I'm sure this family spends lots of quality time in this lovely library designed by Boris Baranovich Architects.
Showing posts with label library. Show all posts
Showing posts with label library. Show all posts
Sunday, August 5, 2012
Friday, July 13, 2012
A Library to Envy
Oh.My.What a wonderful library! Antiquarian books are my passion and this looks like a very nice collection. I wish I could see the head on the portrait. This room is not staged and the bookshelves were designed specifically for the volumes....large to small (in three sections) from the floor up. I would love to see the rest of the room. Are you fond of fine bindings too?
Thursday, July 5, 2012
Monday, April 16, 2012
Distracted from Doing Housework
I can so relate to this painting. I am distracted by anything and everything any time I start to organize or clean - especially by my books.
1858 Genève 1915
Library interior with maid reading.
I would be hopeless in this room too! via
Monday, February 6, 2012
Wednesday, January 25, 2012
Monday, December 12, 2011
A Royal Nap
Are you smiling yet? I can't tell you how much I love this photo of 'The 11th Duke of Devonshire taking a nap in the Lower Library of Chatsworth House, Derbyshire, circa 1995' Shot by Christopher Sykes. I love peeking into the private lives of English Royalty. via
Sunday, November 13, 2011
Library Lust
Library in a grand apartment in Naples via Architectural Digest.
Private study off the dressing room.
More photos here.
More photos here.
Tuesday, October 4, 2011
More Little Library Photos
Andrew Carnegie built an impressive 2,509 libraries around the turn of the 20th century. Now Rick Brooks and Todd Bol from Wisconsin are on a mission to top Carnegie's total with their two-foot by two-foot Little Free Libraries.
These diminutive, birdhouse-like libraries, which Brooks and Bol began installing in Hudson and Madison, Wisconsin, in 2009, are typically made of wood and Plexiglas and are designed to hold about 20 books for community members to borrow and enjoy. Offerings include anything from Russian novels and gardening guides to French cookbooks.
See more photos and read more about these charming tiny free libraries here. I've already blogged about these birdhouses for books once but thought you'd want to see more photos. I still want one, don't you? Visit their website too: littlefreelibrary.org
Thursday, September 29, 2011
Paradise in a Library
"I had always imagined paradise as a kind of library"
Jorge Luis Borges
Jorge Luis Borges
A brick in the wall at Denver Public Library
Photo by Paul Hagon
Photo by Paul Hagon
Friday, September 23, 2011
Little Free Library in Madison Wisconsin
On Felton Place, a residential street in Madison, Wisconsin there is a very small library holding about 20 books. Not much bigger than a bird house, the little library is of rustic construction. A door adds to the charm and to the notion that the books are to be valued and protected. It’s based on the pay it forward principle. Take a book, leave a book. Read the rest of this wonderful story here.
Thursday, September 22, 2011
Bookshelves Over The Fireplace
Okay, light the fire and I'm there. I think this setup is perfect, don't you? via
Thursday, September 15, 2011
Home Library with Fireplace
Yes please. I'd like a fire today while I sit and read. A cold front came in and it's very chilly and windy. via
Thursday, September 8, 2011
Fabulous Library -- Somewhere
I would dearly love to know more about this amazing library. I've tried researching the photo but can't find out a thing. I'll update the post if I ever find more information. Be safe until we are out of this dreadful pattern of tropical storms in the east.
Thursday, September 1, 2011
Little Library Ladder for Books Stored Everywhere
This would be a very handy library for many uses around the house, wouldn't it? I love this passageway library with a brick floor too. I could spend many happy hours before the fire reading on that sofa.
Wednesday, August 31, 2011
Library Cupboard with Ladder | Wonderful
I absolutely love this custom library cupboard with a rail and library ladder. Aren't the drawers, secretarial slices and closed cupboards below nice too? Sigh. Every home needs one.
Wednesday, August 17, 2011
Simply Super Home Library
The only thing better than bookshelves is book cubbies. I adore this wonderful home library, don't you? The upholstered fender around the stove would be a good place to sit and defrost while reviewing a stack of books.
Tuesday, August 16, 2011
Perfect Cool Weather Reading Room
I wouldn't change a thing, would you? Well I might just have to hang something over the mantel. We are having a cool day. It's only 70 degrees this afternoon and it feels wonderful.
Thursday, August 4, 2011
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