When does a collection room not work?

Pretty well every collector yearns for their own room dedicated to displaying their collection.  Or, once you have one, spends hours setting it up, tweaking it, and enjoying it.  But does a Geek Cave work for everyone?

The short answer is no, and that's why Marie and I are separating our collections.  While I love the Cave and tend to spend time there every week, Marie didn't tend to spend much time with her collection in there, unless there was a specific job to be done.

However, Marie works from home and her office is in the basement (where our tv room and my art station also are), so naturally she spends a lot of the day down there.  When we started adjusting the tv area to better fit our house and our lives, we also decided to try moving the MOTU/POP collection downstairs.  Marie quickly decided that this was a far better way to enjoy her collection.  She can visit it during the day when she needs a break from work, or when we're relaxing in the evening.

Of course, we still needed to take the cats into account, and we have two confirmed chewers in the house. So we’ve been slowly collecting closed cabinets to protect the collection.  There’s a long way to go, but it’s starting to look good.  And most importantly, it works for the collector.

Elf