DEV Community

Dear Developers, What's Your Work/Home Setup Like?

Gift Egwuenu on June 05, 2019

Hey everyone, I want this to be a very casual conversation. I'm looking to set up my personal workspace this month and will love to see pictures of your workspaces for inspiration.

Collapse
 
ackers93 profile image
Andrew Ackerman • Edited

I've been waiting for another one of these for a while! I'm slowly updating my setup, and I really love working from it.

My Desk in the Ikea Bekant with a danish-oil finished beech tabletop (also from Ikea). I love it as it works almost perfectly (sometime the lifting function can be a little jerky), and I don't really see a use for preset heights as I change mine a lot.

My recommendation would be to get a desk plant or two, and having some art or pictures on the wall in order to make you feel comfortable and happy!

setup

Collapse
 
lauragift21 profile image
Gift Egwuenu

Lovely set up. ❤️ Yes, I agree with the wall art and plant idea that is something I already have on my list to get.

What kind of light strip do you have behind the monitor?

Collapse
 
ackers93 profile image
Andrew Ackerman

Thanks so much! I'm really happy with it, I'm just trying to figure out what to hang in the middle of the wall as it looks a bit sparse.

They're the cheapest ones Amazon has on offer :) I believe they're this one. I got them off a friend so I don't know exactly.

Make sure you post your final setup on here when you're done, it'll be great to see how it ends up :)

Thread Thread
 
lauragift21 profile image
Gift Egwuenu

Cool! I'll definitely post mine when I'm done setting up

Collapse
 
peter profile image
Peter Kim Frank

The plant is genius, such a nice little touch. I'm inspired!

Collapse
 
ackers93 profile image
Andrew Ackerman

Thanks! That’s kind of you! On my headphones stand there’s also a little bottle terranium which is another attempt to get some life at my desk :)

Collapse
 
omrisama profile image
Omri Gabay

This might be my favorite so far just because of how clean it is

Collapse
 
ackers93 profile image
Andrew Ackerman

Thank you so much!

Collapse
 
dhruvgarg79 profile image
Dhruv garg

After watching so many cool setups... this one still standouts because of how clean this looks. I would also aim to make my setup like this in the future, currently a single laptop user.

Collapse
 
ackers93 profile image
Andrew Ackerman

Thanks! Be sure to share it when you do!

Collapse
 
bettercodingacademy profile image
Better Coding Academy

Nice Bible verse :)

Collapse
 
yogyogi profile image
yogyogi

Great setup.

Collapse
 
charlesanim profile image
Charles Anim

I kinda dig this setup. Looks minimal and straight to the point. By the way, where did you get that stand from and what brand is it?

Collapse
 
ackers93 profile image
Andrew Ackerman

Cheers! Yeah I don’t really like having too much on my desk, it’s easy to get dusty that way.
The headphone stand is from Ikea, I don’t actually know what it’s called but it was about $8 if I recall. Is that what you’re after?

Collapse
 
crawlingcity profile image
crawlingcity

Why don't you get a displate.com ? They're great and I'm pretty sure you'll find something you'll love

Collapse
 
ackers93 profile image
Andrew Ackerman

Those are rad! I’d never heard of them before. Thanks for the recommendation:)

Collapse
 
guicara profile image
Guillaume • Edited

This is my work setup:

Dual 27" Dell Ultrasharp monitors in portrait and one Dell 24" in landscape.

And this is my home setup:

Collapse
 
lauragift21 profile image
Gift Egwuenu

Nice 🔥They both look awesome.

Collapse
 
vladimir_dev profile image
vladimir.dev

Nice!

Collapse
 
t410 profile image
Tayyib Cankat

So clean and tidy. And I loved the arrangement of the screens in both pictures

Collapse
 
emersonjsouza profile image
Emerson Jose

This is awesome 🔥

Collapse
 
guicara profile image
Guillaume

Thanks!

Collapse
 
beylmk profile image
beylmk

Where did you get the shelving unit under your monitors?

Collapse
 
guicara profile image
Guillaume

Ikea Alex 202.607.18. And the desk is a Ikea Malm 602.141.59.

Collapse
 
andrioid profile image
Andri • Edited

I used to have a huge desk, but I’m quite happy with this setup. I don't work a lot from home anymore, and I wanted a more family-room feeling with the option of working when needed.

The photo is taken from a small IKEA sofa that doubles as a guest-bed.

desk

  • Monitor: Samsung Ultrawide CF791
  • Chair: Håg Capisco
  • PC: i7, 16G ram, Geforce 780 GTX, SSD
Collapse
 
perigk profile image
Periklis Gkolias

Love the duck :D

Collapse
 
michaeltharrington profile image
Michael Tharrington

looks awesome! love how the keys are right there next to the other keys.

