Build a reading nook
37 Amazing Reading Nooks You'll Never Want to Leave
I don’t think there’s a cozier place in the house than a reading nook. Whether you have an entire room to dedicate to reading and installing a grand library, or you just want to create a quiet corner to get away from things, a reading nook is a great idea for all homes.
You may be wondering how to design and decorate a reading nook. What are the popular trends for reading nooks? Well, that’s what we’re going to talk about today. Let’s get started with the best reading room ideas for your space.
Reading Nook Essentials
Before we dive into the decorating ideas, let’s talk about some of the very basic essentials that you must have in your reading nook. The bare minimum reading nook essentials, if you will! To create the perfect reading corner, you should have the following furniture and home accents.
Here is what we think you need in order to create a practical reading room:
- Comfortable Chair
- Side Table
- Good Lighting Source
- Storage for Your Books
That’s it! Do you think something else is necessary for this reading space? A few bookmarks perhaps? A candle to set a relaxing mood?
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Reading Nook Ideas
There are lots of different ways you can configure a reading nook in your home. Here are the most popular ideas and designs when it comes to reading nook inspiration. Whether you are an avid reader or just an occasional browser, we’re sure you’ll be inspired by these reading rooms!
Go with a Giant Egg Chair
This egg chair creates the perfect nook for a long reading session! A pouf sitting nearby is perfect for popping your legs up on.
@johnston.escapesPick a Plush, Oversized Accent Chair
The most simple and easy way to create a cozy reading nook is to get a comfortable, padded accent chair with armrests and stick it in an empty corner of your home. If you have bookshelves installed, all the better. Otherwise, throw some books on a side table next to the chair!
@blackbanddesignOrganize Your Books by Color
You can organize your books on shelves by color to create an eye-catching arrangement.
Pair it with neutral sitting chairs to keep the place friendly.
Sway in a Hanging Chair
I dream of installing a hanging chair like this one in my home! It’s the perfect place to hang out and read. Swingasans make great seating for reading corners.
Architectural Digest / Lily AldridgeRecline Your Seat and Put Your Feet Up!
Take a break by using a reclined chair and matching footrest to create the ultimate relaxation mood in your reading nook.
Wolf and Wing Interior DesignA Neo-Traditional Nook with Bright Colors
This neo-traditional home got a gorgeous upgrade with lime green built-in bookshelves and a blue tufted accent chair. The leopard print carpeting and floral wallpaper give the space character.
Nicholas Obeid / Architectural DigestAdd Some Throw Pillows
For a quick transformation, add some throw pillows to a corner in your home and stack the tallest bookshelf you can find next to it!
@thehalcyondaysofsummerThis extra wide and extra deep sofa looks divine in front of a bright window and tall bookshelves.
The ottoman in front is a great place to rest your feet and curl up with a throw blanket.
Double it as a Breakfast Nook
This multi-purpose space works great as a breakfast nook and a reading nook at the same time. You can munch on avocado toast in the morning, and catch up on your favorite books in the evening.
John DerianMake Use of that Empty Corner in Your Home
If you’re not sure what to do with an empty corner in your home, then create a cozy and warm reading nook with floating shelves and a cushioned corner banquette!
@baytkalthoumTransform the Attic
Many people let their attics gather dust, but you can be savvy and install bookshelves to create a cozy reading nook to get away from it all.
Onur DöngelConstruct Built-in Bookshelves Near a Large Window
You can install built-in bookshelves and built-in benches to create a gorgeous reading nook. Built-in reading nooks are becoming more and more common in new home builds! I love how this one has a large window overlooking the swaying trees outside.
Go With an Oversized Pink Tufted Accent Chair
For a girly look, go for an oversized pink tufted accent chair. Pair it with a small white accent table and some built-in bookshelves.
Barnes Vanze Architects IncMake Use of the Wide Window Light
If you have an extra wide window, think about installing some built-in benches and creating a cozy reading nook like this one. Add a wall sconce above the shelves for easy light.
@themattesongroupPut Quotes on the Stair Backs
I love this charming idea of adding a written quote on the stair backs of your home!
