poty posted:

My "home office" reflects my interests and sensibilities. It has a strong Victorian flavor, with a strong touch of steampunk tinkerer. Most of the furnishings are hand-crafted (most by me) with model sailing ships, Bonsai trees, arts and crafts things (like drawing and sculpting tools) in their cases ready for work.

My computer is, sadly, perfectly modern. One of these days I may design a more suitably period case, and do something about the shiny plastic around my monitors (Maybe brass overlays?). My steampunk rifles are mounted on the wall and my steampunk outfit is hanging from an old-fashioned hat rack in the corner. Again, all of those are self-made.

No action figures, I'm afraid. Not many books, either (my bookshelves look more like an apothecary shop than a library, with quills, dip pens, ink wells, pencils, pads, easels, wood tool cases, leather scraps, punches, and lots and lots of little jars with alcohol, oils, dyes, etc.). The ambiance is wood paneling, and the lighting is generally soft and low.

Oddly, this is really the first time I've looked around and seen all of this in this context. None of this was consciously done. It just sort of happened over the years in an organic flow. It's not arranged, not really very organized (even if I know where most things are). I usually find my office space based on where I can put my 90 year old executive desk. (Oh, wait, it's 110 now, made in 1908. poo poo, time does fly.) The rest just sort of happened.