We’ve pulled together a selection of our favourite libraries that will make you want to curl up and read your favourite book
Looking for home library decoration advice? You’ve come to the right place! We’ve pulled together a selection of our favourite libraries that will make you want to curl up and read your favourite book.
From spacious libraries equipped with ladders to humble reading nooks, we’ve rounded up our favourite designs by members of our online directory, The List by House & Garden.
- 1/11Robert London DesignRobert London Design recently completed the renovation of a spacious semi-detached Edwardian family house. The snug features a fantastic bookshelf, bringing a splash of colour to the calming natural palette.
- 2/11Brooke Copp-BartonBrooke Copp-Barton designed a floor to ceiling library in the attic conversion of a Victorian terrace, where the books create a warm and inviting backdrop to the main living area of the home.
3/11Adam BrayAdam Bray lined the bookcases in this charming library with Beata Heuman’s marbled paper. The space also features an Italian 1950s lamp and a variety of comfortable reading furniture.
4/11FINDDAFINDDA have designed the bookcase and accompanying ladder to fit into this double-height sitting room. The ladder design adds a charming and unique focal point to the joinery but also gives the whole piece functionality. To add further textures and contrast to the bookcase, FINDDA incorporated an elegant Sevilla Weave wallpaper from Phillip Jeffries to the backs of the shelving.
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Simon Upton5/11Hubert Zandberg InteriorsThe dining room in Hubert Zandberg‘s Berlin apartment features a library by Brazilian master designer Sergio Rodrigues. 
Snook Photograph6/11Laura Stephens InteriorsThis library by Laura Stephens Interiors was designed for a young family with the brief for it to be beautiful but fun.
7/11Oakley Moore Interior DesignKate Aslangul of Oakley Moore Interior Design decorated this light-flooded space on the second floor of a Parisian home, incorporating a library on the staircase.
Anna Yanovski8/11Pia Interior DesignPia Interior Design‘s client is an avid reader and subsequently owns an extensive collection of books of all shapes and sizes. As he is unlikely to read them again, Pia and her team chose to display the books in the library with their pages facing forward for a more cohesive look.
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Jonathan Bond Photography9/11Samantha Todhunter DesignSamantha Todhunter Design believes that the addition of library walls is an instantly pleasing treatment in any room. This particular project combines rich colour and texture to cocoon the space, making it an inviting place to read.
10/11The Ultimate Library and Zanna Westgate DesignThe library in this New England-style family home by Zanna Westgate Design includes an installation by The Ultimate Library. The library, which is one of two rooms in the house without a sea view, has a more vibrant and cosy feel drawn from the novel covers. 
Eric Piasecki11/11Robin Henry StudioAn apple green children’s library in a beautiful Victorian house in leafy Larchmont, NY by Robin Henry Studio. A small red study with walls in kalamkari print is glimpsed through an opening.
