Dreamy Blue Gaming Room in California, US
Name: Vania
Location: San Francisco Bay Area, California, US
Occupation: Office Assistant
Cost of setup: ~$3,7k (including equipment, such as a monitor)
Social media: Instagram, TikTok, Twitter, Pinterest
Website: Vaniabeann
Hello! Tell us a bit about yourself
Hi, I’m Vania.
I’m an office assistant who loves to travel in her free time, but I also enjoy being a homebody, staying at home reading manga or playing video games.
Even though I don’t work from home, I have always wanted a comfortable space of my own to be able to enjoy sitting down and pursuing my hobbies.
I also wanted to have a space that I could decorate how I wanted, without regard to making it cohesive with the rest of my home.
And I thought there was no better way than to have a desk space where I could feel excited about decorating and incorporating all the cute things that I like.
I also began to create my gaming desk space because I initially started my social media career by posting gaming content.
At the height of the 2020 pandemic, I started playing Animal Crossing, and it helped me escape from reality and connect with other players around the world.
Although I truly enjoyed my Animal Crossing days with my friends, I decided I needed to take a break.
I wanted to focus on creating content that truly made me happy, which was sharing my lifestyle and travels with others.
Around this same time, other gaming content creators were taking a break as well and began to feature their gaming setups where they played Animal Crossing.
They gave me the push and inspiration I needed to finally begin creating my own gaming space and transition my content into lifestyle, then travel.
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| Item | Model |
|---|---|
| Monitor | Samsung M8 Smart Monitor |
| Monitor light bar | Govee LED Smart Light Bars |
| Laptop | MacBook Air M1 |
| Headphones | Bose Noise Canceling Headphones |
| Keyboard | Zoom 65 EE Mechanical Keyboard |
| Mouse | Logitech Lift Vertical Ergonomic Mouse |
| Desk mat | ePBT Rin, Virtual Landscape, Arcana Sky |
| Chair | Ergonomic Chair from Branch Furniture |
| Desk shelf | Tiered countertop organiser and Floating Shelf |
| Laptop stand | Twelve South Curved Stand |
| Docking station | CalDigit TS4 Thunderbolt Dock |
| Wrist rest | Aurora Palm Rest |
| Desk | IKEA TROTTEN |
My favorite colour is blue, and I was honestly disappointed that not many people featured blue in their desk spaces.
So I made an effort to ensure my desk setup would highlight and celebrate blue!
I also adore cherry blossom flowers and anything that reminds me of the sky.
Hence, I would describe my desk setup as having a Sakura sky theme, where it feels like you’re floating through the sky as cherry blossoms blow in the wind.
It took me almost a year to get my desk space to where it is today.
But I feel it will never be completed because there is always room to grow into something even more beautiful and exciting.
My desk is currently situated in my sunroom to maximise natural lighting and utilize the smaller, cosy space.