Since many seemed to like my previous desk photos I think I’ll provide an update with my latest addition to the space. As my collection continues to grow finding space to store everything can be a challenge. I decided it was time to add some more storage capabilities so I have room to display all my figures and various other things.
Almost all of my furniture is from IKEA as you might be able to tell. It’s a great resource to buy cheap shelving, here we are picking up all the required pieces. It was all quite heavy!
Back at home base, where it’s time to move everything from the old shelf so I can build the new one. Figure temporarily crowd the desk so I can keep them out of harms way.
Partway there with the installation. The great thing about this shelving system is the shelve height is fully adjustable. This makes it easy to tailor the shelf height to fit the figures you are displaying.
Playing around with where I want to put the shelves
I think the finished result came out pretty nice! I picked the unfinished wood as it matches my wall shelves + the trusses supporting my desk.
Nothing much has changed up here besides some moving around of figures.
Moved a good amount of my nendoroid boxes up here where they seem to fit quite snugly.
Even more figure boxes. Another reason I picked this shelving system was because of its height. The best way to maximize storage in a small space to work upward, so with these I can store things right up to the ceiling.
Figmas go on top since they’re generally taller than nendoroids.
Never really realized exactly how many figures I had until I started putting them back on the shelves!
Still use these storage containers to keep all my nendoroid parts organized. Makes it easy to find the parts your looking for.
Stands, larger parts & figma parts go in the drawers, which you can also get from the container store.
Hachikuji & friends
Now I can have a shelf dedicated to the Wagnaria crew
Recently got the Mikasa figma in the mail and the detail is just astounding! Really happy with the purchase, looking forward to getting the rest of the AoT crew. Might be fun to bring her out to photograph in the future.
Hope you enjoyed my latest desk diary! Thanks for stopping by~
That is a fantastic display! Nicely done!
Thanks! Glad you like it
I love your desk and room. Very neat and organized. I like it bright and clean. With the increasing number of your figures, time will come that you’ll need to have a separate room for your figure boxes ð
Thanks for sharing!
Glad you like it! It might come to that time soon where I have to have a dedicated figure room ^^
I have the feeling you enjoy Nendoroids XD
Just a hunch.
Haha I think your hunch might be correct ð
Wow! It looks like you got a whole little crowd on that desk! ^^ I love how neat everything looks! It looks like it must have taken you such a long time to finish it all!
Thanks! Yeah it took a bit of time just to get everything in the right place but it makes things much easier to find & display once it’s done.
Hehe you took a loot shot in the ikea storage ð
It’s a cool wooden storage shelf, the “figures” look very good on it.
So many cute big heads, I only have 4 Nendoroids, but seing your cute army makes me smile.
You have nearly all the cool ones from the recent years.
storing boxes can be a pain in this hobby
Yeah I couldn’t help but snap a pic ^^;. I really like the wood shelves for displaying figures so I just had to get an unfinished wood shelf for the space.
You have one of my favorite spaces in recent memory. While you got quite a bit of stuff and growing apparently, it is all neatly organized and displayed. This totally scratches my OCD itch.
I’m in the process of furnishing my and decorating my new place, I hope it turns out as nice as yours.
Thank you! Looking forward to seeing pictures of your space ð
Hi! I loved your collection. Where I can buy nendoroids in NYC?
The two big places to buy nendoroids in NYC are Image Anime (http://www.imageanime.com/ | 30th street between 7th & 8th in Manhattan) & forbidden planet (http://www.fpnyc.com/ | 832 Broadway between 12th & 13th, Manhattan) which usually have a decent selection. Also be sure to check out Kinokuniya (http://www.kinokuniya.com/us/index.php/fho003) across from Bryant park as they have a small selection of nendoroids and other figures as well.
hey- can you post links to both of your wallpapers?? love them!!
Sure! The wallpaper on my MBP was illustrated by åŋåĪŠ, which you can find here : http://www.pixiv.net/member_illust.php?mode=medium&illust_id=34883756
The wallpaper on my monitor is a photo of mine, which you can find on my flickr : http://www.flickr.com/photos/nyotaku/12061356353/
thank you!! <3
Which ikea desk set are those? ð
Unfortunetly I don’t think Ikea makes this specific table top / leg combo anymore. The closest you can get is using either the FINNVARD or ODDVALD legs and this GLASHOLM table top.
This Room the my dreams! Congratulations!
Glad you like it!
You’ve done a wonderful job of both creating a bright and functional space, as well as displaying your collection very effectively.
I think I’m gonna have to take a trip to Ikea. ð
Thanks!
Very sexy set up and quite a nice suite of characters. Little curious though, I see some SAO love, but no Accel World love?
Thank you! I guess I took more of a liking to the asuna figures, although I do have the KuryoYukiHime nendoroid
Oh! So you do! I totally missed it in the corner lol. Got that Silica figure pre-ordered? ð
Haha personally I wasn’t a fan of the pose of the Silica figure so I didn’t spring for her. So far Kotobukiya’s Asuna is probably the best SAO figure out there IMO so I don’t really see myself getting a different SAO figure in the near future.
I want to double slap you for having a hue collection. Kidding, just being envious here ^_^ and you have such neat compartment for everything. Love those scale figures you got and your photography is equally impressive.
Haha thanks so much!
Aren’t you having any dust problems with your selves uncovered?
The figures definitely do get dusty, although not as much as you might think since having the shelves spaced close together helps to cut dust a bit. I try to keep on top of dusting the figures, generally I dust the figures every 2-3 weeks to keep the dust from building up.
Your room is absolutely perfect! Man, this is what I want my room to look like in the future.. whoa..
Thanks!!
A bit late to the “party”, lol! Came across your site while looking for ways to organize my own slowly growing Nendoroid collections and I love your set up!! I have a huge weakness for Ikea’s Ivar shelving (except for getting the pegs into the holes, argh!) and I hadn’t even thought of tailoring the shelf space to the height of the Nendoroids. What a great idea!! I have mine in my craft room and am using the corner Ivar’s for them. My concern is being able to see them all as those corner shelves are pretty deep. Any suggestions or thoughts??
Yeah I’m a huge fan of the Ivar system after buying it for my space. Like you mentioned having deep shelves can be a bit of a problem with small figures like nendoroids as you are left with a lot of unused shelf space behind them. If you want to display your figure behind one another I would try some Acrylic Risers ( http://www.containerstore.com/shop/collections/display/frames?productId=10019504&N=235 ) which are perfect for displaying figures.
Oh, excellent! Those look like they would do the trick. Thank you!
really nice organization!
what stores did you buy yer figures???
Amazing! Thanks for share it! I like it :3
I saw that you got the shelving from ikea, but what did you use to light the shelves above your computer, i see they have lights on the bottom of the shelves, curious to know if they came that way or you made them that way?