Home office Desk Layouts – Where to start?

I’m putting together a new setup for my home office soon, I hope, and have been looking throughout the web for ideas to implement.

Here’s what I have:

• Desktop machine with a 22” flat screen display (Tower)
• IP Phone connected to my day job office
• Printer
• Scanner
• About 80 USB connected devices, be they cameras, IPods, etc
• Want for a second monitor.

I’m looking for some solution that will allow me to put it all within reasonable reach, but not cramp the space that I have.

Currently, I don’t work from home,except during the evenings and on rare days where I am able to work from home.  I’m hoping that changes, or my situation changes, where I can work like a nomad from home.  In order to facilitate that situation, I need to have an optimal solution.

The printer I use has to be connected to the network so others can print, so I may end up getting a network laser printer inexpensively.

The scanner I use rarely, but I think that’s mainly because I don’t have enough space for it right now.

The USB devices are always a pain, because I have to find the right cord, find an open USB space (or make one) and then remember to put the cord away.

I’m hoping to get a USB hub that would allow me to plug all my devices in and label them so the cables would not be lost.

The printer is so rarely used by me, but my kids use it and will use it more as their schoolwork requires.

My main need is for desktop space for my 22” flat screen.  I had a laptop before, which died, and got this desktop to replace it.  It came with a sweet 22” flat screen monitor which I love, but I really want to get a second monitor.  I find it much more productive to work with two monitors.  So I need the desk space for that.

I’ve been searching Flickr for ideas on how to set the space up.  I haven’t really found anything in particular.

I did find one OVER THE TOP setup though, but it is Mac centric:

Home office Setup

While I love this setup, I don’t need all the machines/monitors.  Just two.

Anyway, if you have a setup you’d like to suggest, shoot me a message, it would be much appreciated.

 

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