Who doesn’t love a cozy little nook, hidden away in a special place where you can curl up with a good book and cup of tea, and waste the day away?
For this post, I’m going to show you how we created our cozy reading nook, which has incidentally become my favourite spot in our home.
I love to read, and one day when I was scrolling through pretty pictures on Pinterest, I found these, and became instantly “hooked on the nook”
We were lucky enough to have ample storage space in our new house, so this storage closet under the stairs became somewhat of a wasted space.
My Handy Hubby took a reciprocating saw to the wall and removed the door. The rest was up to me to build the bench with 2×4’s (with storage underneath), and to complete all the dry-walling. Ugh…I hate drywalling, but knew it was necessary to get the look I wanted. So much dust!!!!
The total cost was approx. $500. The most expensive item being the foam mattress, which was purchased at Ikea for $89, and cut to fit the space. The fabric for the foam is from Fabricland and I have a massive crush on the fun geometric pattern.
Some of the big ticket items were the wallpaper, purchased at Lowes for $40, and the light fixture, which is from Home Sense at $29 (on clearance of course). The bulb is an Edison bulb, which shocked me with a cost of $14. I love it though, and how it gives the space a vintage, world traveller type vibe.
The paint colour inside the nook is called Miniature Pony from Valspar, and it matches the wallpaper. The paint colour on the walls outside the nook is Revere Pewter by Benjamin Moore.
Most of the items on the shelf were found at thrift stores or purchased on clearance.
The pyramid was a school project my oldest daughter had to do with sugar cubes. Once all the cubes were glued in place, we spray painted it a sand colour. She got an “A” on the project…. #proudmomma. Prior to finding its new home, the pyramid was just sitting in a storage room, until one day it occurred to me that it would work perfectly in the world traveller’s themed book nook 🙂
The artwork for the little gallery wall was mostly just things I found online and printed out. The giant optometrist’s eye chart had to be printed at Walmart, because of its size, and the mustaches are just scrapbook paper found at Michaels. The giant ceramic buttons were purchased at Fabricland for $3 each on clearance. The little feather wreath is from a thrift store (#score!!!).
it for today folks. Happy Reading!!!! Thanks so much for checking out my book nook. See you next time everyone 🙂
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I was wondering how you did the trim in the nook? We are trying to finish ours and we cannot seem to figure out how to do it.
This is such a beautiful place to relax and unwind. What a beautiful little hideaway. I am very impressed that you built this yourself. It looks like you hired a contractor. Gorgeous job all around.
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Hi there, thanks for the post! I was wondering what the dimensions are of the sitting area/cushion. I’m getting my basement finished and want to try to conquer this, but i feel like the space under the stairs is quiet small. Thanks in advance!
Hi Suzie. Thanks so much. I’m so glad you like it. I used a twin size mattress from ikea for the cushion. The mattress is a great way to save $$ since it was cheaper than buying foam from a fabric store and if your space is smaller, you can even cut the foam to fit the space.
Best of luck. Cheers!!!
So that’s a foam twin mattress? Did you have to cut yours? I’m just worried my space isn’t as big.
You have real imagination and wonderful creativity. Absolutely love the finished “room!”
Thanks so much Sharon 🙂
Love your reading nook. Would love to see the rest of the house!
Hi Vickie,
Thanks so much for checking out my blog. Not to worry, the rest is coming 😉
The house is a vast change from it’s former state, and there’s still some projects to be done. So happy yo have you following.
I’ll probably do a post soon showing the master bedroom. Stay tuned.
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I absolutely love what you both did! I love reading nooks. I do not have stairs or a spot to create but really enjoyed seeing your.
Smiles, alice
Thanks so much Alice for checking out my blog and your sweet comment.
Cheers 🙂
Sue
I like this. I would do it if I had a place. I have a question tho. One before picture on the facebook story showed a tank thing on the wall. What was it and what did you do with it??? It was kind of big.
It is a central vacuum unit. I’d say they just moved it somewhere else and rerouted where the main vacuum tube went into the wall.
Hi linda. Thanks for checking out my blog 😉
It is a central vac unit, but the previous owners took it with them, so we didn’t have to remove it. Just patch up the 3 inch hole near the ceiling.