Thursday, January 12, 2017

50 Best Reading Nooks We Have Ever Come Across

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The perfect reading spot is not easy to find. Comfortable reading chairs and lounges can do the job – but the avid reader knows they need a proper setting. These 50 nooks and crannies consider the wants of the lover of a good read. Whether you’d like to hole up in a library wall, lounge against a sunny window ledge, hang in a hammock or outdoor bed, or find a unique reading space all of your own, we’ve got a spot inducing page-turning in mind. Take a gander at our selection to see which style of reading – and reading position – works best for you.
1 | Architect: Safdie Rabines
This simple white wooden ledge lets your legs stretch out to full capacity. Framed by two bookshelves, it offers a handy place to grab your next read.

2 | Via: duslerdenizi
Colour and pattern ramps up a notch with this green and gold design. A large window lets in light to a sunny seated area and retro Turkish rug.

3 | Architect: Phil Abram Source: Homes To Love
Increase your indoor-outdoor flow with a window seat in the open air. Extending onto a patio, a row of planted ferns link beautifully to the creeping vines in the opposite window.

4 | Via: Realtor
The minimalist would love this reading nook design. A simple white squab with geometric white window adds all the lighter elements for a peaceful read.

5 | Source: Brooke Boling
Curl up with a book with this functional cranny. Tucked beside a portrait-shape window, French drawers underneath provide a place for necessities.

6 | Visualizer: P&M Studio
Make the most of a corridor library with a printed squab and cushions at the end. A floral print sits next to a wooden ledge, giving off a tropical look.

7 | Architect: Bull O’Sullivan
Look up at the forest with this wooden-slatted design above your book. A velvet, olive green triangle extends the forest.

8 | Visualizer: Press Render
A walled library with an opposing glass panel needs a stunning chair to make the space. This textured suede find with matching ottoman does the trick.

9 | Architect: Rado Iliev Photographer: Assen Emilov
Coat your lounge corner in glass windows and a soft stone chair, for a gorgeous seat suitable for turning pages.

10 | Designer: Galeazzo Design
Hide away in your own world with a wicker cane teardrop in your room. A little white inlet hides a blanket, a book, and you.

11 | Architect: ArqDonini
Find an innovative way to read your favourites in a white plaster tunnel. Mid-century dark wooden bannisters and a stone carpet floor frame the look.

12 | Designer: Bernardo Rodrigues Photographer: Iwan Baan
A spot next to a window is made grand by a wooden scoop seat. This reading nook acts as a functional window and design feature.

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Cover our favourite Rattan Papasan chair in fur and cushions for an elegant, and well-travelled, look beside a book.

14 | Via: Apartment Therapy
Invite the tropics beside your bookcase with this woven cane chair and rustic-looking ottoman. A fur rug, cushion and draping fern complement it nicely.

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A relaxing look in segmented leather and wood, this Eames-Style Lounge Chair and matching ottoman work a treat in an all-wooden library.

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Olive green and light wood are a perfect reading match in this Husk Chair Replica. A matching standing ottoman provides a place for the feet.

17 | Visualizer: Lev Kononov
A luxurious, multi-panelled bookcase extends to the ceiling in this high-paned library design. A golden-hued chair is a perfect, minimalist fit.

18 | Designer: Egue & Seta
Hang a white mesh hammock off the side of your bookcase, for a secluded and interesting reading experience.

19 | Designer: Whitney Parris-Lamb
This innovative library hides in a mini loft. A futon bed acts as a soft reading space, plopped afront a short bookcase wall.

20 | Visualizer: Luke Clynes
Complement an art deco feel with this leaning find in leather and wood. Set on simple furnishings, it provides a statement within a comfy place to read.

21 | Designer: Famurat Builders
Want a place to read and hide away? This sliding compartment blocks off your secret reading space from view.

22 | Designer: JWT
Under the stairs is a perfect place to read. This nifty nook clads it in wood, teal and under-seat shelving.

23 | Designer: Van Staeyen
Make an artwork of your reading space with a die-cut hole in the wall. Your favourite books can stay in its walls, with a few in-built shelves.

24 | Designer: Robdes
Make your reading nook the feature of your bookcase with this simple white and wood enclave design.

25 | Designer: Alia Bengana Via: Desire To Inspire
Can’t choose between a bed, couch or seat? This chocolate dream offers all three, as it nestles into the corner of two book-lined walls.

