Even in a small home, creating special areas for things like reading and art is a good idea. It's easy to create a room within a room with accessories like this book wallpaper.
Just one roll of this clever wallpaper in a corner of a room creates a special reading zone. Throw down a few cushions or place a small chair with a shelf full of books and you're all set. You can buy the wallpaper here.
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::Facepalm:: $200 in a used bookstore could buy 100 excellent used books, which one could use to paper a wall (??!!) or to, like, read.
When I see this, I hate myself for loving Anthropologie.
Maybe this would be a suitable gift for a very wealthy relative who lives in a tinytiny apartment and has terrible eyesight and makes lots of videoconference calls. Or to line the glass insets of a cabinet door that holds even more pretentious titles.
A hundred excellent books make for a hundred excellent dust traps.
This is a great idea for people who can afford to splurge on the feeling of being surrounded by books--especially if they converted to only using e-books for health or spacial reasons.
This would be simply delightful in a powder room. How fun!
I like the library wallpaper. It is situational but can be pulled of nicely.
Library Wallpaper for Your Viewing Pleasure