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January 18, 2014 by Claire (The Captive Reader)

credit: Griffin Enright Architects

Doesn’t this look like a perfect oasis of calm?

Posted in Library Lust | 15 Comments

15 Responses

on January 18, 2014 at 09:44 | Reply Susan D

Fireplace blocking the view to the garden. I think my mind can’t get around it.
on January 18, 2014 at 10:04 | Reply postingfornow

Nice looking library.
on January 18, 2014 at 11:40 | Reply Audrey

Hmmm… that big tree looks a little ominous, somehow. 🙂
on January 18, 2014 at 11:49 | Reply Cathy746books

I like it. Nothing to distract the mind. Just books and warmth…
on January 18, 2014 at 12:44 | Reply LauraC

Needs a nice thick rug under the chair.
on January 18, 2014 at 17:05 | Reply Lisa

I want those bookshelves! I would also want drapes on the windows, if it’s somewhere cold enough to have a fire. And a little table for my cup of tea, and probably a reading lamp.
on January 18, 2014 at 17:14 | Reply Anbolyn Potter (@anbolynp)

A beautiful reading space!
on January 18, 2014 at 17:20 | Reply Travellin' Penguin

A thick rug with a dog lying on it would be perfect.
on January 19, 2014 at 00:18 | Reply margaretstedman

Brilliant room – only needs a thick carpet and a chocolate labrador!
on January 19, 2014 at 01:12 | Reply Margaret Powling

My first impression is that it similar to the area in which the gorillas are kept in our local zoo, where they are in a lovely grassy enclosure with trees on which to climb, and we observe them from behind glass … all that is missing outside this area are some monkeys/apes/gorillas, har, har!
I don’t like the fireplace blocking the ‘view’, although really, a tree trunk isn’t what I’d want for my ‘view’. However, the bookshelves look neat and tidy but the whole space looks a trifle too academic for me, as if belongs to some institution of learning, not a residential home. The chair and foot stool might offer some comfort, but I’d want a bit more that just that one item. Having said that (sorry, cliché) the bare floor boards offer space to practice tap dancing!
on January 19, 2014 at 01:43 | Reply drharrietd

I rather agree with Margaret — it looks cold and unwelcoming to me. I know those chairs are comfortable but I’d rather have a squashy old sofa. And I’d have a rug on the floor, especially as the weather is obviously rather chilly.
on January 19, 2014 at 05:19 | Reply Susan in TX

It does look serene at first glance, but I too, would want a different chair and a rug on the floor. Confession: my first thought was how dusty that floor would be when it wasn’t being photographed!
on January 19, 2014 at 08:15 | Reply Thomas at My Porch

It does look very nice, but apparently only one person is allowed to read at a time.
on January 19, 2014 at 10:19 | Reply Nish

Oh my my. Love the flooring, the fireplace, that chair, the view. Love everything
on January 20, 2014 at 15:17 | Reply lifeonthecutoff

A scenic spot for what I believe is an Eames chair. Very modern.