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Rstroup99 @ 20th Sep 12:17AM:
New Home Office

It's been a couple of years since I've posted pics and thought now that I have everything set up exactly the way I want, it would be a good time to post some new pics. Back in April 2007 we built a room from basically the ground up. Before it was just an empty unfinished room full of junk.

The room after completion was much different that what it turned into. I started out with a completely different wall color and florescent lighting. This past spring a changed out the florescent for recessed lighting and in July I repainted the room as the original color I started with did not go with the direction I wanted to take the room. I'll post the new photos here and then post links to the pics of the room just after completion.

So here's the rundown for each picture.

Picture 1:
That is a Bush Furniture desk/collection. The lights in the hutch are TIX clocks (6 of them). The lights above are the Cyron LED lightbar set. Computer is behind the desk. You'll see why a few pictures down.

Picture 2:
With the lights off and the glow of the LED's. :D

Picture 3:
Dual monitors. LG Flatron L1715S 17" and Rosewill R912E 19".

Enermax Aurora Silver Aluminum keyboard.

Microsoft Wireless Laser Mouse 8000.

Speakers (which can't be seen here) are the Logitech Z2300 2.1 set.

JVC SVHS HR-S5912U deck I use for capturing VHS tapes.

On top of the VCR is an I-Rocks media card reader.

Behind the monitor is my Motorola cable modem, Linksys wireless router, and D-Link 7-port USB hub.

The computer itself is a system I built in 2005. Case is a Cooler Master. Two 250 GB HD's, 1 GB RAM, AMD Athlon 64-bit 1.8 Ghz processor, floppy drive, DVD burner and DVD player, Abit AN8 mobo, EVGA GeForce 8600 GTS 256MB video card, SAPPHIRE Theatrix Theatre 550Pro TV Tuner Card, Creative SB Audigy 2 sound card. Running Windows XP Pro SP3. I plan to build a new system next year. I want to get a couple of 24" widescreen LCD's too.

Picture 4:
HP LaserJet P2015 printer and a Panasonic cordless phone sitting on top of a Staples filing cabinet (used to store paper stocks and some binders.)

Picture 5:
A Bush Furniture bookcase I bought a couple of months ago. Just a couple of pictures, DVD collections, and some old game collections, that's about it.

Picture 6:
This is why I have my desk about a foot away from the wall and the computer behind the desk. All the cords and clutter where I can't see it. My feet don't touch it either when I'm using the computer. :)

Picture 7:
Three LED lightbars behind the hutch.

Picture 8:
Three LED lightbars on top of the hutch.

Picture 9, 10, and 11:
Old Roland RD-300 piano, Alesis NanoVerb on top, on the shelf a Sony tape deck and CD deck, and Behringer mixer. Behringer amp to the side.

Picture 12, 13, and 14
Hammond CV organ and Leslie 21H speaker. If anyone here knows anything about Hammonds and Leslies, you know what a true piece of heart work they are. The bench was made by a woodworking company in PA. I stained and finished it myself just recently.

Picture 15
Just a Hammond PR-40 tone cabinet. Again you'd have to be a Hammond/Leslie buff to understand... :)

That's it. Sorry for the long and detailed post. If anyone has any questions about anything, feel free to ask. BTW: About all the LED's and desk. I can't take the credit for this idea. There's a well known geek out there who gave me the idea to do this for my own home office. I'm sure many of you know who I'm talking about.

Here's pics of the room after it was finished.
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Silentwolf @ 20th Sep 12:34AM:
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Great setup, really like how you did the leds!
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stefaanE @ 20th Sep 06:13AM:
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I prefer the new colour.

What a beautiful Hammond organ!
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Prismatic @ 20th Sep 11:24AM:
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Looks just like Chris Pirillo's setup
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NetAdmin @ 20th Sep 09:43PM:
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Nice setup...

Do you have a link to those LED lightbars? I have a desk with an overhead shelf and those look like the perfect thing to mount under the shelf to put light on the desk (assuming you can get them in white).
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Prismatic @ 21st Sep 10:17AM:
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nevermind
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nfx @ 21st Sep 01:13PM:
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said by NetAdmin :

Nice setup...

