I looked up the total cost of this in 2024 -- you're looking to spend around the $300 mark, for me it's $319 because I chose a 55" desk over 47" for the shorter desk top. So much better than the desks I was seeing on Amazon, which were built cheaply. Thank you so much for the video!
I've been to Ikea twice this week pulling my hair trying to build the best desk. YOU HAVE DONE IT. Thanks a million! Going back to grab all this stuff.
THANK YOU! So many people showcase their gaming setups, but then mention everything but the freaking desk!!! And it's this desk!!! 😂 I've looked every where for links and names! You're a lifesaver!
The prices for all the pieces are now $398 where I am. The prices for the Lagkapten and other components basically doubled, but this is still worth it IMO. Going to pick up the stuff for this ASAP!!!
I have a very similar setup with two 47" lagkapten tops except instead of two alex drawers I only have one on my main desk, the off desk has 4 legs and the main desk only has one leg in the back opposite of the alex to keep that middle corner open for my knees. Under the desks I put two flat metal brackets that keep the desks together and to add a bit of stability to that floating corner. Whole thing cost $170 in 2024.
I already had a 5ft butcher block table top from Ikea from awhile ago with the two Alex drawers and I just added a 8ft Vrena table top from Ikea as well to make a L-shaped desk. I did the same thing with the legs as well. Very stable and sooooo much space. just added the different desk tops.
This is the best setup I’ve seen, all the corner desk I was looking at that look exactly the same and are smaller were like 600+ this is amazing 😭😭❤️❤️
thank you so much for that 5 second clip where you show how you got them held together I am trying to build this set up in black and I couldn't decide how to hold them together because I don't want a leg in the way
Man the prices really went up in the last year. The alex drawers are 120 now (though i think white is still a bit cheaper) and the legs are around twice the price. Im doing the same thing but using butcher block from lowes instead of their counter tops
The butcher blocks are VERY heavy. I have had my countertop from IKEA for 3+ YEARS ($169 VRENA Countertop, oak/veneer, 74x1 1/8 ", I paid $109 at the time) no issues, no chips, easy to clean ink and I have even spilled resin and was able to remove it with no damage. If you don't mind the weight the butcher block is beautiful!
I’m getting ready to build my IKEA hack gaming desk for my new home. I’m fortunate enough to be able to afford the wood countertops, but otherwise, I’m following your design. Thanks for the in-depth look.
245 isn’t bad. If the Alex drawers was included that’s great minus 80x2 til you ready. Even if 245 doesn’t include the Alex drawers it shouldn’t take that long to save 245 and you can order piece by piece. Or can make things cheaper shopping eBay marketplace and used furniture stores. I love this setup 💯
@Fallenfoe ohhh. I just spent 350 with delivery on two 74"x24" Ekbacken. In like concrete style cos it was the only kind that was available to ship. Imma vinyl wrap them to be more like wood. But ikea is getting expensive with the youtuber inflation. No offense
Similar to what mine is about to look. I too have a similar desk with drawers on the side, so all I have to do now Is buy another one but turn it with the drawers facing outwards and make this L shape so I can finally have a separate desk for gaming and for work Looking forward. Shits about to be insane 🤗
I love the idea did the same thing for my birthday almost a year ago. However these tabletops aren’t built for the people like me who tend to hit their desk I am noticing visible damage and it losing its sturdiness the longer I have it. I am not blaming anyone this is a just a disclaimer and if you are someone who hits their desk I would go with something that isn’t hollow and made of cardboard. I am trying to soon get a butchers block from Home Depot hoping this will provide more stability and durability.
