I’m on something of a quest. You’ll know I’m on the move soon, and I’m so excited about having somewhere I’ve chosen by myself for the very first time. (I love the flat I’m leaving, but chose it for quite different reasons with one of my best friends when we moved in together nearly three years ago… so it’s time for a change!)
One of the things I’ve wanted for a long time is a reading nook… somewhere in my house that is in a warm spot, catches the sun when there is some, and is perfect for whiling away stretches of time with a really good book.
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This is a papasan chair. I saw and fell in love with them in the Pier, years ago. They are comfy, quirky and absolutely bloody enormous. Now the Pier is no longer in business and I will finally have a conservatory, I am on the hunt for one – preferably a second hand one, as new they’re more money than I would like to spend on a chair!
In my parents’ house I love to tuck myself into the cushions on the window seats, with 11 foot high windows there’s always lots of light and sunshine and it’s really comfy.
However, in my searches for my own home I’ve come across some other gorgeous chairs for reading in.
A tub chair, like you often find on holiday, in a purple that would go with my colour scheme beautifully…
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A colourful but not rounded enough (but possibly curlable-uppable-in) armchair:
And a very pretty duck egg blue chair which I think would look gorgeous but probably not be comfortable enough.
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Which do you think makes the best reading chair? Do you have a reading nook or a favourite spot in the house to curl up and read?
I swear to goodness we were separated at birth!!! I have hankered after one of the Pier chairs for ever – my aunt had one and it swivelled!!!!!
I havent yet found the right snuggle up with a book place in this house but in my next house I’m having a snug and it will have all my books and THE right chair. I had a lovely rocking chair complete with home made squishy seating but it died in the last house move.
I think the duck egg one would work – imagine your back against the tall bit, so your curled up sideways on… *goes off to dream…*
Ohhh how did I miss this?! Silly technology! Hehe how lovely it is to have a twin 😛
I did seriously consider a rocking chair but figured I’d probably trip over the rockers too much…
I might go and try out the duck egg one to see if it has the right amount of snuggleability… want it to be puppyproof as well (eeeeee!!)
xx
Ali and Sar had/have one of those chairs you hanker after at their parent’s place. It was/is THE best and would most definitely make the most comfortable reading chair!