Home libraries to inspire your own reading room

Is there a greater luxury than indulging in a good book? Whether fiction is your jam, or you’d rather lose yourself in a coffee table tome, it’s not just the characters on the page that can offer inspiration.

A home library is more than just bulging bookcases – it’s a serene space to spend an hour or two, to recharge, relax and let your mind wander.

Home libraries are tipped to trend throughout 2021 as we continue to spend time at home over the coming months. With that in mind, our latest Pinterest mood board is dedicated to bibliophiles seeking inspiration for their own literary safe-havens.

A minimalist home in Paris

Reyes House by Sculptor Pedro Reyes

Earth Box by Equipo de Arquitectura

Três Marias Loft in Lisbon by AVA Architects

A postmodernist monument in Spain

The Bali home of a creative director

The Osaka atelier of architect Tadao Ando

A desert modernist landmark by architect Arthur T Brown

A UK barn conversion

Architect Nathalie Wolberg’s live/work space

An artist’s vibrant live/work space in London

A light-soaked artist’s home in London

A Parisian duplex apartment for literature lovers

A modernist home in London

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