In today’s video I am going to show you my dedicated desk setup that I have been
building over the last couple of weeks. If like me you have been working from
hopefully it may give you some ideas or inspriation for your own setup.
Hello this is Semplist and welcome to my desk setup for 2021.
I have just recently finished building my desk setup so I have a dedicated space to work from.
In this video I will cover where I bought each item and how much I paid for them.
I have also linked all the items below in my kit list in case you
are interested in purchasing them yourself.
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So the first part of my setup and I would say the highlight is the desktop itself.
After looking at a lot of different options and having a lot of problems with stock because of the
current situation I decided to go with this solid oak kitchen worktop from B&Q which cost me £140.
When it was delivered I had to cut it down to roughly 140 centimetres
which was perfect for the room it was going in. I wanted to maintain the natural colour of the
oak to add warmth to my minimal setup so I sanded it down and applied three
coats of danish wood oil to protect it from spills and everyday use.
And then it’s screwed to the frame in various points to keep it secure.
Onto the frame I bought this standing desk frame from eBay for £170,
this does only include the legs so you can use your own desktop like I have.
It comes with all the various components including the motor,
touch pad, brackets and fixings and putting it together was really easy.
The frame spans from anywhere between 93cm and 141cm so it should suit most desktops.
I then connected all of the cables,
screwed the worktop to the frame and the control panel to the front of the worktop.
The control panel has two buttons for up and down you just press and hold and the
frame will start moving, and then it has three memory buttons that you can assign
your preferred height rather than adjusting it manually every time.
The frame ranges from 72cm from a seated position
and up to 181cm at a standing position and it has the ability to carry up to 100kg.
The only negative thing I would say about this frame
is the motor is slightly louder than what I would have expected.
Take a listen.
To be honest I did have my reservations at first due to the price
and wondered how it would compare to some of the more well known brands on the market,
but after building the frame and mounting my desk I am really impressed with the quality.
For the chair I bought this all black ergonomic office chair from Amazon for £140.
It has one lever at the bottom of the chair to adjust the height
and then the arms lift up and down independently.
It’s really supportive and has lumbar support which keeps it
comfortable over long periods of time. I really like the look of it too, with the
all black finish and black mesh backing I think it suits the setup really well.
Powering my setup I have this Mid 2015 MacBook Pro with Retina Display
which cost me around £1,700 brand new. It has a Quad Core 2.2Ghz i7 processor,
16GB RAM and a 500GB SSD and even though it is almost six years old now It has
never failed me and I use it every single day to edit all of my Instagram photos.
I will however be looking to upgrade to the M1 MacBook Pro hopefully later this year.
Moving on to the monitor, it’s nothing special but I use this Dell 27”monitor,
mounted onto this monitor mount from Amazon. I paid £169 for the monitor
and £18 or the monitor mount. It’s perfect for what I need right now
but I will potentially look to upgrade this to a 4K monitor later in the year.
For the speakers I wanted to keep it minimal so I use my
Google Home Mini and this way I can access music using my voice
and sync it to Spotify through my laptop. I also use it to control the lighting on my desk.
So for the lighting I went for a Philips Hue lightstrip behind the desk
which I can change the colour and brightness of depending on my mood.
Onto the cable management I bought this under desk tray from Ikea for £12, it’s perfect for
what I need and hides all of the cables and power adapters I have running under the desk.
The cable tray attaches to the desk using screws under the tray
and is easily accessible should I ever need to swap anything out.
I have one cable that runs down the right hand side leg and this is my main power
adapter that everything else plugs into. I have attached this using some black electrical tape.
In keeping with a minimal theme the only accessories I have on my desk is this 10W
wireless charger from Belkin, which I think suits the space really well with this matte black finish
and then finally this Byredo Bohemia candle,
which is more for display but again I think suits the space nicely.
Overall I am really happy with how the setup turned out,
I think it’s perfect for my needs and it’s a really productive space to work from.
I do plan on making some changes in the future such as adding a 4K monitor
and potentially upgrading my laptop to the M1 MacBook Pro.
I will also look to upgrade the mouse and keyboard at some point but I haven’t decided what to yet.
So a question for you, is there anything you would change about my setup?
I’m always looking for suggestions so please let me know in the comments below.
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