How a Little Idea Became a Little Library
Well, it’s been about 7 months since my library makeover, and I am still completely obsessed with it. Especially with the addition of my reading chair, I mean…. Look at it! This space has been at least 10 years in the making, from the very first time I ran out of space in a bookshelf. My book collection has just continued to grow, and I spent so much time fantasising about a dreamy reading room in my house. When my husband and I decided to build a house, every single display home we went through or floor plan we looked at had one room we picked out to be ‘the library’. I’m thankful that my husband has always been supportive of this little dream of mine - although part of me thinks he’s just trying to make up for the fact that when we first started dating, he told me “one day I will build you a wall of bookshelves”. So romantic, right? It wasn’t long after that grand statement that I learnt he is not a particularly handy person, and would probably struggle to build me a box ...