Category: Book Nook

"Room of One's Own" literary shadowbox

12/6/2024

Here we go...a new one! In 1929, Virginia Woolf's essay "A Room of One's Own" imagined a literal and figurative space for women writers. As a writer myself, I made this miniature room out of a vintage cigar box that imagines that space.

I sealed and stained the tiny desk and chair. The writing desk has a potted plant, a dictionary, a blotter, an old-fashioned typewriter, a pipe, ashtray, and a teensy pack of matches. And like most writers who sometimes need a little inspiration, a nip of bourbon.

The writing desk fits perfectly inside the tiny cigar box. On the wall is a map of the world. The rug is a custom fit.

On the floor is a marked up handwritten first draft. It's time to get writing!

I only make these one at a time. Perfect for a book nook or an author in your life. $65.00

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Room of One's Own antique book nook

12/6/2024

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This 1938 copy of Bartlett's Familiar Quotations deserved its own book nook--a three-dimensional model that reproduces historical, natural, or everyday life scenes.

A closer look reveals the tiny desk and chair that I sealed and stained, a blotter, a dictionary, potted plant, a fresh note pad, a couple of books for inspiration, a glass of wine and an old-fashioned telephone to call your agent.

The book is simply opened to the first page and secured with twine. It can be turned to any page that will fit the custom platform perfectly.

This book nook can be placed on your bookshelf or given as a gift to a writer in your life. $65.00

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"Room of One's Own" literary shadowbox

Room of One's Own antique book nook

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