I've been looking into building an L desk made of the Linnmon & Lagkapten tabletops and know that they have a fiberwood frame and cardboard honeycomb material in the middle but I was wondering if anyone knew where I could find any sort of layout or image to see what the EXACT frame made of the fiberwood looks like? Like a diagram or manual showing if its either a rectangular fiberwood frame running along all sides or if it's just the shorter sides of the tabletop that are fiberwood, etc
Bro I just got a free table top with two Alex drawers. The lady threw it in. It’s this exact material you are describing. I mounted a heavy duty Vesa mount with an m7 monitor! I’ll post a video. Soon so you can see it. But as far as strength goes- you’ll be good as long as you don’t clamp anything too tight. I also have an ho monitor and a MacBook pro on it. You’ll be safe. However the diameter is what for me. The one I got is a 31 inch. I think 23-27 would be better for me
@@Im0rtalChe3ri0s what is the dimensions? I’m just curious because I want my desk to give me a lot of room to use my pc and have space in between my monitors and pc.
@@benyben3736 its cardboard recycled wood with a honeycomb pattern on the inside. Not real wood, just look at any affordable ikea countertop and go to materials. Name will be there I cant remember the name off the top of my head.
Hey I’d like to recreate this desk but I’m curious are the table tops just laid onto the legs and drawers, like without the support of nails to keep them in place?
Around the 3:50 mark he starts explaining what he uses for the legs underneath the tabletop. I was about to ask too, but the timing was weirdly accurate and got right onto the topic the second I thought about lol. As for the drawers, I feel like you would be fine with laying the tabletop on top of both drawers. If you want to be safe, you could put something in between the table top and the drawer to avoid movement. Like small bits of rubber padding.
Late reply, but the legs are screwed into the tabletop. There are some premade holes but I ended up having to drill my own holes to put the legs where I wanted them. The drawers can be built with either a flat top or a top with screw holes in it, those holes line up with holes in the tabletop so you can screw them together.
you said your main desk side was more shallow and deeper than the other one? but when you showed the pics from Ikea, it showed they were both 23 inches deep with is the same size of the Alex drawers. I'm confused. or are they both 23 inches in diameter and one is just longer?
Thanks! I don't have enough money to buy this yet but I am currently saving up for my "Dream" Setup but was looking for an L shaped desk to fill space! when I buy a setup
I like the Alex drawers I think I just am going to get a hard wood top part to make my L desk. thanks for your video!!! I will update a video on my channel and mention your channel! thanks man!!!!!!!!!!!
This is great and am now considering this my new planned office/gaming room. An with that I need to know where you got the SCAR with the lights on it on the wall?!
I bought two Alex drawers used for $75 and got a 31 inch top with it. But I feel like that’s too much. I feel like the 23 would be more than enough room for both sides for me to make an l desk. 55 inch on one side and 47 or a 55 and a 39. Hmmmm. Ideas.
Hmmm I just finished building an L desk with one 31 inch deep and another 23 deep at first i thought the same thing but i changed my mind once i set my monitor up for there is sooooo much space, if you’ll be using a monitor and peripherals the extra width takes some getting used to but is great, hope this helped
@@Wet_Swass thanks for this but the problem I am having is that on my left side I have a window and it can only go 50 inches max in length and then I’d have to put the other one which has to be like 55 inches max. I have a drum set and I share the room with my fiancé who does crafts :) just an extra room in the house
right now i see the 47 inch length with 23 depth. is that the one you have on the left? looking to buy the same type of L shape desk and might have thought 23 was a little too close for my monitors. what do you think?
sucks that they dont have the deeper tabletop options now. all of their desks, at least in the budget range, only have a depth of like, 24 inches max which isn't a whole lot. my current desk is 26 and i can't imagine having any less real estate than i do now. this video isn't even that old and all these items are like twice as much now :') love inflation
I have a desk called MICKE, sold at IKEA as well. The desk is finished on the back so you have to saw a hole for a clamp to fit in it. The desk you showed here, did you need to anything to clamp the stand on it or did you just clamp it straight onto the desk. ~Thanks!
I know this video's a year old, but around 3:37, you were saying the one leg wasn't needed. Out of curiosity, do you have that leg, as well as the one behind it, supporting both tabletops? I'm aiming for a similar setup, and curious as to how you have it setup here. And if you DID remove that leg, how much support do you have?
ok both of your links go to the counter that is 23-5/8" wide- they are just different in length, how are you saying your primary is wider???? is that link just not provided?