@clarkandcohomesCozy Up in a Shearling Accent Chair
I would love a cozy Scandinavian shearling accent chair in my reading nook with warm wood shelves.
@ninafreudenbergerInstall Bookshelves in a Corner
Create a cozy cushioned nook with floating bookshelves in a corner of your home.
UnknownChaise Lounges
Stretch your feet out and relax with a chaise lounge.
You can also create this look with a comfortable chair and matching foot rest to stretch your legs out! A magazine stand to the side lets you store a variety of publications.
Go Monochrome
This bright yellow monochrome nook is impossible to miss! The matching throw pillows create a sunny corner for reading.
@neststudiohardwareStore Books on Rolling Metal Cart
This neutral reading nook is easily served by books on a rolling metal cart!
@lauren.m.millsHang Out in a Brown Leather Chair
Brown leather chairs are the perfect addition to any reading nook. Abstract art and a black wall are optional!
DesignSpongeUse the Floor!
Don’t be limited to just chairs. You can create a cozy floor nook with rugs, blankets and floor pillows, too. It’s simple and budget-friendly!
vivandtimhomeGo with Upper Bookshelves
If you want to keep your books high and make the most of a space, install a banquet beneath upper bookshelves in a corner of your home.
Add wall sconces for additional lighting!
Opt for a Minimal Design
If you find it hard to focus, then go with a really simple and minimal design like this one for your reading nook. The white and cream tones will help reflect light so you can see what you’re reading, too!
thehabcoHang a Swingasan
If you love the boho look, then consider a swingasan for your home, next to a long wall of bookshelves!
Rip & TanRe-Purpose Your Upstairs Loft
If you have an upstairs loft, why not install a bench, small table, and bookshelves to create a cozy nook?
Classic Cottages / Jess MclainPut it Under the Staircase
Your nook can fit snugly under the staircase of your home. Lower storage drawers can store your favorite books. Add some tube throw pillows on each end and you’re good to go!
@brookewagnerdesignInstall a Built-in Banquette
This U-shaped banquette has turquoise cushions for several people to sit and read. The little space is opened by bookshelves and an indoor stepping ladder for reaching the high shelves.
Put a Pop of Color
Add a pop of color to attract people to sit in your little nook! The yellow cushion catches the eye in this window reading nook, inviting people to come sit and read.
Raina HendersonRe-Purpose Your Staircase Landing
Don’t let your staircase landing be empty and boring. Instead, turn it into a reading nook staircase landing! You can stop to read by a window when you like, no matter what floor you’re on!
Cottage JournalUse a Ladder to Get to Your Built-in Reading Bench
I love this design of this space, with a cute ladder to reach a high reading nook near the window.
Ana WilliamsonPut a Nook in Your Hallway
The hallway is a great place to install bookshelves if you have the space. The white side chair and wood accent table with a chess board create a welcoming atmosphere to read.
Shannon MaloneDecorate with Farmhouse Shiplap Walls
This modern farmhouse reading nook is inspiring with its black lighting accents and white shiplap walls!
Raykon ConstructionAdd a Nearby Fireplace
Is there anything better than reading near a warm fireplace? If you can install a fireplace near your reading nook, I’m sure you’ll spend all winter long there!
TOTAL CONCEPTSHave it Double as a Built-in Daybed
This reading nook doubles as a built-in day bed, where you can lounge in or have guests spend the night.
Furnish It With Matching Green Accent Chairs
The matching green accent chairs in this staircase landing reading nook are a cozy choice. One is draped with a faux fur blanket and both are surrounded by black bookshelves.
Hendricks ChurchillMake Your Guest Room Reading Friendly
These two twin beds in a guest room are placed below several shelves with books. If your guests love to read, they will welcome the lovely surprise!
Sullivan Building & Design GroupI hope this post gave you plenty of ideas on how to decorate a reading nook! I hope you found these reading rooms as inspirational as we did. They would make a voracious reader very happy, but they can also serve as a relaxing oasis for someone who just likes to read once in a blue moon, too.
Reading Nooks by Style
Since many people already have a particular decorative style in their home, we have created specific guides for designing a beautiful reading nook according to your home’s aesthetic.
