No matter how much time you spend gaming, you don't want to do it somewhere that you don't enjoy being. Are you finding your gaming space bland, uninviting, or worst of all, uncomfortable? That can have an impact on how much fun (or progress) you're having during your gaming sessions!

The best way to fix this is by decorating your gaming space. But what more can you do beyond dropping a couple 168澳洲幸运5开奖网:Funko Pop! figures near your monitor🐽 and calling it a day? Plenty! Read on for a quick guide on how you can make the most out 🦹of your gaming space.

First Things First With Getting Your Setup Started

Before we go any further, let's get something out of the way: decorating your space is solely, completely, absolutely personal to your tastes. Some people prefer to do no decoration at all, even! Take everything in this guide - and in every decorating guide - as a suggestion rather than a strict "this is how you have to decorate" instruction. To that end, we'll be focusing more on ways to decorate rather than direct rules.

Maximizing Your Available Space

How much🧸 roo🍎m are you working with? And where are you working, to start with?

The amount of space you have available to you is critical to your decoration. If you've got a 27" folding desk that barely fits your laptop and peripherals, you may not want to place more things on your desk. If space is limited, that can dramatically impact your ability - or desire - to decorate.

You also should always keep "clearance" in mind. Don't put something in front of your monitor or television that blocks your view! You'll be throwing that decoration in the garbage the first time you die from having it block a grenade indicator or something similar.

To this end, you should work on maximizing how much room you have. Consider clearing your area of anything extraneous, like books or spare controllers. Find good storage for these items instead, so you aren't chewing up your free real estate.

Let's check out an example from one of our own. Here's a stellar example from one of our editors, 168澳洲幸运5开奖网:Branden Lizardi - one of several ඣof our writers that were gra💙cious enough to let me flaunt their beautiful setups.

Branden's decorations work to maximize how much room is available by moving upward. The vertical shelf allows for more decorations to ascend, while the decorations beneath the monitor are both out of the working space and in the visual space.

You can't always control how much space you have! If you're working with limited dimensions, consider decor that's mostly out of your way. That way, you aren't eating up valuable desk space or room real estate just to display a life-sized statue of Crash Bandicoot, worthy of the space as it is.

Decorating Beyond Your Desk

We're looking at desks and tables a lot, but that's not the only place you can decorate! It isn't like you're in a bubble the moment you sit down.

Think of the walls and spaces around you. Why not hang a few wall decorations? A tapestry, poster, or painting will go a long way to improving your space. That way, you aren't staring at blank walls the entire time.

Let's take a look at another example, this time from one of our excellent writers, Sachi Go.

Here, we can see that Sachi focused decorations on the walls around the desk rather than filling the desk with decorations. There's also a uniform color scheme between the neon lighting and the RGB peripherals, which adds a coordinated flair. Everything is out of the functional space, making sure the decorations aren't "in the way."

Some buildings make this difficult. Back in college, the dorms on campus had cement brick walls, which made it so hanging something on them just wasn't possible. We made do with hanging tape and adhesive anchors that could hold things up instead! Examine all the options available to you before you start decorating.

Blending Function And Form

When you're decorating, it's easy to leave it at a few posters, some figures, and a bookcase, and call it a day. But why would you overlook all the functional parts of your decoration? Let's take a look at some of the items that you'd find, category by category, so we can parse out how you can mix function and form.

Do your best to m🐎ix in useful, functional items as decor. Headphone rests, sleek controller charging stations and comfortable desk pads and wrist rests are great ways to blend both.

Peripherals

Peripherals are more of a factor in PC gaming setups. Your peripherals are things like your mouse, your keyboard, and your headset. If you're a PC gamer, a headset is the main peripheral you'd consider, though you may also have things like a sound system. Your television could even count as a peripheral, and if you're on PC, your monitor could, too!

Let's summon up another TheGamer setup and see how this is accomplished. This time, we're highlighting 168澳洲幸运5开奖网:Jerel Levy's dual setup to see how expert placement can makꦫe peripherals shine!