⌨️➕🎹= 👍

Collapse
 
ben profile image
Ben Halpern

Nice space!

Collapse
 
highcenburg profile image
Vicente G. Reyes

Cool monitor!

Collapse
 
lauragift21 profile image
Gift Egwuenu

I love this still! And the shelves on top 😍😍😍

Collapse
 
theringleman profile image
Sam Ringleman • Edited

Oh I love this question so much! I just started working from home part time and I love my setup!

I have an Autonomous standing desk, with a 32in Dell monitor. Along with some Behringer studio monitors. Still working on the chord mess but I love it!!!

desk with large monitor

Collapse
 
lauragift21 profile image
Gift Egwuenu • Edited

Awesome!! We all have that chord mess at some point.

Collapse
 
nvsk profile image
Nvsk

Quite curious, are you left handed? :)

Collapse
 
theringleman profile image
Sam Ringleman

Interesting question. I am not. Why do you ask?

Collapse
 
geocine profile image
Aivan Monceller

I know I'm not alone with this kind of setup. I'm right-handed and this is how I position my stuff. Laptop on the left and monitor on the right 😄

Collapse
 
omrisama profile image
Omri Gabay

How much were those Behringers? Are you using a custom DAC?

Collapse
 
theringleman profile image
Sam Ringleman

They are 180 a piece if you get them brand new. I need to go smaller but they are good.

And I user a Focusrite Scarlet 2I2 interface for my audio interface. I run my mic through that as well as my Axe FX II for instruments.

Collapse
 
stephensauceda profile image
Stephen Sauceda

How do you like the Autonomous Desk? I’ve been going back and forth about getting one.

Collapse
 
theringleman profile image
Sam Ringleman

Do it! I have one at work and at home. They are wonderful and quiet. I have the business class one at home and the consumer one at work. Backwards I know. If I were to buy new I would spend the extra and get the business one. There is nothing wrong with the consumer one but the business one has two motors and is a lot quieter, easier to set up, and can move a lot of weight. Plus if you are tall, unlike me, the business one goes insanely high.

Collapse
 
sherribooher profile image
Sherri Booher

This my home workstation, which isn't quite finished, because I need some additional shelves for my Funko Pop! figures, speakers, turntable, and albums. Some artwork on the walls is also in the works! I work in software development, web development, and just general goofing off. :)

mydesk

  • Desk: Ikea Bekant Corner Desk - left
  • Shelf: custom made from Ikea parts
  • 2017 27-inch Retina 5K iMac
  • 2018 15-inch MacBook Pro
  • mDesign Rain Stand (laptop sits on)
  • 12.9-inch iPad Pro (2nd generation)
  • Mackie CR3 speakers
  • Keyboard: Azio (wired because backlit clicky keys!)
  • Magic Trackpad 2 (silver)
Collapse
 
rixcy profile image
Rick Booth

Even got a coaster for the Mountain Dew to top it off, love it!

Collapse
 
sherribooher profile image
Sherri Booher

You know it! The coaster is in the shape of a record, so it goes along with the general theme! I’m so addicted to Mountain Dew...

Thread Thread
 
rixcy profile image
Rick Booth

That's pretty cool, yeah I love Mountain Dew, although the stuff we get in the UK doesn't even nearly compare to how good it is in America. It'd probably cost an arm and a leg if it did due to sugar taxes haha

Collapse
 
migben profile image
Miguel Ben

Thanks for listing it! Highly appreciated it.

Collapse
 
ben profile image
Ben Halpern

I work from home and have a single 43” 4K LG monitor to go along with this desk situation.

monitor and desk

Collapse
 
gsogeek profile image
Matt Ballance

Very nice, how do you like the glass desktop? I'm on the fence about getting one on my next desk. I love the look, but I worry about mouse 'quirks' and the sound of my coffee mug clanking after every sip of magic bean juice.

Collapse
 
lauragift21 profile image
Gift Egwuenu

Looks nice. Love the lamp and the octocat thing you have on your desk.

Collapse
 
ben profile image
Ben Halpern

Thanks! Yeah I’m pretty happy with the setup. Because the screen is quite big I have it on a smaller pedestal behind the desk.l and not directly in the desk.

Collapse
 
crintus profile image
Johan du Plessis

I'm assuming a 43" tv monitor? How do you find working on that compared to computer monitors?

