Help! I need ideas on desk space!

So, another renovation, and I'm running out of ideas on desk space.  I've switched to a flat desk for more monitor space, but I need some ideas on how to get more desk space...

I've even turned my touchscreen to portrait mode...

As you can see from the pics, I haven't plugged the two new monitors in yet...

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Send one of the monitors too me

 

ok I know you wont but you could try a new desk like an L shape

 

On a far off topic nice too see the dust gone

 

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Build yourself a bigger desk! ;) I built my own custom L shaped desk...and it's cheap to do. :grin:

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Build yourself a bigger desk! I built my own custom L shaped desk...and it's cheap to do.

 

Screen shot please

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Btw, where the 23" lg is, I'm gonna put another vertical dual monitor mount.

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easy solution, buy a bigger desk, and have one monitor on it.^_^

why do you need so many monitors anyway?

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Fewer screens?

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Quoting GJDriessen, reply 6
Fewer screens?

BLASPHEMY!  OFF WITH YOUR HEAD!

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ok...larger desk. check out lifehacker.com. lotsa great ideas.  ;)

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Better yet, try to figure out why you even need that much equipment in the first place. If you just have it all because it's "nice to have", you might want to reconsider your priorities in life.  Try saying to yourself "Do I really need this?" when you look at something, and if you answer truthfully, your desktop will begin to look much better.

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where's your iPad?  LOL

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Better yet, try to figure out why you even need that much equipment in the first place. If you just have it all because it's "nice to have", you might want to reconsider your priorities in life. Try saying to yourself "Do I really need this?" when you look at something, and if you answer truthfully, your desktop will begin to look much better.

Eggs Act Leigh

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la la la la pack rat la la la la o_O

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Short shelf behind the desk with the two new monitors on it side by side?  Or some pair of monitors anyway.  Looks like a window right behind it there, so additional wall mounts are out of the question.

Get rid of the second phone you have on the desk, I see another one under your mouse on the wall not ten feet away.

Get a small square table or stool to put your printer on.

Behind the monitor with the girl on it is a plant, i think.  Remove that and move said monitor back and left slightly.

Could probably do more with better pictures(Too dark/need more angles.)

-Twilight Storm

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Quoting LightStar, reply 9
Better yet, try to figure out why you even need that much equipment in the first place. If you just have it all because it's "nice to have", you might want to reconsider your priorities in life.  Try saying to yourself "Do I really need this?" when you look at something, and if you answer truthfully, your desktop will begin to look much better.

 

I do alot of multitasking and I'm really good at it.  I work better with tons of monitors.

The touchscreen makes it easier, as I can open programs onto anyone of the monitors with one touch.

The imac is kinda worthless, but I also got it to learn a alittle about osx, and possibly to write mac games (It's the one unnessecary item, but I won't remove it, sorry).

The wall mounted item is a file server.  Not going to remove.

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How often do you use the printer. That can go anywhere.

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:'(  No comment on my suggestions?

-Twilight Storm

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Quoting Twilight_Storm, reply 16
 No comment on my suggestions?

-Twilight Storm

I have two voip phone lines.  Printer is wireless though, and could easily go on a asmall black end table....  Thanks for the suggestion.

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Suggestion #1. Send one of the monitors to me not DisturbedComputer because he is eh disturbed! he is also young and will have plenty of time to get a monitor like yours. I'm old and that's my excuse.

Suggestion #2. Knock out a wall and make the room bigger. Then attach shelves to the walls all around the expanded room. You could zoom back and fort from station to station. Have all those monitors mounted on the wall.

Suggestion #3. Send me those cool lamps. I like them too.

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LOL.  Nice suggestions there.

Btw, monitors are now lit:

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I could not stand that setup. Need somewhere for my feet. And beer 

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it is abit on the busy side, i think i wld nail everything to the wall and get wireless keyboard and mouse and a nice comfy chair  lol

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Reply #23 Top

That would be a bit hard to do considering I'm facing a large window ;)

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well a while back i had similar problems, so i got a bigger desk, and that led to a bigger mess on it, the mess on the desk grows proportionately with the stuff on it, i even went the route of a sheet of 4x8 plywood and sawhorses (disaster), now i have my monitors mouted on a swing arm thing on the wall, to free up some real estate. it is hard to re organize "your stuff" cause you need everything thats there

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That would be a bit hard to do considering I'm facing a large window

Turn around.

If you want further help re spatial organization [Architecture]....Professional fees apply.

Personally...I'd learn to do more with less.