Art belongs in the corner
Stephen King said that, “art is a support system for life. Not the other way around.” I listened to that remark and immediately rethought my approach to furniture design and arrangement inside my bedroom. Where my bed was once in the corner of my room, I now have my writers desk. My bed moved squarely in front of wall-to-wall windows where my desk once was, and I added a few chairs to the wall opposite of the desk for reading or thinking. When I come into my room now I don’t feel immediate pressure to begin writing, or working on a photography piece. My desk is a safe spot. I run to it, instead of avoid it, and I also don’t feel compelled to keep it clean and clear when I’m away. My bed meanwhile seems easier to rise from in the morning. It doesn’t have the safe, comforting feel some may want in a bed, but I prefer to spend time off the mattress. This new arrangement has made a subtle but important difference in the way I approach my work and sleep space.