- 7 Coziest Scandinavian Reading Nooks
- 5 Inspiring Farmhouse Reading Nooks
- 10 Amazing Coastal Reading Nooks
- 7 Bohemian Reading Nooks
- 7 Cozy French Country Reading Nooks
You can also follow our Reading Nook board on Pinterest for more ideas!
Since we all have more time to lounge around the house these days, creating a cozy reading corner of your home is a smart idea that will serve you well!
Let us know your favorite reading room idea in the comments below.
Happy curating!
36 Best Reading Nook Design Ideas in 2022
Writer Durga Chew-Bose summed up the beauty of a nook in her essay Heart Museum: "What a nook person wants is space, however small, to follow whatever image is driving her... Nook people find it trying to imagine themselves in real-life situations but long to climb into, for instance, a movie still," or, of course, a good book. Because nook people ceaselessly seek stories, nothing goes better together than nooks and books! If you can relate, what's stopping you from arranging your very own reading nook? Whether you want to build a cozy architectural space to crawl into, or even if you just have an awkward corner in your home, a reading nook is just a few design tips and ideas away.
From sophisticated and modern to eclectic, quirky, and classic, the spaces below will inspire you to create your very own reading nook to escape to.
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Warm Up Glass
William Abranowicz
The modern steel and glass windows span such large swaths of the walls in Kathleen McCormick's home that the whole thing appears to be floating above a forest. That makes the ideal spot to cozy up in with a good book. Light textiles and a large rug under the lounger soften the modern materials.
Our book recommendation...
READ NOW Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow by
Gabrielle Zevin, $11
2
Sneak in Storage
ERIC PIASECKI/OTTO
Deep enough to moonlight as a guest bunk, this alcove by Rita Koenig and architect Gil Schafer III has drawers under the cushion.
“It’s more than a reading nook or another piece of furniture,” says Schafer.
Our book recommendation...
READ NOW Catch and Kill by Ronan Farrow, $16
3
Invoke Your Favorite Things
Seth Smoot
Lauren Nelson Design chose plum fabric for the comfy swivel chairs in this reading nook—and incorporated purple throughout the entire home—because the homeowners really love figs. If you have a favorite color, food, motif, etc., weave it into your reading nook. It should, after all, be your happy place. A super special and low-hanging pendant polishes things off.
Our book recommendation...
READ NOW Pure Color by Sheila Heti, $14
4
Optimize It With Outlets
Thomas Loof
Designer Kati Curtis included plenty of surrounding storage for books and other items and disguised the cabinets with an eye-catching glossy red hue.
Pro tip: equip the interior nook with outlets so you can charge your devices while taking a cat nap or reading a book.
Our book recommendation...
READ NOW Females by Andrea Long Chu, $9
5
Give Yourself Options
Heidi Caillier
Why not give yourself options? In this warm and layered study designed by Heidi Caillier, bookworms can take their pick between an extensive literary catalog as well as various seats. Stretch out on the window seat cushion or lean back on the rolled armchair.
Our book recommendation...
READ NOW The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo by Taylor
Jenkins Reid, $15
6
Take Advantage of Dormers
Atelier ND
"We call this the 'funny room'" says Nicole Dohem, the designer behind this home and the firm Atelier ND.
She identified unused space on the stair landing beneath a charming dormer window, so she decided to put it to use as a reading nook. This vintage Ligne Roset chair was the only furnishing low enough to fit under the sloped ceiling, making t all the more cozy! The bookshelves line the gap between the window and floor and then extend and expand to the entire staircase wall below.
Our book recommendation...
READ NOW Daddy's Gone A-Hunting by Penelope Mortimer
7
Make the Best of Weird Layouts
Shade Degges
Take full advantage of architectural quirks—this way, they'll actually become your favorite thing about the space. Build a custom bench by a window and add a cushion so you can use it as a window nook to read and relax in. (And you'll be able to forgo a bulky couch that takes up too much space!) Pile on the pillows and add a pendant light for tasks, as Jae Joo did here.
Our book recommendation...
READ NOW Dune by Frank Herbert, $10
8
Install Thought-Provoking Artwork
paul raeside
In this entryway designed by Andrew Flesher, the "zoomed-in" and "pixilated" painting of the ocean makes for a contemplative backdrop perfect for analyzing The Waves or Moby Dick.
