tight the North East of England is very cheap to rent in so we still have a two bed with a spare bedroom for an office :). http://i.imgur.com/yB0IN1e.jpg http://i.imgur.com/yB0IN1e.jpg is my work office (which feels like home sometimes!) rented in an old Victorian building the council run, high ceilings and lots of space and light which is nice.

voorloopnul 12y ago
Nice setup, the monitors in vertical position are 19" or 21" inch?
- noir_lord 12y ago
  24"'s They are Dell 2412M's.
yukinon 12y ago
I like the desk in the last photo, what kind is it?
- noir_lord 12y ago
  It's a Herman Miller Eco-something or other. I got it off freecycle for free, it's built like a battle ship chassis is heavy guage steel and underneath is covered with cable management, based on style and condition I'd say it's at least late 80's old maybe older. When I finally have some money I'm going to get the chassis shot blasted and powder coated black and an identical top panel cut out of marine ply, I absolutely adore the aesthetics and comfort but it looks a tad tatty as is.

jeffbarr 12y ago

I use an Ikea Gallant desk. My main computer (home built Linux system running Windows via VirtualBox) sits underneath, and a large-screen Asus monitor is on top, as does my laptop. I try to keep the physical desktop devoid of non-essential stuff, but this is a losing battle. I also have a video projector directed at the wall in front of me. My office is full of books, plants, my LEGO projects, and other miscellaneous toys and distractions. The walls are decorated with classic covers from Byte Magazine I have one window with three bird feeders to my right. I can also look into my backyard (through another room). Here are some pictures: https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/5815303/jeff_home_office.jpg https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/5815303/jeff_home_office... https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/5815303/jeff_barr_home_office.jpg https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/5815303/jeff_barr_home_o...

zura 12y ago
Jeff, do you work for Amazon from home?
- deleted 12y ago
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- jeffbarr 12y ago
  Zura, I go in to the office twice a week on average. I try to pack those days with meetings and other things that are best done in person.
  - zura 12y ago
    Very interesting. Is it something that allowed only for evangelists? (vs regular engineers).
throwaway1979 12y ago
Ha! We share quite a few lego models. I probably "invested" 2K on Legos so far but have recently slowed down purchases. Following instructions for building models seems to shut down a part of my brain and just destresses me. Not sure if I'm alone in that or not. Nice man cave though!

jseliger 12y ago

Like this: http://jseliger.wordpress.com/2012/09/23/the-geekdesk-writing-space-post/ http://jseliger.wordpress.com/2012/09/23/the-geekdesk-writin... . The most notable part is the sit-stand desk. It would be very hard to go back to sitting desks only.

measure2xcut1x 12y ago

My wife and I run what I would categorize as a micro-saas business and we both work at home. She works part time at a standup desk that I made from furniture parts, and she also uses a drafting style chair that I made from parts purchased on the internet. LOL @ her clocks, looks like one needs a battery. To her left is a small white board. My desk is also somewhat home made and doubles as my hobby project studio for song writing and recording. Behind my chair (not visible in the pic.) are a 10" sub woofer and a larger white board. I have a tiny bike mirror over my right monitor to avoid a bad shock when someone stops by my desk while I'm deep in a project. The tiny red button on the left corner of my desk is to engage/disengage the sub woofer. Most days my dog sleeps on the rug by my chair and amazingly I have never rolled over him. My desk: http://i.imgur.com/OfYjTgX.jpg http://i.imgur.com/OfYjTgX.jpg Her desk: http://i.imgur.com/vI4GR7H.jpg http://i.imgur.com/vI4GR7H.jpg

3solarmasses 12y ago
You guys both work at home and you are still married? Congrats. That usually strains a lot of relationships.
- measure2xcut1x 12y ago
  Thanks, we have been working together for 17 years now and it's great. We limit work hours to weekdays 9-5.
jyothepro 12y ago
pretty nice setup you both have
- measure2xcut1x 12y ago
  Thanks, it's a work in progress that I enjoy iterating on.
zura 12y ago
Since this is HN, could you please share some info about your saas?

sprite 12y ago

Here is mine http://imgur.com/a/5KRiL http://imgur.com/a/5KRiL

epsylon 12y ago
This one is my favorite of this thread by far!
- sprite 12y ago
  Thanks!

