Create your own Book Nook

Marilyn Monroe curled up with a good book

Everyone loves to unwind and curl up with a good book.  It's especially relaxing when in a private and intimate space.  No matter the size of your home, we believe anyone can create one of these spaces.  It can be a modified closet, along the walls of a hallway, or an entire room.  As an added bonus, decorating with books looks great and adds depth to your space.  Below we have illustrated five fun and unique ways for creating your very own book nook.

1.  Make use of the unused space in your stairwell:

Contemporary staircase design by london architect Exedra Architects

 

Contemporary staircase design by new york interior designer Glenn Gissler Design

Traditional staircase design by san francisco architect awarchitect.com

2.  Don't know how to utilize your high vaulted ceilings?  Create a clerestory book nook, as seen here:

3.  Take advantage of your unused wall space around (and in!) doorways:

4.  Create a cozy atmosphere by transforming a closet into a reading nook:

Children's reading room as seen in the June 2011 issue of House Beautiful

Traditional family room design by los angeles interior designer Susan Jay Design

5.  Lucky enough to have an extra room at home?  Transform it into a library as seen here:

Traditional family room design by san francisco interior designer Jerry Jacobs Design, Inc.

Modern home office design by London showroom Imagine Living

Traditional home office design by Los Angeles architect William Hefner Architecture Interiors & Landscape

xoxo,

LuLu & MK