I mentioned last weekend that we are going low and slow with the decorating of our home, but I was looking around my writing studio the other day and realizing how sparse it feels at the moment. I have some cherished possessions, all clustered in the photo above, including an original Inslee watercolor, a tiny glass bird objet my girlfriend gave me, a Jonathan Adler lamp (style since discontinued), my Magpie notepad from Erin Wallace, a Tara Andris desk calendar, a photograph of the Prada Marfa installation and a stretched canvas Prada Marfa reproduction — all items that spark joy. But aside from them, the space is not particularly interesting. Sometimes emptiness is a good thing for creativity: a blank canvas, or a space clear of stimulation. But the room just doesn’t feel much like me at all. I write at the same old, chipped white desk I’ve written at since college, and I don’t feel romantic about that continuity at all, because the desk wobbles when I type and has worn thin on paint in certain areas in ways that distract rather than charm. I also feel hemmed in while seated at it: the desk is petite in dimensions and I’m forever shuffling stacks of papers and notepads around to give myself elbow room. I spent some time this week daydreaming about giving it a face lift — all my favorite finds for the space below.
02. JONATHAN ADLER MAXIME CHAIR
03. CAPRICORN PRESS SNAKE PRINT
05. OOMPH TINI TABLE
06. AMANDA LINDROTH LAMP SHADE
07. CAPRICORN PRESS COCKATOO PRINT
08. LAURA DAVIDSON OFFICE CHAIR
09. EVAN MOONEY GLOSSY PANEL ARCH
10. JONATHAN ADLER WATERFALL DESK
11. BALLARD DESIGNS ATOLL MIRROR
12. JONATHAN ADLER COLUMN LAMP
13. SERENA AND LILY SIDE TABLE
14. ROOM AND BOARD METAL BOOKSHELF
15. ACRYLIC HOOKS
17. JONATHAN ADLER LAMPERT SOFA
18. CRATE AND BARREL SWIVEL CHAIR
19. ST FRANK FRAMED KUBA CLOTH
20. NEELY AND CHLOE X INSLEE CATCHALL
21. THE INSIDE SKIRTED STORAGE OTTOMAN
P.S. Favorite desk accessories.
P.P.S. On creative spaces, creative habits.
P.P.P.S. More home finds.
Based on the Evan Mooney piece, I think you might like the work of artist Lily Stockman! Xo
Thank you!!