BryanB55 12y ago

Photo: http://bryan.cx/ptRk/3k1S0VoL http://bryan.cx/ptRk/3k1S0VoL I usually try to keep my office pretty simple and clean. White parsons desks, aeron chair, cinema display and retina MBP. I also have two Lifx bulbs in the lamps that I'm hoping to use for visual notifications when they open their API.

matt_trentini 12y ago
The API, providing iOS, Android and Ruby bindings, was released a few weeks ago: http://blog.lifx.co/2014/03/24/announcing-the-lifx-api/ I look forward to seeing what you come up with!

chrisan 12y ago

I'm lucky to work from home full time. My wife does a bunch of drug research when she get's home so it's nice to be in the same room. We are in the process of moving so here is a photograph from our listing: http://i.imgur.com/aziRyhv.jpg http://i.imgur.com/aziRyhv.jpg The desk was custom built for the office so not sure if we will take it with us. I love wood working and would love even more to create this myself someday, but my skills aren't there yet :)

icpmacdo 12y ago
WOW, that is a really nice desk!

rdl 12y ago

I have a pretty horrible office room (1BR condo with the living room/kitchen combination turned into basically an office with a couple desks), but what I do like is my desk itself -- it's one of the IKEA glass-top galants, and I have 2 dual-monitor ergotron arms with 3 x 24" U2410 dell monitors and a laptop stand for a mac. I have a PC (win7 or ubuntu, dual boot) with lots of RAM, SSD, etc.) connected to all 3 monitors, but one of the monitors switches with the macbook pro 17" left on the desk, and another is used for any "guest" system I'm working on via vga, dp, or hdmi. I have 2 keyboards always on the desk and sometimes a third. When I move, I might switch to retina displays on arms for my primary systems, but 32 is more tempting than 24. Standard-definition displays still work great as big consoles, too.

mariocesar 12y ago

I live in an apartment, first floor. I Work from home full time in Bolivia. I accommodate a room with two desks, most of the time I use both and in occasions I share one. I don't like to have anything else in the room, when I want to rest I just get out of my desk, for a coffe, a nap or answer my cellphone. No TV in my apartment. http://i.imgur.com/O5myrqn.jpg http://i.imgur.com/O5myrqn.jpg

lucio 12y ago

Desk: two sawhorses tables, + view on the left, + view on the right. Shared via G+ because we hipsters love dead technologies ;) https://plus.google.com/photos/118392785163397399948/albums/6006614910159831297 https://plus.google.com/photos/118392785163397399948/albums/...

bichiliad 12y ago

Student here, so I guess my office is less mission-critical than others. I took an old door, nailed an edge around it, and varnished it. Got two trusses from Ikea for pretty cheap (~$30 each), and two "night stands" that work really well as shelves. I have an absurd amount of desk space and I find it great for working. My desk is messy, but I'll get a picture up in a sec. Edit: Heres that photo http://i.imgur.com/eAY7xZC.jpg http://i.imgur.com/eAY7xZC.jpg

bane 12y ago
Door/desks are some of the best. My old desk in High School was a door and some concrete blocks. All the cords ran through the hole the handle was supposed to occupy.
- bichiliad 12y ago
  I actually really wanted to do that, but I got the door before it had the handle hole cut through it (there's a place not far from me that sells unused things like that). There's still time, I suppose.
SkyMarshal 12y ago
A need a dining room table for a new apartment, a door table would be perfect, but where does one go looking for abandoned old doors like that?
- bichiliad 12y ago
  I was lucky enough to know someone with this particular door, but it isn't uncommon for there to be a construction materials recycling sort of place. The prices are usually very cheap. Good example here: http://www.constructionjunction.org/ http://www.constructionjunction.org/

mcgwiz 12y ago

Nothing special about my current home office (which consists of a desk in my bedroom), but back when I lived in Brooklyn, I had a makeshift standing desk with a nice view of Manhattan. http://www.scrambledbrains.net/2011/02/20/standing-desk-configuration-2/ http://www.scrambledbrains.net/2011/02/20/standing-desk-conf...

