My complete desk setup

From working in bed to my dream desk.

Everything I used to turn a little corner of my living room into my first proper workspace. I'm still adding things as I remember them, so save this page.

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Rania's finished desk setup at night, with monitor, pegboard, shelves and warm lighting
THE SETUP, SO FARfirst desk · first desktop · figuring it out
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Glowing coffee-shaped lamp beside books on an aspen wall shelf
Cosy corners
Close-up of the orange mushroom lamp on the desk
The warm glow
Books and a glowing coffee lamp styled on the wall shelf
Little details

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Everything on my desk

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Desk & storageTechLighting

The foundations

Desk & storage

White HomePro height-adjustable desk with a bamboo top01

Desktronic

HomePro height-adjustable desk

The main character — my first proper desk.

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White IKEA SKÅDIS pegboard02

IKEA

SKÅDIS pegboard

For keeping the things I reach for off the desk.

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White IKEA FÖRSÄSONG cable management tray with desk clamps03

IKEA

FÖRSÄSONG cable tray

Because the cables underneath were not part of the vision.

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Aspen wall shelf styled with books, a coffee lamp and plants04

IKEA

TRANHULT shelf

The aspen shelf I used above my setup.

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Bamboo IKEA OSTBIT plate holder used as a device stand05

IKEA

OSTBIT plate holder

A plate holder, but I use it for my MacBook and iPad.

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Large dark green leather-effect desk mat06

Amazon

Desk mat

A simple finishing layer that pulls the desk together.

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The practical bits

Tech

Desk monitor, light bar and orange mushroom lamp glowing at night01

Amazon

Monitor

My first desktop monitor — a very different way of working for me.

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Quntis curved monitor light bar with remote control02

Amazon

Monitor light bar

Extra task lighting without taking up more desk space.

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Where the personality comes in

Lighting

Glowing Saturn crystal lamp beside the orange mushroom lamp01

Amazon

Saturn lamp

A little glow and something fun to look at.

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Smiling coffee-shaped lamp glowing on the shelf beside a stack of books02

Amazon

Coffee lamp

Tiny, cosy and completely unnecessary — so obviously I needed it.

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Bright orange mushroom lamp glowing on the desk03

Amazon

Mushroom lamp

The warm light that makes the whole corner feel softer.

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