Best Google Nest Mini mounts and stands in 2023

Customize your Google Nest Mini with these mounts and stands

The Google Nest Mini is one of the most affordable and convenient smart speakers, and it's perfect for smart homes already built around multiple Google-friendly smart devices. Its small size and low price make it an especially good addition to an existing set of smart speakers scattered throughout your house. To make it even more accessible and improve microphone range and accuracy, consider one of the various stand and mount types available. Whether you want to mount it to the wall, hide it near an electrical outlet, or put it in a place of honor atop an artistic statue, there's a Nest Mini mount or stand that's right for you.

The Mount Genie wall mount is as unobtrusive as one of these gets. Affix it to a wall, ceiling, cabinet, entertainment center, or other surface and it ensures your voice commands get heard while the speaker stays out of your way. This nondescript option is best for people who don't want their smart speaker to stand out.

This wooden stand from Counlisha is awfully simple, but surprisingly, makes the Nest Mini look a lot classier than most other stands or mounts. It comprises a set of three real wooden legs, a durable metal frame, soft foam to keep the speaker steady, and a bit of silicone to keep everything from slipping.

The Sportlink Pedestal doesn't look fancy, cost much, or take up much space on a counter or shelf. Offered in white or black, its minimalist design should fit in with pretty much any decor. Not only is its footprint small, its price tag is, too.

There are very few like GGMM's portable battery base, which lets you use the Nest Mini untethered, wherever you have Internet access. Depending on how you use the speaker, it can run on this rechargeable battery for up to 20 hours, and it'll function exactly the same as if it was plugged into the wall.

A Nest Mini can do a lot of good sitting by your bedside, but it's not the most attractive thing to wake up looking at. Instead, fit it in this retro alarm clock stand from Wassers, and you'll have a voice-operated smart speaker ready for action every morning, without wasting too much bedside table space.

With this one, HeyMoonTong proves that a smart speaker stand can be good-looking and artistic without being gaudy or overly cute. It actually works with a number of popular speakers for both Google Assistant and Alexa, and elevates the speaker off the counter or shelf so it can be a bit more dependable when listening for commands.

If you're going for an especially elegant vibe in your smart home, Dancyn Studios' Living Hand sculpture is the right choice. It comes in standard black, black with sparkles, or simulated gray marble, and also supports the original Home Mini as well as the Amazon Echo Dot from the third generation onward.

Mount Genie's outlet stand plugs directly into the wall and, as long as your electrical outlets are in good shape, holds the Nest Mini upright reliably. It's built with low enough tolerances that it even holds up well at a 90-degree angle, in case there aren't any vertical electrical boxes available where you want to plug it in.

They don't get much simpler than the Fstop Labs wall mount, which is little more than a single plastic bracket engineered to hold the Nest Mini perfectly in place. As such, it's great for a minimalist or professional setup, and it's easy to remove the speaker if you ever want to move it.

While the Nest Mini is by no means unsightly, you might not want to make its fabric exterior a permanent part of your decor. If that's the case, pop it in this owl sculpture, and you'll practically forget it's there. Although it only comes in white, it's surprisingly well-built and would make a great painting project.

More fun and eye-catching than most, this flower stand from Elecom gives the Nest Mini a good deal more height than most others, while pointing it forward and slightly up. Those design factors make it easier to hear and, in some cases, easier for the speaker's microphones to pick up voice commands in large rooms.

Keep your Nest Mini out of sight but not out of mind with the HomeMount hangar, which plugs directly into an outlet and keeps the speaker solidly in one place. As long as you use the lower outlet, it shouldn't block the other, but take note it doesn't work perfectly with all horizontally installed outlet boxes.

It all depends on where you want to keep your Nest Mini. To keep it out of the way yet still accessible, consider our Staff Pick, the Mount Genie Wall Mount. It's the most minimal, and perfect for remodels where it's relatively easy to run electrical cables to keep them out of sight. Both the Mount Genie Outlet Stand and HomeMount Wall Hangar are good choices if you want it on the wall but don't want to run power behind the drywall.

If you're looking for something more artistic, consider our Premium Pick, the wooden stand from Counlisha. It's not overly fancy, but it simply looks great. The HeyMoonTong is a close second, and the Wassers is also a lot of fun. To save money, we recommend the Sportlink Pedestal or Fstop Labs wall mount.

Overall, Google's advanced smart platform is one of the most popular and supports a huge range of devices. Some of those devices are even primed to be part of the up-and-coming Matter smart ecosystem that may well change the smart home game. Either way, the Google Nest Mini is both a worthwhile smart speaker for newcomers to the smart home game, although there are louder and more high-quality Google-powered smart speakers if you want to make an upgrade or addition.

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