How I Made the Best Writing Den in the World
I wanted a mix of Hogwarts and Gaius’ workshop in “Merlin” so I set to work…
We all need a place to write — a corner, a couch, a coffee shop or, in my case, a small room tucked away at the back of the house. But I wanted more than a dedicated space and a laptop, I wanted a feast for all the senses, a place to create magic.
My little studio faces north and conventional wisdom says that it should be light and airy. I like moody and atmospheric, so the walls are dark teal, which knocks bland beige into a cocked hat in my opinion.
I had a vision. I wanted a mix of Gaius’ workshop in the TV show Merlin and Harry Potter’s Hogwarts, so crystals and potions, quill pens and bottles of ink from a magnificent emporium in Florence, Italy are arranged where I can see them.
My great aunt’s Underwood typewriter which she left to me many years ago is on a shelf next to my desk, in case I forget that I am supposed to be a writer.
I have covered the walls with pictures and objects that I love. There’s a small deer skull found by my late and much-missed rescue English Setter Gassi, some paintings of mine mixing robot hands and natural objects, a silver phoenix sitting on a nest made of chandelier crystals, a trio of jars containing…
