My study, part 2, and a call for blog posts

I posted a picture yesterday of my study--half of it, at any rate. Here's the other half, the TBR stacks now on the far right. The pink desk is Rebecca's. The books on this side of the room, including a few bookshelves that are hidden from view here, are all classics-related, e.g., the shelf full of green-backed (Greek) Loeb classics, and above it in light blue some Oxford Classical Texts.

This image comes with a challenge: post pictures of your own work areas on your blogs and leave a link in the comments here.

Tags: books, bookshelves, desk, studies, organization

Comments

[Susan]

Now this is a truly terrifying challenge. I can't do it. I live in a horrifying mix of order and chaos. We began a renovation in 1993. At the time we shared this house with my mother-in-law (as if that isn't terrifying enough). The 1993 renovation took us to a jumping off place, so to speak, for the next stage. In late 2000 we were ready for the final 'push' and we carefully arranged for a previously competent contractor to complete our vision. We 'jumped off' into an abyss of misery. They were due to start work in the Spring of 2001 and finally showed up at the height of a raging southeaster in October or November of 2001. The litany of problems is almost comical. We told them to leave two days before Christmas that year and we simply didn't call them to come back. Since then there has been a building boom and contractors are hard to pin down. The people you *can* get you don't really want. Most days I can endure the disorder (almost no closets, junk *all over* the place...) but some days I just want to go into one of those classic Victorian declines, retiring to my bed and ringing for tea service. The help around here is deplorable though and only capable of heating canned beans. So, NO, you're not going to see this room!

[Tom]

Is that some excercise equipment I see on the left side? Does anyone use it? ;)

[Debra Hamel]

Ah, I love the idea of the classic Victorian decline! Count me in. Maybe we could be in adjoining rooms.

[Debra Hamel]

Every now and again, and much more in the past. But now that I'm old I've decided to join Susan in her Victorian decline.

[Tom]

Here you go:

http://www.downsyn.com/wordpress/2006/12/02/my-work-area/

[Debra Hamel]

The pictures aren't showing up for me for some reason, but somehow I suspect this is a problem on my end.

[Tom]

Try it now. There was something going on at blogspot.

[dovegreyreader]

Well I've just done mine, now the chaotic truth is out there for all to see!

[Debra Hamel]

Ah, I see it now, Tom. Love those rounded shelves in the background. But it looks like you've got a pink desk, too! [insert sly wink emoticon]

Check out dovegrey's shelves too. I've never seen anything quite like that. Very nice.

[Susan]

I'm so envious of you people with proper bookshelves set up! I have a huge gap in one wall of my living room that is *supposed* to be floor to ceiling built-in bookshelves. I hope I live to see them. Upstairs I have a long hallway lined with bookshelves that narrow the hall to a barely navigable width and I've got little, untidy shelves everywhere and boxes of books in the garage and closets. Dovegreyreader has a dream room, doesn't she? Love those comfy couches.

[Debra Hamel]

Yeah, but there's a problem with those big comfy couches: I wouldn't last. I'd sit down to read and wake up two hours later.

[Nancy]

I've done mine. http://journey-woman.blogspot.com/2006/12/where-i-work-when-im-not-at-work.html

[Debra Hamel]

Very neat, Nancy. I'm enjoying these.