I looked up the total cost of this in 2024 -- you're looking to spend around the $300 mark, for me it's $319 because I chose a 55" desk over 47" for the shorter desk top.
So much better than the desks I was seeing on Amazon, which were built cheaply. Thank you so much for the video!
yeah price increase on all these items is crazy
@@wescooper2961so budget friendly
@@wescooper2961it really is wild looking back at the prices 😢
I've been to Ikea twice this week pulling my hair trying to build the best desk. YOU HAVE DONE IT. Thanks a million! Going back to grab all this stuff.
hey! can I haave a lil update about your desk? :)
@@fordash77 my desk looks great!
@devond7582 yeah ;(
@Devon D I saw they k n o w
THANK YOU! So many people showcase their gaming setups, but then mention everything but the freaking desk!!! And it's this desk!!! 😂 I've looked every where for links and names! You're a lifesaver!
wouldn't recommend getting lagkapten have you ever seen the inside of iy
Righttttt? so happy over here too 🤤
The prices for all the pieces are now $398 where I am. The prices for the Lagkapten and other components basically doubled, but this is still worth it IMO. Going to pick up the stuff for this ASAP!!!
I have a very similar setup with two 47" lagkapten tops except instead of two alex drawers I only have one on my main desk, the off desk has 4 legs and the main desk only has one leg in the back opposite of the alex to keep that middle corner open for my knees. Under the desks I put two flat metal brackets that keep the desks together and to add a bit of stability to that floating corner. Whole thing cost $170 in 2024.
This man just made me find the best deal of my whole life best budget to keep up the good work bro
I already had a 5ft butcher block table top from Ikea from awhile ago with the two Alex drawers and I just added a 8ft Vrena table top from Ikea as well to make a L-shaped desk. I did the same thing with the legs as well. Very stable and sooooo much space. just added the different desk tops.
Omg bro the first time I have ever seen someone go into this much detail your amazing thanks so much! Lifesaver
Yo thanks so much for the heart I am a new watcher good luck on the lifetime gaming!
Really good review, so grateful to see someone actually using their desk to show what they bought and explaining everything too 👍
You can use contact paper to cover your desk table top so that you don’t have to see the cracks or chipping and easier to clean plus nice designs !
This is the best setup I’ve seen, all the corner desk I was looking at that look exactly the same and are smaller were like 600+ this is amazing 😭😭❤️❤️
only if the prices were the same....
@@aj_w9217 theyre not too much different, I still think its a solid setup
thank you so much for that 5 second clip where you show how you got them held together I am trying to build this set up in black and I couldn't decide how to hold them together because I don't want a leg in the way
hey where was the 5 second section? i must have missed it.
i recently got 2 desktops from ikea along with an alex drawer. i got a 78" lagkapten desk and another 55" one. it works great
If you don’t mind me asking how did you connect the two tables tops? Did you use metal brackets?
bro saved me hell lot of money. thanks brother.
Thank you for such a detailed set up! I had wanted to do the ikea hack but just found this video and this gives me just the right amount of info
Man the prices really went up in the last year. The alex drawers are 120 now (though i think white is still a bit cheaper) and the legs are around twice the price. Im doing the same thing but using butcher block from lowes instead of their counter tops
Not sure where that prices is but in Germany it’s currently less than 60€
I remember when they were 40 bucks. These youtubers cause inflation
@@serfwallace Australia its $120
In Canada the Alex drawer are 168$ each 🤣
The butcher blocks are VERY heavy. I have had my countertop from IKEA for 3+ YEARS ($169 VRENA
Countertop, oak/veneer, 74x1 1/8 ", I paid $109 at the time) no issues, no chips, easy to clean ink and I have even spilled resin and was able to remove it with no damage. If you don't mind the weight the butcher block is beautiful!
