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[video id: A brief tiktok titled 'Cockfighting Chair!' by '@bestaddress', showing a pale, dark-haired man in a dark suit standing next to an antique chair upholstered in red leather. It has curved wooden legs, a curved triangular shaped seat that tapers at the back, with a flared armrest attached to the top of the narrow backrest. The chair has a drawer beneath the seat, compartments under the arms and a folding desk attached to the outer un-upholstered side of the backrest.
transcript: "I'm showing property in Chevy Chase, Maryland, and came across this," gestures to the chair, "in the attic of the house. And it's interesting because it has a small drawer here at the seat." He pulls open the drawer to show the empty wooden interior.
"And if you turn it around to the back, there are storage containers on both sides of the arm." He opens the wooden compartments.
"And also interestingly, there's a pull-out table that you can raise and use on the chair." He pulls up the table and tries to use the support mechanism but it flops partially closed. "It's a little broken now but that's how it works.
"There are two competing histories for the origins of the chair. The cockamamie story is that they were originally designed to watch cock fights and that the compartments I showed earlier were meant to conceal coins for betting, and the table was designed to hold your drink as you watched."
"But the prosaic and true story is that these chairs were designed as reading and writing desks. The folding table holds a paper or book and the drawers are meant for holding writing utensils and candles."
He is shown sitting on the chair with the chair back mostly behind him.
"Although you would think that you would sit on it as you would a normal chair, you don't."
He's now shown instead sitting with the 'back' of the chair between his legs, his arms resting on the arm of the chair.
"The proper way to sit on the chair is backwards - like this!"
There is a smiley face emoji at the end of the on screen captions.
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#antique furniture#chair#writing chair#writing desk#space saving furniture#antique#potential furniture for mythical beings
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Writing Desk, ca. 1902, Italy, unknown artist
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Kokomo, Indiana c.1905
Built by the renowned J. M. Leach, this house gives me Alice in Wonderland vibes. I love it.
https://www.zillow.com/homedetails/502-W-Jefferson-St-Kokomo-IN-46901/85366538_zpid/
📸 Highgarden Real Estate
#architecture#1900s#early 1900s#alice in wonderland#gingerbread house#cute#cottagecore#cottage aesthetic#victorian#victorian era#writing desk#porch#rocking chair#secret door#retro#bathrooms#woodworking#history#old home#old ghosts
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All decorated for Halloween 💀🍁
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#dark academia#studyblr#booklr#books#studyspo#chaotic academia#writeblr#writing desk#ethical taxidermy
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I’m doing some minor restoration on my dad’s mum’s writing desk. Dad was a woodworker so we would have been able to do a better job, especially as he had training and experience in antique reproductions. The desk is about a hundred years old, which isn’t that old but it’s showing its age. Dust can badly damage furniture which is part of what’s been happening. We brought it back from England over a decade ago and the wide swings in humidity levels in Minnesota has not helped. Very low and very high humidity levels in this state are not a friend of wood products. Giant cracks and fissures often appear on furniture meaning that part of my dad’s business was going back to people’s homes to make repairs and adjustments. The great thing about this desk is that it is very sound structurally. The legs and joints are in very good condition, the panels are in great shape, and all drawers work. Half the repairs are cosmetic. Some wood surfaces have started to peel but I can fix that with gentle ironing and compression and a touch of wood glue. Some old wood glue needs to be dissolved, so I can apply new glue, and put some wood panels back. Several drawer knobs are missing and some need to be put back. There is what I think is a secret drawer but I can’t get it open. Also, there is no key for this desk, at least not that I can find. All drawers slide well; only one is out of place. I need to go in and vacuum out some old cobwebs and bits. I might find a way to give it a bit of a polish but I won’t be refinishing it or re-staining it. I’ll post updates when I can!
#personal#ok to reblog#woodworking#wood#restoration#antique#writing desk#desk#writing desk restoration project
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hidden reflections by grace tobin, 2023, oil on canvas, 90 × 120 centimeters
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Master of the Famale Half-Lenght - A Lady Writing at a Desk. Dertail. 1520 - 1530
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differentiating your story from the “rest”
while originality is overrated and quite impossible to achieve - you should always be looking for unique points in your story. rather than thinking of it as how “original” your wip is, think of the little features it has that other stories in the same genre may not have!
#1. break some tropes!
you can always invert, rearrange, or absolutely destroy tropes <3 i personally love doing that because its so unexpected when a “friends to lovers” instead becomes “friends to enemies” or something along those lines. Not only do you get some complex character relationships, it functions as a mini plottwist too!
#2. adding cultural/historical references to your story
instead of simply having your story function in a “bubble” of sorts, absolutely unrelated from our real world - adding in cultural references from your own (for examples, if you’re indian, you can always add a little indian twist to your stories!) adds a lovely layer of depth. additionally, historical refs are really cool too!! maybe your fictional war can refer to real-life wars/incidents or figures!
#3. try to make your character relationships complex
in a lot of books i’ve read lately (maybe i just have bad taste lol) the character relationships feel REALLY superficial. while it might not be a fancy thing to add to your pitch or query, a character relationship can change your entire perspective on the story. give your characters small moments together, explore each friendship/relationship slowly. make their interactions meaningful!
#4. the plot
ah yes, every writer’s hated enemy, the plot. well, unfortunately, it DOES play a part in how interesting and original your story is. maybe, take a classic plot of a “prince rescuing a princess from her tower” - but maybe the princess is the mastermind behind the entire operation, and simply wanted capture the prince and used herself as bait. be creative! wild! no idea is too crazy to write about.
#writing#creative writing#creative writing blog#writers block#Writing tips#how to write#writing inspiration#writing desk#writing advice#writing exercise#writing life#writing prompt#writing blog#writeblr
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Writing Desk
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Nice detail to this built-in desk & window bench in bedroom. The added touch of wall mounted light above the desk is a nice touch
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