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Founder: Sasha Soren (Random Magic) 
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 This is the last post for this feature, which is scheduled to wrap in December 2012. 
Feel free to browse the archived picks, if you like, and thanks for joining us!

Commentary: Sometimes you just need a little bit of red around. Maybe for speed-reading. Zoom!

Location: Private residence, Lake Drive, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, U.S.
Photographer: David Bader
Designer: José Carlino
Source: GMToday
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Commentary: Quirky and subtly colorful sort of reading spot; it almost looks like a theater set or backstage lounge area, but quite welcoming for a reader, as well. The low-lying table can hold books, tray of tea or fruit, stacks of papers and notes. The divan looks comfortable, and the entire spot has sort of a sequestered feeling to it, as if it's a nice place to pass an hour or two browsing a new book.

Location: Private home, Pilsen, Chicago (U.S.)
Photographer: Not specified
Designer: Not specified
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Commentary: What's nice about this is that either way, a book lover is covered - there's either the comfy couch or the divan close by, for reading at night, then there's a cute little set of chairs on the balcony for some morning browsing. 

 Lots of light, colorful and cheery, not too cluttered, and even that rug looks comfy for a lazy reader who can't be bothered to choose from between three great choices, but decides instead to just sprawl on the floor, flipping through a huge coffee table book.
Location: Not specified
Photographer: Mark Bolton
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Commentary: You're indoors, but outdoors - and vice versa. Cute little summer cottage, mellow and low-key, with plenty of space for sprawling, chair for stacking up books, fireplace for chilly nights, and a nice bit of greenery on all sides.

Cute reading nook, especially nice for a lazy summer read of something completely frivolous. Greenhouse cottage is 12 x 18 feet (3.65 x 5.48 meters).

Excerpt from interview with the builder in My Home Ideas, where this photo appears in a feature on summer cottages:

Don Viens has literally built a cottage industry in his own backyard. After constructing a greenhouse for his partner's floral company from scrap materials, Viens created a backyard retreat business.

His fantastic cottages have earned him a reputation for recycling with creativity. He says, 'I enjoy using lots of color and playful elements and letting my sheds take shape from the materials I find.'


Photographer not specified.
Location: Private home, Boothbay Harbor, Maine, U.S.
Greenhouse cottage builder is Don Viens.
Source: My Home Ideas
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Commentary: Well-lit reading space in a private home in Kungsladugård, Göteborg, Sweden. What's nice here, apart from the quality of natural light, are the options - can sit in a chair and read, or sprawl out a bit using the ottoman; in the second image below, you'll see there's also a couch along the wall. There's enough room on the table for a stack of books, and the fresh flowers are also a nice touch.



There are additional images from this photo shoot below, interesting wallpaper print (birches) change the mood of the room slightly, giving the room a touch of quirkiness in an otherwise homey but somewhat subdued space, with only a few touches of color. It's possible to take a tour of the rest of the flat, here.


Photographer not specified.
Location: Private home, Kungsladugård, Göteborg, Sweden
Source: Mix and Chic
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Commentary: Keep on reading - and rolling. Circular bookshelf, with a spot for sitting or lying down at the center of the shelf. And a resident ghost, evidently. That could be good for spooky tales on Halloween.

Photographer and location not specified.
Designer: Irina Zhdanova 
Source: Demilked


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Commentary: Everything about this is appealing and makes for a nice book nook - pleasant view, quiet spot, assortment of titles within reach. 


The image is from art and architecture site Homedit.com, but unfortunately they haven't specified the date, photographer or location of the image. Too bad, because what a sweet reading spot.

Photographer and location not specified.
Source: Homedit.com
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Hosting through April 2012: The True Book Addict (@truebookaddict)
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Commentary: This is great, you can go camp out in the woods for the night and not even have to leave your office. It's a library. In the woods. The scenery here would be way better than anything you could find while channel-surfing on television. 


There'd also be variety to keep the environment new and interesting, without having to do any heavy lifting - just sit there and watch as nature paints you a new picture every day. As noted in the project comments, your office walls would be 'green in the summer, orange in the fall, and white in the winter.'


You can see here that the structure is constructed so that it sits up a bit off the ground, so, high enough that there won't be any bears just strolling in, but with a beautiful view any time of the day or night.


Notes from Apartment Therapy: This private library sits in the woods near Olivebridge, New York. Designed by Peter Gluck and Partners Architects, the Scholar's Library provides book storage and a lofted study filled with natural light.