Our book recommendation...
READ NOW Waterland by Graham Swift, $12
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Think About Scale
Paul Raeside
A reading nook doesn't require an eccentric backdrop or origin story, like an empty stair landing, to be charming. These sling chairs with a fun, vibrant green fabric assert an easygoing mood while the side table and floor lamp bring in some modern punch.
They're also the perfect scale for the bedroom.
Our book recommendation...
READ NOW Outline by Rachel Cusk, $10
10
Channel Vacation
ERIC PIASECKI
Carefree, easy-breezy living is the name of the game in this summer home designed by Kurek Jones. Between the sea view and the natural ashwood paneling framing the windows, the effect is that of losing yourself in a novel while floating on a boat (minus the seasickness!)—who doesn't get more reading done while on vacation? A custom wrap-around side table provides a perch for both your beverage of choice and your book.
Our book recommendation...
READ NOW The Hero of This Book by Elizabeth McCracken,
$12
11
Transform Odd Rooms
Leanne Ford Interiors
Leanne Ford transformed this odd basement corner into a bonafide sanctuary.
The low-to-the-ground cushions create a cozy, homey feel while also accommodating the sloped ceiling. A pendant light allows for late-night reading and the coffee table adds an extra use case of after-dinner drinks or coffee.
Our book recommendation...
READ NOW On Earth We're Briefly Gorgeous by Ocean
Vuong, $13
12
Blend It In
LAURE JOLIET
Designed by ETC.etera in the Firehouse Hotel, this multi-purpose nook (Read here! Sip coffee here! Work here! Post it on Instagram!) is so incredibly stylish. Just looking at it transports us to the English parlor we've always dreamed of—the one that's somehow both from the past and the future.
Our book recommendation...
READ NOW Three Women by Lisa Taddeo, $15
13
Spruce Up a Corner
Studio DB
It might be hard to concentrate on the pages with this view as your backdrop, but that's why it's facing inwards.
The modern floor lamp and lucite frames chaise create a nice juxtaposition against the more sophisticated and traditional elements, like the nesting tables. Designed by Studio DB, this reading nook includes all the staples, but with a more elevated twist.
Our book recommendation...
READ NOW Find Me by André Aciman, $14
14
Surround It With Books
Phoebe Howard
A reading nook brings this corner to life in a grand room by Phoebe Howard, and the asymmetry is bringing tons of interesting dimension. With one wall bolstered by a built-in bookcase and back cushion and the other animated by artwork, it's the perfect place to retreat.
Our book recommendation...
READ NOW A Fortune for Your Disaster by Hanif
Abdurraqib,$10
15
Take It Outside
Thomas Loof
If you have a little alcove on your porch or a built-in cabana on a pool deck, make it cozy and outdoor-friendly with the right mix of materials.
John Houshmand added cushions and a rug to soften things up.
Our book recommendation...
READ NOW Crying in H Mart by Michelle Zauner, $14
16
Utilize Transitional Spaces
Tamsin Johnson
To utilize this indoor/outdoor transitional space at Rae's On Wategos, Tamsin Johnson made a little day bed by simply added a cushion and some throw pillows. The architectural cut-outs create visual intrigue in the minimalist environment while also allowing sunshine to leak through for reading light and to create flow from outside to inside.
Our book recommendation...
READ NOW Year of the Monkey by Patti Smith, $13
17
Get Inspired
Paul Raeside
Give yourself something inspiring to look up at when you're getting ready to dream during a nap or while you ponder your reading material.
to look at Artist Rajiv Surendra embellished the black chalkboard paint walls and ceiling in this Montreal writing room to mimic elaborate moldings. It feels fresh and modern, but also classic.
Our book recommendation...
READ NOW Misfits by Michaela Coel, $11
18
Optimize For Studying
Heidi Caillier Design
If you turned a spare room or stair landing into a homework zone for your family, optimize it for every kind of study activity. Sometimes reading requires a comfier seat, like this one, but in close enough proximity to a desk when it comes time to complete other assignments. Take note of this calming mint green study nook designed by Heidi Caillier for inspiration.
