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Library Lust – Birthday Edition!

February 19, 2015 by Claire (The Captive Reader)

As is tradition here at The Captive Reader, I am celebrating my (29th) birthday today by sharing my five favourite libraries from the last year of Library Lust posts. Enjoy!

via the pink pagoda

via the pink pagoda

via Lonny

credit: Architectural Digest (designer: Thomas Jayne)

credit: Architectural Digest (designer: Thomas Jayne)

credit: Architectural Digest (designer: Sally Sirkin Lewis)

credit: Architectural Digest (designer: Sally Sirkin Lewis)

If you’re interested, you can also check out past birthday editions from 2014, 2013, 2012, and 2011.

Posted in Library Lust | 39 Comments

39 Responses

on February 19, 2015 at 06:46 | Reply lifeonthecutoff

Happy Birthday – and thanks for all your lustful library posts.
- on February 22, 2015 at 12:05 | Reply Claire (The Captive Reader)
  
  Thank you (and you’re very welcome)!
on February 19, 2015 at 07:01 | Reply Pat @ Posting For Now

Happy Birthday! I love the look of these libraries. Thanks for sharing the images.
- on February 22, 2015 at 12:05 | Reply Claire (The Captive Reader)
  
  Thank you, Pat.
on February 19, 2015 at 07:02 | Reply Corey

Happy birthday and what a great tradition! And love the second one — so dreamy.
- on February 22, 2015 at 12:06 | Reply Claire (The Captive Reader)
  
  Thanks, Corey. I really enjoy this birthday tradition.
on February 19, 2015 at 07:14 | Reply Audrey

Happy Birthday, and thanks for giving us this great present! 🙂 Hope you have a wonderful day/
- on February 22, 2015 at 12:07 | Reply Claire (The Captive Reader)
  
  Thank you, Audrey! I had a great birthday.
on February 19, 2015 at 07:24 | Reply Linda

Happy birthday!
- on February 22, 2015 at 12:07 | Reply Claire (The Captive Reader)
  
  Thanks, Linda!
on February 19, 2015 at 07:31 | Reply leavesandpages

A very Happy Birthday to you, Claire!
- on February 22, 2015 at 12:07 | Reply Claire (The Captive Reader)
  
  Thank you, Barb!
on February 19, 2015 at 08:52 | Reply Stefanie

Happy birthday! I hope there are some bookish gifts to add to your own library!
- on February 22, 2015 at 12:08 | Reply Claire (The Captive Reader)
  
  Thanks, Stefanie! No gifts (bookish or otherwise) but I’m still struggling to find shelf space for all the books I brought home from Portland, so it’s probably for the best.
on February 19, 2015 at 11:39 | Reply Margaret Powling

Happy birthday, Claire … Oh, to be 29 again!
I love the second room the best, with the sage green shelves. The rest of the house is in one of my magazines, but I have thousands and can’t remember which … and this house was featured on a TV programme, too, if my memory serves me correctly.
- on February 22, 2015 at 12:09 | Reply Claire (The Captive Reader)
  
  Thank you, Margaret. I don’t think I’ve ever seen the rest of that house – I can only guess how lovely it would be based on this beautiful, welcoming room.
on February 19, 2015 at 12:48 | Reply sarscoff

Happy birthday! Those are all amazing, but I think the fourth one is my favourite. Though with that view, I would probably not get a lot of work done…
- on February 22, 2015 at 12:10 | Reply Claire (The Captive Reader)
  
  Thank you. And, yes, that view is hard to beat!
on February 19, 2015 at 12:59 | Reply olduvai

A very happy birthday to you!
- on February 22, 2015 at 12:10 | Reply Claire (The Captive Reader)
  
  Thank you!
on February 19, 2015 at 14:47 | Reply Susan in TX

Many happy returns on the day!
- on February 22, 2015 at 12:10 | Reply Claire (The Captive Reader)
  
  Thanks, Susan!
on February 19, 2015 at 16:01 | Reply Lisa

Adding my happy birthday wishes, and hoping to hear about bookish presents! and cake!
- on February 22, 2015 at 12:11 | Reply Claire (The Captive Reader)
  
  No bookish presents (once you’re an adult, my family doesn’t exchange gifts at birthdays, generally) but the cake was very delicious indeed!
on February 19, 2015 at 17:10 | Reply aparatchick

Happy Birthday!!! (I knew the one with the fabulous view of the mountains would make the cut 😉 )
- on February 22, 2015 at 12:11 | Reply Claire (The Captive Reader)
  
  Thanks! (and how could it not?)
on February 20, 2015 at 00:33 | Reply drharrietd

Happy birthday to you! What an interesting range of favourites. I like the second one best — armchairs and fireplace always do it for me.
- on February 22, 2015 at 12:12 | Reply Claire (The Captive Reader)
  
  Thank you, Harriet.
on February 20, 2015 at 01:19 | Reply Christine Harding

Happy Birthday. Interesting that four of your five favourites are all white and light and very clean-looking and clutter-free. I quite like the third one, but it needs a cosy chair and stacks of books on the table!
- on February 22, 2015 at 12:14 | Reply Claire (The Captive Reader)
  
  Thanks, Christine. I definitely prefer pale, tidy rooms – I try a post a variety of rooms through the year but you’ll rarely find the dark, clutter ones in my birthday favourites post!
on February 20, 2015 at 03:31 | Reply Lory @ Emerald City Book Review

Happy, happy birthday! No better way to celebrate than looking at lots of lovely books.
- on February 22, 2015 at 12:15 | Reply Claire (The Captive Reader)
  
  Thank you (and agreed!).
on February 20, 2015 at 05:08 | Reply Jaie

lovely ! only, that bed with the book shelves behind and over the headboard…. too much of a risk, obviously no one in an earthquake prone country came up with that — that would be a major risk here in Chile !
- on February 22, 2015 at 12:17 | Reply Claire (The Captive Reader)
  
  Same here! I love the look of it but, having grown up in an earthquake zone, could never imagine having a shelf over the bed. I had one in my university dorm room and – even though earthquakes are all but unheard of in that area – I spent the entire year feeling nervous every time I went to bed.
on February 21, 2015 at 16:46 | Reply marilyn r

Happy Birthday and thank you for all the library views you give us!
- on February 22, 2015 at 12:17 | Reply Claire (The Captive Reader)
  
  Thank you!
on February 25, 2015 at 00:45 | Reply Kathy D.

Hope you had a very happy (29th – sigh) birthday, and so glad the cake was good, and that you went to Portland on a book-searching expedition. That
is a great way to celebrate a birthday.

I like the second one and the third photos, love wood, especially dark wood. In the third one, I’d add comfortable big chairs. And I like the last one, but I’d do the shelves in a dark wood. The rest is fine, but I would worry about the shelves falling on my head, too.
on February 28, 2015 at 14:14 | Reply Thomas at My Porch

Happy belated birthday. I think my favorite is the second one from the top.
on March 1, 2015 at 16:02 | Reply Christina

Happy (belated) birthday! The second one is my favorite — I love the cozy feel of the fireplace and the color of the bookshelves.

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