Friday Round-Up | Home Libraries

I'm a bibliophile of the highest order. I love living with books, reading books, writing books, decorating with books, browsing books and lending books. Here are some wonderful home library spaces to perk up your Friday. Have a great weekend!

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Books in the Hall

Don't have room in your home for a proper library? What about using the walls of your hallway? I love this idea. Install some built-in shelves along the sides of your hall to accommodate your books! Now that's thinking outside of the box.

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Whimsical Paris Home

I am completely charmed by this Parisian home owned by designer Patrice Gruffaz. The purple, green and red color scheme is gorgeous and the carved wooden mushroom table and chairs are amazing. Playful whimsy mixed with old world architecture, stacks of books, interesting art and bird figures scattered about - what's not to love?

Bookish Kind of People

“I would be most content if my children grew up 

to be the kind of people who think decorating consists 

mostly of building enough bookshelves.” 

- Anna Quindlen

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And don't forget, this is the last day of my 48-hour flash sale. 

Quite a bit of it sold yesterday, but there are still a few great pieces!

Everything in my shop is 50% off.

Shop HERE.

Library Dreams

I have an enormous expanse of wall in my dining room. Someday I would love to build wall-to-wall and floor-to-ceiling bookcases for my home library, which is spread out all over my home. I imagine that it might look something like this:

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And if I can't have the above, I would settle for something like this:

A Book and a Fireplace

With freezing temperatures here in Dallas (and all over the country), I yearn for a book and a warm place to read it. Here are some beautiful spaces that plan for moments just like this, placing fire and literature in close proximity. Brilliant.

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And here are some living rooms I have photographed for Houzz.com that have the same idea:

Home of Scott and Rachel Anderson - photo by Sarah Greenman

Home of Brian and Deanna Pennock - photo by Sarah Greenman

Home of Morgan and Monica Campbell - photos by Sarah Greenman

Speechless

THIS home is ridiculously beautiful.  What was this space?  A ballroom from a bygone era?  First of all, the crumbling plaster on the walls is so beautiful and the soaring architecture - astounding. But the manner in which the inhabitants have filled this cavernous space is brilliant.  I love all the intimate seating areas, dinning area, books, large scale art that sets off the space, rather than competing with it - all of it is so well done.