30 Instagram Sources For New Desk Setup Inspiration and Ideas

A picture is worth a thousand words

Sometimes, we don’t know what we’re after until we see it. This is indeed true of desk setups that should give you that aesthetic, where everything just clicks. I’ve written earlier about using a mood board to design your desk setup. The places I list in this article will give you inspiration and ideas to do just that. The best way to tune in on what you like is simply to look at pictures and think “mesa like” – no rocket science involved, just a little Star Wars quotation.

When I look for setup inspiration and ideas, I simply just want a great picture of the entire setup. I don’t want to read a novel or sift through a lot of zoomed-in pictures of individual elements – at least not before I like the “main” picture. Instagram has great high-quality pictures and the galleries are great to get ideas for your own dream setup.

However, I cannot stress enough that I only recommend Instagram for inspiration and tuning in on your style. Many of the “instaworthy” setups are more showroom than productive, and probably also have sponsored products, which makes the setups both impractical and very expensive for “normal” people. Please just keep that in mind.

The best places to find desk setup inspiration

These are the best Instagram accounts to follow for desk setup inspiration ranked by number of followers. I have included their bio descriptions in quotations and indicated which style they’re mostly oriented towards. The images are screenshots of the first 6 posts in each account, either depicting what the creator has deliberately pinned or the most recent posts. Either way, I think they are representative of what you can expect from following an account.

Some of them have a lot of overlapping setups, so you should consider if you want to follow all 30 accounts or just a select few. Please also keep in mind that number of followers doesn’t necessarily equal the most frequent updates or better quality – the accounts may just have been longer in the game.

If you use Instagram for other things, I recommend that you make a separate account, as your feed will be heavily setup-focused if you choose to follow all accounts.