First step: more storage. My easy fix? Ikea's iconic favorite, the Billy bookcase. I don't mind a little Ikea in my life when it comes to something functional and simple, like a bookcase. Until I have the money to have custom shelving built into our library walls, good ol' Billy will have to do. I generally like Expedit's modern see-through shelving better, but since the beau already had a Billy, we decided to buy a second one to hold all my books (On my cross-country move from NYC, I brought only the boring/functional* ones with me; it pains me to think of my well-loved copies of poetry books sitting in a box in my parents' New Jersey basement, collecting dust and cricket corpses).
*"Functional" meaning books Michael Shurtleff's "Audition," Scott Sedita's "Making it in Hollywood," Blake Snyder's "Save the Cat," and "21 Day Hikes Around Los Angeles"; should anyone ever judge me by my bookshelf here, I'm afraid I've become an LA douchebag.
Hello, my name is Billy. |
Sadly, Ikea has reportedly changed the shape of the classic Billy bookcase to fit e-readers and that kind of crap. I love the feel of pages in my hands, and I'm not switching over to Kindles or e-readers anytime soon; they'll have to pry the book out of my dead, cold hands. Or at least until somebody buys me a kindle.
Second step: Better chair. I spend a lot of time at my desk and I have horrible desk posture. It's amazing that my spine hasn't curved into a hunchback already from hours of staring at my computer. I scoured Craigslist and found this Zuo Modern high-backed director's chair, originally priced at $599, for $200. It reminded me a little bit of some mod 1960s ad agency a la Mad Men (more Bert Cooper than Donald Draper), so I decided to go for it. Bargained it down to $150, zoomed right over to Playa del Rey after a pilot audition* in Manhattan Beach to pick it up, and prayed I wouldn't be hog-tied and murdered by the seller, who turned out to be a perfectly nice guy from Ohio. Brought my new bounty home:
*Had to dress as a stripper/prostitute for the pilot audition; swapped out the pink velour Juicy Couture for my regular army jacket to minimize likelihood of aforementioned hog-tying and murdering.
Behold! Our Overlord has arrived! |
And last of all, a new aqua chevron rug:
How will it come together? The suspense is killing me!
On a side note, I also picked up these amazing/gaudy/awesome shoes yesterday as part of my audition costume:
¿CHINCHES?
ReplyDeleteNO CHINCHES!
Deletelove the chair and the rug and the shoes. don't you always dress like a stripper/prostitute?
ReplyDeletespeaking of stripper/prostitutes, i thought of you & all your leopard-print paraphernalia when i bought these shoes, @braids.
ReplyDeletemy mother in law bought me a velour leopard print... um, muumuu-type-lounging-robe for christmas, so I think i've unfortunately set myself up...
ReplyDeleteInteresting and entertaining piece! No doubt designing office spaces can be quite a feat but you make it sound simple. Thank you for sharing!
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