Finally got that Firefly poster I bought a Emerald City Comicon matted and framed. It's above the television. I'll try to take pictures of my living room later this.
A few months ago I spotted a Facebook update by Jeremy Geddes about a new painting he had just completed. When I saw it for the first time I knew I just had to have it! It is called "A Perfect Vacuum", named for a science fiction story by Stanislav Lem.
I was lucky enough to buy a copy, as the limited edition prints sold out in about 2 minutes. If you check out Jeremy's website you'll see that he doesn't have a single print left for sale anywhere, so he obviously has plenty of other fans like me!
The size of the print is the same size as the original painting, which is perfect for art replication purposes, but the size is totally non-standard. I looked for a frame all over Berlin, but couldn't find anything over a meter wide.
Thankfully my girlfriend has an old friend who works as a picture framer. He gave her a good deal, and as birthday present she took the print, delivered it to the framer, and yesterday came back with the final result.
Which is just amazing! Framing a print or painting like this is obviously just as much of an art as painting or photography or printing. Once I hung it on my wall, and pointed the little spotlights on my ceiling lamp in the right direction, it looked like it had been transplanted from an art gallery.
As this is my second print from Jeremy, I decided to hang "Redemption" near by. And of course now I want a professional frame for that too, but I think I'll leave it as is. For now.
As a birthday gift, things don't get much better. Thanks Juliane!
Waiting to post my new room until I get some poster tack. The walls look so boringggg.
I hear ya there. I've got a couple posters at home but these walls are shitty and nice framed posters won't stay up. I think I may break out some old Nintendo Power posters next time I go home.
Alright, here's some pictures of my game room currently. Sorry for the terrible quality, camera phone. I won't embed the images so as to save your eyes.. and this is currently a work in progress, I've only been building it for a year or so.
Gaming PC (2x LED monitors, Klipsch 2.1 speakers, neato keyboard and mouse, headphones & joystick) RC helicopter w/ controller Wired 360 controller for emulators RC car w/smart charger & batteries Bike rack that is currently holding 3 airsoft rifles Various computer parts NES/SNES/N64 with Bubble Bobble, Earthbound, Goldeneye Road bike that is currently not on the bike rack (don't ask me why... I don't know) Sumo pillow Stunt kite
My board game collection is in the other room with my HTPC, and I'm working on more wall art. Additionally, phase 2 is going to include a MAME arcade cabinet I'm currently building, and Phase 3 is a 37" TV with PS3, 360, and XBox (for Steel Battalion).
I'm also pondering replacing the crappy folding table that I'm using as a work area with a nicer lofted bed thingy with an underslung desk if I can find the right design. That might be phase 4 though.
...I just wanted it to be mysterious! Actually, you're right. The problem was that I had the window opened and was using a really crappy camera. I'll grab better shots tomorrow.
I meant to, but I set them down on top of that shelf after I brought them home, left them to go dick around on the internet for a while, and then later decided they looked nice there the way they were. They add a wider splash of colour to the space, and they go with the bigger figures I keep in boxes there.
Browsing this thread for inspiration. Moved houses on Sunday and now I have an entire multi-room basement to turn into whatever sort of geek haven I want. Only thing standing in my way now is to actually unpack the rest of the house first.
Browsing this thread for inspiration. Moved houses on Sunday and now I have an entire multi-room basement to turn into whatever sort of geek haven I want. Only thing standing in my way now is to actually unpack the rest of the house first.
Browsing this thread for inspiration. Moved houses on Sunday and now I have an entire multi-room basement to turn into whatever sort of geek haven I want. Only thing standing in my way now is to actually unpack the rest of the house first.
Browsing this thread for inspiration. Moved houses on Sunday and now I have an entire multi-room basement to turn into whatever sort of geek haven I want. Only thing standing in my way now is to actually unpack the rest of the house first.
Model trains!!
Save that until you are at least 50 yrs old.
Instead, ALL THE LEGO.
I have approximately 2 cubic meters of LEGO waiting for Otto to develop sufficient digital dexterity to separate two flat 1x1 bricks.
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My desk was built by the previous tenant. It has a multitude of secret shelves and storage space.
My small bookshelf next to the door, with IMPORTANT BAR THINGS.
My bookshelves are not in any kind of discernable order.
An angled view of my room, so you can see how everything fits together.
My bed and chair. I really need to get non-shitty curtains. These ones look like ass.
Close view of my desk.
I was lucky enough to buy a copy, as the limited edition prints sold out in about 2 minutes. If you check out Jeremy's website you'll see that he doesn't have a single print left for sale anywhere, so he obviously has plenty of other fans like me!
The size of the print is the same size as the original painting, which is perfect for art replication purposes, but the size is totally non-standard. I looked for a frame all over Berlin, but couldn't find anything over a meter wide.
Thankfully my girlfriend has an old friend who works as a picture framer. He gave her a good deal, and as birthday present she took the print, delivered it to the framer, and yesterday came back with the final result.
Which is just amazing! Framing a print or painting like this is obviously just as much of an art as painting or photography or printing. Once I hung it on my wall, and pointed the little spotlights on my ceiling lamp in the right direction, it looked like it had been transplanted from an art gallery.
As this is my second print from Jeremy, I decided to hang "Redemption" near by. And of course now I want a professional frame for that too, but I think I'll leave it as is. For now.
As a birthday gift, things don't get much better. Thanks Juliane!
Game Room!
Here's what it's got so far:
Gaming PC (2x LED monitors, Klipsch 2.1 speakers, neato keyboard and mouse, headphones & joystick)
RC helicopter w/ controller
Wired 360 controller for emulators
RC car w/smart charger & batteries
Bike rack that is currently holding 3 airsoft rifles
Various computer parts
NES/SNES/N64 with Bubble Bobble, Earthbound, Goldeneye
Road bike that is currently not on the bike rack (don't ask me why... I don't know)
Sumo pillow
Stunt kite
My board game collection is in the other room with my HTPC, and I'm working on more wall art. Additionally, phase 2 is going to include a MAME arcade cabinet I'm currently building, and Phase 3 is a 37" TV with PS3, 360, and XBox (for Steel Battalion).
http://imgur.com/a/qF5ju
EDIT: link fu
...oh wait, did I just say that out loud?
Instead, ALL THE LEGO.