Paperclip Lamp in Its Place

When I changed positions at the university at which I am employed, I had the opportunity to make the space my own. I’ve been discussing the search for a lamp for my desk here and here.

On Monday, Facilities brought back the desk return I had started out with—narrower but longer—so i thought I would wait to show the pictures.

Recall that I had tried two lamp bases, having given up on the paperclip lamp. Then it was a matter of which shade was better for the office. These shades and lamp bases were bought at Walmart.

So now, for your shopping pleasure . . .

Maybe this will help you who are in search of a lamp.

 

And then there came the paperclip lamp, from Pier 1.

Below are pictures that compare the two different desks. The top one is deeper than the second one.

I also gained a foot in length to my left, and I got an extra drawer, which allowed me to take the file off the desk. It is also better to be able to lock those items in the drawer.

The picture on the wall is of my children. The picture on the computer was taken by my daughter. It is a close-up of a tiny flower that’s about the size of your fingertip.

Also notice the edge of the mini ornament tree, shown here.

What do you think?

Mini Ornament Tree

One advantage of a cubicle space is the usefulness of the walls. With great ease I can pin up notes or hang a photo or calendar. 

As I was thinking about ringing in the Christmas season, I wasn’t sure what I could use for decoration. Previously I had worked in an area behind a counter, and I was able to set out decorative things. Now I had only walls, with perhaps a bit of space on my desk. So far I haven’t put anything Christmasy on my desk.

I put up the small blue-tinsely wreath that is just right for the office. But I wanted to fill this other space. I grabbed a bag of mini ornaments and some straight pins and decided to decorate with those. Fairly quickly I came up with the idea of shaping a tree. I found the gold ornament that would serve as the tree topper. In the bag of ornaments there happened to be a piece of green ribbon, which I formed into the shape of a tree stand. (I improved the shape of the tree stand after I saw this picture.)

Result: A happy little Christmas tree on my wall.

Pretty cute, eh?