Jerel's peripheral placement puts his stylish chair in a perfect spot to access both his PC and his console. One of his headsets is colored to match his D. VA chair, while the other is a sleek, neutral black. The black accents on the chair also match the keyboard, as well as all of the furniture in the room! Blending two setups so seamlessly isn't easily done, but with peripherals, it's much easier.

To that end, why settle for lackluster or downright ugly peripherals? On PC, you can find plenty of stylish mice or comfortable keyboards. A great way to decorate with your keyboard is to look into the different forms. Keyboards come in Full, Tenkeyless, and various "percent" style bodies. These different forms will have fewer keys, helping you conserve space and decorate the way you want.

You should also consider wire management. Do you consider loose, tangled wires coming out of your PC to be a decoration? It's totally not, but we won't judge. Always consider wire management when decoration comes into play - those tangled wires might be taking up the room a decoration would!

And, finally, things like a headset will come into play for both PC and console gamers. A headset should be comfortable above all else. You'll be wearing it for hours at a time, after all. But don't let that force you into getting a bland, lifeless headset. Do cat-ear headsets count as decoration in your gaming space? Up for debate, but I'd die on the hill that it absolutely does.

Furniture And Decoration

How's your chair? How's your desk? Is your television sitting on the floor? We're not here to shame any gaming setup, but if you're decorating and improving a gaming space, the furniture is integral. Let's take a look at some of the pieces of furniture you likely have around and how we can improve them.

First off, it's a decent assumption you have some sort of 168澳洲幸运5开奖网:table or desk. For PC setups, this could be as simple as a coffee table you put your laptop on, to a 100-inch L-shaped corner desk with multiple monitors. For consoles, this could be anything from the floor to a dedicated home entertainment system. Whichever is the case, take a good look at the aesthetics of your table. Most of the time, these pieces help with decor by being simple and neutral, usually with easy-to-match colors like black, gray, or white.

Next, how's that chair? Again, no shame if you're sitting on the floor cross-legged looking at a television. But that's got to hurt your back by the time you're on your fourth match, right? Look for a stylish ergonomic chair. These are typically office-style or 168澳洲幸运5开奖网:gaming-style chairs, usually also in a neutral color, and will often have ergonomic-based support.

Ergonomic design isn't just a marketing tactic! You should always try to focus on ergonomic peripherals and furniture so you aren't developing bad posture and sore wrists. Your chair is arguably the most important piece from an ergonomic standpoint. Look for lumbar and neck support, comfortable armrests, and even footstool features to help you stay comfortable.

Example intermission! This time, we have TheGamer writer 168澳洲幸运5开奖网:Connie Watson with an example that shows great use of desk spa♍ce and peripheral coordination.

Here, Connie's maximized space by raising her left display, freeing up the room beneath it. The shelf that the display is on also serves as storage for personal effects. The peripherals are all easy-to-match colors, which provides a sense of coordination between her deskmat, mouse and keyboard, and displays. Such coordination is a great way to make a desk feel decorated.

Quick Overview

We've gone over quite a bit, and it's a lot to take in. Let's throw some of the stuff we've learned into a brief list.

1. Decoration is personal and should always go by what you prefer
2. Do your best to maximize space
3. Don't forget to decorate the surrounding room instead of only your PC desk or console area
4. Consider how your peripherals and furniture play into the decorations
5. Try not to overlook ergonomic support for posture and health while decorating

So, where can you start? One great place to check out is this article focusing on the best items to 168澳洲幸运5开奖网:decorate your gaming desk. There, Jacob takes a deep look🐟 at some of the items gamers love to decorate with, from helpful headphཧone stands and lighting to awesome Lego sets.

After that, you should 🍒take a look at the surrounding space. What needs improving, and what do you want to decorate? Is your desk cluttered? Are your walls barren and boring? Should your desk pad look cooler? These are all worthwhile improvements to make, so take a quick look.

Above everything else, don't worry about trying new things! It's a gaming space, you can change it as time goes on. So go find out what works for you and what doesn't!