Our book recommendation...
READ NOW On Freedom by Maggie Nelson, $14
19
Stick to the Staples
Paul Raeside
This hallway landing could've looked just fine with a classic console table situation, but instead, it's a cozy little reading nook to retreat to.
(Plus, a console table would've blocked that natural light.) All it took was a coat of crisp white paint from floor to ceiling with a traditional gallery wall, a modern armchair and reading light, and then warm things up with a fur throw rug.
Our book recommendation...
READ NOW The Topeka School by Ben Lerner, $14
20
Find Your Light
LAURA RESEN
Surrounding a window and outfitted with overhead sconces, this lounging zone by Chloe Warner of Redmond Aldrich Design is both cozy and roomy. The wallpaper, Gondola by Cole & Son, energizes with color and pattern.
Our book recommendation...
READ NOW Trick Mirror by Jia Tolentino, $14
21
Section It Off
Kevin Scott
Make a reading nook extra intimate and cozy with a sheer curtain around it, whether it's a full-sized bed, a little window seat, or a sectional, like this one in a space designed by Studio Diaa.
Jazz up the walls with paint, artwork, or wallpaper to ensure that it flows with the rest of the space when the curtains are drawn.
Our book recommendation...
READ NOW Conversations With Friends by Sally Rooney, $12
22
Add Floor Cushions
Laure Joliet
In this bedroom loft designed by ETC.etera, the sculptural seating pairs perfectly with the low partition. To make this equal parts cozy and cool, they added an eclectic array of floor cushions.
Our book recommendation...
READ NOW In the Dream House by Carmen Maria Machado,
$14
23
Maximize Space
Ngoc Minh Ngo
To open up floor space in his living room, designer David Kaihoi built a corner banquette, with hidden storage beneath the seats.
"Everything has to have more than one purpose," he says. Walls are Purple Haze by Benjamin Moore. Occupants can take their pick between the armchair and the banquette.
Our book recommendation...
READ NOW Slow Days, Fast Company by Eve Babitz, $11
24
Go Big
JESSICA ANTOLA
Where we see an awkward stair landing, Erin Fearins sees a hangout. Encased in a walnut frame, this nook by Fearins Welch Design and CWB Architects is spacious enough for two brothers to convene for video games.
Our book recommendation...
READ NOW The Overstory by Richard Powers, $14
25
Hang Tight
Courtesy of Rip & Tan
This cool, bohemian nook by Rip & Tan has us rethinking regular chairs altogether.
Swinging into this new novel like...well, you get it.
Our book recommendation...
READ NOW Many Lives, Many Masters by Brian L Weiss, $12
26
Take Up a Whole Room
AP Design House
Why have a reading nook when you can have an entire reading room? If you like sticking to bright white tones for a more neutral and modern look, add cozy features like plenty of throws, a soft carpet, and a sheepskin throw. All the hygge feels are highly encouraged. For a Scandinavian approach, keep your space minimal, and add cozy textiles.
Our book recommendation...
READ NOW Somebody's Daughter by Ashley C. Ford, $15
27
Get Imaginative
Simon Watson
Cluster a few stools of a variety of sizes together for all your books, mugs, and flowers.
The high gloss glow and layers of fabrics in this living room designed by Kristin Hein and Philip Cozzi draw us in immediately and make it a dreamy space to let your imagination take you away and get lost in a good story.
Our book recommendation...
READ NOW When Things Get Dark by Ellen Datlow, $20
28
Spruce Up Your Bedroom
Joshua McHugh
In this bedroom designed by Raji RM, a large open space is brought back down to a cozier scale and gets double the use with a reading corner. A sculptural side table keeps a low profile and creates a home for books and tea. It's like a living room, but with fewer, smaller pieces that don't overwhelm the adjacent sleep zone.
Our book recommendation...
READ NOW Second Place by Rachel Cusk, $13
29
Make Do
Heidi Caillier
If your home doesn't have any leftover real estate to convert into a reading nook, design your formal living room to serve double duty as a cozy lounge area.
Here, Heidi Caillier strategically chose furniture with fabrics and shapes that are both sophisticated and homey, perfect for entertaining or unwinding alone.