Description from the project page: A pure and elegant Platonic cube here matches the unity of the building's purpose and form, in both programmatic and metaphorical terms. 


The first floor is completely closed and contains stacks for a library of books. The second floor, which is entirely open, is a scholar's working study. The study sits on the books below much like scholarship rests on the body of work that precedes it. 


The structure expresses this dual character, with the floating roof cantilevered off the second floor to highlight the distinction between the solid and the void. 


The windows (standard-issue sliding doors) open on all four sides, stacking in opposite corners, to create the feeling of an aerie in the woods. The changing seasons provide the context, with the study 'walls' green in the summer, orange in the fall, and white in the winter. 


An economy of means in cost, materials, and structure result in simplicity and directness with no elaboration. The study is a serene and solitary haven for quiet work that is at the same time immersed in the natural world around it. (More)

Photographer not specified, project images via Peter Gluck and Partners Architects (see above).




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Hosting through April 2012: The True Book Addict (@truebookaddict)   
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Commentary: Cheerful colors make the space inviting, and everything about the space is casual and relaxing, from the sunny yellow walls, to the clear natural light, to the big blue chair. It's also quite nice to have a surprise library stashed away under the stairs. Maybe the only thing missing is a table or box to hold a stack of books, but the chair is low enough that it wouldn't be a hardship to just stack books on the carpeted floor.

Photographer and location not specified. Furnishing manufacturers mentioned are Raja and IKEA (visit link below for details).





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Book Nooks 
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Founder: Sasha Soren (Random Magic)
Hosting through April 2012: The True Book Addict (@truebookaddict)  
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Commentary: A book. A view. Some peace and quiet.
Done! Kindly do not disturb.

Photographer and location not specified.




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Hosting through April 2012: The True Book Addict (@truebookaddict)
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Commentary: What a lovely room, like having your very own private planetarium. And a comfy spot for reading, what's more. Although this might be more of a spot for enjoying an audio book in the background rather than a hard copy, because at night, with all that glass overhead, it's going to be hard to focus on pen and ink while tempted by the lure of watching the shifting colors of the sky.

Photographer and location not specified.

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Book Nooks 
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Founder: Sasha Soren (Random Magic) 
Hosting through April 2012: The True Book Addict (@truebookaddict)
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Commentary: Wonderful warm colors, it's a bit on the cluttered side but this only makes the room more appealing. Lots of cushions and space for sprawling, tables to hold books or a pot of tea; even the carpet looks comfortable, with an ottoman to put your feet up. This is a charming book nook, but would also be inviting for creative people, or people who prefer their places laid-back and a bit bohemian, just in general. 

Photographer and location not specified.
Designer is Marjorie Skouras.
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Commentary: This is more of a browsing nook than a book nook, since it's not very spacious or comfy and that table is definitely on the small side for any serious reader, unless they're reading a stack of miniatures. On the other hand, the light quality is excellent and the colors of the immediate environment are both cool and airy, and warm and welcoming. 

This wouldn't be a spot to curl up and read during the winter, but it would be a nice place to sit and browse new book purchases before putting them away safely on the shelves. It might also be just comfy enough to browse a few selections from a book of poems or short stories as a relaxing break late in the afternoon, before proceeding with evening plans.

Photographer and location not specified.
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Commentary: Cheerful colors , nice quality of light and a mellow, low-key design would make this a pleasant place to read. The greenery is also nice, as are the extra pillows and lap blankets and small tables that can be moved around to hold extra books or notes or a bowl of grapes to nibble on.

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Commentary: This keeps it as simple as can be - a cute spot sprawling and a stack of books at hand. The arms of the couch look sturdy although not particularly comfortable - a few cushions or pillows might be welcome. Another option might just be an ottoman. This looks like a spot for a light read or a browse under half an hour, not a super-comfy environment where it'd be easy to read for hours. It's still cute, though.

The nicest part of this book nook is the essay on reading that comes along with the photograph, a feature by author Rick Braggs:

Here, between the shelves, I escape everything worrisome, petty, mundane. In late afternoon, as the weak winter sun begins its slide, pale yellow light washes through the west-side window of my office in Fairhope, Alabama (U.S.), and something like magic floods the room. I sit in a big, soft chair, and the words that are bound here come loose all around me. (More)

Photographer: Joe De Sciose
Location (given in caption): Eudora Welty's shelf life in Jackson, Mississippi, U.S.
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