A lantern-placed, old wooden desk, weathered to a soft silver, casts a warm glow in a cozy, candlelit room, as scattered, dog-eared books with worn, colorful spines and torn, translucent pages lie haphazardly beneath. A vintage, brass reading lamp with a fluted shade, entwined with vines and intricate filigree, casts a pool of light, illuminating the delicate, etched lines on an ancient globe perched on its worn, cast-iron base, its colors sun-bleached to warm pastels, with terracotta-red continents and faded blue oceans. Soft, dusty, morning light seeps through a half-open, wavy paned window, casting a faint, shimmering glow on the scattered papers, pencils, and faded, watercolor art supplies scattered across the cluttered, wooden surface.