Our book recommendation...
READ NOW Little Women by Louisa May Alcott, $2
30
Double the Seating
Annie Schlechter
Why choose between a window nook and a reading chair if you can have both? Take notes from the stylish corner above with a custom built-in bench right next to the window and then place a traditional armchair next to it. An upholstered stool will give you the opportunity to lean back, too. Now you can choose either setup depending on your mood (and how much lumbar support you're craving).
Our book recommendation...
READ NOW How to Relax by Thich Nhat Hanh, $7
31
Give It Functional Value
Shapeless Studio
Take note from this space designed by Shapeless Studio and install wall-to-wall floating shelves for a linear, clean display.
Give the space a new twist and bonus functional value with a built-in reading bench and storage for cozy throws.
Our book recommendation...
READ NOW Severance by Ling Ma, $10
32
Use Your Imagination
Leanne Ford Interiors
Leanne Ford can truly turn anything into design gold. Here, she reworked dead space into the most magical little reading nook imaginable.
Our book recommendation...
READ NOW The Dutch House by Anne Patchett, $15
33
Add a Headboard
Beatriz da Costa
This custom reading nook is the perfect place to curl up with a good book or daydream. While the wallpaper certainly animates the walls, the curved headboard polishes things off even more.
Our book recommendation.
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READ NOW I'm Fine, But You Appear to be Sinking by Leyna
Krow, $8
34
Anything Goes
Werner Straube
Designed by Corey Damen Jenkins, this little nook is another great example of a small but impactful banquette that can play a few different roles, from breakfast perch to shoe-lacing spot, reading nook, and beyond.
Our book recommendation...
READ NOW No One Is Talking About This by Patricia
Lockwood, $12
35
Make Room For Two
Heather Hilliard
Rather than the classic armchair and ottoman pairing, consider a chaise lounge instead. Even better if there are two—one for you, and one for your reading partner. This setup by Heather Hilliard would also be perfect for a media room.
Our book recommendation...
READ NOW Acid for the Children by Flea, $16
36
Keep It Cozy
Elizabeth Cooper
You don't need a ton of space for a window reading nook. In fact, squeezing into a tiny space is the very lifeblood that sets nooks apart. Case in point? This peaceful blue space designed by Elizabeth Cooper.
Our book recommendation...
READ NOW The Sympathizer by Viet Thanh Nguyen, $9
Hadley Mendelsohn Senior Editor Hadley Mendelsohn is House Beautiful's senior design editor and the co-host and executive producer of the podcast Dark House.
Outdoor Summer Reading Corner: Photo Selection - WikiStroy
Outdoor Summer Reading Corner: Photo Selection The RMNT website showed you what a cozy corner for spending time with a book in the interior can look like.
Indeed, where else could he be, if not in the house, next to the library. But don't you really want to read outside in the summer, under a cool breeze? We will show you where and how you can do it. https://www.wikistroi.ru/story/outbuilding/ugholok-dlia-lietniegho-chtieniia-na-ulitsie-fotopodborka https://www.wikistroi.ru/story/outbuilding/ugholok-dlia-lietniegho-chtieniia-na-ulitsie-fotopodborka/@@download/image/kJTQinZX.jpg
The RMNT website showed you what a cozy corner for spending time with a book in the interior can look like. Indeed, where else could he be, if not in the house, next to the library. But don't you really want to read outside in the summer, under a cool breeze? We will show you where and how you can do it.
Actually, you can not equip anything at all. Just a blanket under a tree, in the shade, on the lawn. And that's it, you can get comfortable enough to relax with a book, listening to the rustle of leaves above your head.
Children who read books rather than play on their smartphones are sadly becoming a rare sight. So that they read more during the holidays, you can equip such a cozy corner on the flooring in the yard. Books are carried in a basket, there is lighting, soft pillows - everything for the comfort of readers.
These parents obviously put a lot of effort into making an entire outdoor library look more like a lawn in the woods.
Inflatable chairs very light, they can be easily moved around the site to choose a beautiful place where it will be nice to settle down with a book in hand.
A classic in all its splendor — a mansion with white columns and roomy sofa swing on the porch. There is simply no better place to read on a warm summer day.
