Mind the Personal Space, Please.
This is all I need to know.
Without limitations, what would your own personal space look like? You know what I mean. The space where you create, think, lounge, idle, play, work, dream, get fit. If it could be anywhere, and it could be designed to suit your every whim, what would it be? and how would you use it? What’s in it? and how is it decorated? Details - picture it in your mind and then paint that picture for me. I really want to know.
I’ve asked this question of some of my friends in the past. Here are a couple of their responses.
It would be my craft/art room. A place where organization is extreme, lots of little cubbies. There would be a place for all my sewing stuff, all my art stuff, and all the craft stuff. I also have an extensive collection of ribbon that would be in there as well, including my collection of wrapping paper. There would be a large window on at least one wall. Other walls would be tackable surfaces, or areas where I can display things. There needs to be a lot of natural light.
My awesome space would be right in my house. The floor would be hardwood with a colorful braided rug. The walls would be white and there would be a large bay window on one wall where the sun would stream in. The window seat would have large, brightly colored pillows. Another wall would be filled with wooden bookshelves. There would be books on some of the shelves but many of the shelves would have skeins of the most awesome yarn you could imagine. There would be a large, comfy, overstuffed chair and ottoman in the corner – again with lots of bright pillows and an afghan that my mom had knit. I would have a large basket containing several knitting and crochet projects in the works. There would also be a comfy bean bag chair in case a friend stops by. Plants would hang in the window and candles would be on a small end table. There would be a simple BOSE CD player with an ever changing variety of George Harrison, Classic Rock and 80s music. When can I move in????
A small room with a window. I want a day bed by the window, so I can sneak in there and take a nap with my face in the sun and my toes in the breeze. A cozy chair with a bookshelf. The chair must be large enough for me to curl up into it with a book. A wood-burning stove – small, royal blue, with a tea kettle on top. Although it’s not my preferred interior decorating style, I want cream wallpaper with blue flowers on it. Creamy, lacy curtains. Dark mahogany furnishings. I want it to feel like the perfect nook at the perfect bed & breakfast. Or, like my grandmother just might pop her head around the corner at any given moment.
Just so you’re aware, they happen to all be women, but I’m interested in what the men have to say too.
It could be inside our outside, big or small, at home or away. You name it. What is it? Post your perfect space in the comments.
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From SMF:
My space… Let’s see… a place to read. A comfy upholstered chair and an ottoman? A chaise with lots of pillows? A small built-in desk area with drawers and pigeonholes. The desk for writing, paying bills–could it also pull out to accommodate my sewing machine? (Maybe one of those pull-down, small ironing boards?) A… lamp with a pretty shade. One or several windows. Small refrigerator. A porch with a railing and window boxes–and room for a table and two chairs. (This is just my first go-round. I may have more ideas later.)
My space would have an inside and an outside component. Outside would be a shady spot with a hammock hanging. the walls of this room would be green – they would have foliage thick enough to block the view of me and my view of the neighborhood streets. I’d like to lounge and read and have a glass of wine and not be bothered visually with cars zipping by. Lily would be curled up on the shelf underneath the wicker table. Nearby is the indoor room – they may even be contiguous with a rusty old window pane wall. An old, slightly decrepid greenhouse room with a brick floor, and ful of thriving winter plants. It is warm inside even in the winter because even if it looks old, I have maintained it well enough to heat it. There is a wooden table, a couple of chairs and a ratty old comfy chair to curl up in. This is a room for eating, reading, art making, journaling. My collection of heart shaped stones might even be in there in a bowl or in the corner on the floor – I have quite a few hearts.