i'm not a literary person, but from what I can tell is that the style overall, reminds me of screenplay writing, e.g.: "Gathering up papers and his favorite plaid thermos, he tied them into a kerchief and fastened the satchel to the end of a stout length of devils walking stick. He stooped a final time to clear the doorway of his former lair. Tired, but resolute, he crossed the clearing, pausing briefly against an over pruned Shishigashira to catch his breath." What I mean is that the writing style is very descriptive in terms of both actions and local, and less informative psychologically in terms of the character. Psychological states of the character, I guess, are inferred through these very discriptive, or highly visual/cinematic passages - as in a screenplay. This last passage for instance can be viewed in terms of cinema as a shot. Where sometimes visual clues such as location and character gestures play a larger role in the telling of the story, rather than the actual character dialogue or narration: "Behind him, in the eerie calm of sunset, a single unobserved green leaf made no sound as it slowly drifted to settle neatly on a background of uncharacteristically red moss beneath the maple, signaling a natural, albeit most curious end to a tenured era." ...it's cinematic.

Hadn't read Tina's post. True, if the chair bothers you, you could refinish it (or paint it...if you're not against painting wood!) I was looking at your pic again. Knowing how you love textiles, & especially homespun ones, you could put a seat cushion with ties on the chair. That would soften it. I'm not thinking about a thick cushion, but one that is very thin, maybe a hooked wool? Since you don't have a rug there, & there's a wood shutter rather than curtain at the window, a soft textile in the scene to break up all the wood might be nice. (I do see you have a doily under the plant!)

Thank you, all. This is my writing (checks, envelopes, notes, cards, etc.), reading (real books, with a bookstand for the heavy ones) thinking (deep thoughts, LOL) desk only. The computer is in our den, comfortably housed on an early 1900s mission oak library table. We use a "regular" computer chair there for ergonomic reasons and love the vibe of the old library table combined with the three over-stuffed bookcases in that room. I love your half-round table and its shelves. You are wise to keep your current paperwork tasks right there. Once everything is finalized, then it can go into the office files. I love the home-made writing desk, too. It truly "belongs" on the other side of the window but he-who-shall-not-be-named simply would not agree to the less wide window. For three years I delayed replacing the old gapping window hoping he would agree to a slightly smaller one. I begged, pleaded, bargained, described, sobbed, explained, pouted, raged...all to no avail. Now he sees what I was saying. The north wall, where the TV cabinet is set, is 11-ft; 9 and 1/2 inches. (Roughly 141 3/4 inches when we used the tape measure on it. The cabinet is 50 inches wide. Once I decide this spot is its real home, the TV will be mounted 12-14 inches above the cabinet. I "know" this is where it goes but I'm still going to test drive it on the west wall, where the loveseat is now, just to be sure. Next to the wall where the desk sits is the front window, 108-freaking inches wide, the wall opposite it is only 135 inches wide. I wanted an 80-inch window. I will make it work but I feel sadness every time I look at that gaping hole that should be part of my living room walls. Oh, I digress. The east wall/corner where the writing desk sits is 57" wide; the desk is 36" wide so there's roughly 10" of painted wall between the desk and the window blind, and the desk and the corner. I can pull the chair out and sit in it without bumping the TV cabinet, but I have to be careful. I will probably add a purple/plum print desk blotter and a similar seat cushion to add bit of color. To the right of the desk is The B.A. 108" Window, then 38" of wall; next to the 44" of front door which butts up to the closet door. I will post more photos, but have to push the rag-tag collection of odds and ends chairs around. I don't want to admit to The World the sad state of affairs in that room. I have decided on the new furniture, which will be my old small foot-print swivel/glider/rocker once it's repaired and recovered, plus two matching easy- club- or smaller high-leg recliners, and a third matching piece covered in leather to suit the hubster. End tables where possible, a lamp or two, an area rug...then on to the larger four seasons porch. Here's a corner of the 10'x11' den/office/his dressing room where the library table and computer live. I love this room. The ceiling is the same color as the upper wall, the "red" walls are a deep, rich burgundy, although you can't tell it here. Color still isn't correct, but this is closer than the above photo. I built the funky bookcase in my first woodworking class. 48" tall 65-ish" tall. The old maple bachelor's chest is an early 1950s workhorse. One drawer is office items, two drawers are his stuff.

I'm somewhat stuck with the bedroom furniture that is shown in the photos so I need to find a dresser that would match or at least not look odd amongst these pieces. I was hoping for a black wood or darker brown, in a glam/transitional or even a Mediterranean style . as you can see from my rooms layout, it is oddly shaped so my only requirement is that it's tall instead of wide and the drawer are deep. Another option would be a lingerie chest and then a smaller 4 drawer dresser for sweaters, etc. my bed is a med. brown wood color with slight orange tones. Also pictures is a mirrored desk used as a makeup vanity with a matching mirror and a white/mirrored stool. then I have the large standing mirror that is a champagne gold. I've also got a sheepskin rug which I love and looks nice with the mirror I know, nothing is consistent. but for the foreseeable future I'm stuck with what I got so any ideas on a dresser that would not clash with these pieces would be great! also, I'm.currently at a loss for where to place my bedroom furniture! currently the vanity is against the diagonal wall, which looks nice but it leaves me with very few options for where to place the mirror. the bed needs to be on either long wall but I can't decide which. help!