014. Home Libraries

A delightful luxury that we all deserve

Having a formal home library has always sounded to me like a luxury reserved for a small sliver of the human population. However, after having spent a week thinking about home libraries for my daily explorations with artificial intelligence and interior design , I’ve grown increasingly convinced that it’s something I should work towards with unflinchingly steady resolve! :-)

A book lover ever since I can remember, my changing tastes over the years can be seen by glancing through the seemingly disconnected titles that stare back at me from my bookshelves - each of them telling not just the story between the covers, but also the story of where I was in my life when I read or reread each particular book.

Now a parent of a young child, my very first books are enjoying a second life, and it’s a bizarre but wonderful experience to read these books again - with 40 year old flashbacks hitting me with every page turn. A few of these old books even have tiny holes eaten through all of the pages by actual book ‘worms’! I’m immensely grateful that my mother held onto these books long enough for our family’s next generation to inherit them.

Rather than being a luxury, perhaps having a dedicated place at home where books rule supreme should actually be a standard feature of every home with the means to make it happen. This little post is dedicated to reading books at home, in cosy comfortable places, whatever that might look like for you…

I adore this space.

There may be some books on magic potions here.

Hobbit windows make me want to read.

I think feeling a bit squished makes me think of cosy reading!

Me in that green chair = happy!

Reading next to a window feels dreamy.

Library space for the kiddos!

Glam space! Gold grout for floor tiles - there’s an idea! ;-)

Reading under the stars!

Books are for everyone.

WISHING YOU MANY HOURS OF HAPPY READING!