maccard 12y ago
Really lovely view!
leemac 12y ago
Incredible view for sure. I find that I'm most productive when I can see lots going on around me.
madhuprasanna 12y ago
Feeling vertigo!

bane 12y ago

Spare bedroom my wife and I both use. We each bought two cheap IKEA desks (they look like Galants, but with T-Legs, very basic) -- one desk for our computers and monitors and such (sooo much space) and another for other sundry. I have a 4 color laser all-in-one and the guts of a MAME machine I'm working on on my second disk, my wife has mostly paperwork spread out. A pair of comfortable, relatively cheap ($200) chairs from Costco. That's about it, when it's organized better than it is right now, it's semi-minimal with tons of surface space to work off of. Right now I have too many old computers in there I need to dispose of or do something with and lots of other junk I need to organize. I keep my photography equipment in there as well and we're preparing for an overseas trip so all that junk is in there as well. I try not to keep lots of books or anything in there. I have a separate library room for books and various curio (the actual home office designed for the home, but is just a hair too small for my current setup plus my wife's plus my books).

arfliw 12y ago

My living room consists of my desk, TV and a small sofa. The desk is positioned in the middle of the room, so I can see the TV. It's a terrible setup for entertaining guests but it's nirvana for working from home. I'd hate to be cramped up in a small office or next to my bed. Being able to watch TV while I work allows me to be able to work for 12+ hours with no problem. And I really like the extra space.

jmandzik 12y ago

Here's where the magic happens: https://twitter.com/Justin_Mandzik/status/460080620329508864 https://twitter.com/Justin_Mandzik/status/460080620329508864 https://twitter.com/Justin_Mandzik/status/460082804827881472 https://twitter.com/Justin_Mandzik/status/460082804827881472 Edit: I do a few days a week from home, with a fair amount of video conferencing. White board is critical to get me out of my chair to draw out what's in my head.

vpj 12y ago

Anyone tried deskless workstations (sitting on floor)?

maccard 12y ago
Quick way to get back problems
culturestate 12y ago
I work from home full time, and worked almost exclusively from my sofa for about six months thanks to moving/space considerations. I don't recommend typing a lot in any environment where you don't have arm or elbow support, it's painful.

ja27 12y ago

After kids ate up our spare bedrooms, my home office is a desk in the corner of the master bedroom with my MacBook Pro. I mounted a monitor on the wall with a swivel arm to clear a little desk space. A few hard drives for backups in the corner. Too much clutter on the top of the desk. I often work from a chair in the living room or the dining room table as well. Or I go out to libraries, a hackerspace, McDonalds, sports bar, Barnes and Noble, etc. to work. I do have a low-power, mini server stack out in the family room, next to the big TV. A Raspberry Pi, two Pogoplugs, a DDWRT router, a pile of hard drives.

zhte415 12y ago

Question: How does your office look like [Microsoft's] Answer: Because we [employed the same interior decorator]. Question: How does your office look? Answer: It looks nice. Question: What does your office look like? Answer: It uses XYZ colour scheme and has lots of tables and chairs. Question: What does your [ideal] office look like? Answer: I wish it had.... [For background: I am not big into being pedantic about 'correct' grammar, but areas where small mistakes do create hours worth of confusion, sometimes magnitudes of effect more (particularly within global collaborative environments).]

maccard 12y ago
Looks like most other people in this thread got the picture. This is overly pedantic.

mverwijs 12y ago

I've created a standing desk by using wallshelves. https://secure.verwijs.org/tmp/standing_desk.jpg https://secure.verwijs.org/tmp/standing_desk.jpg

