Every time I try to get my blog on (in a somewhat consistent manner) some life-changing event seems to get in the way. Most recently, buying a new home in the Chicago Loop (pictured) and getting married this past Saturday were the culprits. However! Now that things are slowly returning to a semblance of normality, it’s time to get the design blog rolling once more.
The thing I’ve missed the most in the past 4 years (of living in a one-bedroom condo), creatively, has been a formal home office/studio. A room set off, isolated. Saturated with Apple, Bose, technology, and inspiration. My drafting table, easel, and Gretsch. In that spirit, a 2nd bedroom was an absolute necessity to me in the new home search.
The substitute for such a set-up at my last home was ….. the couch. With my little lap desk, I sat in the living room with my MacBook Pro (with the flatscreen, treadmill, and other sensory distractions vying for attention quite often) completing the occasional freelance project, and even this very site design and production. The Gretsch and amp resided in the closet. The drafting table and easel? In the storage area.
At this very moment, here I sit writing this entry in my new Green Earth-painted creative Fortress of Solitude. Not yet “complete” as I envision it ultimately being, by any stretch of the imagination. However, in this very early stage, the building blocks are in place: the MacBook Pro perched atop the Rain Design iLevel, with the Apple Wireless Keyboard, are at home on the new Ikea desk. The drafting table and easel, centralized and ready for use. And, the big dumb smile on my face from pure geek satisfaction is undeniable.