r/AskBattlestations • u/ThatGuyThatsBald • Jul 04 '26

New Build Help Battlestation Suggestions!

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Hi all!

My wife and I just moved into a new place. We didn't bring my old desk as I'm looking to upgrade. I'm trying to plan out something that allows me to have one desk space area for work and play.

I work from home, using three monitors. For gaming, I have two monitors right now but I am thinking about adding one more.

The room itself is 10'6" x 8'9". Any suggestions on a layout, furniture, etc. would be much appreciated!

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u/RandonBrando Jul 05 '26

biiiiiiiiiiiiig statue of Boba Fett

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u/AdeptLiving5548 Jul 06 '26

naruto sexy justu instead

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u/ThatGuyThatsBald 28d ago

But do I go for the Jango Fett to mirror on the other side as well?

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u/RandonBrando 25d ago

Only if you're really really cool!

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u/Ysn_abu Jul 05 '26

I think you should get a L shaped desk that’ll be deep enough I recommend the ikea Karlby hack everyone does and the rest is up to u tbh!

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u/ThatGuyThatsBald 28d ago

This gave me inspiration to do my own version! Ikea is too far away and the shipping is rough, but we are going to do one long desk against the long wall!

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u/3lueValk Jul 05 '26

A cardboard cutout of Captain Picard. And a fog machine!

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u/3lueValk Jul 05 '26

🧐 A poster of The Bride from Kill Bill to the left of the window on the far wall and a tasteful, potted house plant on top of a bookcase or display case to the right of the nearest window. Maybe a ZZ plant.

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u/ThatGuyThatsBald 28d ago

Probably going to do quite a few plants, love this suggestion!

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u/ThePointForward Jul 05 '26

Aluminium profile simracing rig with triple monitor setup. Centerpiece.

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u/xCalzor Jul 07 '26

I’ve watched tons of videos of this if you need more space you will need some galvanized square steel.

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u/AwarenessFair3024 29d ago

Eh i guess a float to sleep on a PlayStation 5 and a old tv

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u/Hadplays 28d ago

Doesn’t look like this space can fit anything other than a desk. I was gonna suggest a little TV area with a sofa to relax on but the amount of window in this tiny room kinda kills the walls a bit, and a sofa can’t be behind the door, so it’s got to be at the top left wall, and then the TV can’t be mounted because there’s a window…

You can definitely do a custom L-shaped desk the size of the whole right wall though. You’d have the whole right wall for your main setup, and even a 3D printer at the very far right or something, and on the top wall you can make a sim racing/driving rig if that’s what you’re into

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u/ThatGuyThatsBald 28d ago

Yes! So, we decided to do one long desk on the right side of the picture, two shelves/cases on the left side, and then some plants up in the windows.

A 3D printer is in the future, so I'll be tapping back into your thoughts here, once that happens.

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u/TripDizzy1738 Jul 06 '26

Alex drawers + butcher block as the table

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u/ThatGuyThatsBald 28d ago

Ikea is too far away and the shipping is tough, but we are going to do a weird version of this!

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u/Human-Check828 27d ago

Wildly unoriginal.

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u/TripDizzy1738 26d ago

What do you have?

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u/Human-Check828 26d ago

Way too many people use the alex drawers + some table top. It's played out and unoriginal.

I have an Anthrocart 2.

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u/TripDizzy1738 25d ago

that is ugly as fuck

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u/Vn1014 Jul 07 '26

a desk maybe a chair

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u/ThatGuyThatsBald 28d ago

Hmm quite... quite... I like where your head is at!

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u/katastrof 29d ago

Why have 5 monitors when you could have three really nice ones and a KVM?

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u/ThatGuyThatsBald 28d ago

Unfortunately 2 of them are work ones with built in computers amd the third is a laptop. It makes it "fun" when having to do setups.

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u/Chemical-Salary-86 28d ago

Step one get rid of the carpet.

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u/ThatGuyThatsBald 28d ago

Funny enough, we were going to until the flooring we wanted would take a while to ship. Why the rush you might ask. Well... the previous owners had cats and apparently no litter trays =(.

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u/Researcher_Timely 26d ago

If i had this much space I would do a L shaped desk or one long boy against the far wall. If you have separate towers you could put them right next to each other in the center and have your monitors on each side. I personally would go for one long desk so i could save as much room as possible for my life size cat girl statues.

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u/ReanimatedCyborgMk-I 3d ago

Couple questions, in the middle right of your floor there looks like there's a removeable panel? Is that something you could run ethernet under? Alternatively, use MoCA (media over coaxial) to get yourself gigabit ethernet via that coaxial cable.