Page 31 2025 Spring Home and Garden LINCOLN DAILY NEWS April 2025 is going to be your best bet for natural lighting. A lamp is good for reading during the night, or flameless candles for spaces that are particularly tight. String lights are also an option if you have the space. They also encourage you to decorate the space as you would like. The website Architectural Digest has a list of forty-three reading nooks. These range from reading nooks under staircases to corners of rooms and even single seats. Some of these may give you some inspiration. Click here to see some of these reading nooks for yourself. You are going to want to make sure that your new reading nook is comfortable. If you have the capital, investing some money into your space may go a long way. Search for furniture such as seats and lights that you could see in that space. This could be online at a website like Amazon or Walmart, or at a local business like Jake’s Furnishings in Lincoln. You can also look for items second hand. Stores like Goodwill or ReNew Consignment and Thrift could be good places to start looking. If you are not looking to spend any more money, you could try to find things around your home to help make your space comfortable. This could be an extra chair or a lamp. Maybe you have some decor you purchased that you never found a space for. Considering it is spring, now might be the time to do a bit of spring cleaning and search through some of those boxes you have stored away in your basement, attic, etc. Your reading nook could also be something you create with your own two hands. If you are on the handier side, or aspire to be, you might try building your own reading nook. The website Jenna Sue Design has a DIY tutorial on how she created a reading nook in her own home. This included creating a sitting space with drawers underneath as well as installing a new window that let in more light. You can read more on Sue’s process and see photos of her progress on the project here. If you are struggling with what you want your own reading nook to look like, the best thing to do is find inspiration. If you know anyone who has their own reading nook, start there. If not, the internet is a treasure trove of ideas and information. A quick search on Google can turn up hundreds of photos and ideas. Make your reading nook something that you love and can envision yourself being able to focus on reading in. [Matt Boutcher] Sources: https://mymoonstonekitchen.com/blog/how-tocreate-a-cozy-reading-nook-in-any-home https://www.today.com/life/inspiration/ reading-nook-ideas-rcna65692 https://www.architecturaldigest.com/gallery/ reading-nook-decorating-ideas https://www.jennasuedesign.com/diy-windowbench-seat-reading-nook/
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