Do you have a link to those LED lightbars? I have a desk with an overhead shelf and those look like the perfect thing to mount under the shelf to put light on the desk (assuming you can get them in white).

How about this: »www.ikea.com/us/en/catalog/products/50119407 ?
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NetAdmin @ 21st Sep 02:35PM:
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Nice. Thanks. Most of the stuff that came up on Google were LED lightbars for emergency vehicles.
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Rstroup99 @ 21st Sep 04:20PM:
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Those lightbars on top of the hutch are made by Cyron. Here's the link where you can get them.

»tinyurl.com/4ax7xs
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anon @ 28th Sep 02:13AM:
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said by Prismatic :

Looks just like Chris Pirillo's setup

I second that! :D I said the exact same thing when I saw these pictures.
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Rstroup99 @ 28th Sep 11:11PM:
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Yep, that's the one. First time I saw that setup I knew that was exactly what I wanted for my home office. Took me a while to find out what those lights in the hutch were until I read somewhere that they were TIX clocks. I couldn't find the desk either until Chris made a video about his desk. It was totally worth the investment. Everyone that see's my office loves it and I love showing it off. I wouldn't mind having a couple of 30" Dell's sitting on my desk, but that's just a fantasy for now. :D

EDIT: Totally didn't even notice the last poster's username was ChrisPirillo, lol.
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JJJohnson @ 1st Oct 09:58PM:
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Nice. Riced out office. Could use a hood scoop somewhere.
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scottymead @ 11th Oct 09:44PM:
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said by Prismatic :

Looks just like Chris Pirillo's setup

I have to agree with you there, I was just going to say, looks like someone is a fan of Chris Pirillo
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GlobalMind @ 22nd Oct 08:42AM:
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Nice. I have that same desk & hutch.

Like the lighting.
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NgtFlyer @ 4th Nov 02:43PM:
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said by Prismatic :

Looks just like Chris Pirillo's setup

I was just going to say that. Except Chris has a couple of 30" Dell monitors and a Macbook on his desk. :) I really do like the Tix clocks, I probably will pick up a couple of them myself.

Similarities aside, you've done nice work. Your desk looks very good! I also have the same wallpaper you have in the first shot - got it from caedes.net.
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Frink @ 4th Nov 02:50PM:
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nice! the desk looks like the W.O.P.R. to me
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Rstroup99 @ 27th Jan 11:24AM:
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Just a little update. I've since added a couple of Acer 24" monitors (model X243w) and an 8" digital picture frame (can't remember the brand). I also moved the keyboard tray over after having removed the left end of the 60" desk so I could physically attach it to the 72". I was getting tired of it sliding around and having to reposition it.

Billiam85 @ 30th Jan 05:36PM:
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Very Nice, seems very functional and not cluttered at all.

I Like the Clocks :)
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scottymead @ 1st Feb 04:33PM:
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Still looks like Chris Pirillo's setup, should of gone 30" monitors, then it would be exact :P
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Rstroup99 @ 1st Feb 06:58PM:
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Yeah, definitely would've gone 30" if I could afford it.
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anon @ 12th Feb 08:34PM:
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The desks are two different sizes ? Where did you get them ?
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anon @ 12th Feb 08:43PM:
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I forgot. Is the hutch on the 72 or 60 desk ?
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Rstroup99 @ 12th Feb 08:53PM:
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Bought it online from Staples. It's under Furniture Collections > Commercial Grade > Executive Office Collections > Bush Westfield Collection, Ready-to-Assemble > Hansen Cherry/Graphite Gray (you can pick any finish you like and it should be all the same pieces)
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anon @ 14th Feb 09:29PM:
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Yes, but what about the hutch ? Which size desk is the hutch on, the 60" or the 72" ?
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Rstroup99 @ 18th Feb 08:21PM:
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It's the 72" hutch and it's on the 72" desk.
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John_Q @ 25th Feb 06:34AM:
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I love the binary clocks. Very cool idea. Get them from thinkgeek?
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Chinabound @ 25th Feb 06:55AM:
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Really, really cool set up.
The clocks.... can I assume because there are three blocks in the first row that it can be set to display 24 hour time?
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