Reading rooms of your dreams

tuskin · 02-28-2013, 11:57 AM

For e-readers too:

http://www.buzzfeed.com/awesomer/the...you-love-books

Title is from the Paris Review where I found this.

- tuskin -

HomeInMyShoes · 02-28-2013, 12:17 PM

Awesome. Although many are way too public and open for me to feel comfortable reading there.

Apache · 02-28-2013, 12:30 PM

Drool.
Apache

5thWiggle · 02-28-2013, 12:36 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by HomeInMyShoes

Awesome. Although many are way too public and open for me to feel comfortable reading there.

Too right. I'd also be spending more eyeball time on the room than my book. The reading room of my dreams is pretty simple:
1) Recliner or other comfy chair.
2) A light source
3) Kids quiet or in another room
4) Fabreze dispenser for when the dog passes gas (He's quiet*, and keeps my feet warm sans slippers, so other than his emissions he's welcome)

*He has calmed down as he's aged. When he was younger, he used to jump up and tear around the room whenever he farted. Then he'd stare at everyone in the room as if to say: "Who did that to me?!?". These days he just gives a heavy sigh: "Oh Lord, it happened again!"

crich70 · 02-28-2013, 12:44 PM

Bookcases on all the walls (aside from where the door, a window and a fireplace were), a chair in front of the fireplace and a window seat for sunny days would be good.

Ti-Ron · 02-28-2013, 01:24 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by crich70

Bookcases on all the walls (aside from where the door, a window and a fireplace were), a chair in front of the fireplace and a window seat for sunny days would be good.

Love this idea! I would add a sound system for music.

CWatkinsNash · 02-28-2013, 01:49 PM

I read like I'm being hunted - small area or corner, back to the wall facing the door so no one can sneak up on me when I'm focused on a book. Most of those places would not work for me except #4 - the little reading nook.

Billi · 02-28-2013, 03:14 PM

Beautiful! Nice find!

DiapDealer · 02-28-2013, 03:22 PM

I'm not picky. Either the Biltmore House or Hearst Castle Libraries would suit me just fine.

BWinmill · 02-28-2013, 03:34 PM

My favourite reading room is a solitary nook on a lake. It is admittedly uncomfortable on rainy days, but I've been known to happily read in such places in -20 C weather.

VaultBoy · 02-28-2013, 03:37 PM

#3, #4, and #5 would suit me JUST fine.

Ripplinger · 02-28-2013, 04:20 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by crich70

Bookcases on all the walls (aside from where the door, a window and a fireplace were), a chair in front of the fireplace and a window seat for sunny days would be good.

That's my ideal too. Someday when I win the lottery!

fjtorres · 02-28-2013, 04:31 PM

Two walls worth of bookcases, 8ft high, a sofa bed (

) next to one window, three small bookcases and a stereo system under the other window. Medium plush carpet. Concrete walls for noise reduction. If I had the wall space I'd add a mini-fridge but I needed the space for another small bookcase for the LPs. (You never have enough shelf space.)

odiakkoh · 02-28-2013, 04:54 PM

Those look awesome.

But like some people already stated, way too much open space for me.

Fluribus · 02-28-2013, 06:55 PM

I would like to own nearly every book ever printed. I would need a large automated warehouse. (Maybe Amazon could give me one.) I wouldn't care much about the furnishing or layout of the reading room. Climate control + light + comfy chair = plenty fine.

02-28-2013, 11:57 AM	#1
tuskin Enthusiast Posts: 44 Karma: 3486210 Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: Jyväskylä, Finland Device: Xiaomi Redmi Note 9, Surface 3	Reading rooms of your dreams For e-readers too: http://www.buzzfeed.com/awesomer/the...you-love-books Title is from the Paris Review where I found this. - tuskin -

02-28-2013, 04:31 PM	#13
fjtorres Grand Sorcerer Posts: 11,732 Karma: 128354696 Join Date: May 2009 Location: 26 kly from Sgr A* Device: T100TA,PW2,PRS-T1,KT,FireHD 8.9,K2, PB360,BeBook One,Axim51v,TC1000	Two walls worth of bookcases, 8ft high, a sofa bed ( ) next to one window, three small bookcases and a stereo system under the other window. Medium plush carpet. Concrete walls for noise reduction. If I had the wall space I'd add a mini-fridge but I needed the space for another small bookcase for the LPs. (You never have enough shelf space.) Last edited by fjtorres; 02-28-2013 at 04:33 PM.

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02-28-2013, 12:17 PM	#2
HomeInMyShoes Grand Sorcerer Posts: 19,226 Karma: 67780237 Join Date: Jul 2011 Device: none	Awesome. Although many are way too public and open for me to feel comfortable reading there.

02-28-2013, 12:30 PM	#3
Apache Readaholic Posts: 5,132 Karma: 89858112 Join Date: Sep 2011 Location: South Georgia Device: Surface Pro 6 / Galaxy Tab A 8"	Drool. Apache

02-28-2013, 12:44 PM	#5
crich70 Grand Sorcerer Posts: 11,305 Karma: 43993832 Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: Monroe Wisconsin Device: K3, Kindle Paperwhite, Calibre, and Mobipocket for Pc (netbook)	Bookcases on all the walls (aside from where the door, a window and a fireplace were), a chair in front of the fireplace and a window seat for sunny days would be good.

02-28-2013, 01:49 PM	#7
CWatkinsNash IOC Chief Archivist Posts: 3,950 Karma: 53868218 Join Date: Dec 2010 Location: Fruitland Park, FL, USA Device: Meebook M7, Paperwhite 2021, Fire HD 8+, Fire HD 10+, Lenovo Tab P12	I read like I'm being hunted - small area or corner, back to the wall facing the door so no one can sneak up on me when I'm focused on a book. Most of those places would not work for me except #4 - the little reading nook.

02-28-2013, 03:14 PM	#8
Billi Wizard Posts: 3,388 Karma: 14190103 Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Berlin Device: Cybook, iRex, PB, Onyx	Beautiful! Nice find!

02-28-2013, 03:22 PM	#9
DiapDealer Grand Sorcerer Posts: 27,547 Karma: 193191846 Join Date: Jan 2010 Device: Nexus 7, Kindle Fire HD	I'm not picky. Either the Biltmore House or Hearst Castle Libraries would suit me just fine.

02-28-2013, 03:34 PM	#10
BWinmill Nameless Being	My favourite reading room is a solitary nook on a lake. It is admittedly uncomfortable on rainy days, but I've been known to happily read in such places in -20 C weather.

02-28-2013, 03:37 PM	#11
VaultBoy Addict Posts: 206 Karma: 1683142 Join Date: Nov 2012 Device: Kindle of many shapes, PIPBoy 3000	#3, #4, and #5 would suit me JUST fine.

02-28-2013, 04:54 PM	#14
odiakkoh Guru Posts: 823 Karma: 1818344 Join Date: Apr 2011 Device: iPhone 5s	Those look awesome. But like some people already stated, way too much open space for me.

02-28-2013, 06:55 PM	#15
Fluribus Guru Posts: 891 Karma: 8893661 Join Date: Feb 2012 Device: Kindle	I would like to own nearly every book ever printed. I would need a large automated warehouse. (Maybe Amazon could give me one.) I wouldn't care much about the furnishing or layout of the reading room. Climate control + light + comfy chair = plenty fine.

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