Exactly one year ago I read this post about Melissa’s home library. At the time, I was completely envious and never, ever dreamed that I would have my own library. Fast forward 6 months, to August 3, 2013 – we’re house hunting! As we walked through this brand new home, picturing what each room would be, we reached a room that we had no immediate name for. Even the builder referred to it as a “flex space”. My husband suggested we turn it into a library, and I was sold!
I’ve had so much fun setting up and decorating my library, and now that it’s mostly complete I’d love to share it with you!
Two tall bookshelves flank the window, and a velvet bench creates a window seat – the perfect spot for my kids to curl up and read.
Most of my favorite authors are British, so I decorated with some Union Jacks (much to my Irish brother-in-law’s chagrin). The pillows are just like Sherlock’s! My parents gave me a card catalog as a house warming gift – it fits perfectly on the little table between the club chairs.
I wrote about this artwork in another post, but I wanted to show some close-ups of the postcards. I totally stole borrowed this idea from Melissa!
A BIBLIOPHILE'S STYLE 
That room looks so cozy! I adore the pillows and the card catalog. And the framed postcards are to die for!
When we moved in to our house 9 years ago, I told my husband to convert the dining room into a library by building me floor-to-celing bookshelves a la “Beauty and the Beast” and he did and I loved that space but now it’s overrun by my kids’ crap. Sigh. Maybe when they move out, I can have my space again…
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Thanks! 🙂
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This is really a good idea for art in your library. I am wondering what book covers I would use.
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Thanks! The postcard set has so many great options to choose from. I homeschool my kids and we have a schoolroom set up in our loft. I think I’m going to buy some more frames and put some of the postcards in there too.
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