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but I have used a chair from IKEA for $99 (http://www.ikea-usa.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet /ProductDisplay?catalogId=10101&storeId=12&product Id=11055&langId=-1&parentCats=10114*10292) that I haved used for years a home.

Even when I was Programming 21 hours per day for three weeks (was working on a project with very limited time) I didn't have ANY problem with my back.
And I have had very much problems with my back over the years, but it loves that kind of chair.

I know it's not that kind of chair that looks good in a office but at home it rocks.
Too bad my girlfriend decided to jump in to my lap when I was sitting in the chair and that trashed it. So now I have to buy I new one.

I had the keyborad in my lap and a snap-on mouse board for the mouse.

If we ignore the fact, that Ingvar Kamprad gave pretty much the entire company to a foundation back in 1982 then sure - his fortune would be greater than Bill Gates. But this is reality and he doesn't have that much money now.

Last time my wife & I were at IKEA, we got some cheap home office organizing stuff like what you seem to be looking for here. One promising item they had was a cable organizing tray that can be attached to the back of your desk. They also have these donut-shaped reels that can be used for spooling up excess cable. But the main one, which I can't seem to find on their website, was a simple slitted black tube that you could use to snake all your cabling together.

Note that I don't have anything to push by suggesting IKEA here -- there may be stores in your area that have the same sort of items. The nice thing about IKEA though is that the prices aren't too bad (I think $10 for the organizing tray sounds pretty reasonable, and the reels are two for $1).

As for the cable snake, the one I bought could easily be substituted by going to a swimming pool supply store & picking up a three or six foot length of cheap pool filter hose, and just cutting a slice along the length of it so you can slip your cables into the tube. At a guess, this tube is probably also about a buck at most pool stores, and it should work just as well as a "custom computer cable tube".

Last time my wife & I were at IKEA, we got some cheap home office organizing stuff like what you seem to be looking for here. One promising item they had was a cable organizing tray that can be attached to the back of your desk. They also have these donut-shaped reels that can be used for spooling up excess cable. But the main one, which I can't seem to find on their website, was a simple slitted black tube that you could use to snake all your cabling together.

Note that I don't have anything to push by suggesting IKEA here -- there may be stores in your area that have the same sort of items. The nice thing about IKEA though is that the prices aren't too bad (I think $10 for the organizing tray sounds pretty reasonable, and the reels are two for $1).

As for the cable snake, the one I bought could easily be substituted by going to a swimming pool supply store & picking up a three or six foot length of cheap pool filter hose, and just cutting a slice along the length of it so you can slip your cables into the tube. At a guess, this tube is probably also about a buck at most pool stores, and it should work just as well as a "custom computer cable tube".

This shelf from Ikea (Heri) squeezes nicely into a corner and perfectly accomodates all four consoles (from top to bottom: GameCube, Dreamcast, PS2, Xbox). Pair it with wireless controllers and you're good to go.

I love Ikea stuff...

I remember seeing cabinets at Ikea where they are just square shelfing, from floor to ceiling, and customizable to your needs (see here). You can add cabinets at the bottom for all the paper that goes into different binders, boxes, stackes, etc. and you won't be staring at it all day... As to the top, just use clean boxes from nearest liquor store (these are great. can stand huge weight AND comes with handles), throw some generic wrapping paper around it to beautify it, then it's throw-stuff-that-looks-the-same-into-a-pile time.

Me too, except I went with this stuff. It's a little more "office-like" than "bedroom-like", and it matches my Ikea desk, too. That is the setup I have, the bottom is a file hanging file drawer, middle is 3 5-6" deep drawers (perfect for hard drives, properly tied up cables, etc), and an addition to the top which is just a couple doors in which I can put random crap. I plan to get another one of those three-drawer units to have more drawer space.

Overall it works out well, it's neat, clean, and everything is organized. I do have some organizers in the drawers as well, plastic bait-type things, which I use for organizing screws, as well as tupperware containers for storing drive brackets, bay covers, and IDE cables.

I have a cheap ass wardrobe from Ikea that works great. the top shelve is for hdds, keyboards and other weird shit, while I use the coat hanger rod for cables and other wiring. the bottom shelf works great for extra cases and small parts in shoe boxes.

this was actually given to me and has solved so many problems since I got it. it's cheap, but it's been a great solution.

