A book lover’s bookcase

Transforming a dark corridor into a feature of the house.

From darkness to light….

The hallway was a dark, featureless walkway. There was no reason to linger in this space. However, it was the first thing you see on entering the property and it had to be walked through to access the rest of the house.

By changing the function of the space, making it into a showcase for books, it has become both an inviting space and an uplifting feature of the property on entering the house.

LED lighting makes the space light and inviting

This area of the property has a lack of natural daylight. Adding LED lighting makes the space light and inviting, showcasing the beauty of the books, as well as making it easier to find a specific book.

The bookshelf was deliberately painted with the same paint as the walls, so that it sits back into the space. The bookcase was sealed with furniture wax to make it robust for books being stored, removed, and put back onto the shelves.

The height of each shelf was determined by the nature of the book collection.

The bookcase is built in four segments, which can be taken apart so if there is a house move in the future, the bookcase can be disassembled and moved in four pieces

  • We chose to remove this door. Doing so allowed more natural light into the hallway and made it a more natural way to walk.

  • We chose the paint colour so that the hallway and living room visually worked together.

  • We chose to make the shelves from plywood as we would be painting them.

  • The sizing of the shelves both took into consideration the book collection as well as the dimensions of the space.

  • The bookcase is modular in design so that it can be dismantled and relocated should we decide to move.

  • Adding the lighting had a profound effect on the hallway, making it a more inviting space.

  • The books look wonderful on the shelves. It is a literary celebration and the colours really pop as a result of both the colour of the bookshelf and the lighting.

  • Walking downstairs there's a sense of grandure, the space is truly beautiful now.

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