The beginning of October is filled with cool breezes, turning leaves and shorter days. Early cool evenings are for for spending time in your home library curled up with a good book and a cozy blanket, wasting the night away in another world.
These wonderful inspiration images from House Beautiful will have you reaching for the contractor's number to transform a room in your home into a magical, library getaway.
This beautiful blue home library has all the perfect elements for a literary escape. Dark palette, luxe velvet sofa, subtle lighting and one or two cozy throw blankets perfect for those cool nights.
With such a monochromatic palette, the pop of pattern on the ceiling adds just the right amount of visual punch and fun to this gorgeous space.
If you don't have space for a dedicated library room, don't be afraid to create one. This unused wall space was cleverly turned into a floor to ceiling bookcase with all the elements of a library only on a small scale.
Directed lighting, beautiful wall art and comfy upholstered chairs make this once wasted space chic and interesting.
And on another note: you will see this all throughout the post, don't be afraid to put your seating in front of usable bookshelf space! The layering works to add depth and, in all honesty, when are you grabbing books off those perfectly styled shelves in the first place?
This cool masculine library doubles as an office space - something worth considering if you're short on space in your home. The bold black fireplace is so visually strong and the soft lines of the mid century style chairs help to bring in the coziness to the space.
If you don't have room for wall mounted accent lighting, floor lamps, which provide task lighting, are perfect positioned directly behind the chairs for optimal reading light.
As you have probably noticed already, these library rooms are certainly not minimal. While your library space may be organized, don't confuse organized with minimal. These spaces are packed to the brim, ceiling to floor, which is one of the ways they achieve this cozy, inviting look.
In the case of the above library, if you run out of room, stacking and leaning books and art totally works in spaces like these.
The clustering of objects enhances the space, so don't be afraid to keep bringing more and more into the room. Just don't find yourself losing your organization! That is key to keeping the look cool, attractive and designed.
A true old world library, the above makes me want to dive into the image and snuggle up, hibernating through the winter. Warm, rich reds and browns, layered, texture variation and brass accents are the perfect equation for a cozy, inviting space that anyone would want to call home.
Image Source: House Beautiful