My girlfriend and I just picked up one of these cabinets from IKEA. It comfortably holds somewhere around 800+ CD's in a little over 1m X 1m X 20 cm space. It's eaten 400 of my cds easily with plenty of room leftover for all our DVD's and VHS tapes.

A bit off-topic, but has anyone noticed that stores always call couches "sofas" and never "couches?" Examples: Ikea, Pottery Barn, Restoration Hardware, Crate & Barrel and even Walmart! When recently looking to buy a new couch, I couldn't find a major site that sold "couches."

I think company's sell "sofas" because "couches" are perceived as things slothy people buy. Lazy people "lounge on the couch" on the weekends. The American culture always uses the word "couch" to describe unmotivated people's television watching habits.

But in the eyes of marketers, consumers must see sofas as possessions of elegant, worldly people who are out and about. Motivated, outgoing people buy "sofas" to decorate their posh interiors! "No couches for me, sir, I want a sofa!"

Welcome to the wonderful world of IKEA. I have their Galant desk here at home.

This desk is immense. The shorter limb is about two meters, the longer 3. Extremely sturdy. You can literally jump up and down on it. It laughs at my 43 Kg 22" monitor. Note how the legs are placed way back or to the sides, more leg space for you. I have four computers on it, two rolling sets of drawers and the trusty old HPLJIII below. That still leaves plenty of desk space for the phone, ADSL modem, various piles of paper and assorted knick-knack.

Prize: $329. I couldn't buy the planks to build a desk this size for $329 (slight exageration).

To much or not enough? It's all modular. Buy new segments. The desk in the picture is made from a narrow segment, a wide segment, a narrow-to-wide bend and a semi-circular wide end-cap.They fit together in a wide variety of configurations. By some strange voodoo the pictured desk is exactly the same as mine.

NB: I'm not in any way affiliated with IKEA, I just like this desk. Best I ever had.

I fondly remember the first apartment my wife and I occupied. We needed furnishings in quantity, and were pretty broke, so we did the usual thing for our neck of the woods: we head out to Ikea and snagged as much cheap stuff as we good.

We discovered an interesting thing that evening: the more difficult to assemble pieces usually have the more gutteral names. Which is convenient, because when you're screaming it in frustration, it's more satisfying. For example, when I torqued my hand on a hex wrench trying to assemble a "sverker" shelving unit, I spent a good minute and a half shouting, "Goddamn sverking sverk of a sverker!"

With this technology, I don't really expect this phenomenon to go away:

Me: Okay, lemmee see here. Almost got it...
(Electronic Female Swede): Warning. You are now applying excessive pressure to the hex wrench. Bodily injuy may result if cont...
Me: OWW! Sverking son of a sverk!
EFS: Hey, I warned you, asshole.

No offense, but not all couches are made in your hometown. They have to be shipped at some time, probably in a large truck that still can't fit very many couches within it. That's why there a companies making a lot of money by selling furniture online or, more commonly, through catalogs.

Ikea already uses Macs in their ads for computer desks.

I picked up several sections of the EFFEKTIV line, and I couldn't be happier with it. It's constructed with dense pressboard (at least as strong as hardwood) that's very heavy and strong, and its all bolted (yes, bolts, not screws or camlocks) together on a heavy steel (think I-beams) framework. I got 3 sections, and the entire thing weighs nearly 300lbs (135kg), and can support my weight with no trouble. There's room enough for at least 3 19" monitors, and even more displays if I was using flat-panels.

Yes, it can be expensive (I paid just shy of US$800), but for me, it was worth every penny. A word of advice - if anyone's considering getting this stuff, go with the T-legs - the desk is every bit as stable and strong as the old 'door on filing cabinets' solution.

I have one on my desk from IKEA ($59 USD). It works great, and adjusts to my constantly changing angles. Downside -- no mouse area, so I keep the mouse on the desk.
IKEA Keyboard Tray

If you feel the need to go all out, try this $249 unit from Levenger
Levenger Keyboard Tray

IKEA has their own java-based design utility in their website that allows you to design your own Ivar storage system. Looks pretty cool and is completely customizable. I can only imagine what such a thing will cost though.