A nook of one’s own to hideaway and rejuvenate from the rest of the world is pivotal for me. Hobbies are a thing of the past so no sipping whisky and knitting I hate to say but I have started taking time to call one spot my very own and take time out to flick through magazines, work on ideas or search for remote houses in Italy and Wales that I fantasize about living in (sorry honey haven’t mentioned that idea yet)!
My nook is not a very big space – a comfy chair, big old lamp, piles of mags and other stuff transform my little corner into a very private nook. Came across a great quote from Lewis Carrol ‘Who in the world am I. Ah, that is the great puzzle” Retiring to my nook to figure it out – may well be a while!
I’m liking this nook– I so want to snuggle up with a cup of tea, my magazines and Maud my new puppy – although she is into eating magazines at the moment (as well as throws and sofas the list is quite endless) so I will imagine it instead.
Tear sheets & kids drawings turn a boring white wall into something truly personal and intriguing. Its intimate it oozes personality and the emphasis is on individuality. A perfect little nook.
Photograph Polly Eltes
This is my nook – my bookcase wallpaper transforms a difficult wall by cozening it up – a big old chair or love seat as it is called gives me plenty of room for lounging and although hugely edited for this particular shoot, magazines, books, postcards abound on an old lump of wood around the corner and add layers.
retiring to a cozy nook for the day sounds so appealing right now – the weather here in Devon at the moment is terrible! I guess our nook is the sofa that Glenn made for us, it’s huge, it’s more like a daybed, and it’s perfect for laying about and reading mags on …. unfortunately, we have to work today though, oh well.
Your personal nook and the others you show are beautiful! Makes me happy to have such a nice place for myself. I have a little nook at home with tall, slanted ceilings, a cozy loveseat, stacks of magazines and my mom’s antique dressing table which is being used as a desk. That loveseat is where I curl up to watch the world outside, watch storms go by and also nap and read. Oh to be home right now to make use of that corner!
I really love the pink sofa and the book wallpaper. The latter adds such interest and accentuates the height of the room beautifully. My dressing room is my haven: hats and invisible internet connectivity; what more could you ask for?