Collapse
 
ben profile image
Ben Halpern

Actually it's this monitor:

lg.com/us/monitors/lg-43UD79-B-4k-...

The difference between a TV and a monitor is pretty minimal if you actually dive into it. But it does have features that probably make more sense for a monitor than TV, so it's nice that way. It costs a bit more than a comparable TV would be but not by a huge amount.

Either way, the key to having a big monitor is that it needs to be 4k. 1080 HD TV just isn't crisp enough for reading and general monitor stuff.

Collapse
 
cheston profile image
Cheston

Im liking the bench press!

Collapse
 
yellowbrickcode profile image
Sarah Williams

I work from home and recently moved my office from the box room to the extension for more space and natural light (it has a glass roof). I decided to do an IKEA hack to build a desk big enough for 2 people so my wife could use the space too.

Here’s my half. I have a 28” 4K screen and a 24” HD screen on monitor arms and my laptop (13”) on a stand to bring the height up:
my half

And from another angle where you can see the full desk. My wife uses a 28” 4K screen and her laptop (13”):
full width.

I built it using 3 x Alex drawers from IKEA and attached a kitchen worktop to it. I love working from here now.

better light

Collapse
 
migben profile image
Miguel Ben

I really like this setup + those sweet keys!

Collapse
 
cheston profile image
Cheston • Edited

I have to ask...
What kind of switches you got in those bad boys?
Also, those accent keys are dope!

Collapse
 
yellowbrickcode profile image
Sarah Williams

Mine is Cherry MX Brown and my wife’s is Cherry MX Blue. Mine is pretty new and I’m totally in love it. It’s definitely my favourite one I’ve used so far.

Thread Thread
 
cretezy profile image
Charles Crete

Ah same for us. Both keyboards are mime but she gets mad when I type late at night with the Blues, so we switched!

Collapse
 
lauragift21 profile image
Gift Egwuenu

Wow looks nice. ❤️
Been trying to get these Alex drawers over but I can't get IKEA over here might make a custom made one.

Collapse
 
desi profile image
Desi

I've worked from home for ~5 years now and have pretty well finally gotten my office set up the way I like:
Image of seated desk in a home office

and I also have a standing/treadmill desk:
Image of treadmill desk in a home office

A lot of people shared their setups here, too!

Collapse
 
michaeltharrington profile image
Michael Tharrington

Woot! Bass + 🎸

Collapse
 
desi profile image
Desi

Heck yeah! The best stringed instrument!

Collapse
 
lauragift21 profile image
Gift Egwuenu

Wow!! I love both setups ❤️

Thanks I'll check out the post.

Collapse
 
jimmy0x52 profile image
Jimmy Mooney • Edited

At work just a single iMac - 5K retina flavor on my sit/stand desk.

At home I have a 2018 13" MBP.

I do IT, iOS and web development and these work great for that!

Headphones: Sony WH-1000XM3
Keyboard: Apple Magic Keyboard (in black)
Mouse: Logitech M500 (gotta love that inertial scrolling)
Microphone: Shure MV5 (we have voip phones, works great for 1 or 10 people)
Qi Charger: Something from the Apple Store (I can't find any good markings on it)

Collapse
 
crenshaw_dev profile image
Michael Crenshaw

Which Sony headphones are those, and how do you like them?

Collapse
 
jimmy0x52 profile image
Jimmy Mooney

Headphones: Sony WH-1000XM3

Love them.

Collapse
 
toanlc0912 profile image
Toàn Lư

Nice desk & setup. May I ask what is the brand of the fan on the left?
Is it good?

Collapse
 
jimmy0x52 profile image
Jimmy Mooney

Vornado. I got it on Amazon. It's fine - it only has two speed settings and the low one is quite fast, so I never turn it on high. It doesn't oscillate, if you need that, it only pivots up and down.

Thread Thread
 
sherribooher profile image
Sherri Booher

I have the same Vornado fan! Although I did get mine at Target.

Collapse
 
kasuken profile image
Emanuele Bartolesi

I use my desk for working and streaming on Twitch.

Collapse
 
ringbearerramos14325 profile image
Daniel Ramos

Love the alien head.

Collapse
 
lauragift21 profile image
Gift Egwuenu

Love it. ❤️ What your twitch channel I'll love to check it out.

