My 10 Foot Library

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The first lesson I learned about living small is to decide what your priorities are.
Think about how your family lives and how they spend most of their time.
Is your family huge movie buffs or gamers?
Are you crafters or readers
When we moved into our 1300 square foot home we were faced with these question.
We had a tiny bonus room and with space scarce this was like a little gift.
At first it was used as a formal dining room.
I say the room used,but I should have said set up like a dining room.
We are not really formal dining room kind of people, so I think it only got used twice a year.
That just wouldn't do.
Next, we made it a small TV room, but my family doesn't watch a ton of TV.
Then, it became my husbands office.
Again with space at a premium it seemed like a bit of a waste.  
He really didn't use the office much.
Now, we call this tiny little room our library.
We are all avid readers and it is a great place to read.
You can shut the door and block out everyone.
It is a place to search the net and a place to listen to music.
My husband can play his guitar or just sit and reflect the day.
It has become quite a popular spot for intimate conversations as well.


My husband and I will often sit in there after a long day and unwind with a drink.

 This room is basically a tiny 10 x 10 square.
So, there is not a lot of space to work with.
We bought three inexpensive Billy Bookcases from Ikea.
We shoved the three together and my husband finished them off with molding.
This gave them a much more substantial presence in the room.
For under $300 they give a lot of bang for your buck and provide a lot of storage.



There are other accents in the room that give it a warm cozy feel.

The wall color is Westport Tan by Martha Stewart.

The chairs were inexpensive ones from Ikea.
The scale is small and they fit into our tiny little room well.
We really couldn't be happier with this space.
We use it more as a library then we ever used it as an office or dining room.

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