Take a page out of these welcoming spaces for your own reading-ready nook.

Word to the wise?

Dont put [open shelves] in unless you have books, she notes.

Hanna Seabrook den and library with bookshelves

Credit:Hector Manuel Sanchez; Styling: Elly Poston Cooper

Its too hard to fill with just bric-a-brac.

“Dark colors have a cavelike effect and create a sense of privacy,” she says.

The cushy seating encourages people to tuck in for a while.

2021 Idea House Library Built in Banquet

Credit: Marta Xochilt Perez; Styling: Page Mullins

Phoebe Howard Designed Texas Hill House Library Study

Credit: Photo: Laurey W. Glenn; Styling: Adam Fortner

Entry hall with reading nook and blue sectional

Credit:Jeff Herr

Idea House 2020 Library with Bookshelf Wall, Leather Sofa, and Dark Painted Ceiling

Credit: Robbie Caponetto; Styling: Kendra Surface

Colorful library with green chairs and pink Christmas decor

Credit:James Ransom

Sitting Room_Fran Chaiprakob

Credit: Annie Schlechter

Bookshelves

Credit:HECTOR MANUEL SANCHEZ; STYLING BY CHRISTINA WRESSELL

Hanna Seabrook Brown and Blue Living Room, Library, Den in Louisville, Kentucky

Credit: Hector Manuel Sanchez; Styling: Elly Poston Cooper

Kaynor Home in New Orleans

Credit: Laurey W. Glenn

Shaun Smith New Orleans Ranch Living Room

Credit: Laurey W. Glenn

Watson Family Farmhouse in Savannah, GA Bookshelves

Credit: Hector Manuel Sanchez; Styling: Elizabeth Demos

Mixing Modern and Vintage

Credit: Emily Jenkins Followill