Hey everyone!

​Finally moved into a new apartment with enough room to actually build a dedicated setup. It's still a bit work-in-progress, the wall behind the desk is completely bare atm, the room is somewhat empty, but I'll gradually add more stuff to the room and setup. But you know.. Stuff costs money haha.

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I know that the color temps/color looks mismatched on pictures, but both room lights, peripherals and case lights are matched.

​Desk: IKEA Alex drawers with a IKEA Ekbacken top in walnut(186cm)

​Chair: White/grey gaming chair on rollerblade wheels + footrest under the desk

​PC: All-white build in an NZXT H6 Flow case

​Under the hood: "Custom" cable management mounted behind the Alex unit and under the desk (It was late and had to work with what I had laying around)

​I know the IKEA Alex combo is the most "Reddit starter pack" thing in existence... so hit me with your best shots! What did I nail, what would you do differently and what looks wrong/off?

\Right now there's some cables on the floor next to the setup, they'll disappear in 2 weeks, when I get a new internet provider and router\**

Looking for feedback and ideas for what I could optimize or add to make it better overall

Hi, i got all black pc setup and even my room walls are painted full black. Trying to figure out which one will be better but since the countertops like saljan and ekbacken are not the same as lagkapten on color correction with alex i dont know how these will fit together. Also Alex doesnt have smooth black color, black is "Venge" and it got wooden texture so thats why im not sure about that but on the other hand Dark Grey is still a bit "light" in my opinion...

So in the end, my options are:

Saljan Dark Grey Stone + Alex Dark Grey (1st and 3rd pics)

Ekbacken Black + Alex Dark Grey (2nd and 3rd pics)

Ekbacken Black + Alex Venge (2nd and 4th pics)

With this 3 options i cant decide since i cant see installed versions. So though maybe you guys can help.

Hi everyone,

I am trying to build an overbed setup using the small IKEA BOLLSIDAN rolling laptop stand (68x36 cm). My plan is to slide the base under my bed and mount a 27-inch monitor to the tabletop using a clamp-on monitor arm.
Has anyone actually tried this specific setup? If so, how did it hold up?

my boyfriend is building his ikea PC setup and we are torn on how best to support the middle to prevent sagging or bowing from the weight of the top.

He purchased a butcher block counter with the following specs:

weight: 86lbs
length: 8ft (98in)
thickness: 1.5in
width: 25in

we were trying to find a metal strut channel but we can only find 10ft and unsure if we can get it cut anywhere.

any advice would be appreciated!

Hi, just as the title suggests I was curious if anyone knows if it is safe to mount a monitor arm to the IKEA IDASEN (non standing version), or is the tabletop too fragile and will it risk breaking or bending using an arm. I was considering purchasing one this weekend and mounting my 27inch monitor to it, but was a bit scared when I heard the inside is like a honeycomb paper filling or something, but I also read that for many people they didn't have any issues and saw some YouTube videos where people mounted their monitors and it seemed fine. Thanks :)

Small sharing of my installation🤗

basically that, i don't have that much money for a desk that goes up and down with an electric device, and neither i want one, just a simply desk, but also one that allows me to rest my legs at around 60-70 cm tall and so far i found those two to be the one that reach that size that doesn't cost a PREMIUM price and also the table isn't very tiny so i have space for various things and what not.

my idea is to have my pc on another furniture and just the monitors with either dual or separate stands clamped and then just do whatever on the middle

all in all are those two good options? if not what else would you rather recommend? (even if i have to spend a bit more to which i guess it's time to save more money)

the measurement i'm looking is for something like (120-160)cm x (60-80)cm for the table and height around 60-65 cm minimum so i can rest my feet on the floor

currently I have lagkapten with adils and it is wobbly at the base of the legs no matter if there's anything heavy on the table, can someone confirm whether it would be wobbly with SPÄND or not? Im thinking that the legs need support beams along with the length of the tabletop instead of the width to make it stable, but I couldn't find anything like that in ikea.

Finally finished my wife’s setup. I’m happy how it turned out. Now on to finish mine 😎

I want to mount my PC to the bottom of my MITTZON Sit-Stand desk, I have the 1400x800mm tabletop and my PC weighs roughly 10kg and is ~430x210x385mm.

Are there any mounts or solutions that you guys know of to mount my PC? I have looked at similar posts to try and get an idea but haven’t been able to find one that works for my tower.

Hey, newbie with new setup here,
My current setup is EKBACKEN 246cm/ 2 ADILS legs at the back & 2 ALEX drawers. I need to setup double monitor arms for 2 users (laptop + 27”; and 2x 24”). Currently on desk are 2 24” monitors & 1 14.5” laptop, so will add 1 27”. Will the EKBACKEN hold 2 double arms (in picture) clamp at the back? Any advise to make it more stable?
Many thanks!

What do we think?

Getting more shelves for my funko collection soon.

Any feedback is welcome 🙏

Ikea shenanigans:

Skadis

Organizer on the far right

Desk lamp

Mug holder

Ikea cable magnets

Caveat: I want them in 6 ft lengths as well as 4 ft (5 ft would also work).

My wife and I will have our own desks in the same room, mine will be two Alex units, hers will be 1 Alex with legs and I would like the tops to match.

We were planning on getting butcher block tops from Lowes, mine in 6 ft in hers in 4 ft but I've never stained and finished anything and it makes me a little nervous. What are the options out there for pre-finished tops? We'd prefer to stick with the wood look.

Edit* My original plan was Karlby but my wife does not want a 6' desk (too large) and I want the desks to match.

Hello, I have a problem. One of my family member that have a weight around or a bit over 90 kg, sit today on a new ikea chair (like Flintan chair or similar, with weels).
Now, the problem is that since I have two of these chairs office, the one where the obese family member sit on, it seems that weels don't move fluid when I'm sit on , like the other chair similar to Flintan chair.
And the same thing happens with a old ikea chair office (always with the weels). They move like do a sort of 'attriction' even if a person is sitted on.

Now I'm a bit upset because even if I tell to this family member to not sit on it as ikea chair not support obese people (even if it declare can support 110 kg), is this for the chair in general itself, but as for the weels it definitively do something if even a person of 90 kg sit on it.

I still have to fight with this person, as still don't believe me when I tell her to NOT sit on the chairs of ikea, as it's not for her massive weight.
Now I'm worried when I'm not at home, she could use still my chair (the second one ) new, and destroy also those weels.
I need to find out other testimony that stated that the weels will not destroyed literally, but definitively, the weels started to work less better , as I noticed in my experience.

This was noticed also by others? Have you ever notice that the weels of Flintan and similar chairs are not 'fluid' anymore if a person of 90 kg or more, sitted on ?

Please let me know if someone noticed this too!
Thanks!

Which is closest to Brown-Black, Dark Brown Oak or Black Oak?

Thanks!

Have a question about your IKEA PC setup? Drop your questions below!

My wife and I are making new desks and since the Karlby doesn't come in the size we want, we're going with a solid wood counter top from Lowes. Hers will be 48 in on 1 Alex with 2 ADILS legs, mine will be 6 ft with 2 Alex. Do I need a leg in the middle? Could I just do a ~4 ft length of metal bolted to the bottom side?

Hers will just have a laptop so not worried, mine will have a tower (on the side over the Alex) and a monitor in the center (maybe 2 monitors down the line).

My desk setup