TECH XP: EASIEST DIY MONITOR STAND — DESKTOP TOUR (UPDATE)

There isn’t much that is different about my desk at the moment, except for my sweet new monitor stand!

I was looking at some stands to clear off some space on my desk and make the cables a little easier to manage, but for the most part they are pretty expensive for such a simple thing. I was tempted to buy the SilverStone Aluminium Stand. I was deterred by the $59.99 amazon listing.

My plan then was to make my own. It would be pretty simple to have a piece of wood cut to the right length at HomeDepot, and then make a basic table, but I managed to find an even more satisfying solution. While we were at IKEA the other day I saw a shelf about the same length as what I was looking for for about $3-4. I brought that home, and stacked some PC games under it to hold it up. Ta-da! Monitor stand! Now I have more space on my desk for little things and cables, and a use for all my game cases–plus, they make the whole setup look a lot cooler, in my opinion. If you’re looking for a way to raise your monitor and clear off some desk space, this is probably the easiest way to get it done.

Having the monitor on it’s own elevated stand provides some extra space to store small things like my glasses and these hard drives. It makes the desktop look tidier.

Easy cable management for the keybaord and chargers coming up from behind the desk, and a good way to hid USB extensions from the back of the computer.