Collapse
 
kasuken profile image
Emanuele Bartolesi

twitch.tv/kasuken

From the next week, I will start to stream regularly, again.
If you are interested, you can follow us as team twitch.tv/team/livecoders

Collapse
 
stephensauceda profile image
Stephen Sauceda • Edited


Desk: Ikea Linnmon
Chair: Some cheap thing from Staples I'm looking to replace
PC: Custom
Monitor: LG 34UC98-W
Keyboard: Ducky One 2 Skyline
Mouse: Logitech MX Master 2
Speakers: Logitech MX
Microphone: Rode Podcaster
Webcam: Logitech c930e
Fake plant and LED strip for color

I’ve been working from home for almost five years now and the key is definitely to set your space up in whatever way makes you feel comfortable. My space has gone through a lot of iterations but I’m finally happy with this. I do want to replace the chair and get a sit/stand desk frame though.

Collapse
 
migben profile image
Miguel Ben

That KB and monitor <3

Collapse
 
lauragift21 profile image
Gift Egwuenu

Cool! Love this setup ❤️ The plant and led strip added more vibe to it.

Collapse
 
ringbearerramos14325 profile image
Daniel Ramos

I have desk like that. An Ikea Linnmon.

Collapse
 
bvmcode profile image
bvmcode

alt text

Collapse
 
lauragift21 profile image
Gift Egwuenu

Nice and clean setup. 👍

Collapse
 
yogyogi profile image
yogyogi

The middle screen is showing the very same question.

Collapse
 
fischgeek profile image
fischgeek • Edited

I share an office with my wife. I work from home, and she doesn't (can you tell?). I tried to take a panoramic of the whole office. Hope you like it!

office-image

Breakdown:

Collapse
 
lauragift21 profile image
Gift Egwuenu

I just have one word for this setup it's sick!! Love it :) I was able to view the image on different window though.

Collapse
 
fischgeek profile image
fischgeek

Thanks! We like it.

Collapse
 
joshpike profile image
Josh Pike • Edited

My cord mess... also my setup ;)
That monster on the right is the gaming rig.
Monitor is an LG34UM95-P. Besides the fact that it's awesome to work on, it's also a KVM for the MBP and Gaming rig.

I work from home aprx once a week and also have a side project that can run anywhere from 5 to 20 hours a week.

setup

Collapse
 
omrisama profile image
Omri Gabay

Is that a mixer? Wow

Are you running Linux?

Collapse
 
joshpike profile image
Josh Pike

Yep, a Behringer 802-VLZ3. While the monitor works great as a KVM for the two computers, the sound required a bit more routing so I could pick and choose which source comes out of which speakers.

Nah, just MacOS.

Collapse
 
lauragift21 profile image
Gift Egwuenu • Edited

Nice! The cord mess is totally allowed sometimes its difficult fixing that. But I love your setup. Those speakers too 🔥

Collapse
 
joshpike profile image
Josh Pike • Edited

Thanks! Did audio engineering for a bit. They're a hold over. Can't bring myself to ditch them :) Been running solid for nearly 20 years.

They're Event PS6 Project Studio 6 Powered Monitors

Thread Thread
 
lauragift21 profile image
Gift Egwuenu

Wow that's cool!

Collapse
 
michaeltharrington profile image
Michael Tharrington

Sorry things are a bit blurry here. Also, not a dev, though I work with DEV so figured that's close enough!

Anyway, here's what I'm working with.

https://cl.ly/7915ef29b8ae/download/Image%202019-06-05%20at%203.53.40%20PM.png

And the zoomed in view, so you can see what a disaster my desk is.

https://cl.ly/630ec655b529/download/Image%202019-06-05%20at%203.56.43%20PM.png

Lots of cat related stuff in case you didn't notice. 😸

Collapse
 
lauragift21 profile image
Gift Egwuenu

Haha that's fine I appreciate you posting. Spotted the DEV hat and the cat wall arts. Nice and clean setup!!!

Collapse
 
michaeltharrington profile image
Michael Tharrington

Thank you! And yep, those are paintings of our cats who passed away... the best kitties ever. My wife actually painted those. 👩‍🎨

Thread Thread
 
lauragift21 profile image
Gift Egwuenu

Aww sorry about your cats. ❤️

Collapse
 
cheston profile image
Cheston

Isn't it funny how a hard wooden chair can actually be really comfortable?

Collapse
 
michaeltharrington profile image
Michael Tharrington

Haha indeed! It mostly is comfy... but I just need remember not to sit to one side. And the long hours can get to me after a bit, but that's probably just sitting for too long in general.

To be honest, I've got my eyes on one of these - amazon.com/Varier-Tilting-Saddle-N... . I want to test it out, but will probably have to order it and just see.

Collapse
 
borche profile image
Andreas Börjesson • Edited

Home setup

Home setup in my kitchen (small apartment). One screen with 5120x1440 (32:9 format).