You have saved my body from all these 2 years of pain. Thank you man!
I have been looking for a desk like this. All of the size worked prefect for my room. Thank you very much.
keep it going man here to support all the way through! Hope to see you hit that 100K soon!
I’m getting ready to build my IKEA hack gaming desk for my new home. I’m fortunate enough to be able to afford the wood countertops, but otherwise, I’m following your design. Thanks for the in-depth look.
Facts ! I can’t wait to move to my new home in 2024 of feb or march can finally build my gaming room to 😮💨👌🏽
you deserve more subs!
thank you
your welcome!
I enjoyed the video bro! Really like seeing how everyone sets up their ikea desk differently! Sweet setup!
245 isn’t bad. If the Alex drawers was included that’s great minus 80x2 til you ready. Even if 245 doesn’t include the Alex drawers it shouldn’t take that long to save 245 and you can order piece by piece. Or can make things cheaper shopping eBay marketplace and used furniture stores. I love this setup 💯
1:33 that deserves my like
I'm going to buy 5 Alex drawers for my squishmallow collection 🙂
We need a updated version ! 😢😭
Prices are crazy now for these same things
I'm confused how you got a deeper desk since they both measure the same in depth
They stopped selling the deeper linnmon sadly
@Fallenfoe ohhh. I just spent 350 with delivery on two 74"x24" Ekbacken. In like concrete style cos it was the only kind that was available to ship. Imma vinyl wrap them to be more like wood. But ikea is getting expensive with the youtuber inflation. No offense
Similar to what mine is about to look.
I too have a similar desk with drawers on the side, so all I have to do now Is buy another one but turn it with the drawers facing outwards and make this L shape so I can finally have a separate desk for gaming and for work
Looking forward. Shits about to be insane 🤗
IKEA saw your video and doubled the prices.
I like this set up a lot!
I recommend me going to Home Depot and getting a couple butcher block counter tops. They won’t sag and will last longer than the ikea linmons
Please share any budget CPU tips too if you can! I'm researching on my own and my brain's melting😂
Can somebody please explain to me how the longer table doesn’t collapse since one corner is unsupported
This is gonna help me so much my budgets 100- my laptop but this helps allot thanks you deserve the sub
2 years later and I’m looking up these prices now and its like twice as much now lol god gotta love mark up
So I pieced it together on IKEAS website and it’s 360 before tax lol Jesus
My only issue about not having an Ikea near me is that they charge $200 shipping for everything and don't even ship the products.
yea it's annoying theres a lot of products you cant get delivered and the shipping is insane...
I love the idea did the same thing for my birthday almost a year ago. However these tabletops aren’t built for the people like me who tend to hit their desk I am noticing visible damage and it losing its sturdiness the longer I have it. I am not blaming anyone this is a just a disclaimer and if you are someone who hits their desk I would go with something that isn’t hollow and made of cardboard. I am trying to soon get a butchers block from Home Depot hoping this will provide more stability and durability.
Yo how the prices went up since last year 😭 i hate inflation
Ikea use to carry a corner table that was perfect for my room. Sadly, they discontinued it.
This looks exactly like the desk I had in my mind but I didnt know how I would make it. Thank you.
You gave me an idea that I needed. Thanks!
Imma just get a sturdy gaming desk that won’t break.
You sir have saved me hours and days of sadness. Thank you.
I want to do this . Where exactly do you put the legs at ?
2024 the prices are way higher but still worth it ty
I've been looking into building an L desk made of the Linnmon & Lagkapten tabletops and know that they have a fiberwood frame and cardboard honeycomb material in the middle but I was wondering if anyone knew where I could find any sort of layout or image to see what the EXACT frame made of the fiberwood looks like? Like a diagram or manual showing if its either a rectangular fiberwood frame running along all sides or if it's just the shorter sides of the tabletop that are fiberwood, etc
Bro I just got a free table top with two Alex drawers. The lady threw it in. It’s this exact material you are describing. I mounted a heavy duty Vesa mount with an m7 monitor! I’ll post a video. Soon so you can see it. But as far as strength goes- you’ll be good as long as you don’t clamp anything too tight. I also have an ho monitor and a MacBook pro on it. You’ll be safe. However the diameter is what for me. The one I got is a 31 inch. I think 23-27 would be better for me
how did it go?
