Bookshelves

Long before we ever purchased our first home I had been dreaming of bookshelves. Yes the kind the are built-in and span from floor to ceiling filled with books and a carefully curated collection of objects and photos. I remember one of my best friends in college built amazing floor to ceiling shelves in her first New York apartment (her mother was an architect and she owned her own place!) and it even had a ladder a la Rex Harrison's home in "My Fair Lady." Those shelves were amazing and I still think of them now.

For some reason I can't find a photo with the ladder but you get the idea 

Well it's been two years since we bought our first home and we have done little to realize my shelves dream. Frankly they seemed pretty low on the totem poll when it came to the list of things we want to do to our house down the line. Once we learned we were having a second baby all that changed of course, and what started as a small project to prepare our guestroom/office/junk room for the baby has morphed into my dream come true. We are building shelves in our family room, our dining room, and just for good luck we are building a window seat too. I am beyond excited. I am imagining how organized and clutter-free our lives will soon be. Sure the projects are scheduled to be completed around the same time as our baby is due but that's not a big deal right? We are still formulating exactly what we want but here are a few more of my inspiration photos for shelves and reading nooks. 

You can see more of my home dreams and inspirations here