The whole post was great from start to finish! But yeah.... that nook... and those shelves... just awesome! The pillows and the lights and the whole thing. Beautiful!
Awe thank you so much! Yay! I'm glad you noticed the lights, I made those out of mason jars, marbles and fairylights! All the blue hues glow really pretty when they're on.
They were actually the first thing I noticed! Did you use those tiny led lights on copper wire? If so, where did you hide the battery pack? Does it fit under the lid?
Yes, those are the ones! These actually plug into the wall, but we drilled a tiny hole in the back of that shelf and snaked the copper wire through that and there is an outlet right off to the side that it plugs into. I have a few battery pack lights too, I bet you could actually just fit it in under the lid! And then they'd be portable which would be so great!
If I were your daughter, you'd never have a chance to even use that nook. I'd be in there reading and using it for a playhouse (or fort or castle or pirate cave or...)
Book Batmaning could definitely be a thing - best part? Each book gets a cool roll - day book gets to be the rich bachelor and kindle book gets all the cool gadgetry. And they both get Alfred!
Thanks! It was fun making the shelves, I got to burn each piece of wood with a torch (which really brings out all the pstterns in the wood) and then stain them. And we used the frame from my daughter's old loft bed for the inside of the nook. The ladder for that actually got repurposed as well, you can see the one half hanging on the wall next to the window being used as a mini shelf inside.
Holy Crap. Those are the exact words I said out loud when I saw your bookshelves/bed nook. I am beyond jealous! That looks so cozy and I'd never want to leave. It sounds like you have every book lovers dream job!
Haha thank you! It is definitely cozy. I feel super lucky to be doing something I'm passionate about for sure. They give so much back to children too, and that is something I'm proud to be a part of.