It's true we've done a home office in our Etsy series, but as a real live English "professor" (without the actual title of professor, since I'm neither tenured nor on my way to being tenured), I thought it would be nice to design my ideal literature scholar's office, a place where students would take me seriously and where I'd inspire them with my erudition. Or somethin'.
First, of course, you need the tweed:
Which, yes, of course, a professor could wear to look sharp and...professor-y. But she could also simply hang it on a lovely
coat rack:
image courtesy of halfpintsalvageAnd that tweedy professor could also hang a nicely broken-in leather satchel on her lovely coat rack. In fact, I'd argue that one is not really an English professor
without a
leather satchel:
image courtesy of caseyrhodesFor the walls, some literary art:
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Bookshelf 36"
image courtesy of janemountFor the door, you'll need a place for students to leave messages like, "Professor Mae, I tried to turn in my paper, but you weren't here and my computer is broken so I can't email it, and I have vacation plans that I can't change (doctor's orders), so I can't turn in my paper until next week." For such messages, you might hang a
very cool chalkboard:
image courtesy of halfpintsalvageA good English professor is organized. Wait. Scratch that. Good English professors are actually very rarely organized, but I'm sure we'd LIKE to be organized. And to help with that effort are the following:
A pretty
pencil cup to keep grading pens handy (you'll need many, many pens if you're as strict as I am):
image courtesy of cozycottagecreationsA
vintage desk organizer so important things like your gradebook and your tea bags don't go missing on the vast wilderness of your desk:
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Little notebooks to keep track of important tasks. The key is, you have to remember to open the notebook later and actually READ the reminders. That's the hard part:
image courtesy of theblackappleA
desk clock to keep you on time for classes. You need one that ticks. It's nice to hear a soft, rhythmic ticking while you sit and read/ruminate in your office:
Having a place to sit is nice, too. Especially if it's a very cool-looking place to sit, like a tufted
blue chair:
image courtesy of fabulousmessFor your (large amounts of) tea and coffee, a
literary mug. Poe is good because that will make students a little bit afraid of you:
image courtesy of PoesProseIf they're not too scared of you, students might ask to borrow books, in which case you'll need a
bookplate to remind them the books are yours. S0 return them or else:
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terbearcoNow all that's missing is the pipe. And perhaps a musty smell.
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