How to make a computer room feel homely or cosy.

[St✩rlight]

There is a desk and some cables and a lamp and some furniture. The room has a wood floor and is approximately 3x4 metres. I want to put a TV in the room and some seating arrangement. I want to keep my computer in this room but the desk is quite oppressive in its height and greedy demands. I could use folding partitions to break the room up, but it isn't a large room. I am also open to possible alternatives to PC gaming without a standard computer desk.

[Psycho]

Do you have posters on your wall? Shelves with things on them?

And I used to have my desk in a room with a wood floor and I had a little rug that was under my desk (where my feet would be), much more comfortable than just resting ur feet on the cold wood floor while sitting at your desk

[~Ren~]

With regards to the computer desk, have you tried a folding alternative? Possibly, one you build yourself with folding support brackets. This way when your PC is not being used you can fold the desk away.

If you don't like that option, there are a number of storage options that have a small footprint and are designed specifically for smaller rooms, maybe have a look at those alternatives.

[St✩rlight]

Yes, there are 2 rugs in the room but I don't have shelves yet (I was thinking of getting some in the corner). I don't really want posters or anything, I don't think that's what I'm going for. I think folding partitions might be the best way to separate the more imposing stuff from the cosier stuff.

[St✩rlight]

Diposting pertama kali oleh ~Ren~:

With regards to the computer desk, have you tried a folding alternative? Possibly, one you build yourself with folding support brackets. This way when your PC is not being used you can fold the desk away.

If you don't like that option, there are a number of storage options that have a small footprint and are designed specifically for smaller rooms, maybe have a look at those alternatives.

I don't know about a folding desk, it sounds like a lot to deal with. I want to be able to use it on demand, but I don't want it imposing on the rest of the room. I was thinking of maybe even having it on a small coffee table with a cushion, but that might get too uncomfortable in longer gaming sessions.

Diposting pertama kali oleh Specter:

I'd recommend an office desk instead of a gaming one. It has drawers at least. Same with the chair. It doesn't have drawers but I've heard that an office chair is more comfortable. I have a gaming chair but I will replace it in the near future. If you have small plushies, you can leave them next to your monitor for some extra mood.

I agree, I find the bog standard office chairs to be more comfortable and better for long periods than the fancier and more expensive options.

[GunsForBucks]

They asked my friend at work to arrange the computer room there,

He set it up to look like Frylock. All the cables go up like the fries. It's pretty amazing looking.

[Moogal™]

I only have 1 room and it is, if i say it myself, thouroughly and well decorated and furnished.

[TGC> The Games Collector]

Whatever you do, don't make shelves to fill up with funko pops and action figures.

[St✩rlight]

Diposting pertama kali oleh Moogal™:

I only have 1 room and it is, if i say it myself, thouroughly and well decorated and furnished.

Is it like a witch's house? Or more like a minimalist style? Ikea style?

[TwisterCat]

Minimalism. Get the rug right. Get a good lamp. Warm-coloured desk. Keep a few books around. If you're feeling nuts, add a small TV and comfortable chair. Ta-da, done.

The more you add, the harder it is to keep a style.

[Vendicator Senpai]

Get a waifu body pillow

[GunsForBucks]

Murals I found very nice.
Have one I look at all day of a waterfall in the woods during fall with the red leaves all around.
Big one at 10ft tall and 12ft wide, but they come in all sizes. You can even have your own photos put on wallpaper for murals.

Another option, as I found murals expensive, is to paint. Bedroom has a nice blue sky with sun and clouds. This can also make it quite unique beyond letting you choose the most comfortable colors for you.

[Moogal™]

Diposting pertama kali oleh Munithe EXT:

Ikea style?

Yeah.

[Bad Aim]

Way back in the old days, people had to go to stores to buy PC games! <gasp>

1000's of years ago, when this happened, I use to go into these shops (They were typically stores contained in what was once called a "mall") and I would look and then buy the games I wanted to play. Sometimes these stores had something called "Swag" that you could get. Other times, the games themselves came with neat stuff.

I bring this up for a reason. I have kept some of my old games from the late 80's and early 90's. I have taken some of that swag and promotional material and used it to decorate my office/game room/man cave.

I have framed the large poster of the Capital Ships, Starfighters, Characters, Special Forces, and Trooper Regiments for Star Wars: Rebellion. And I have to say, it looks good! I have a bookcase with a ton of good books, but on the bottom shelf, it has all the boxed PC games I still owns. I plan on getting a display case and make some type of display for my copy of DOS 1.1, and I still have the original box and book that came with it.

That is how I decided to decorate my room. My daughter, however, has gone a different way. I have seen plenty of YouTubers who have really nice setup's in their place.

It all depends on what you want. Don't let others dictate to you how you should decorate. The room should be an expression of you, not the Steam forums.

[↑↑↓↓←→←→BASelect]

Do what my 17 year old does buy 300 feet of rgb lighting. Yes his room looks like a night club from back in the 70s. Minus the disco ball. Don't give him any ideas.

[St✩rlight]

Diposting pertama kali oleh TwisterCat:

Minimalism. Get the rug right. Get a good lamp. Warm-coloured desk. Keep a few books around. If you're feeling nuts, add a small TV and comfortable chair. Ta-da, done.

The more you add, the harder it is to keep a style.

Yeah I get what you're saying. I find minimalist styles a bit cool and clinical, not entirely cosy. But at the same time, with the warm colours and lighting, it might be the best way to go.

Oh and the other problem with minimalist styles... cable management. Cables everywhere.