NAFV_P 12y ago

I use either my coffee or dining table, both made of solid oak. If neither are available, I use the floor. Being a big music fan, I often drag a pair of portable speakers and a broken ipod around (currently hardcore, breakcore and Scott Joplin). Although I use a laptop, I stick to a mouse, touchpads drive me up the wall. Generally speaking, I prefer my hardware ugly and robust, as opposed to sleek and fragile.

leemac 12y ago

http://i.imgur.com/KyNniKN.jpg http://i.imgur.com/KyNniKN.jpg Mine is in one of the smaller rooms of my house that I work out of once in a while. I belive the table top is the Ikea Gerton (http://www.ikea.com/us/en/catalog/products/50106773/ http://www.ikea.com/us/en/catalog/products/50106773/) that I bought a few years ago. Such a simple desk and loads of room. Pretty heavy too.

r0m4n0 12y ago
What's the make and model on your chair? Nice setup
- leemac 12y ago
  It's a Herman Miller Embody. Very expensive, but my fiancee got a great discount through work. Great investment if you sit all day. http://www.hermanmiller.com/products/seating/performance-work-chairs/embody-chairs.html http://www.hermanmiller.com/products/seating/performance-wor... Plenty of color options. We were told the white back wasn't possible for some reason, but somehow the woman we worked with managed to sneak it in. Very happy when it was delivered!

patcheudor 12y ago

Equipment. Equipment everywhere. You can't go wrong with scopes, frequency generators, logic analyzers, power supplies, and good ol' t-slot. This isn't quite my entire office but this should give you an idea: https://www.defaultstore.com/?q=node/42 https://www.defaultstore.com/?q=node/42 It's only slightly less insane than my work office.

cool-RR 12y ago

https://ram.rachum.com/cv/images/workstation.jpg https://ram.rachum.com/cv/images/workstation.jpg

nemof 12y ago

Funnily enough, MKBHD recently did a long video showing a variety of his viewers setups recently. I've linked to the unique setups section as these are possibly more interesting (there are quite a lot) http://youtu.be/pmnLca3FneU?t=1h53m23s http://youtu.be/pmnLca3FneU?t=1h53m23s also worth checking out lifehacker which features a lot of setups too: http://lifehacker.com/most-popular-featured-workspaces-of-2013-1482839620 http://lifehacker.com/most-popular-featured-workspaces-of-20... https://www.flickr.com/groups/lifehacker-workspace-showandtell/ https://www.flickr.com/groups/lifehacker-workspace-showandte...

kingofspain 12y ago

My (hopefully!) temporary setup consists of a table over the freezer in the corner of the kitchen. Flanked by enormo-pepper grinder and box-radio. On the plus side, I'm never far away from snacks... http://i.imgur.com/uBotECk.jpg http://i.imgur.com/uBotECk.jpg

jzf 12y ago

Like Tony Stark's basement.

ghaff 12y ago

When I was having some renovations done a while back, I had a desk built into a spare bedroom (that I was already using as a dedicated office). Basically, its' about 10' long and wraps around one of the corners. The corner is where my 2 monitors live as well as an articulated keyboard tray with a mechanical switch keyboard and mouse + trackpad. And an old Aeron chair (which HM replaced at no charge about 7 years into its warranty when a part broke!). One of the nice things about this arrangement is that the corner is really deep. At one time this let me use a big CRT. Now it just lets me shove lots of USB drives and so forth out of the way. I have a few computers but I really only use my Mac Mini most of the time. Most of the remaining wall area is file cabinets and bookcases. Truth be told a lot of the paper volume in the office is essentially "legacy" paper though I have cleared a fair bit of that over the years. If I were starting today, I'd probably make more of an effort to have as much digitized as possible. As it is, a lot of the older material just isn't worth the effort. I used to do most of my computer work in my office. Truth be told these days, I often just work on my laptop in some other room. Not sure why I changed but I find I like moving around unless I'm doing some task that's a lot better on my desktop setup.

