Page 30 2025 Spring Home and Garden LINCOLN DAILY NEWS April 2025 Creating the Perfect Reading Nook If you’re an avid reader, you likely have had the fantasy of having a library in your home. Bookshelves stuffed with books, some read and some to be read. While this is a nice fantasy, for most, it is just that. A fantasy. What may not be a fantasy is the idea of a reading nook. This is a space that is dedicated to reading. This can be any kind of dedicated space in your home. This can range from an entire room (if you have the space to spare) to a corner of a room. The important part is that the space is comfortable and relaxing. The website My Moonstone Kitchen has a list of tips to create a reading nook. According to the website, the first step, unsurprisingly, is deciding on a location. According to this website, “you’ll want it to be in as quiet and secluded a space as possible.” If your space is already small to begin with, the website recommends setting up in the corner of your bedroom. According to Zoe Shaw, a licensed psychotherapist, “reading has actually been connected to meditation in terms of the way that our brain processes our environment and our psychological state.” The website Today.com states that making sure the location of your reading nook is in a place that you feel relaxed is paramount to making sure the reading you do there allows you to relax. The next step, according to My Moonstone Kitchen, is finding a place for your books. The natural choice is a bookshelf, but you can also repurpose other items, or even just put your books on the floor. You can install shelves along the wall or even build shelves that are set into the wall. Lighting is also another important part of any reading nook. According to My Moonstone Kitchen, being near a window Continued --
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