Need a Nook? DIY

Sunday, January 23, 2011

Need a Nook? DIY

This time of year I dream of having a nook............a place for curling up with a favorite book. Some homes are born with them, many can be created

Under a staircase

Empty space under the stairs? Can the wall be opened up?

A living room turret turned conversation nook

An add-on

A favorite B & B in Norfolk England

Possibilities here are endless......extend it out further and add a mini banquette or set in a living room + custom settee.

A friends dining room. All of the cabinetry was an addition. Have a beautiful view and a blank wall? This could be custom fabricated to your space.

A selling feature in the SEARS home. Imagine today ordering a home through a catalogue?

This is an add on

Who would not want to dine in these nooks at a restaurant?

An attic conversion. Behind the arches will be a bedroom nook........I really could not show the "after" the decoration was too disturbing, trust me!

Have an unused closet? Remove the doors and use your imagination

Most nooks will be found in bed chambers. As you will see many are additions in some form

Devote a space, add curtains, bed........instant! Love differentiating the space with horizontal stripes

The back half of the room was chosen for the addition of a built in bed and for additional closets

OH MY! How did Mr. Darcy get here?! Hmmmmmm, must be the romantic ambiance a nook instills

I believe Mr. Darcy would approve.........

Or perhaps this one?

Well, back to reality.........this is doable

Did I see this on Sissy's blog?

Easy! But here is what i would do; create much more depth in the book cases which would nestle the bed even further. Then having niches/open shelving inside the cases would eliminate the need for bedside tables if articulating sconces were added. (ps....Sharon?)

LOVE these articulating sconces!

Desk in center with bump-out, see it? A true nook would have some cabinetry coming forward and the desk nestled inwards but I felt this image could spur inspiration