26 | Designer: TG Studio
Build an igloo inside your house with this minimalist reading dome. An array of cushions and pockets of light add interest to a cranny you could read in for hours.

27 | Photographer: David Hotsun Source: Dwell
Use a sloped space to full effect, by placing a reading nook inside. This white-bedded space opens itself up to the world with a skylight window.

28 | Designer: Woods Bagot
Invite other readers into your space, with a large green square standing out from the library. Surrounding shelves offer plenty of books for discussion and sharing.

29 | Source: Bookworm Bookshelf
An artpiece, book shelf and comfy seat in one, this unique structure can sit wherever you desire to read.

30 | Source: Millhaven Homes
Accentuate a long room with an inviting book nook placed at the end. Two windows, rows of accessories and multi-coloured cushions create your happy place.

31 | Source: Bla Fre
Create a playhouse and reading space in one with this cute nook for the kids. A light-wooden ladder and flower pot act as a welcome greeting.

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Complement your modern, Scandinavian-look home with a Grant Featherston-Style Contour Wing Chair. Grey cotton with orange buttons hark over to a standing orange lamp.

33 | Visualizer: Hasan Rezakhani
Take the high road with this high-winged chair, a subtle place for relaxation in muted grey. Its rolling balls move the seat into your perfect reading location.

34 | Visualizer: Katrin
A quilted square chair beckons the next reading session, afront a patchwork wall and under a grasshopper lamp.

35 | Designer: Drill Björk and Birgir Source: Bolig Magasinet
Extend your legs upon the perfect middle ground between sitting and lying down. This leather and steel chaise finds a sunny spot beside the bookcase.

36 | Architect: Szymon Migaj Designer: Szymon Migaj
A wicker cane weave is comfy, stylish and practical. Working well with wooden bookcases, it offers a comfy angle for an in-depth reading session.

37 | Visualizer: Stadshem
White leather on wooden legs creates a circular design, perfect for curling up with a book. Throw a fluffy blanket over the top for a touch of everyday glamour.

38 | Visualizer: TOTL Studio
Able to adapt to many interiors, this mustard wingback chair makes a seated stand beside an elongated marble fireplace. A zigzagging wooden floor adds detail.

39 | Via: Hayneedle
Break the traditional reading nook brief with these hanging hammocks, a splendid idea for a shared space. Hung by chains from the ceiling, they can adjust to your desired height.

40 | Designer: Timothy Corrigan
A Victorian feel beside the fireplace is inspired by this warm and cozy setting. A red cotton chair extends out the legs, while an extra read sits only an arms-length away.

41 | Source: Gallow Green Lodge
Sleep among the books with this unique bed between the shelves. Elevated in a mini loft-style, the ceiling forms a traditional shape above the straight and winding bookshelves.

42 | Visualizer: Homestyler.vn
Set your favourite spot outdoors with a light cane chair and matching reading table. Potted ferns and hanging plants coalesce in a space drenched with light and greenery.

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Bring the outside inside with a chocolate brown chair among potted ferns. A token lambskin rug paves the way to and from the bookshelf.

44 | Designer: Secret Gardens
Have a pool? Create a spot to dry off and read, with an inbuilt seating arrangement to the side. A white stencil table offers a handy place to leave your book for the next dip.

45 | Designer: Rees Roberts + Partners
Doze off in the garden after a good reading session, as green walls surround your every gaze. This matching green chaise makes an L-shape beside a table and chair setting.

46 | Designer: Rees Roberts + Partners
The minimalist garden would benefit from this simple white square and chair, backed by a full row of bamboo.

47 | Via: Moss Eclectic
Build a secret place in the garden with this elongated wooden chaise. Plants hang over the top, bringing your reading session a few steps closer to nature.

48 | Designer: James Durie
Read on, over and beside a pond with this hammock hanging from varnished posts. Lilypads dot around, and moss creates a soft bed under, a bamboo square with food table beside.

49 | Source: Kodama Zomes
Live like a caterpillar inside a hanging mosaic structure. Keep out the bugs with a pretty mesh overlay, or let the sun speckle your skin through its many geometric openings.

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Create a reading event wherever you are with this portable PVD dome. With plants inside and outside, it’s a modern alternative to a conservatory, gazebo, greenhouse or hot tub cover.


Are you a book lover? Don’t forget to check the links below then.
Home Decor For Book Lovers
32 Comfortable Reading Chairs
50 Unique Bookends For Book Lovers


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