About how friendly a porch would look if you put a rocking chair , the Rmnt.ru portal has already told you and given examples.
This piece of garden furniture is great for outdoor reading.
Pallets - versatile material for DIY projects. How do you like such a remote children's library from a painted pallet?
One of the advantages of an outdoor reading nook is that it requires a minimum of space. After all, this is not a dining table for a large company; a floor with a soft mattress somewhere in the backyard will be enough.
Read in hammock , by the way, is also quite convenient, especially since the choice of models is large. There are also hanging chairs for a comfortable pastime.
A sun lounger or lounger by the pool is another great place to spend time reading, because just sunbathing can be boring.
It is not so important where exactly you and your children settled down with a book on the street. The main thing is that you read in general, spend time with benefit and pleasure.
How to create a reading nook when there is no room for it at all
In the photos, my room looked like a Pinterest picture. White and pink furniture, a work area with a cork board, a shelf with flowers and lanterns above the bed.
But one of the corners was occupied by a bicycle.
Actually, it's okay! If you press close, so that the steering wheel bites a little under the shoulder blades, then from this angle it was possible to successfully photograph the rest of the beauty. Blog readers might never see that one of the corners of the coral room is actually occupied by a green touring bike.
One no. It is this part of the room that is the main point where I look when I sit in bed. Here I wake up, stretching under a snow-white blanket, serene morning light pours through the windows, right in the pictures that our imagination draws when at some training they ask “how do you imagine your perfect day?”.
Yes, yes, I did it all.
Sipping like in a coffee commercial, sitting up in bed and BOOM! — my gaze rested on the green bicycle in the corner.
Now imagine in fast forward many, many such beginnings of the day. Just like in the movie Groundhog Day. Sometimes it's cloudy outside, I live in St. Petersburg. Sometimes I woke up from the ringing of the tenth time rearranged alarm clock. Sometimes I jumped up with crazy eyes and a trace of a pillow, because I was still able to rearrange the alarm clock in a half-drowsy so that it would no longer ring.
This is how I saw my reading nook for the first time and decided that it would be a great project for autumn and winter, when a bicycle is definitely not needed, but a place where you can comfortably climb with a book is necessary.
As in many stories with repairs that cannot be stopped, but can only be stopped, this story stretched out in time.
I started by thinking about the idea - sounds cool, yes, it actually means that I spent several wonderful evenings revisiting pictures on Pinterest without any pangs of conscience.
I met with Olya, who has her own steel decor shop Steel Alive. She consults on interior design for large projects and helps to draw up a design project. Of course, I didn’t have a very big project, but Olya agreed to help. We met for a cup of tea with interior magazines, photographs and drew diagrams on paper.
Then I ordered all the "spare parts" of the project and waited for them to come together.
A pouffe of bright yolk color reached me from Novosibirsk. I was worried. Is it worth ordering it from so far away, will it be lost on the way, this delivery can never be trusted - such thoughts were spinning in my head. But our country is not so huge, I had a pouf in just a few days and they brought it to my front door.
Eames chair came from a warehouse from Stavropol. I promised to write if it would be comfortable. It is very, very comfortable, despite the fact that it is plastic.
Author's posters and pillows were coming from Moscow. I simply picked up the package and the tube at my post office, and then picked up the appropriate frames.
In fact, you can order there with frames, but it seems to me that there is some kind of magic in choosing frames for posters and paintings.
Steel shelves were made to order, painted yellow especially for my room. They are usually made in mint, white and black.
The lamp that I picked up on the site was not available, I shamelessly saved money and bought the cheapest one and am satisfied.
A man proudly called "a husband for an hour" laid out his tools on the floor, knocked on the walls, and in less than an hour drilled nine holes, hung everything up and left, leaving a pile of sawdust on the floor.
I looked around my corner and realized that two posters were hanging a bit crooked. Not symmetrical! The left side of my brain went into panic mode. The right, without thinking for a long time, came up with the idea of hanging a dream catcher made with their own hands there.
Even in the already finished project, I realized that I really miss some kind of even the smallest coffee table to put a cup of cocoa on it and put a book open on the last page.
