After several months of hunting about, thrifting, tinkering & a couple of outright, terribly self indulging lavish purchases, I now have my own private gaming set-up. I came up with the idea a couple of years ago but it took me a long time to actually instigate.
Picture this:
It’s a very small study that was once just the mud-room entryway prior to long-ago renovations.
The windows are very darkly curtained & the doorway is right in the middle of one wall.
All the walls & ceiling are original old unpainted but finely sanded & oiled timber & the floor is ancient polished hardwood. Very cosy in a packing crate kind of way & could use a few more small coloured light sources to ‘cyberpunk’ the dark areas up a bit more.
It’s been my office space for over a decade so I’m quite used to the ‘dark dungeon’ feel but this is only my second time reconfiguring it.
To one side as you enter, is my office area: essentially a desk with shelves, filing cabinet & plastic boxes, all tetris placed under the desk & up the shelves for maximum efficiency. Crammed but it works fine & surprisingly tidy.
On the other side, along the wall, in an area no bigger than a single bunk bed would fit, is a super comfy leather electric recliner with a skinny timber & wrought iron coffee perch I rebuilt.
A second shelf holds my new PS4 1TB (slim, disk edition) & wall mounted above it is a Samsung 4K TV.
I feel so spoilt but Mrs. Mads & my other family members insisted I’d earned it so I think I’m going to just enjoy it. I did sell one of my treasured motorcycles recently & I’ve had to accept that age & ailment is slowing me down so a quiet space in my home has become almost a neccessity.
I spent the last day transfering my game data across from the other console & then just soaking up the awesomeness of my new personal gamey space.
I will now return to my tightfisted ways, although I will seek out a couple of finishing touches such as a few more light sources, a rug & maybe a snuggle blanket.