How to Furnish a Home Library
For those lucky enough to have a little extra space, a home library or reading nook is the perfect way to fill it. Cozy and welcoming, your home library is a place to relax and engage in good literature or just a little rest and relaxation. But your home library need not be a whole separate room or even large; a neat corner in the bedroom or living room, or even a meditative corner in a home office can beautifully serve as your home library, reading getaway. Come with us as we furnish a home library you’ll never want to leave.
Choosing a Home Library Chair
The perfect library chair must be comfortable. Plush cushions, plenty of space to stretch out or curl up in, and more than enough cushions in the armrests and backrest. These chairs are jewels of the lounge chair collection at HORNE and we think they make choosing a home library chair easy.
Cape Lounge Chair
Designed in 2017 by Charlotte Høncke, the Cape Lounge Chair understand modern design sensibilities while maintaining a Mid-Century expression that makes it the perfect home library chair addition to established living areas. The high wrap-around backrest welcomes you in and encourages curling up to enjoy your book.
Flaneur Lounge Chair
The Flaneur Lounge seems to be designed specifically for home library comfort. Featuring a large, extended seat, Flaneur is a cross between lounge chair and chaise lounge, allowing you to stretch out and sink completely into the deep cushions. Part of a modular series designed by GamFratesi, the Flaneur Lounge Chair is the perfect corner piece to establish a built-in reading corner that doesn’t need extra or set-apart space in your living room.
Lyra Chaise Lounge
Featuring an extended seat cushion, the Lyra Chaise Lounge needs no ottoman or footstool. Made in Sweden, the Lyra Chaise Lounge blends modern design with practical details. It features a durable metal base and soft, indulgent foam cushioning you can sink into. Combined with its classic Scandinavian chair aesthetics, the Lyra Chaise Lounge is perfect for contemporary rooms.
Reading Nook Lights
Perhaps more important than the chair is the reading nook light. You need a light bright enough to read by, soft enough to still be relaxing and warm, adjustable, and beautiful enough to enhance the overall aesthetic of the space. This is a tall order, but contemporary and iconic designers are more than capable of fulfilling the brief.
Post Wall Lamp
The Muuto Post Wall Lamp brings minimalist sophistication to any wall space, delivering contemporary elegance that works perfectly for hallways, bedside areas, or accent lighting while adding clean architectural presence and Nordic functionality to modern interiors. This modern wall light attaches elegantly to the wall with minimal fixtures. Its large, open shade sheds plenty of light while the silhouette of the design is unobtrusive no matter where it is installed.
Original 1227 Desk Lamp
Originally introduced in 1935, the iconic Original 1227 Desk Lamp revolutionized task lighting with its unique spring mechanism. Thanks to its ability to provide precise and adjustable lighting, it is perfect for any workspace. Whether placed on a modern desk, a media console, or next to your lounge chair, it adds both style and practicality.
9205 Table Lamp
A masterclass in mixed materials from renowned designer Paavo Tynell, the Gubi 9205 Table Lamp is a modern office table lamp or sophisticated reading lamp that offers delicate details and a soft, warm glow. Recalling the honest and elegant form of the most minimalist side table lamp, the 9205 Table Lamp gives the concept a slight, though modest, twist.
Bellevue AJ7 Floor Lamp
Designed by Arne Jacobsen, the Bellevue AJ7 Floor Lamp embodies the minimalism of the Modernist Movement with the functionalism of Bauhaus. This unforgettable design has an adjustable neck and large, angled shade that directs the light perfectly for reading.
The Best Modern Side Tables for Home Libraries
Of course, you’ll need bookshelves for your home library, but an underrated storage piece is the side table. This is the table that will cozy up next to your chair, hold your reading light, some décor, a drink, and even your books.
Accent Side Table
The Mater Accent Side Table is a perfect blend of modern Scandinavian design and artisanal craftsmanship. Designed by Space Copenhagen, it brings sculptural elegance to any room. Its compact form makes it perfect for beside or between lounge chairs and its simple wood construction is charming in any space.
Level Side Table
The Level Side Table is perfect for reading nooks and home libraries thanks to its two shelves and minimalist silhouette. Crafted from a continuous piece of metal tubing and featuring two metal shelves, the Level Side Table has plenty of space for storage without being a bulky piece of furniture that gets in the way.
Oar Coffee Table
One thing we love about the Oar Coffee Table is its flat edge that allows it to sidle right up to your lounge chair so it’s nice and close. Its other shining features are its amorphous tabletop shape and oar-shaped legs that make it incredibly unique and a fantastic example of Scandinavian furniture excellence.
THN .75 Night Stand
Hear us out. The THN .75 Night Stand might have been made for bedside storage, but it would make the perfect lounge chair side table thanks to its shelf, tabletop, and drawer. All of this means plenty of space for storing books, knickknacks, blankets, and more.
Creating Cozy Reading Vibes
The devil is in the details as always and so it’s the little things that really bring the reading nook or home library together. These small things might seem insignificant, but they really turn your average corner with a bookshelf into a cozy reading haven.
Weaver Throw
Carefully woven from cotton, wool, and linen, the Weaver Throw has a luxurious and irresistible texture you’ll want to wrap yourself in forever. Adorned with a fringe and handwoven this beautiful throw blanket looks gorgeous over the arm of all lounge chairs.
Heavy Linen Cushion
Crafted from 100% stonewashed linen, the Heavy Linen Cushion offers a tactile finish that feels effortlessly relaxed. Moreover, the feather and down filling provides plush support. Whether layered on a modern sofa or paired with living room furniture, this cushion is a refined accent that elevates both cozy reading corners and open-plan living areas.
Urbania Lighthouse - High Tower
One of our favorite ways to add ambient lighting to any room, the Urbania Lighthouse High Tower provides a lovely warmth that enhances the entire relaxation experience. The Urbania Lighthouse High Tower’s spiral shape, along with hand-carved windows, symbolizes visibility and overview, making it a striking focal point in any room.
Olfacte Scented Candle – Chapter
When an iconic company like Audo Copenhagen creates a candle and calls it Chapter, we simply have to include it in our home library décor list. Heavy and woody with a citrus twist, this candle is refreshing and refined with a engaging warmth perfect for settling in and reading.
Old English Solitaire Vase
A collaboration with renowned floral artist Claus Dalby, the Old English Solitaire Vase is a gorgeously elegant vase that holds delicate cuttings and buds for a splash of nature and color no matter where you are. An epitome of Danish glasswork, the Old English vase captures the charm and sparkly beauty of exquisitely crafted glassware that is irresistible.
Where to Find Home Library Furniture
It is our pleasure at HORNE to curate furniture collections that perfectly suit all spaces in your home and office. From the modern dining room furniture, to the Scandinavian patio chairs, to the contemporary bedroom pieces, all the way down to the cozy and intimate arrangement of your home library, we have modern furniture you’ll love.
Shop the full HORNE collection to find the perfect home library furniture and more.
