The reading spot of my dreams

Reading is my favourite way to spend time. I can easily read for an entire afternoon and when that happens, I hardly notice the world around me. 

I enjoy imagining my ideal spot to read, and there are a few things that come to mind whenever I design it in my dreams.  

First of all, I like light, a lot of light. This could be natural light from huge windows, or when it is dark outside, from a lamp. 

I love the light from the many windows in this photograph!

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I am a bit particular about my lamps, there are not many lamps I like. A bit of an industrial feel to it makes a lamp beautiful for me.

Source:Lighting at Arhaus.com

Secondly, I like somewhere comfortable to sit. A sofa with a lot of cushions is great, but a comfy chair can also work very well. In that case I do need something extra to put my feet up, because for me that is the best way to sit and read.

A very comfortable couch in a beautiful colour, with a lot of cushions. 

Source: Sofa's at Arhaus.com

And these chairs also look comfortable to read in, and I love their colours!

Source: Chairs at Arhaus.com

Source: Living room furniture at Arhaus.com

I prefer neutral colours, like white and grey, for my furniture. That combines very well with my favourite shades of blue, green and turquois.

For me, a room with this colour scheme is not cold or boring. There are splashes of colour, coming from a couple of things: the books, cushions, art and of course, plants.

The pink chair works very well here, although I would prefer it to be green or blue. 

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Not enough books on these shelves, but I love the idea of putting beautiful ornaments together and I love the colours in this photograph as well.

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The bookcases are important. I do not like dark wooden bookcases, but prefer light wood or white ones. It is not the English library look I want, more the Scandinavian loft! 😊

I like my bookcases in rows, covering the whole wall. But I also combine books and plants on the shelves and decorate with souvenirs from my vacations or childhood.

These bookcases have both beautiful books and souvernirs and momento's. Lovely. 

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And if you have a bookcase that is a bit irregular, you can also put plants and artwork on top of it, making a lovely display. I love how they made the bookshelves and the art very playful and easy looking. It looks like it came together naturally, and not like a stylist worked on it. 

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My drink of choice while I read is a cup of tea and you need a place to put your cup, so the last thing in my readingroom would be a large coffee-table. Large enough not only to hold my cup of tea, but also stacks of books, and lots of plants and flowers. Some people can really make something beautiful out of a simple thing like a coffee-table, almost making it a piece of art in itself.

Love these beautiful orchids and those blue pots.

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Beautiful light, neutral colours, a comfy couch and a wall full of books. This appartment seems to have it all!

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In a room like this, I do not think I would ever leave! But when I look around my own living room, I know I am very fortunate, because I already see a lot of the elements I love. But it was great fun to look around the web to find the imagines that I felt made my imaginary room visible.

My own reading-spot!

My wall with my bookcases

As you can see this article was a collaboration with Arhaus.com, who asked me to dream about my favorite reading spot and be inspired.
I had fun finding the images that showed my imagination and I hope you are inspired as well!