Building and Designing a Home Library

By Nathan Bradley


For voracious readers, having a mini library at home is one of life's greatest pleasures. If you are one of those readers who cannot part with their reading materials, then maybe it's time for you to explore the idea of having your own mini library at home.

Not only will it be easier for you to find your books, it will also function as a great setting to your home. A mini library serves both functional and ornamental purposes, and you will also properly preserve your books and magazines for many years to come.

A common main problem faced by homeowners when keeping books at home is the presence of termites which may threaten to not only damage 1 or 2 books, but your entire full collection. To stop this from happening, purchase wood just from the credible sellers to ensure that the wood will not have any termites in it. Buying from a credible seller might be expensive initially, but I think it is one worthy investment you will have to make.

The following part is selecting which wood to use as book shelves. The wood you choose must be hard, robust and also easy on the eyes. Well-liked selections for wood are mahogany, maple and ash. These 3 categories of wood are exquisite and any of these will be excellent for a classy library.

Before you start creating your library, define the sizes of your shelves by evaluating your books. What are the sizes of your books? Do you intend to also include your DVDs in your library?

If the solution to this second question is yes, then you may also need to form custom-sized shelves for them. Even if you do not have enough books to fill your library yet, it's best that you have all shelves implemented for the day that you will ultimately fill it all up. To fill in the spans between the books at the moment, you can always place sculptures and other arty decors like miniatures and framed pictures.

Building your own mini library is one of those refurbishment projects which can often be easily done. So if you'd like to dip your toes into renovating but you are not quite positive how to do it, this project might be the perfect project to start with.



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