timmaah 12y ago

I live full-time in an Airstream travel trailer with my wife. This is my corner.. http://www.watsonswander.com/assets/2014/02/TAW55485.jpg http://www.watsonswander.com/assets/2014/02/TAW55485.jpg

isuraed 12y ago
Love it! What a simple life. I tried to convince my wife to live on a boat but it was a no go with a new baby.

arscan 12y ago

My wife and I share a room on the brightest corner of our house. It's mainly furnished with Ikea, which is cheap, functional and has a clean style that is well suited for an office environment. I have a workstation with a couple of 24" monitors mounted to the wall. I was concerned that the desk wouldn't be large enough, but having the monitors off the desk surface frees up more than enough space for me. My mechanical keyboard makes typing at my desk a bit more fun. And I can take my laptop over to a surprisingly comfortable chair in the corner of the room when I get tired of sitting at my desk. We also have a puppy that likes hanging out in the room and is a great source of distraction. http://imgur.com/a/vj3mt http://imgur.com/a/vj3mt

micro_cam 12y ago

In the middle of a move (out of a rental into a place we are buying) so no pics but I work full time remote from the bitterroot mountains of Montana. I use a costco wire shelving unit + a couple of boards as a standing desk with a monoprice 27" ips monitor and a macbook pro. I have one shelf set up to keep the monitor and macbook at eye height and another lower one with boards for keyboards and mouse plus a drafting chair for when I want to sit. Also there is one shelf on top and another a couple of inches bellow the keyboard shelf for stability and storage and the whole thing needs to be against a wall to work well. It works pretty well but I find myself missing a sitting desk for days when i'm too exhausted (from climbing and skiing mountains) to stand all day. Not sure if I will purchase an adjustable or just set up two works stations once we've moved. Either an arm to move my main monitor or a second monoprice is cheaper then any adjustable desk i've seen. Also a comfortable chair usually with a cat curled up in it, view of the mountains and a closet full of climbing and skiing gear.

re1ser 12y ago

I work from home as a freelancer. I use a flat desk, which I extended on both sides so its more wide. Under left side of it is chassis & UPS, under right are routers and subwoofer. On far left side on the desk you can see laptop, and on right one various stuff that form one mess :) Also there is a white light lamp that forms nice soft backlight in the background (it's not that strong as it is in picture). This summer I plan to move, so I plan to get a new setup, a better desk and a better cable management. https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/68877713/IMG_20140426_194809.jpg https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/68877713/IMG_20140426_19...

pa7 12y ago

I work from home part time (living in a small apartment) and built a standing desk out of a shelf, a piece of wood and a black glass plate. I specifically designed it as small and simple as possible so my work space has no physical distractions and there is no space left for piling paperwork. I also created a physical Kanban board to manage day-to-day tasks, it's right next to the standing desk and I enjoy its omnipresence because I can always see the big picture of my work. (also the mere exposure effect kicks in :) ) Here's a picture, it's small, it's simple, I love it: http://www.patrick-wied.at/misc/img/standing_table.jpg http://www.patrick-wied.at/misc/img/standing_table.jpg

moonlighter 12y ago

I work from home full time and live on a Pier in the Hudson River right across NYC. My home office has a large solid wood workbench and a Herman Miller Aeron chair. There’s an iPad mounted on the wall running Status Board app showing some vital stats. All work is done on my 27” iMac, while watching the curious life of liveaboards in the marina outside and looking at the Manhattan skyline… https://www.dropbox.com/s/nhjki7bpcpfpemw/HomeOffice1.jpg https://www.dropbox.com/s/nhjki7bpcpfpemw/HomeOffice1.jpg https://www.dropbox.com/s/0u7lbw9d1t0n7ek/HomeOffice2.jpg https://www.dropbox.com/s/0u7lbw9d1t0n7ek/HomeOffice2.jpg https://www.dropbox.com/s/5uzavsek2dz80qf/HomeOffice3.jpg https://www.dropbox.com/s/5uzavsek2dz80qf/HomeOffice3.jpg (Sorry for the poor pics, had to shoot against the sunlight coming in)

