ignore the crappy rendering. SketchUp REALLY sucks. If I hadn't been already fiddling with it for 2 hours, I would've installed a copy of CAD or something.
anyways...
http://img132.echo.cx/img132/5182/roombuild006uv.jpg[img]
this is (roughly) our second fire place. I wish I had the money to remove the damn thing. On the left wall that you can see, there are 2 windows and on the left one is my wife's rolltop desk.
[img]http://img22.echo.cx/img22/5917/roombuild019ob.jpg[img]
this is my idea for shelving. I might extend the right side (outward curve) along the wall further, but I'm not sure how it will work with the dynamics of the room, a thermostat on the wall and an air return vent. I might have to make some cardboard cutouts to see how it will look and to see if walking into the room will be weird with it sticking out that much.[/QUOTE]
That looks pretty cool. I would make the desk side a bit longer down towards the door, but thats just me.
You gonna do the work yourself?