Collapse
 
karlapar profile image
Karlapar

Beautiful office

Collapse
 
lauragift21 profile image
Gift Egwuenu

Love it!

Collapse
 
rezmed profile image
rezmed

A clean one !

Collapse
 
webdril_91 profile image
Emeka Michael

Very sweet, I like your table top. Is this IKEA?

Collapse
 
chrislutz profile image
Christian Lutz

Not the best picture to be honest, but you see everything I use regularly. ;)

My Workplace

Collapse
 
lauragift21 profile image
Gift Egwuenu

Thanks to everyone that shared with me what their space looks like. I finally completed mine and here's the final look.



Collapse
 
tiffany profile image
tiff

My desk setup:

I also have a dedicated hardware tinkering space in my hybrid living room/office

Collapse
 
ringbearerramos14325 profile image
Daniel Ramos

Love the first picture very photogenic.

Collapse
 
kaicataldo profile image
Kai Cataldo

Whoa, are you writing code on an iPad in the first picture?

Collapse
 
tiffany profile image
tiff

Kinda. I am using Working Copy to push simple code that I've modified in Textastic to Git/GitHub.

Collapse
 
migben profile image
Miguel Ben

Trying your img MalhadiJr-Setup

Collapse
 
Sloan, the sloth mascot
Comment deleted
Collapse
 
lauragift21 profile image
Gift Egwuenu

There's no photo :)

Collapse
 
sherribooher profile image
Sherri Booher

I had some sort of issue posting the image, so there’s another post with an image 👆

Collapse
 
Sloan, the sloth mascot
Comment deleted
Collapse
 
lauragift21 profile image
Gift Egwuenu

Looks nice! ❤️Those skincare products and Nutella deserve more space on the desk lol just kidding 🙂

Collapse
 
omrisama profile image
Omri Gabay

There's no photo?

Collapse
 
krishnapriyar profile image
Krishnapriya R

Updated it just now. Forgot to include it.

Collapse
 
abdurrkhalid333 profile image
Abdur Rehman Khalid

Being a Final Year Student at Undergraduate Studies, I don't have a very fancy setup and I work on my 17 Inches Laptop with a 4K Resolution. It is Core I7, 6700HQ, Octa-Thread Laptop and I am on a Table Where I can Extend My legs to full extension and I usually have a rest for legs under the table but I remove that when I start to work on a complex problem.

Collapse
 
omrisama profile image
Omri Gabay • Edited

This is my work setup.
Those are 3 monitors, two 1080p and one 4K but I'm running it at 2K.

I run an Ubuntu VM using VMware.

That's also i3 WM with some tweaks (ask me about em).

I use all the Razer equipment -- Mamba Elite, Black widow Elite, and the Extended Goliath mat.

EDIT: Can't seem to upload my photo from mobile smh

Collapse
 
vladimir_dev profile image
vladimir.dev

My home one is not really a "setup" per se, it's just an IKEA desk with addons...
I'm thinking of making some improvements if possible... so consider it a work in progress... :)

This is my home:


And this is work:
Collapse
 
lauragift21 profile image
Gift Egwuenu

Nice I like both setups and that chair too 😍

Collapse
 
pedropcruz profile image
Pedro Cruz • Edited

Well want to share mine and want some improvements, but don’t know where, maybe put some acoustic foam? I appreciate some feedback :D

thepracticaldev.s3.amazonaws.com/i...

Collapse
 
nabeel profile image
Nabeel Molham

Mine is simpler actually, just my laptop + Ultra-wide 34" Dell monitor + External Keyboard and Mouse

my setup

Collapse
 
lauragift21 profile image
Gift Egwuenu

Nice! Love the 34” monitor

Collapse
 
atgaskins profile image
Adam Gaskins

I have a nice home office with multiple displays, ergo chair, etc... but I usually just end up on my laptop. Using i3 window manager, I don't really miss the extra physical displays so much and this way. I'd probably be more productive in my office on a productivity per hour basis, but I think I get more done per day just because I always have my laptop hear me. This is a bit like seasons, though, as I do go through phases where I prefer sitting in the office to work. But I'd say I usually prefer the flexibility of the laptop.

Collapse
 
lauragift21 profile image
Gift Egwuenu

Your setup looks nice. Is that a Sony Alpha A5100?

Collapse
 
danielkun profile image
Daniel Albuschat

My home dev workplace is my Razer Blade 15, i7,16G RAM, 2TB NVMe, RTX 2080 MAX-Q, which is usually operated on the couch 😁

Collapse
 
lauragift21 profile image
Gift Egwuenu

Have you tried adding it in markdown format