Dens/studies that you are envious of

[pontalba]

Yeah. That Gaiman; posting pictures of a library full of well-read SF books, as if he were trying to hide and present himself like some sort of science fiction writer.

Sounds like you think I am saying Gaiman is hiding something. Did I say that, or is that an assumption on your part?

 

[beer good]

You compared the two and said you preferred one because it didn't hide anything - I presumed that meant you thought the other one did. My apologies if I misunderstood.

 

[pontalba]

You compared the two and said you preferred one because it didn't hide anything - I presumed that meant you thought the other one did. My apologies if I misunderstood.

No apology needed, only a typical misunderstanding on the net.

 

[sparkchaser]

You compared the two and said you preferred one because it didn't hide anything - I presumed that meant you thought the other one did.

I read it that way too.

 

[pontalba]

I read it that way too.

To each his own kettle of fish.

Misinterpretations are thick on the ground.

 

[Peder]

My, we are being finicky this morning.
Are we now going to have a poll, or show of hands? Or just all pile on?

 

[sparkchaser]

I don't think a poll is necessary. People will chime in if they feel the need.

 

[beer good]

Getting back on topic, The Guardian has a set of writer's rooms exposes here:

Writers' rooms | Books | The Guardian


Shaw: sterile and probably not very comfortable


Darwin: neat and to the point


Hustvedt: Flat-pack Scandinavian as hell

 

[Polly Parrot]

Hustvedt is very IKEA.

 

[sparkchaser]

Shaw's chair looks uncomfortable.

Hustvedt's setup reminds me of mine. Billy bookcases FTW.

Darwin needs more books. Obviously not a book lover. But he is a booze lover so I approve of his writing room.

 

[sparkchaser]

David Starkey:



I do not like his desk.

 

[beer good]

Darwin needs more books. Obviously not a book lover. But he is a booze lover so I approve of his writing room.

But like Woolf, he wrote looking out at the garden.

 

[Polly Parrot]

Sparkchaser: his desk doesn't seem to fit in with the rest of the decor.

 

[abecedarian]

Hustvedt is very IKEA.

I see lots of IKEA set ups for yarn stashes on Ravelry. I'm wishing the IKEA fairy would send me a roomful of the stuff.

 

[beer good]

Incidentally, here's Darwin's study as it looked in his lifetime:

 

[abecedarian]

David Starkey:



I do not like his desk.

I agree. The desk itself is fine, just looks out of step with the room.

 

[sparkchaser]

A lot of those writing areas seem a bit disappointing to me. Then again, I'm not a famous writer so what do I know.

 

[beer good]

I like Jonathan Safran Foer's:

 

[sparkchaser]

Isn't that the NY public library?

Edit: Yes it is. Rose reading room.

Cool.

 

[beer good]

Yes.