Road Trip Wednesday: My Ideal Writing Space

Road Trip Wednesday is a "Blog Carnival," where YA Highway's contributors post a weekly writing- or reading-related question and answer it on our own blogs. You can hop from destination to destination and get everybody's unique take on the topic.

This Week's Topic: What would your ideal writing desk look like? Right down to the perfect pen or laptop.

It wasn't enough for me to leave this at writing desk. No, I've had it in my head what I'd like my entire working office to look like for far too long for that.

If you came into my home, you'd find a good deal of classic furniture: Cherry four poster bed and bookcase, vintage-washed black dining set, an old trunk - like the sort of thing that came off an old steamer ship - instead of a coffee table, a globe made of semi-precious stones in the corner.

But I've always wanted an office space with a completely different look. One whose design didn't take up too much space in my head. Something very clean, minimalist, anti-clutter. Lots of white, some black, a splash of color.

I remember watching Stranger Than Fiction and coveting Emma Thompson's writing space. I mean, I didn't like the desk itself, and I hated the floor. And the walls. But that's not the point. The point is: there was so much light, so much openness, room to climb up on one's desk to think! That's what I wanted.

Just . . . not so ugly.

My ideal space looks more like this:

With this across the back wall - filled with books and manuscripts, of course:

And a bit of red in the corner. Perhaps a sofa:

But maybe a chaise lounge. One with a quirky sense of style:

On my desk itself? Not much. A lamp. My laptop. A black cup for pens and pencils. My black and white composition books. A garbage can under the desk to collect all my recyclables. And black and white prints of my favorite cities on the walls:

 

That's . . . about it. What about you? What's your ideal writing space? Head over to YA Highway to see what the other highwaywomen designed and to add your own links.