Ben Ong's warm wood desk setup — Texas, US
Start as soon as possible, even if you’re working with a small budget.
- Contributor
- Ben Ong
- Role
- Tech Content Creator
- Place
- Texas, US
- Year
- 2025
- Use
- Content / creative
- Display
- Single display
- Source
- wdsf-2025-1899651919628431361
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- Room
- 121 sq ft
- Budget
- Approximately $30,000
- Socials
Gear list20 items · includes affiliate links
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- Desk
- Self-made
- PC
- Custom made
- Monitor arm
- Pout (opens in new tab)
- Monitor light
- BENQ (opens in new tab)
- Desk lamp
- Govee, Nanoleaf (opens in new tab)
- Storage
- Ikea alex (opens in new tab)
- Speakers
- Edifier QR65 (opens in new tab)
- Headphones
- SteelSeries Arctics 7 (opens in new tab)
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In their own words
Start as soon as possible, even if you’re working with a small budget. It’s not about getting everything perfect right away—it’s about taking it slow, experimenting, and enjoying the journey. Over time, you’ll discover what works best for your space, needs, and personal style. Every upgrade, no matter how small, adds up to a workspace that truly reflects you.
— Ben Ong
Observation notes
Ben's studio runs dark — a slatted wood panel wall lit by a single vertical pink LED strip behind a rig of hanging camera lenses, an Apple Studio Display parked above a second monitor tilted flat for reference. A retro typewriter-style keyboard in cream and walnut brown sits on the Hexcal desk mat next to a Logitech MX Master and a Maono mixer with light-up faders.
Hexcal Studio's riser runs an integrated LED strip under the main display, and the phone dock built into the desk edge holds a MagSafe case styled like a DJ mixer — a small joke on a desk that already looks built for broadcast.
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