Are you a bookworm with a love for books? Then you need to find a secluded space to set your overflowing collection elegantly. Create a cosy reading room, a library where you can fight your fictional wars or be transported to Harry Potter’s school of witchcraft.
A quiet place with your books is best to enhance your intimate connection with them and give you room for creative work in your leisure time. Make use of the little space you have, and transform any nook and corner in your home into a warm comfy place where you can relax and stretch yourself to the realms of imagination. A home library can modify your bare walls into a designer space. Here are some tips on how to create a library in the comfort of your home.
1. Find the Best Spot
The best place for your books is where there is complete silence and peace. Your library must be an idyllic spot where you can retreat and take a restful grab of words free of distractions. The location is key to your tranquil uninterrupted reading. Choose a cushy nook where you can place your book collection. A snug chair, lamp, and a side table could mark out your space. Convert your living room, bedroom, fireside corner or unused room to hunker down for long reading sessions.
2. Go for Wall Shelves
Devote an entire wall to stock your books and transform the room into a home library. Make use of your vertical space by using built-in cubbies and create a visual impact. Try floating shelves as they take up zero floor space. You can fix them in your dining room, hallway, living room, bedroom or anywhere you have space and is an affordable way to fill a wall with books. A wall of books will give your room some extra interest and save up your space.
3. Take up Your Nooks
Alter the nooks in your home to stack your books. Space by a bed, window, or hallway can be ideal places for small shelves. Pick up unused footage such as a corner or space under a staircase, sofa, or bench to settle your collection. Often, the space under the stairs remains unused, and this is the best way to use this storage space. Install a few shelves under the stairs and fill them with books. Play with shapes and incorporate shelving in an unusual way. A bookshelf staircase can transform an entire space and become an amazing decor centrepiece. Turn the awkward spaces in your home into a gorgeous small home library!
4. Look for Good Lighting
Focus on keeping the room open to the light. Good lighting is very important to read books. Choose a place like a window seat where you can sit comfortably and read in natural light. Experts suggest artificial lighting for book spaces as natural lighting deteriorates them. Desk lamps or dimmed wall lamps are also the best options. Aim for well-designed fluorescent lighting as it ensures energy efficiency, a good colour combination and creates an aura of comfort in the new at-home library. Or brighten your shelves with a picture light. Mount the picture light at the top of the bookcase and illuminate the shelf spaces, which can increase the dramatic look at night.
5. Set the Mood
The right mood in the background can make your reading time a world of magical moments. Put on some relaxing music while you read. Try colour coordinating your books to give an aesthetic feeling. Consider painting your at-home library space in luxurious orange or deep red colours. Or take your inspiration in white, gold, or pink as the main colours to create a light and airy atmosphere. Add some quirky decorations and comfy blankets and lose yourself in your favourite fiction.
Carve out a dedicated home library space for yourself. No matter how small the space is, finding a spot for your books will make reading easy and accessible. Make your home feel grander.