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Posted by Vanessa on March 13, 2008

As I look around at my desk I’m slightly exasperated. It’s a beautiful desk - a surprise birthday present that magically appeared in the bedroom while I was out one long Sunday. It has antique-y handles, is white, seems vintage, and even has sixties style drawer-liner, but it’s a mess when I promised myself I’d keep it clutter free.

Still, the corner of my desk is a place of inspiration and light. The light, literally - a large faux Victorian lamp that we swiped from somewhere. The inspiration - an old black and white photograph I like of me and my mum, taken on the beach at Whitby; Poinsettia, a bizarre pink-haired creature my brother gave to me while he was visiting LA; and on the more practical side, a stylish coaster to stop me ruining my desk with rings of hot chocolate and coffee. I also have a picture Joelle got me just out of shot, on the wall. Oh, and currently, a music box and an origami bird. Well, I suppose I’ll never be minimalist in my decor.

When I need it, though, this corner is conducive to writing, and to feeling quite content. What corner helps you to work best? What’s in it? Like the insides of pockets and handbags, I think the corner of a desk can be quite telling. Do you work in chaos, or is it all business? Let me know…

Categories: adventure
Tags: favourite corners, writing

4 Responses to “Writing Corner”

Kirsty says:
March 13th, 2008 at 10:07 am
That toy is freaky! Brother gifts can sometimes be odd, but we still love them.

I’m very new to my flat, so I don’t have a good corner just yet, though I do like sitting on my sofa, crocheting and looking at my windowsill full of daffodils, my favourite vase (made by my grandma), my little mermaid cup of pens, my two stone paperweights, and my goat finger puppet (from my brother last weekend - it made me indescribably happy and now my family think I’m a loon).
Emily says:
March 13th, 2008 at 10:49 am
This post is really similar to the next post I have already drafted for fearfulpenguin.com!! It was about my crafting area and different crafting spaces. :)

Generally, my desks are chaos, whether it is my work desk or my crafting desk - I can never seem to be organised and am always working on about 6 things at once!
Kerry says:
March 13th, 2008 at 11:42 am
I currently do most of my work at the kitchen table. All my craft things are stored (in a rather scarily organised fashion) in boxes in my bedroom, and I move things through when I need them. It works for now, but it’s not ideal - I’m so excited about moving house this summer, then I can finally have a whole room to devote to my hobbies.
Erica says:
March 15th, 2008 at 5:05 pm
Well, the table I currently use for studying has no less than 12 empty beer bottles on it. Perhaps this is why I am struggling at the moment.

The beer bottles (amongst many others) are awaiting transportation to Belgium, where they will be washed and re-used for future beer. Much more efficient than recycling by smashing and melting. Well, apart from the cross-channel transit that is…

My craft table is currently chaos, as usual. I nearly stitched a practice sheet into the back of my mum’s mother’s day gift, simply because I am rubbish at tidying up, and impatient to start things before I have finished anything else.

I would love an inspirational workspace, but I would only ruin it.

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