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Just Add Blankets: 11 Built-In Reading Nooks, Small Space Edition

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Just Add Blankets: 11 Built-In Reading Nooks, Small Space Edition

November 13, 2024

Have an unused stretch of hallway, a spot beneath the eves, a spot beneath a window, or an awkward nook that does nothing but collect dust bunnies?

Perhaps you need a reading nook. With a platform, a comfortable cushion, a couple of pillows, and a reading light, and a formerly disused corner will become your new favorite spot to curl up. Oh, and don’t forget a spot to set your beverage of choice.

Here, eleven ideas from the Remodelista archives:

1. Under the Eaves

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Above: At A Modern Storybook Village in the Czech Republic, a disused spot beneath the eves becomes a lounge area. Just add pillows. Photograph by Jakub Skokan and Martin Tůma, courtesy of Boys Play Nice.

2. Super Tiny Settee

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Above: A tiny banquette turns a tiny room into a snug living area. (And, surprisingly, it pulls out into a bed.) Photograph by Stephan Julliard, courtesy of Marianne Evennou, from 269 Square Feet in Paris: Design Ideas from a Shoebox Apartment Reinvented By Marianne Evennou.

3. Corner Spot

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Above: Calm and neutral in California Style, Epitomized: An Airy Lakeside House Redone by Jenni Kayne. Photograph by Tessa Neustadt, courtesy of Jenni Kayne.

4. Transformed Hallway

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Above: Pass-through space no more: A built-in bed turns a hallway into a destination. Photograph by Kate Holstein from Hawaiian Summer: A Charm-Filled Stone Carriage House on the Maui Coast, Restored.

5. Bold Patterns

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Above: In Out at Sea: A Shipshape Renovation in Provincetown by Hein+Cozzi, stripes make the look. Photograph by Justine Hand f0r Remodelista.

6. Conversation Space

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Above: As seen in In Bed-Stuy, Brooklyn, a Renovated Brownstone with Inspired Solutions: To really make a reading spot into its own secluded nook, add a pair of chairs. Photograph by Jonathan Hökklo, courtesy of Lauren Snyder and Keith Burns.

7. Color (or Pattern) Drenching

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Above: If you love the color-drenching look but don’t want to commit to a whole room, try enveloping a nook in one color (or pattern, as seen here). See more in Expert Advice: The Art of Wallpaper (and How to Incorporate It). Photograph by Maura McEvoy and styling by Basha Burwell, courtesy of Liz Robinson and Mia Carta Design. 

8. Stealth Guest Bed

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Above: Believe it or not, this nook holds a queen-size bed: the ideal fall-asleep-with-a-book spot by day (or guest bed by night). Photograph by Lawrence Braun from Camptown: The New High-Style Cabin Retreat in the Catskills

9. Nook With Natural Light

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Above: A short but thick mattress makes for a reading spot with a view in Tourists Welcome: The Hip Berkshires Escape Everyone’s Talking About. Photography by Nicole Franzen, courtesy of Tourists.

10. Pointed Light

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Above: A burst of retro pattern (and a built-in light). See Rethinking Pink in an Australian WC. Photograph by Anson Smart, courtesy of Tamsin Johnson.

11. Fireside

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Above: Perhaps the ideal fireside reading nook, as seen in the Bedford, NY, home of architect Rafe Churchill. See more in Architect Visit: A Renovated Farmhouse in Bedford with Scandinavian Influences. Photograph by Amanda Kirkpatrick, courtesy of Rafe Churchill; styling by Anna Molvik.

P.S. This post is a sequel to an old favorite: Julie’s 10 Favorites: Built-in Reading Nooks, which—unbelievably—turns 10 years old this year.

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