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09 Apr Beautiful Book Storage
Someday I will have beautiful book storage, floor to ceiling walls of books but until that day arrives my day dreams (and Pinterest) shall keep me going. I have always loved that Plato quote that a house that has a library in it has a soul.
Books on Display
Using a large style mirror as a centre piece on your bookshelf. I love how this reflects back the rest of the room, though I do wonder are there books behind there? How do they get at them? These are the questions that keep me up at night
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Floating Shelves
I always think these look magical, like a precariously stacked pile of books just waiting to tumble. Perfect for gaining extra space in an otherwise unused corner.
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Books and Stairs
I feel like this is a match made in heaven, those little wasted spaces that come with stairwells and steps. I have seen many versions of this done well and not so well. So I have pulled together some of my favourites below.
I really love how this design makes such a feature of the book storage but also keeps it simple, with clean lines at the same time.
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Books in between
There are so many transitory spaces in our houses that are just calling out to be filled with books. These are my favourites.
I love how this combines books and other memorabilia and turns a corridor space into a clever storage solution that is also an attractive display unit.
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This corridor book space I love for two reasons, firstly well there’s books but secondly the seating space is super clever AND I would totally create extra storage here by making the seat tops open up.
“A house that has a library in it has a soul.” – Plato
I love the natural light coming into this space, and the full height books shelves that are on each wall make it feel warm and cosy. I can imagine myself cosying up here for an hour or two (or three!) on a weekend afternoon with my favourite book.
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