@@verxw74 I ended up buying the UTESPELARE desk which pretty much hit the check mark on all my needs
@@Im0rtalChe3ri0s what is the dimensions? I’m just curious because I want my desk to give me a lot of room to use my pc and have space in between my monitors and pc.
"These come in at $79 a piece which is a little steep"-1 year later they're $110 😂
Micke drawers are similar to Alex drawers just a bit smaller and are currently on sale for $69 til the end of May.
thank you for the help my friend, keep up!!
Just got all the pieces and I’m currently building this masterpiece
How'd it go?
@@robbed1052 definitely worth it
@@Unrruly How many legs did you use?
@@kpop4lifer165 five, three on the long side and two on the short side I also used the Alex drawers like in the vid
@@Unrrulycan you make a video on how you did it and how it looks now possibly?
got a single tabletop supported by a single alex drawer on one end and two adils supporting the other end.
No way I would’ve thought those counter tops would be at least 200 a piece
they aren't wood, but some type of alternate plexi something cardboard tabletop.
@@mizas4448 did u find out what kind/type they are called?
@@benyben3736 its cardboard recycled wood with a honeycomb pattern on the inside. Not real wood, just look at any affordable ikea countertop and go to materials. Name will be there I cant remember the name off the top of my head.
Hey I’d like to recreate this desk but I’m curious are the table tops just laid onto the legs and drawers, like without the support of nails to keep them in place?
Around the 3:50 mark he starts explaining what he uses for the legs underneath the tabletop. I was about to ask too, but the timing was weirdly accurate and got right onto the topic the second I thought about lol. As for the drawers, I feel like you would be fine with laying the tabletop on top of both drawers. If you want to be safe, you could put something in between the table top and the drawer to avoid movement. Like small bits of rubber padding.
Late reply, but the legs are screwed into the tabletop. There are some premade holes but I ended up having to drill my own holes to put the legs where I wanted them. The drawers can be built with either a flat top or a top with screw holes in it, those holes line up with holes in the tabletop so you can screw them together.
This desk is about to make me scream without the s 😫
naaaaah
@@filiphonegr6462 6 months later still a nahhhh
Creeeeek
what did you smoke?
Ayo
Thanks buddy ur a saviour fr ❤❤❤
U earned a sub ❤️
Definitely helped! Thank you!!
I was looking for a desk and this helped me so much ur a real one! ❤❤💯
The table tops are so much more now its crazy
you said your main desk side was more shallow and deeper than the other one? but when you showed the pics from Ikea, it showed they were both 23 inches deep with is the same size of the Alex drawers. I'm confused. or are they both 23 inches in diameter and one is just longer?
Idk but ikea did just make a 63” lagkapten that is 31” deep
@@Wet_Swass my old desk was like 19 inches deep. 24 would be nice instead of 31 like I have now
I bought the 74 inch karlby. This guy said he has a 23 inch deep on one side. But what is the other side ?? Someone help lol
I fell in love with this keyboard. May I know what this is? 1:56
Thanks! I don't have enough money to buy this yet but I am currently saving up for my "Dream" Setup but was looking for an L shaped desk to fill space! when I buy a setup
CAN YOU PLS PUT A LINK TO HOW YOU MANAGE YOU CABLES PLS !
good video bro keep going
I like the Alex drawers I think I just am going to get a hard wood top part to make my L desk. thanks for your video!!! I will update a video on my channel and mention your channel! thanks man!!!!!!!!!!!
im so confused how the alex drawer is 80$ lmao. here in canada it's 150$ CAD and buying two for this desk would already be over 300$
jeez the price really rose up after 2 years...