noir_lord 12y ago
I like your desk, it looks like something I've had in my head for a while done using retired scaffolding boards :). I also live on a river though my view is not as good as yours I do love been able to take a walk when I need to think.
- moonlighter 12y ago
  I bought that table in 1996 at Pottery Barn. It was ca. $800 then, but worth every penny. It’s nice and large and easy to move since the tabletop can simply be lifted off the wrought iron stands. Once a year I treat the wood with orange oil which makes it look like new. Likewise, whenever I have (code)writers block I go or bike along the Hudson waterfront here. Love it.
  - nimasmi 12y ago
    What is the ipad on the wall doing?
    - moonlighter 12y ago
      Running https://panic.com/statusboard/ https://panic.com/statusboard/ and showing emails and Google Analytics data. Instant, always on, very convenient.

anotherevan 12y ago

I just recently (i.e., last week) finally splurged and bought a motorised sit/stand desk. I've been wanting one for some time as I work from home full time and want to stand for part of the day. Here is the new setup (in standing position): http://imgur.com/cgRoSUu http://imgur.com/cgRoSUu I just bought the frame and reused the desktop from my old desk. I was tired of using plastic boxes and phone books as monitor stands, and couldn't find good stands that had the height I wanted, so made my own using some wall-mount monitor/tv brackets: http://imgur.com/YwyRwVl http://imgur.com/YwyRwVl The window on the right looks out on the cat-run in the back yard (when the curtain isn't drawn) and that's a hermit crab tank on the left (which is currently unpopulated until I automate the humidity controls.) Speakers and lots of kids photos are on a shelf that is currently behind the monitors, but can be seen when sitting. My back is to the door, so there is also a little rear-view mirror glued to that shelf to make it harder for the kids to sneak up on me. (Tying bells to collars worked okay with the cats, but not so well with the children for some reason which is strange as the cats are much more cunning.)

FireBeyond 12y ago

https://whatimg.com/i/Rk8suJ.jpg https://whatimg.com/i/Rk8suJ.jpg https://whatimg.com/i/mISJVr.jpg https://whatimg.com/i/mISJVr.jpg https://whatimg.com/i/rdhPMY.jpg https://whatimg.com/i/rdhPMY.jpg - this picture gives a better overall view. Gallant corner desks - I've updated, since, to an iMac and Thunderbolt Display. I want to go to a more simpler set up with a better quality desk. Galant desks are nice, but I'm really wanting something with more texture, sturdier. Take the time and invest in cable management. It makes everything so much better. On the other side of my office, what works awesome is an Ikea Expedit turned on its side - http://www.ikea.com/gb/en/images/products/expedit-shelving-unit__0092710_PE229408_S4.JPG http://www.ikea.com/gb/en/images/products/expedit-shelving-u... - fits my two printers, Airport and a little rock fountain just perfectly. I've worked at home for coming up on seven years now.

hermitcrab 12y ago

I did a blog post a few years back with a compilation of pictures of offices of independent programmers: http://successfulsoftware.net/2009/07/27/where-i-program/ http://successfulsoftware.net/2009/07/27/where-i-program/ Check out the 'breaking bad' style office.

hashtag 12y ago

I have a standing desk (adjustable but not automatic to sitting desk) but I'm on and off of it. My work setup anywhere is pretty much just my laptop majority of the time regardless of where I'm using it.

ckeck 12y ago

Darn, missed this thread yesterday. Here is mine. It's gone through some changes...it's never perfect. http://imgur.com/a/3R5kP http://imgur.com/a/3R5kP

iki23 12y ago

Zenbook, cottage veranda or garden, between two rivers 15km from Prague (1h on bike) ... just now, many birds are singing here from March to July

marcfowler 12y ago

Nice and clean: https://pbs.twimg.com/media/BlWngueCYAAQnl5.jpg:large https://pbs.twimg.com/media/BlWngueCYAAQnl5.jpg:large