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How To Create A Book Nook At Home



Aug 23, 2021

The Elements of a Book Nook

We all have this dream to make our own personal belongings come in place, making it creative and wistful in a way we make it cozy for our “me time.” Let your imaginative ideas burst into reality, and start drawing them on your wall shelves. Typically, wall shelves are flat planes attached to your walls and used to display items on them and other decorations.

 

Items like scented candles, artificial flowers, and clocks are the common decoration on your wall shelves with wood brackets. You can define your wall shelves into something more meaningful and productive for your “me time.” If you have thought about books, then this is the perfect time to make your peace solitude into an interactive time with your favorite authors while sitting on your couch.

 

Book nook is an ever dream of a bookworm or people who found fondness in reading books. You might normally take a book out of the wall shelves, and your arms are resting on your wooden office table while reading your favorite novel. People who tend to read books have digested a lot of creative ideas and profound knowledge. You can definitely maximize what you have in mind for creating a book nook for your wall shelves.

 

Before we get started, there is nothing you need to worry about the materials you needed for your hanging shelves. AllHome Furniture has it all for you and you can find beautiful materials on office furniture for making your book nook. Let’s get into creating a book nook DIY tips!

 

DIY: Make Your Own Book Nook Kit or Shelf Insert

In fact, a book nook is a diorama miniature of books that can be placed between your favorite books. It’s an illusion of an imaginative part of the book which usually use to fill space in a row of books. Here are the step-by-step procedures on how to make your book nook shelf insert.

Materials needed:

  • PVC board or cardboard
  • marker
  • Cutter
  • Superglue
  • Acrylic paint
  • Paint brush
  • Accessories
  • led bulb/string lights

 

  1. Squeeze Your Creative Juices

First, come up with the theme you want to make for your book nook that will look great on your wall shelves. The best idea for this is the environment and feels of your favorite story from the book you’re reading. It would also be fascinating to use the Hogwarts’ Library, Game of Thrones, The Lord of the Rings, or anything that reminds you the settings of a story.

 

  1. Cut Out the Walls

It is important to know the measurements that fits on your wall shelves. On your table, use a marker to make an outline for your book nook. Then, cut out all the measurements on your PVC board or any cardboard. Also, you can prepare the rest of the decorative materials that needs to be cut out.

Here are the standard measurements for wall shelves in cutting out the walls of your book nook:

L and R wall: 9″ x 11″

Floor and ceiling: 6″ x 11″

Rear wall: 9″ x 6″

False bottom 1: 1″ x 11″

False bottom 2: 1″ x 6″

 

  1. Paint Your Cutouts

This part where the settings radiate the scenic view of your book nook! Brush all the walls using acrylic paint, and the other details depending on the style of your book nook. You can also use a spray paint for painting bigger walls at ease. If you have a printout that is desirable to the theme of your book nook for your wall shelves, then you can just stick it on your walls.

 

  1. Assemble All the Materials

Now that your excited to see how far you did go. It’s time to carefully assemble the walls, it has to be stick accurately. First, stick the right wall onto the floor with glue. Then, attach the rear wall, you can all the other creative wall accessories on it. Lastly, stick the left wall and complete with your accessories.

 

  1. Let the Magic Happen

We’re almost there! After a long time that your wall shelves or wooden shelves are dull, it’s time to flow the vibrant magic of your book nook. Put all the rest of the accessories and place the led bulb or string lights inside of the book nook. This is also cool with christmas decorations while you sip your hot chocolate on a shiver season. But careful with your drink as you don’t want to get your table messed up or cause static in your lamp!

 

Ensure everything is all set before you place your book nook on your wall shelves. You’ve got that creative idea to bring to life! It looks now classy and gives you the scenic ambiance while you sit on your recliner chair.

 

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