What can I use for a monitor stand?

Using wood, coach bolts, wing nuts washers, and elastic straps, you can easily make this at home. If your monitors aren’t ready to be mounted, you’ll need to dismantle them from the stands. For a more finished look, you can stain or paint the wood to match your desk.

What height should studio monitors be?

Height and tilt when positioning studio monitor speakers Your studio reference monitors should be at least 47 inches (120 cm) off the floor. Also, don’t let your tweeters sit in the vertical center of the room, even if it means you have to orient your tweeters slightly off axis with your ears.

Should computer monitor be at eye level?

Adjust the monitor height so that the top of the screen is at—or slightly below—eye level. Your eyes should look slightly downward when viewing the middle of the screen. Position the monitor at least 20 inches (51 cm) from your eyes—about an arm’s length distance. If your screen is larger, add more viewing distance.

What to use to make a monitor stand?

Here’s what I used to make my DIY monitor stand: 1 One piece of 10in x 20in pine 2 Stain in English Chestnut 3 Minwax semigloss polyurethane 4 Tack cloth and 220-grit sandpaper 5 Liquid Nails 6 Ikea Stubbarp peg legs More

How to make a DIY monitor riser at home?

And here’s how I made it! 1 Secure supplies I kicked the project off by picking up a 6-foot piece of pine from home depot. 2 Stain and finish the DIY monitor stand After sanding, I wiped the piece down with tack cloth to remove all sanding residue and put one coat of stain 3 Add legs

Do you need to paint a computer monitor stand?

If your monitors aren’t ready to be mounted, you’ll need to dismantle them from the stands. For a more finished look, you can stain or paint the wood to match your desk. This will also free up a lot of surface area on your table.

How long does it take to make a computer monitor stand?

Figuring out how to make the computer monitor stand was easy and the process was quick ~ I (with a little help from Sweet Shark) made it in about 2 hours ~ and that includes paint drying time. I love The Container Store and have used many of their products in outfitting my office with shelf storage and office supplies.