Creative Space

Everyone needs a little room to themselves, writers even more so. Something about going off into your own little world is so much easier...in your own little world.


However, not everyone has a literal room to themselves and it can be a little difficult to come up with [small] [space] [solutions]. Or maybe not. There are fixes for claustrophobic circumstances [all] [over] [the internet].

Me? I share a one bedroom apartment with my boyfriend and a fourteen pound cat (definitely more on him later :D ). Our kitchen could fit in most closets. Despite all of this, we make it work without feeling like the walls are closing in. This is my writing space:



It’s a mess, I know, but it keeps me focused. I find that the busier my space is with creative energy-colors, pictures, poems and the like-the less likely I am to stray from it in boredom.

Since we have no extra rooms, I’ve basically segregated what would be the “dining room” into an office.

The Tour:
-The storage bins against the wall hide the outlet for my power strip behind them, as well as yarn and cloth inside them.
-I have a little cabinet full of sketchbooks and notebooks as well a a little set of plastic drawers for sewing supplies.
-I have books filled with paintings, architecture, and various other little inspirations littered about.
-There's also the ever-present danger of the cat waiting to pounce from above..

Never mind that corner in the background, it’s not important. >.>

So, that’s the basic tour of my creative space! Anybody have any awesome spaces to share?

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