Are you looking for home library interior design ideas? Then we are here to help you. Having a home library is the ultimate dream, for you, for Belle from Beauty and the Beast, and certainly for me, which isn’t surprising considering that I write about design for a living. But really, who doesn’t want a particular room dedicated to D.E.A.R. time? So we Mehraaz group, rounded up a collection of chic home libraries, which are much more stylish than the average book pile. Whether your home is traditional, modern, or somewhere in between, we’ve got the ultimate book-curation inspiration with these book storage and home library interior design ideas.
Home Library Interior Design Ideas:
1. Get a Little Moody
Equal parts relaxing and dramatic, this daring study space by GRT Architects boasts everything you’d need to get down to brass tacks, from bookshelves and versatile side tables to a cozy spot to perch.
2. Go Bold and Brazen
If you’re someone who thrives on vibrant energy, you will likely need help finding your groove in a stark neutral space. Play into your work or study personality with decor that keys into precisely what it is that makes you tick. Here, designer Krsnaa Mehta relied on righteous jewel tones and custom art to enliven his study.
3. Carve Out a Comfort Nook
If you’re one of those people who can’t focus unless you’re in your most comfortable sweats with a cup of coffee, may we present: your dream space. Designer Jeffrey Alan Marks leaned into all things cozy when dreaming up this hideaway reading nook at home. With an emphasis on just the right amount of light, free space, and shelving, plus one insanely-comfortable daybed. It’s the perfect spot to carve out time to brush up on your history lessons or complete the day’s Wordle.
4. Put Every Inch to Use
When space is at a premium and a quiet spot to conduct business is the end goal, it’s time to put every unused corner to use. Designer Corey Damen Jenkins proved just how versatile a few extra square feet could be when he transformed a lofted space above the foyer into a focus zone. All it took? A versatile shelving unit, comfy chair, and bistro table from West Elm.
5. Sink Into Comfort
In the Sacramento home of designer Shavonda Gardner, a welcoming vintage Eames chair is all it takes to beckon passersby to stop and study for a while. Gardner relied on an inky paint hue and personalized accessories to make the rest of the space stand up to the stately vintage lounger.
6. Make It Modern
From the inky stained wood to the modern side chair and clean-lined ladder, this home library designed by Fiona Lynch is a gorgeous contemporary take on traditional design.
7. Hide It
This library, designed by Studio Seilern, has many glorious hidden quirks. The room itself is a secret as you enter through a door disguised as a bookshelf. And though there are only two levels, the mirrored ceiling gives the illusion of a never-ending tower of books.
8. Choose Sculptural Shelves
Display your books on sculptural etageres and shelving units instead of opting for the classic built-in look. If anything in this world deserves to be on a beautiful pedestal, it’s your books.
9. Bring Them to Bed
In this bedroom designed by Tamsin Johnson, the elaborate, moody bookshelf contrasts with the modern bed skirt and pale blush pink and white color scheme.
10. Use All Available Wall Space
No space goes unused in this eye-catching study. The built-in cubbies framing the doorway and under the stairs create visual impact and keep useable floor space clutter-free.
11. Mirror the Ceilings
Mirroring your Ceiling will make a small home library feel larger while adding a modern touch.
12. Find Good Reading Light
Set up a cozy reading nook near your book collection and a window with good light. A comfy chair, lamp, and a side table for a mug officially designate it as a reading spot.
13. Transform a Nook
If you have a little architectural quirk like this empty nook in a space designed by Arent & Pyke, put it to use by building some floating shelves.
14. Make It Multi-Purpose
This NYC dining room features wall-to-wall bookshelves to be used as an entertaining, formal area and a study.
15. Store Under the Seat
Customize seating with open storage for books in a small study, guest room, or even an entryway.
16. Bring It to the Ceiling
Similarly, use that vertical space if you need more space to store all your books but have super high ceilings! Here Crosby Studios broke up the powdery blue monochrome with a white cubby lining the tippy-top of the wall.
17. Build Around Architectural Quirks
In this bedroom designed by Cameron Ruppert Interiors, the bookshelves are built to accommodate architectural quirks, tracing the shape of the sloped Ceiling. And it’s strategically located right next to the window reading nook.
18. Span Two Levels
In this formal loft by Maltsev Design, the bookshelves stretch all the up the high ceilings that span two levels, accentuating its height even further.
19. Work Around a Mantel
A Victorian fireplace became the building block for an Atlanta library. Shon Parker embellished the small space separated with a curtain in Kravet silk by covering the walls in Thibaut paper. A geometric wallpaper from Cole & Son also peeks through between the ceiling beams.
20. Make the Shelves Interesting
In Ellen Niven’s Long Island house, bookcase arches in the library mimic Belgian castle windows. Niven adores the leather-bound books she inherited but says, “I didn’t want the room to be dark or stiff,” so she introduced inviting colors to make it a favorite retreat.
21. Be Bold
With its lush dose of ultramarine, a custom Lee Industries sectional sofa covered in Fabricut’s Renaissance velvet adds vibrancy to a traditional library in a Charlotte, North Carolina, house decorated by Lindsey Coral Harper.
22. Go for the Gold
The library in designer Garrow Kedigian’s Manhattan apartment sheds fresh light on the classics he collects, both literary and decorative. “I wanted to have a library before that notion becomes extinct,” says Kedigian, “but the shell had to feel contemporary and fun.” Solution? A vibrant custom palette in a Fine Paints of Europe Brilliant finish.
23. Put Molding on Molding
This New York City apartment office features a custom bench with corner arms, upholstered in Tiger silk velvet in Oro by Lee Jofa.
24. Hide Weird Corners
Bookcases cleverly mask awkward angles in the library of a Manhattan apartment designed by Alexander Doherty. Early-20th-century French lamps overhang the vintage Eames chair in its original leather.
25. Add a Beachy Splash
This library features seahorses throughout the room, including vintage plaster lamps with rattan shades. The pink on the walls, decorated with seashells, is a custom mix fitting for this Miami home.
