Can you create a home library with some stylish shelving and comfortable seating? Sure, you can, but you might want a few ideas to get you started.
If you love to read and store your books, you’ve got to have a place that looks great and is an inviting place where you’ll spend time relaxing while reading your favorite stories. Whether you create this space for yourself, your kids, or visitors who come to your home, the home library you put together should be comfortable, cozy, inviting, and full of wonderful books.
Stack your shelves
Even if you don’t have the budget to create built-in shelves for your books, you can create a look that resembles this appearance with some IKEA furniture items that can be stacked together. The bottom can be cabinets with items for kids to enjoy or with pillows and blankets that make your space cozy while you’re reading. On top of these cabinets, you can add some matching shelves that give your space a fantastic look, which will be finished and enjoyable for you and anyone else who visits your home.
Transform an empty wall
If you’ve got a large, empty wall and aren’t sure how to use this wall as a focal point in your room, it can quickly become your home library. All you’ve got to do is add some attractive shelving and use this central point in your room to create the rest of the space. You could make a built-in bookcase and let it be a part of your home’s beauty and charm. This gives you the book storage you need while making your books part of the décor.
Use a window as a central piece
Do you have a room with a window and lots of space on either side? If so, this could be the perfect reading area for you and it gives you the opportunity to place or build some shelves around the window. This gives you a great location for all of your stories and it allows you to enjoy the natural light that will come in through the window. If the window is large enough, you could create a window seat, tuning this area into your book nook.
Build around your couch
If your couch is a central focus in your room, or it’s positioned on a large wall, you could create a beautiful space that becomes part of your home library by building out around your couch. Build some sturdy shelves and keep things in your space balanced to give your large wall the desired look. Paint the shelves to match your walls to make them look like they belong, and then load up the shelves with books and décor that you’ll love to see every day.
Floating books and shelves
Do you have a few books that you like to keep in a special room? If so, this room might not become your only place to store books, but you can buy a bookshelf that allows your books to be stored flat instead of standing up. With some small shelves under each book, they books appear to float. This is a great way to use your books to decorate a guest room or your office, ensuring the books you need are within reach and they look great.
Reuse old furniture
It’s pretty easy to make storage for books, but sometimes, we discard items when they have plenty of life in them. Your old TV stand or entertainment center can be painted and repurposed as your new home library. It could be the ideal location for all of your books, and with a fresh coat of paint, it will look and feel like new. This is a great way to create the book storage you need without buying new furniture.
Create a room divider
Although many people enjoy the open concept floor plans or studio-style apartments, something these spaces are missing is walls. Thankfully, you could build a full-size bookshelf that can cut the room or create a wall with books on one side and a flat wall-like space on the other. This type of room divider can look great, serve at least two purposes as a bookshelf and a wall, and give your space some added dimension and interest. Adding a book wall can make a huge difference in the feeling of your space.
How will you create your home library by adding some stylish shelves that can be the perfect book storage for your home?
