I’ve always liked the industrial look for interior design.
Mixing the basic materials like concrete, and bricks with the simple and clean technology
together for a modern design.
And everything here is pretty easy to put together yourself.
An IKEA concrete table top, some DIY brick wallpaper, hide all the cables and you have
your own modern Dream Desk setup.
Hi I’m David and this is my modern industrial concrete desk design.
So for my setup let’s start with the desk I’m using.
Like most of my furniture it’s no surprise it’s from IKEA.
For the top I’m using the Ekbacken kitchen counter top from IKEA.
This is a particleboard kitchen table top with laminate on top to give it the concrete
look.
And for a laminate concrete design it actually looks really nice in person.
The concrete effect is realistic enough for a nice distressed look but still smooth enough
to clean and use a mouse directly on it.
The only issues to consider before using this top as a desk is the short depth which can
be limiting when using a monitor with a large stand, and the particle board construction
that will tend to sag in the middle, so I really recommend adding an extra leg in the
middle to minimize the warping.
But for this setup I’m using the IKEA Lerberg legs and I think they really fit with the
whole industrial look of the concrete top but since I’m using this setup on carpet,
the legs are a little wobble for this setup so it’s not the most stable design for me,
especially since the legs don’t secure to the top and are and just held in place with
some rubber pads.
The next big component to the appeal of a desk setup I think is the monitor.
If you’ve watched my other videos you know that I’m a big fan of ultrawide since they
are great for productivity, immersive for gaming or watching videos, and can make just
about any setup look great.
I’m using the Acer X34 monitor for this setup which in my opinion is still one of
the best ultrawide monitors in the market for both productivity and gaming with its
specs.
And while the stand that comes with the monitor is actually pretty nice, it takes up way too
much space on this small desk so I just put it on a Vivo Arm Mount with an additional
wood plank underneath for added measure.
After that, the next thing I look at for with my desk setup design is filling the void on
the wall.
Instead of going with my typical picture frames, I wanted to continue the whole industrial
feel with an exposed brick wall.
To replicate this I used some WallPop wallpaper to create this effect.
The great thing about using this wallpaper is that it’s really easy to apply with the
built in adhesive back and is completely removable if you ever need to change it in the future.
It still took me a good couple of hours during installation to line it up nicely and cut
around all the corners.
And while yes, it’s obviously fake in real life, it still looks pretty nice for wallpaper
with some subtle textured pattern to add to the effect and hide any bubbles created during
application.
And finally the last component to a nice setup is cleaning everything up with minimal wires.
A wireless keyboard and mouse is the simplest way to accomplish this.
My new addition being the Anne Pro Keyboard.
The RGB leds on the keyboard are fancy if you’re into that kind of thing, the keys
are satisfying to press if you’re aren’t too picky about stability and the 60% key
layout keeps it nice and small.
But having to use shortcut keys every time I want to press an arrow button or delete
key gets annoying pretty fast, so I haven’t fully committed to using this keyboard full
time for productivity purposes yet.
The rest of the wires are kept clean with the IKEA Signum rack underneath.
The speakers I’m using are the Edifier R2000DB which sound great for my day to day use, but
if I ever want a larger soundstage experience especially for gaming I’ll switch over to
my Sennheiser HD598 SRs with a wired connection to my PC.
I guess the one thing I still have yet to update is my computer case.
But I tend to just tuck my computer away underneath my desk out of site.
So that’s my attempt at creating a modern industrial designed desk setup.
While there are some tweaks necessary to stabilize the desk from shakes and sagging in the middle.
And we’ll see well the laminate table and brick wallpaper holds up over time.
I think as a hacked together setup that’s not too budget breaking, combined with some
of my favorite computer tech products, really comes together to achieve that modern industrial
look.
But hope you guys enjoyed this one.
You know what to do.
And I’ll see you in the next video.