I used the have the ultrawide monitor on a shelf in front of me, but I wanted it a bit closer and to be able to use the space below the monitor. So instead I used some scrap wood, a cheap VESA mount I had, and the brackets for the shelf to make it “float”.
This turned out pretty good, as it;
- Freed up space below
- Got the monitor closer
- Looks neat
- Got rid of the shelf what was just collecting dust and junk
I glued and screwed two two-by-fours together, the top one being slightly shorter — to leave space for some Hue lights. I mounted these on two shelf brackets.
![](https://blog.cavelab.dev/2019/12/floating-ultrawide-monitor/ultrawide_floating_monitor-20191218_193716_hub7063020e1b396d9307632f5913f5c23_706031_800x0_resize_q80_lanczos.jpg)
I secured the two-by-fours with heavy-duty zip-ties in the back, to prevent the heavy monitor toppling everything over.
![](https://blog.cavelab.dev/2019/12/floating-ultrawide-monitor/ultrawide_floating_monitor-20191218_202846_hub7063020e1b396d9307632f5913f5c23_562598_800x0_resize_q80_lanczos.jpg)
I then mounted a VEGA bracket in the center of the two-by-fours…
![](https://blog.cavelab.dev/2019/12/floating-ultrawide-monitor/ultrawide_floating_monitor-20191218_213045_hub7063020e1b396d9307632f5913f5c23_685816_800x0_resize_q80_lanczos.jpg)
Hung the monitor in place and tightened the fastening screws.
![](https://blog.cavelab.dev/2019/12/floating-ultrawide-monitor/ultrawide_floating_monitor-20191218_214121_hu5776092fa12b68de953997a536e522bd_435778_800x0_resize_q80_lanczos.jpg)
Sweet 👍 The monitor is floating!
![](https://blog.cavelab.dev/2019/12/floating-ultrawide-monitor/ultrawide_floating_monitor-20191218_214624_hub7063020e1b396d9307632f5913f5c23_766159_800x0_resize_q80_lanczos.jpg)
Time for the lights — I placed two Philips Hue Bloom lights, one on either side, pointed outward.
![](https://blog.cavelab.dev/2019/12/floating-ultrawide-monitor/ultrawide_floating_monitor-20191218_215451_hu0515ab0feae065abe8cec7127d25190e_461541_800x0_resize_q80_lanczos.jpg)
Pretty happy with how that turned out 😃 The two Bloom lights, together with the LED-strip behind the desk gave a nice lighting effect.
![](https://blog.cavelab.dev/2019/12/floating-ultrawide-monitor/ultrawide_floating_monitor-20191218_215606_hub7063020e1b396d9307632f5913f5c23_529236_800x0_resize_q80_lanczos.jpg)
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