This is great and am now considering this my new planned office/gaming room. An with that I need to know where you got the SCAR with the lights on it on the wall?!
good stuff i subscribed
Nice! Im going to use the 39’ and 78’ for mine.
I bought two Alex drawers used for $75 and got a 31 inch top with it. But I feel like that’s too much. I feel like the 23 would be more than enough room for both sides for me to make an l desk. 55 inch on one side and 47 or a 55 and a 39. Hmmmm. Ideas.
Hmmm I just finished building an L desk with one 31 inch deep and another 23 deep at first i thought the same thing but i changed my mind once i set my monitor up for there is sooooo much space, if you’ll be using a monitor and peripherals the extra width takes some getting used to but is great, hope this helped
@@Wet_Swass thanks for this but the problem I am having is that on my left side I have a window and it can only go 50 inches max in length and then I’d have to put the other one which has to be like 55 inches max. I have a drum set and I share the room with my fiancé who does crafts :) just an extra room in the house
right now i see the 47 inch length with 23 depth. is that the one you have on the left? looking to buy the same type of L shape desk and might have thought 23 was a little too close for my monitors. what do you think?
Unfortunately since posting they discontinued the deeper option, I recommend to wall mount the monitor if going with the shallow main desk
Even though this videos is 11 months old. I would like to know where did you find the 120x70 table top. I've been looking, but can't seem to find one.
sucks that they dont have the deeper tabletop options now. all of their desks, at least in the budget range, only have a depth of like, 24 inches max which isn't a whole lot. my current desk is 26 and i can't imagine having any less real estate than i do now. this video isn't even that old and all these items are like twice as much now :') love inflation
Setup is 🔥
Full room tour with links?
Can you make a video showing and explaining on how you did your wall panels
Whole desk now costs 360 dollars😢
Can you tell me the height of the table ASAP
Thank you ❤️
Quick question what is that wall behind your monitors asking cuz it looks really cool
I have a desk called MICKE, sold at IKEA as well. The desk is finished on the back so you have to saw a hole for a clamp to fit in it. The desk you showed here, did you need to anything to clamp the stand on it or did you just clamp it straight onto the desk. ~Thanks!
I know this video's a year old, but around 3:37, you were saying the one leg wasn't needed. Out of curiosity, do you have that leg, as well as the one behind it, supporting both tabletops? I'm aiming for a similar setup, and curious as to how you have it setup here. And if you DID remove that leg, how much support do you have?
Awesome video, helped a lot
Bros "budgest desk " budget is my net worth
I wish Ikea had a better range of tabletop colors wanna do something else
do you by any chance have a build guide on this ?
This a cool dude definitely subscribe bro! I love yout tv settup what top do you have on the top of the tv? Another table top?
3:42 Is that leg really needed? It looks a bit weird and it might get in the way when moving around.
Quick question where is your chair from?
ok both of your links go to the counter that is 23-5/8" wide- they are just different in length, how are you saying your primary is wider???? is that link just not provided?
Primary desk countertop is most likely from linmom that’s 29inch wide
How are ur wires that long ? Did u have extension for them? Like ur peripherals wires
Whats the size of the countertops you bought? Is it 200 and 140?
Yeah the countertop breaks if you put monitors with arms on top… get the solid piece of wood he recommended in the end instead
What is it call?
1:50 ; It means 'team captain'
They’re doing a sale right now I just got 2 drawers and the 55 inch tabletop all white for $210
How do u. Connect the desks together
Can you make a video on cable management? Yours is nicely tucked away hidden under your desk
No
The counter tops you showed on the ikea site are both 23 5/8" . I can't find the deeper version for the main work area :(
Did you click the links in the description?
Look up Melltorp table top boss
the closest Ikea from me is 7hours away and if I order delivery its well over 600$ 😭
Hello, where is the dark mat from? I love
I think you made an error on your links. The desk with your keyboard is 31 1/2” deep. However the link shows the 23” deep desk.