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Posted in Library Lust on September 12, 2020| 2 Comments »

via Savills

I’m in the middle of reading September by Rosamunde Pilcher (which is a perfect holiday book) and this room seems exactly right for that genteel world.

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Posted in Library Lust on August 29, 2020| 1 Comment »

via AirBnB (home in Istanbul)

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Posted in Library Lust on August 22, 2020| 2 Comments »

credit: Cameron Ruppert (via Desire to Inspire)

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Posted in Library Lust on August 8, 2020| 6 Comments »

credit: Harrison Design

I think most people have been longing for larger gardens during covid but this sets the bar even higher: a stunning light- and book-filled garden studio to relax and work in. You can see even more details here (including hidden rooms).

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Posted in Library Lust on August 1, 2020| Leave a Comment »

Bookworm Cabin, Poland

This cabin in the Polish countryside looks idyllic – no TV, no WiFi, just books and the perfect cosy setting. You can see more photos (and book a stay) here.

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Posted in Library Lust on July 25, 2020| 2 Comments »

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Posted in Library Lust on July 18, 2020| 1 Comment »

via Architectural Digest

Any library-esque room with access to the garden makes me thing of Reginald in Trollope’s The American Senator, who describes his days thus: I rush in and out of the garden, and spend my time between my books and my flowers and my tobacco pipe. From that moment forward, all my loyalties lay with him – plus a hefty amount of envy for the freedom to live such a life. But the trade-off for modern economics is that we have Eames chairs and Reginald did not, so I can’t be too bitter.

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